James Roberts
James was born in 1757 at
Colne and his baptism took place on January 23rd, 1757 at
St. Bartholomew's (Colne).
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- Birth Notes
- There are two James Roberts born in Colne, one son of James and the other son of Richard. We can tell which one married Luce, because both James, and his father are both recorded as Hatters.
name: James Roberts
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 23 Jan 1757
baptism/christening place: Colne, BTs, Lancashire, England
father's name: Richard Roberts
indexing project (batch) number: C00560-4
system origin: England-VR
source film number: 1068831
reference number: 2:3MGGJCS
name: James Roberts
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 24 Sep 1758
baptism/christening place: Colne, BTs, Lancashire, England
father's name: James Roberts
indexing project (batch) number: C00560-4
system origin: England-VR
source film number: 1068831
reference number: 2:3MGGTWN
He died at the age of 63 in October 1820 at
Colne. His burial was on October 25th, 1820 at
St. Bartholomew's (Colne).
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- Death Notes
- There are two buriels, both with a good match. Lucy died at Foulridge, and assuming there are not two Lucy Roberts married to James, then the record below must be correct. Also the age at death of 63 matches perfectly.
Burial: 25 Oct 1820 St Bartholomew, Colne, Lancashire, England
James Roberts -
Age: 63
Abode: Foulridge
Buried by: J Henderson
Register: Burials 1813 - 1825, Page 178, Entry 1420
Source: LDS Film 1471066
This is abother obvious match as the family moved to Oxnards in 1794, and Henry and Will were born at Oxnards. However he is 3 years too old to be the huband of Luce. Therefore this must be another.
Burial: 17 Dec 1814 St Bartholomew, Colne, Lancashire, England
James Roberts -
Age: 60
Abode: Oxnards
Buried by: Jno Dunderdale, Curate Asst
Register: Burials 1813 - 1825, Page 40, Entry 320
Source: LDS Film 1471066
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