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William James 1761 – 1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1761

Birth Location: Newland, Gloucester, England

Death Date: 21 Jun 1845

Death Location: Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Richard James

Mother: Sarah Williams

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William James was born in 1761 in Newland, Gloucester, England, the child of Richard James and Sarah Williams. William James passed away in 1845 in Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • William James was born in 1761 in Newland, Gloucester, England, the child of Richard James and Sarah Williams.
  • William James passed away in 1845 in Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire, England.

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William James's Ancestors

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William James
1761 – 1845
Birth Place: Newland, Gloucester, England
Parents
Richard James
1727 – 1767
Gloucestershire, England
Sarah Williams
1727 – 1801
Gloucester,Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
JACOBUS\JAMES JAMES
1697 – 1779
Redbrook, Gloucestershire, England
Sarah Grimsted
1691 – 1769
Bristol
William Williams
1710 – 1778
Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England
Lizzie (J) Jones
1710 –
Gloucestershire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William James's Timeline

2 Records

1761
21 Feb 1761
Birth of William James in Newland, Gloucester, England
Newland, Gloucester, England
1845
21 Jun 1845
Age 84
Death of William James in Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire, England
Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1761
    Event Place: Newland, Gloucester, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1845
    Event Place: Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire, England

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