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Samuel Johns James 1815–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Devonport, Devon, England

Death Date: 3 Jan 1893

Death Location: Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

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Spouse(s): Sarah Soady

Children(s): Mary James, Sarah James, Richard James, Frederick James, Emily James, James None, Sarah James, William James, Henry James

Samuel Johns James was born in 1815 in Devonport, Devon, England, the child of John James And Ann Johns. In 1842, Samuel Johns James was employed in Plymouth, Devon, England. In 1845, Samuel Johns James was employed in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. Samuel Johns James married Sarah Soady, and had children including Emily May James, Frederick James, Henry Johns James, James, Mary Ann Roberts Johns James, Richard Robert Johns James, Sarah Alice James, Sarah James, William Robert Johns James. Samuel Johns James passed away in 1893 in Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Samuel Johns James was born in 1815 in Devonport, Devon, England, the child of John James And Ann Johns.
  • In 1842, Samuel Johns James was employed in Plymouth, Devon, England.
  • In 1845, Samuel Johns James was employed in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.
  • Samuel Johns James married Sarah Soady, and had children including Emily May James, Frederick James, Henry Johns James, James, Mary Ann Roberts Johns James, Richard Robert Johns James, Sarah Alice James, Sarah James, William Robert Johns James.
  • Samuel Johns James passed away in 1893 in Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Sarah Soady
1814–1883
Birth Location: St Stephens, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Mary James
1845–1936
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Sarah James
1860–
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Richard James
1851–
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Frederick James
1847–1925
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Emily James
1856–
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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James None
1858–
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Sarah James
1853–1854
Birth Location: –
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William James
1848–
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Henry James
1857–
Birth Location: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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Samuel James's Ancestors

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Samuel James
1815–1893
Birth Place: Devonport, Devon, England
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Samuel James's Descendants

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Samuel (Johns) James (1815–3 Jan 1893) m. Sarah Soady (Abt 1814–3 Dec 1883)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann Roberts Johns) James 1845–1936 m. James Bellringer 1839–1901
    1. 1. Eric (Norman) Bellringer 1889–1928 m. Annie (Josephine) Martin 1888–1945
      1. 1. Nora (Mary) Bellringer 1911–1981 m. Stuart Tounsley 1905–1977
    2. 2. Charlie (Emanuel) Bellringer 1864–1944 m. Laura (Jane) Ward 1865–1925
      1. 1. Cyril 1889–1957 m. Alice (Dorothy) Abbott 1905–1993 m. Ethel (Jane) Linn 1891–1941
        1. 1. Myra (Jean) Bellringer –2000
        2. 2. Joyce (Sylvia) Bellringer –2005 m. William Corney –2005
      2. 2. Leslie (James) Bellringer 1897–1962 m. Ella (Rose) Herrick 1895–1970
        1. 1. Marjorie (Ella) Bellringer 1923–2009 m. Ted 1916–1993
        2. 2. Lois (Jane) Bellringer 1926–2015 m. Fred, Freddy 1923–2006
        3. 3. Nancy (Sarah) Bellringer 1931–1969
        4. 4. James (Herrick) Bellringer 1932–2021
      3. 3. Lance 1893–1958 m. Ethel (May) Bray 1897–1969
        1. 1. Donald (Charlie) Bellringer 1924–2004 m. Jocelyn (Marion) Norman 1929–2005
      4. 4. Gordon 1899–1967 m. Eveleen 1906–1937
        1. 1. Joan (Evelyn) Bellringer 1930–2014
      5. 5. Norman (Bertram) Bellringer 1901–1972 m. Phyllis (Richenda) Saunders 1904–1976
        1. 1. Brian (Seymour Emanuel) Bellringer 1935–2012
      6. 6. Hedley (Ernest) Bellringer 1906–
    3. 3. Constance (Maria) Bellringer 1866–1944 m. John Brokenshire 1855–1923
      1. 1. Hazel (Veta) Brokenshire 1893–
      2. 2. Reginald (James) Brokenshire 1895–1978 m. Jeanne Dunsmore 1915–2006
      3. 3. Ken 1899–1963
      4. 4. Percy (Norman) Brokenshire 1900–1974
      5. 5. Eric (Lyal) Brokenshire 1904–
        1. 1. Margaret (Anne) Brokenshire 1936–1991
      6. 6. Audrey Brokenshire 1907–1981
      7. 7. Junice Brokenshire 1910–1964
    4. 4. Richard (Henry) Bellringer 1875–1919 m. Alice (Elizabeth Mary) Hook 1878–1964
    5. 5. Eli (Harold) Bellringer 1881–1965 m. Eva (Beatrice) Whittem 1882–1954
      1. 1. Kenneth (Thomas) Bellringer 1912–1912
      2. 2. Ronald (James) Bellringer 1903–1982 m. Violet (Edna) Carmichael 1904–
      3. 3. Onslow (Clyde) Bellringer 1906–1964 m. Ivy McMullen 1909–1995
        1. 1. Mavis (Dawn) Bellringer 1934–1935
      4. 4. Nevyl 1908–1984 m. Windsor 1907–1980
        1. 1. Ian (James) Bellringer 1933–2011
        2. 2. Valerie (Burnett) Bellringer 1934–1996
      5. 5. Dulcie Bellringer 1911– m. Patrick O'Halloran –1975
        1. 1. Patrick (Whitten) O'Halloran 1934–2003
      6. 6. Kenneth (Frederick) Bellringer 1928–1994 m. Shirley (Margaret) Hignett 1932–2015
    6. 6. Ethel (Blanche) Bellringer 1883–1981 m. Ted 1883–1960
      1. 1. Marjorie Cox 1906–
      2. 2. Alrick 1909–1979 m. Ena Longbottom 1915–1998
      3. 3. Royce Cox 1924–
      4. 4. Muriel Cox 1921–
    7. 7. Fred 1868–1923 m. Alice (Thirza) Ward 1866–1958
      1. 1. Ruby (Irene) Bellringer 1892–1953 m. Clyde (Frances) Albert 1891–1980
        1. 1. Noel (Clyde) Waters 1917– m. Mavis (Jane) Mullinder 1912–
        2. 2. Betty (Georgina) Waters 1919– m. Colin Burke 1921–
        3. 3. Avis (Irene) Waters 1923–
      2. 2. Alroy (Fred) Bellringer 1895–1897
      3. 3. Zeala (Alice) Bellringer 1898–1991 m. Jim 1893–1959
      4. 4. Baden (Powell) Bellringer 1900–1993 m. Lynda (May) Patten 1901–1973
      5. 5. Raymond (Ward) Bellringer 1905–1986 m. Audrey (Rosa Fernandez) Dickinson 1903–1965
      6. 6. Sydney (George) Bellringer 1906–1961 m. Cleata (Maud) Pratt –1996
    8. 8. Eli (Willie) Bellringer 1872–1877
    9. 9. Percy 1870–1904 m. Amelia Parker 1869–1942
      1. 1. Wilfred (James) Bellringer 1895–1956
      2. 2. Hylton (Rex) Bellringer 1896–1964 m. Evelyn (Isobel) Bellringer 1892–1971
        1. 1. Marie (Teresa) Bellringer 1925–2012 m. Gerard (David) Madden 1921–2007
        2. 2. Harvey (James) Bellringer 1931–1996 m. Beverley (June) Moosman 1932–2012
    10. 10. Sarah (Florence) Bellringer 1879–1958 m. Newton (Leslie) Honeyfield 1877–1954
      1. 1. Dorothy (Eileen) Honeyfield 1905– m. Percy (Watson) Wright 1903–
      2. 2. Eira (Doris) Honeyfield 1908–1973
      3. 3. Nola (Jean) Honeyfield 1911–1978 m. Alexander (Martin) Zimmerman 1901–
    11. 11. Fred 1877–1965 m. Annie (Lewriner) Lewrina 1876–1962
      1. 1. Trevor (Claude) Bellringer 1909–1941
      2. 2. Emma 1905–1999 m. Denham (John Anthony Von) Sturmer 1904–1972 m. Clyde (Frances) Albert 1891–1980
        1. 1. Edward (Denham Von) Sturmer 1931–2020
        2. 2. Trevor (Robin Von) Sturmer 1933–2015
    12. 12. Sarah (Ann) Bellringer 1866–1873
    13. 13. Joy (Clara) Bellringer 1885–1963 m. Andrew McKay 1885–1979
      1. 1. Mavis McKay 1916–
  2. 2. Sarah (Alice) James 1860–
  3. 3. Richard (Robert Johns) James 1851–
  4. 4. Frederick James 1847–1925 m. Fanny (Matilda) Shackson 1854–1926
    1. 1. Sarah (Alice) James 1878–1918
  5. 5. Emily (May) James 1856– m. William Allen 1856–1935
    1. 1. Ethel (Sarah) Allen 1879–1951 m. Harold Jenkins 1877–1960
      1. 1. Harold (Allen) Jenkins 1915–2006
      2. 2. Rita (Daisy) Jenkins 1907–1972
      3. 3. Constance (Jessie) Jenkins 1909–
      4. 4. Marjorie (Esther) Jenkins 1912–
      5. 5. Effie 1918–2004
      6. 6. Hazel (Gertrude) Jenkins 1920–
      7. 7. Eunice (Leila) Jenkins 1923–
    2. 2. Minnie (Alice) Allen 1881–1900
    3. 3. Harold (Hampson) Allen 1883–1963
    4. 4. Oliver (Charles) Allen 1885–1976
    5. 5. Daisy Prudence 1887–1961 m. Richard (Danzic) Sawyer 1886–1971
      1. 1. Eileen (Mavis) Sawyer 1920–
      2. 2. Myrtle (Emily) Sawyer 1922–
      3. 3. Fredrick (William) Sawyer 1923–2009
      4. 4. Olive (Jean) Sawyer 1924–1979 m. Randall (Methuen) Benny 1899–1969 m. William (Henry) Whitten 1903–1986
        1. 1. Phyl 1943–2019 m. Bob 1941–2006
      5. 5. Elsie (May) Sawyer 1925–
    6. 6. Poppy 1891–1967
    7. 7. Alice (Agnes) Allen 1894–1938
    8. 8. Iris (Hilda Mary) Allen 1896–1955
    9. 9. Ida Gertude 1898–1966 m. William (Walter) Pickles 1898–1977
      1. 1. Mavis (Eileen) Pickles 1922–1987 m. Jeffery 1921–
  6. 6. James 1858–
  7. 7. Sarah James 1853–1854
  8. 8. William (Robert Johns) James 1848– m. Amelia Rendall 1858–1877
    1. 1. Annie (Elizabeth) James 1876–
  9. 9. Henry (Johns) James 1857–

Samuel James's Timeline

6 Records

1815
1815
Birth of Samuel Johns James in Devonport, Devon, England
Devonport, Devon, England
1842
1842
Age 27
Samuel Johns James was employed in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1845
1845/1861
Age 30
Samuel Johns James was employed in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
1893
1 Jan 1893
Age 78
Death of Samuel Johns James in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
1893
3 Jan 1893
Age 78
Burial of Samuel Johns James in Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
1893
1893
Age 78
Samuel Johns James was employed in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Devonport, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1893
    Event Place: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] "The Family of James and Mary Ann Bellringer of New Plymouth, Taranaki"
    [2] Te Henui Cemetery Record, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
    [3] Death Certificate: JAMES Samuel Johns, 1 Jan 1893, Folio No 133, Reg No 395

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1893
    Event Place: Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Plymouth Cemetery Record, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
    Record Source: Passenger List

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 18451861
    Event Place: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] WesleyanMethodist Baptisms to 1900 No 14, New Plymouth Public Library
    [2] Birth Certificate: JAMES William, 7 Dec 1848, Folio No 11, Reg No 544

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1893
    Event Place: New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
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