Family:Whitney, James (1846-1887)
James Whitney (William, Thomas, Thomas), son of William and Martha (Lilwall) Whitney, was born about 1846, Weobley, Herefordshire, England, and baptized 4 Oct 1846, Weobley, Herefordshire, England, and died 26 Jan 1887, Battersea, South London, England.
He married, 21 Aug 1865, Pensnett, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England, Emma Venables, daughter of Robert and Anne (Dry) Venables. She was born 20 Aug 1844, Pensnett, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England. and died 29 Jul 1884, St. Pancreas Workhouse, Camden Town, North London, England.
The family was enumerated in Kingswinford in 1871 where James was listed as a Grocer. The family was enumerated on Rye Lane in Peckham, Camberwell, London, England in 1881 where Henry was listed as a Grocer. James and Emma Whitney have not been located in the 1891 or 1901 census records. Their son Robert was living with his uncle, John Beddard, Grocer, in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England in 1891. The Beddard children had been born in Kingswinford.
Children of James and Emma (Venables) Whitney:
i. James H. V. Whitney, b. 1866; d. 1866. ii. Catherine Whitney, b. 1869, Pensnett, Kingwinford, Staffordshire, England; d. 1881. iii. Emmeline Whitney, b. 1870, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England; d. 1874. iv. James Whitney, b. 1871; d. 1872. v. Gertrude Maude Whitney, b. 1873. vi. Leonora Whitney, b. 1874; d. 1876. vii. Robert Whitney, b. 12 Mar 1877, Pensnett, Kingwinford, Staffordshire, England; d. 1959, Swindon, Wiltshire, England; m.(1) Mar 1899, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, Hetty Hughes; m.(2) Sep 1906, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, Emily Mary Ann Dawkins.
References
- 1871 U.K. Census, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England
- 1881 U.K. Census, Camberwell, Surrey, England
- 1891 U.K. Census, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
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