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John James 1785 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Swinbrook, Oxfordshire

Death Date: 1871

Death Location: Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Henry James

Mother: Elizabeth Weaver

Spouse(s): Sarah Thornett

Children(s): Elizabeth James

It was in 1785 that John James was born in Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, a child of Henry James and Elizabeth Weaver. John James went on to marry Sarah Thornett and had children such as Elizabeth James. John James was deceased by 1871 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England.

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Parents

Henry James
1746 – 1801
Birth Location: Westwell, Oxfordshire, England
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Elizabeth Weaver
1755 – 1840
Birth Location: Black Bourton Oxfordshire England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Thornett
1775 – 1859
Birth Location: Ascott under Wychwood, Oxfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth James
1805 – 1880
Birth Location: Ascott under Wychwood
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1785
    Event Place: Swinbrook, Oxfordshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Witney, Oxfordshire, England
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