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James Heatley Thomas 1826 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Feb 1826

Birth Location: Manchester England

Death Date: 14 Sept 1889

Death Location: Drowned - Wakapuaka, Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand

Father: John Thomas

Mother: Susannah Renshaw

Spouse(s): Hannah Attenbury

Children(s): Edwin THOMAS, Frederick THOMAS, Mary Thomas, Bessie Thomas, Siamese Thomas, Jessie THOMAS

According to available records, James Heatley Thomas was born in 1826 in Manchester England, the child of John Thomas and Susannah Renshaw. Following those early years, James Heatley Thomas married Hannah Annie Attenbury, and their family grew to include Edwin THOMAS, Frederick George THOMAS, Mary Thomas, Bessie Thomas, Siamese Twin Girls Thomas and Jessie Attenbury THOMAS. In the later years of life, James Heatley Thomas died in 1889 in Drowned - Wakapuaka, Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand.

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Parents

John Thomas
1798 – 1896
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
JT
Susannah Renshaw
1789 – 1852
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Attenbury
1825 – 1892
Birth Location: Salford, Lancashire, England
HA

Children(s)

Edwin THOMAS
1838 – 1899
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
ET
Frederick THOMAS
1849 – 1937
Birth Location: Salford, Lancashire, England
FT
Mary Thomas
1859 – 1894
Birth Location: Wilbaston, Northamptonshire, England
MT
Bessie Thomas
1860 – 1953
Birth Location: Salford, Lancashire, England
BT
Siamese Thomas
1863 – 1863
Birth Location: Waimea West, Tasman, Tasman, New Zealand
ST
Jessie THOMAS
1865 – 1942
Birth Location: Waimea West, Nelson, Tasman, New Zealand
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 04 Feb 1826
    Event Place: Manchester England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Salford, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Sept 1889
    Event Place: Drowned - Wakapuaka, Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand

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