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William Herbert James 1908–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1908

Birth Location: Helston, Cornwall, England

Death Date: Mar 1955

Death Location: Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Father: Nelson James

Mother: Eliza Buckland

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William Herbert James was born in 1908 in Helston, Cornwall, England, the child of Nelson James And Eliza Buckland. In 1911, William Herbert James resided in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England. In 1921, William Herbert James resided in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England. William Herbert James passed away in 1955 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • William Herbert James was born in 1908 in Helston, Cornwall, England, the child of Nelson James And Eliza Buckland.
  • In 1911, William Herbert James resided in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England.
  • In 1921, William Herbert James resided in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England.
  • William Herbert James passed away in 1955 in Bodmin, Cornwall, England.

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William James's Ancestors

Self
William James
1908–1955
Birth Place: Helston, Cornwall, England
Parents
Nelson James
1875–1952
Ashburton, Devon, England
Eliza Buckland
1875–1957
Devonport, Devon, England
Grandparents
Nelson! Buckland
1855–1908
St Austel, Cornwall, England
Betsy (J) Smith
1850–1938
Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Tenant Buckland
1821–1924
Kesiah Buckland
1820–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Buckland
1797–1876
Sarah Smith
1811–1875
Matthew Jeffs\Jeffery
1816–1885
Mary Gardner
1801–1835

William James's Timeline

5 Records

1908
Jun 1908
Birth of William Herbert James in Helston, Cornwall, England
Helston, Cornwall, England
1911
1911
Age 3
William Herbert James resided here in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
1921
1921
Age 13
William Herbert James resided here in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
1939
1939
Age 31
William Herbert James resided here in Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
1955
Mar 1955
Age 47
Death of William Herbert James in Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Bodmin, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1908
    Event Place: Helston, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 7a; Page: 20
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [4] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1016692B
    [5] 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1511120, ED 1, Sch 80; Book: 11120

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1511120, ED 1, Sch 80; Book: 11120

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1016692B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1955
    Event Place: Bodmin, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 7a; Page: 20

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