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James Daw

Male 1779 - 1853  (73 years)


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  • Name James Daw 
    Born 3 Sep 1779  Westham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 12 Sep 1779  Westham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Apr 1853  Westham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I489  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father Thomas Daw,   c. 28 Apr 1734, Warbleton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1805  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Mother Mary Hilton,   c. 30 Mar 1746, Wilmington, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 12 Oct 1783, Westham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years) 
    Married 17 Oct 1768  Willingdon, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F323  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lucy Cary,   b. Abt 1782, of Westham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 7 May 1730, Westham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 9 Apr 1804  Westham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ruth Goreham,   b. Abt 1820, , Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1880, Hillston, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Married 20 Nov 1837  Stalisfield, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F400  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. The following censuses are most likely for this James Daw:
      1841 Eng: Westham, Sussex, p. 2 of 16:
      James Daw, 60, ag. lab., b. in county.
      Ruth Daw, 20, b. in county.
      Esram Daw, 1, b. in county.

      1851 Eng: Westham, Sussex, p. 16 of 27, #60, res: Hankham H.:
      Henry Boney, 37, Ag. Lab., b. Sussex, Hellingly.
      Ruth Boney, wife, 48, b. in Sussex, Hailsham.
      Henry Walter, son, unm., 18, ag. lab., b. in Sussex, Westham.
      James Daw, mar., 71, ag. lab., b. in Sussex, Westham.

      CHRISTENING:
      1. Online Ordinance Index. Extracted christening record for Westham, Sussex County, England; batch CO42861 -- includes parents as Thomas Daw and Mary. Birth shown as 3 Sep 1779.

      2. Email from Val Bray [mailto:valjoy.bray@yahoo.com.au], Aug 22, 2006: My information from Folkington, Sussex (very close to Arlington) came from FHL film 1364154, and the Sussex Marriages Index (a CD issued by the Sussex Family History Group from parish registers).
      Con (bapt. 5 Jun 1774) married Sarah Coleman (bapt. 13 Apr 1774 buried; 2 Jul 1806) and Dinah Daw (bapt.13 Apr 1775 Westham). Her father was Thomas Daw, mother Mary Hilton (buried 2 Oct 1783). They married on 17 Oct 1768 and their children were Mary bapt. 9 Apr 1769, Sarah 20 May 1770, Jane 29 Dec 1771, Thomas 24 Mar 1773, Dinah 13 Apr 1775, William 8 Feb 1777, James 3 Sep 1779, Samuel 4 Apr 1783.
      [Kerry's note: Note date variance; I assume the earlier date is birth.]

      MARRIAGE:
      1. Online Ordinance Index Extracted Marriage record for Westham, Sussex County, England; batch MO42861. Separate entry at Ancestry.com's "Pallot's Marriage Index for England: 1780-1837" notes the same marriage but indicates it is at Withyham, Sussex.

      DEATH:
      1. Ancestry.com's "England and Wales, Free BMD Death Index, 1837-1983" reports a death in first quarter of 1853 for Samuel Daw in the Eastbourne district of Sussex. Westham is part of this district. No age is given, but the certificate can be ordered from vol. 2b, p. 37. Family Tree accessed 19 May 2013 shows death 15 Feb 1853 in Westham, Sussex, England.