James Hamer
James was born in 1847 in
Turton and his baptism took place on March 31st, 1850 in
Manchester.
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Birth Notes
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1846
HAMER James Turton Bolton MATHER TUR/4/241
Name: James Hamer
Baptism Date: 31 Mar 1850
Parish: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George
Father's Name: John Hamer
Mother's name: Maria Hamer
Archive Roll: 767
Easter Sunday
James' father was
John Hamer and his mother was
Maria Mather. His paternal grandparents were
James Hamer and
Elena Haslam; his maternal grandparents were
Samuel Mather and
Margaret Dawson. He had three brothers and six sisters, named
Eli,
William,
John,
Mary,
Selina,
Martha,
Mary,
Sarah and
Eliza. He was the oldest of the ten children.