Richard James/BAYLIS/PREECE (General)

by preest , Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 14:50 (4872 days ago) @ normanelkins

Samuel & Sarah Ann JAMES are my great grandparents. This information I have learned from family sources. Since I have been researching the family tree I have discovered that Samuel JAMES was born to his widowed mother, Hannah in 1841. On the 1841 census she is living with her young son Richard with her parents Thomas & Phoebe BAYLIS. I assume that the father's name Samuel PREEST was on the birth certificate because he was in fact the father of Samuel JAMES. Interestingly the time of birth was also shown on the certificate. On this website the burial record of Richard JAMES in 1841 at Bream has a memorandum which states that the widow is Hannah James. The death certificate states that Richard was killed by an accidental blow on the head at 5? pitt, Bream and is signed by MORGAN ELLIS coroner. I hope this helps. Brenda.