Irah JAMES 1816 Bream Woodside (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Wednesday, February 03, 2010, 07:03 (5487 days ago) @ ritpetite

There are at least two Richard / Ann JAMES families in Bream / Newland. You are looking for the Shoemaker rather than coal miner family.

Year: 1816
Month: Aug
Day: 18
Parents_Surname: JAMES
Child_Forenames: Irah
Fathers_Forenames: Richard
Mothers_Forenames: Anne
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Woodside
Occupation: Cord Wainer
Officiating_Minister: Josiah Allport
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes: In this record a forename was not clear so the best guess was given. Any abbreviated forenames have been expanded to the full name
Register_Reference: P57 IN 1/2
Page_Number: 16
Parish_Chapel: Bream

This would be my initial choice ( but need more evidence before I could be sure ):-

Year: 1815
Month: Oct
Day: 15
Grooms_Surname: JAMES
Grooms_Forenames: Richard
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Newland
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: JONES
Brides_Forenames: Anne
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Newland
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both Mark
Witness_1: Mark of James Davis
Witness_2: Tho[mas] Bond
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Pay[le]r Matt[he]w Procter Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P227 IN 1/11
Page_Number: 41
Parish_Chapel: Newland

However this would appear to be a sibling :-

Year 1814
Month Mar
Day 20
Parents Surname JAMES
Child Forenames Joseph
Fathers Forenames Richard
Mothers Forenames Ann
Mothers Surname
Residence Bream
Occupation Shoemaker
Officiating Minister George Ridout
Event Baptism
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P57 IN 1/2
Page Number 5
Parish Chapel Bream

which starts to favour as my choice :-

Year: 1803
Month: Oct
Day: 24
Grooms_Surname: JAMES
Grooms_Forenames: Richard
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Newland
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: KEAR
Brides_Forenames: Ann
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition: spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Newland
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Geo Kear
Witness_2: Thos Bond
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Tay[lo]r Matt[he]w Procter min[iste]r
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P227 IN 1/10
Page_Number: 59
Parish_Chapel: Newland

Richard the Shoemaker

Is Charlotte a coincidence or further support for Ann KEAR as Irah's mother ?

Year: 1861
Month: Jan
Day: 20
Surname: JAMES
Forenames: Richard
Residence: Bream Woodside
Age_at_death: 82
Officiating_Minister: Cornelius Witherby Incumbent
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P57 IN 1/17
Page_No: 45
Parish_Chapel: Bream

1851
Richard James abt 1779 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire
John James abt 1809 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire
James James abt 1813 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire
William Davis abt 1839 Newland, Gloucestershire, England Grandson West Dean, Gloucestershire
Charlotte Kear abt 1829 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Servant West Dean, Gloucestershire

1841
Richard James abt 1781 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
John James abt 1809 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
James James abt 1812 Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Iram James abt 1816 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Ann James abt 1820 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Emanuell James abt 1823 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
William James abt 1826 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire

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