Alfred John James 1a 2a 3 4a 5a 4b 6a 6b 7a 6c 8a

Birth Name Alfred John James
Nick Name Jimmy James
Gender male
Age at Death about 78 years

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about September 1846 Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England Vol 18 Page 380 1a 2a 3 5a 8a
Baptism 1 October 1846 St George’s Church, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England   2a
Residence 1 October 1846 Coventry Street, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England   2a
Census 1851 Mill Street, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England   1a
Immigration about 1861 New Zealand   5a
Event Note

The Gisborne Times obituary states that he arrived at the age of 16, which would be in 1862 - however he is missing from the 1861 UK Census, suggesting that he had already departed by 7 April 1861.

Residence 20 November 1872 Spring Grove, Nelson, New Zealand   4a
Occupation 20 November 1872   Butcher  
Residence 17 July 1873 Spring Grove, Nelson, New Zealand   4b
Occupation 17 July 1873   Butcher 4b
Death September 1924 Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand Reg Num 1924/3120 5a 7a 6c 8a
Burial 10 September 1924 Wairoa Cemetery, Wairoa, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand Section B, Row 11, Plot 466 7a 8a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Edward Jamesabout 181222 January 1860
Mother Mary Birksabout 1820
    Brother     George James about 1837
    Sister     Fanny James between July 1839 and September 1839 between April 1878 and June 1878
    Brother     Edward James between July 1840 and 19 September 1840
    Brother     William James about March 1842 before 1881
    Sister     Catherine James about January 1844
    Brother     Frederick James between July 1845 and September 1845
         Alfred John James about September 1846 September 1924
    Brother     Thomas James about 1848 before 1881
    Brother     Joseph Spencer James about 1849 between April 1892 and June 1892
    Sister     Mary James about 1851
    Sister     Emma James about 1852 between October 1936 and December 1936
    Sister     Elizabeth Helen James between January 1854 and March 1854

Families

Family of Alfred John James and Emily Palmer
Married Wife Emily Palmer ( * 7 July 1848 + 19 August 1916 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 20 November 1872 St Michael’s Church, Waimea West, Nelson, New Zealand Reg Num 1872/8636 4a 6a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Edith Emily James26 September 187324 May 1946
Clara Louisa James187511 March 1957
Georgina Grace James4 March 187715 January 1959
C James

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
WikiTree James-8981
 
FamilySearch LVFJ-WR3
 
Research Note Alfred John James
 
DNA Verified More information
 

Source References

  1. 1851 United Kingdom Census
  2. FamilySearch: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
      • Date: 1 October 1846
      • Page: Alfred John James (Kidderminster)
  3. General Register Office: England & Wales Birth Index
  4. Colonist
      • Date: 26 November 1872
      • Page: Vol 15, Issue 1584, Page 2
      • Citation:

        JAMES-PALMER. - November 20, at St. Michael's Waimea West, by the Rev. W. D. Rusz, Mr. Alfred J. James, of Spring Grove, to Emily, eldest daughter of Mr. John Palmer, of Waimea West.

      • Date: 25 July 1873
      • Page: Vol 26, Issue 1654, Page 2
      • Citation:

        IMPORTANT AND UNRESERVED SALE OF HORSES, CATTLE, SHEEP, PIGS, POULTRY, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, BUTCHERING ESTABLISHMENT, EFFECTS, &c, &c.

        In consequence of the owner leaving the Colony, Mr. JOHN R. MABIN will Sell by Public Auction, on WEDNESDAY, August 6th, on the Premises of Mr. ALFRED JOHN JAMES, Spring Grove -

        About 180 Sheep, in good condition
        4 Head Cattle
        3 Grey Geldings, broken to Harness and Saddle
        Bay Mare, ditto ditto, accustomed to carry a lady
        Thoroughbred Mare, with Foal at foot by Day Dawn
        20 Pigs
        2 tons prime Bacon and Hams
        Sausage Machine, and Filter, by Sadler
        A new Spring Cart, by Rutherford Brothers
        2 sets good Trap Harness
        3 " Scales and Weights
        A quantity Straw, 2 Pumps, Chaff Cutters
        All the Shop Effects, being the usual requisites of a Butcher's Shop
        A Building, about 30 by 15, to be Sold to be removed
        A quantity Geese, Ducks, and Fowls
        Also,
        All the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE and EFFECTS, comprising - Parlor, Bedroom and Kitchen Furniture, Bedding, &c., &c.

        The Sale of Furniture and In-door Effects will commence at Eleven o'clock; the Cattle, Sheep, and Out-door Effects, at One o'clock.
        Luncheon provided.

         

        NOTICE.

        ALL ACCOUNTS OWING to Mr. ALFRED J. JAMES, Butcher, Spring Grove, MUST BE SETTLED on or before THURSDAY, the 31st instant, as he is about to leave the Colony, and Legal Proceedings will be immediately taken to recover any Debts owing after that date. All CLAIMS AGAINST Mr. JAMES are requested to be SENT IN at once.

        ALFRED JOHN JAMES.
        Spring Grove, July 17th, 1873.

  5. Gisborne Times
      • Date: 12 September 1924
      • Page: Vol 61, Issue 9808, Page 4
      • Citation:

        The "Star" records the death of another of the fast diminishing band of pioneers or Wairoa in the person of John Alfred James. Deceased was born in Worcestershire and came out to New Zealand when only a lad of 16. He was well-known in the Hawke's Bay and Auckland provinces and had his share of the hardships which the settlers endured during the early colonisation of New Zealand. Mr. James settled in the Wairoa district over 40 years ago, and conducted business as a butcher in Wairoa, and also on the Waikaremoana road. Latterly deceased was almost a cripple from rheumatism and his death occurred after a long illness. He leaves the following family: Mrs. G. Black (Warea, Taranaki) Mrs. E. D. Oldham (Frasertown), Mrs. W. A. Neale (Wairoa), and Mr. C. James (Wairoa).

  6. New Zealand BDM Registers
      • Page: Marriage - Alfred John James / Emily Palmer (1872/8636)
      • Page: Birth - Clara Louisa James (1875/8309)
      • Page: Death - Alfred James James (1924/3120)
  7. findagrave.com
      • Page: Alfred John James
      • Citation:

        In loving memory of ALFRED JOHN JAMES died 1924 Aged 87 years
        In loving memory of Edith Emily Neale died 24th May 1946 aged 74 years

  8. Wairoa District Council Cemetery Database
      • Page: GIS Plot No 3829