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WILLIAM James 1700 – 1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1700

Birth Location: Stanhope, Durham, England

Death Date: 1756

Death Location: Swinhope Burn

Father: William James

Mother: Ann Hutchings

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Egglestone

Children(s): ELizabeth James

It was in 1700 that WILLIAM James was born in Stanhope, Durham, England, a child of William James and Ann Hutchings. WILLIAM James went on to marry Elizabeth Egglestone and had children such as ELizabeth James. WILLIAM James was deceased by 1756 in Swinhope Burn.

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Parents

William James
1670 – 1717
Birth Location: Stanhope, Durham, England
WJ
Ann Hutchings
1669 –
Birth Location: St Buryan, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Egglestone
1703 –
Birth Location: Stanhope, Durham, England
EE

Children(s)

ELizabeth James
1727 – 1777
Birth Location: –
EJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jan 1700
    Event Place: Stanhope, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1756
    Event Place: Swinhope Burn
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