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James William Weatherhead

Male 1799 - 1874  (~ 74 years)

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  • Name James William Weatherhead  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Birth 7 Apr 1799  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Baptism 6 Nov 1799  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • There appears in the Register of Marriages another certificate #709, the one immediately preceding that of Joseph and Wilhelmina. James Edward, a blacksmith and a bachelor was married to Sarah Rebecca Weatherhead on the 10th of March 1853 by the Rector R.F. King. John Edward p resent at the wedding of Joseph and Wilhelmina also bore witness to the wedding of James Edward and Sarah Rebecca. It appears that the Gittens brothers, James Edward and Joseph, married the Weatherhead sisters, Sarah Rebecca and Wilhelmina Leslie. The father of these girls, James William Weatherhead was a signatory as witness at the marriage of Sarah Rebecca and James Edward. Sarah Rebecca, was an illiterate spinster who signed her marriage certificate with an X. Her father, James William Weatherhead was a sugar planter at Walronds.
    Occupation 1835  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • He was a butcher.
    Burial 9 Feb 1874  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I1627  Gittens Clusters
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2016 

    Father David Weatherhead,   b. Abt 1765, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Ann Curtys,   b. Abt 1765, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 23 Dec 1785  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Family ID F547  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Isabella Downes Proverbs,   b. Abt 1812, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 8 Aug 1869, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Alt. Marriage 1828  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Witness, Witness
    Marriage 17 Jul 1828  Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Joseph William Weatherhead,   b. Abt 1825, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John William Horsham Weatherhead,   b. Abt 1831, Saint Joseph, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Sarah Rebecca Weatherhead,   b. Abt 1833
     4. Wilhelmina Leslie Weatherhead,   b. Abt 1833
     5. Robert Thomas David Weatherhead,   b. Abt 1835, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 16 Oct 1867, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 32 years)
     6. William Archer Weatherhead,   b. 1836, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 4 Feb 1839, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 3 years)
     7. James Garnes Weatherhead,   b. Abt 1840, Saint Philip, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F546  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2013 

    Family 2 Mary Elizabeth Proverbs,   b. 1821, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 4 Dec 1869  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Family ID F550  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Apr 1799 - Saint Philip, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 6 Nov 1799 - Saint Philip, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - - Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlt. Marriage - 1828 - Saint Philip, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Jul 1828 - Saint Philip, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - 1835 - Saint Philip, Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Dec 1869 - Barbados Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 9 Feb 1874 - Barbados Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1430] Caribbean, Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928, (Genealogical Society of Utah. Caribbean Births and Baptisms. Index based on data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.).

    2. [S1431] Caribbean, Marriages, 1591-1905, (FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org).

    3. [S1432] Caribbean, Births and Baptisms, 1590-1928, (Genealogical Society of Utah. Caribbean Births and Baptisms. Index based on data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.).

    4. [S1433] "Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879," database, Family Search, Family Search  .

    5. [S1434] Family Search, Barbados Burials, 1854-1885, (Genealogical Society of Utah. Barbados Burials. Index based on data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.).

    6. [S87] Sanders, Joanne MsRae, English Settlers in Barbados . CD-ROM database, (Name: Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc, n.d.;), baptisms, Saint Philip, page 514.

    7. [S74] Personal knowledge of Clifford C Gittens, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE]\.

    8. [S1417] Gittens, Chris, E-mail correspondence. Chris Gittens, Tampa Bay, Flordia [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,], e-mail<.

    9. [S1435] "Barbados, Church Records, 1637-1887", index and images, FamilySearch.

    10. [S1438] Caribbean, Marriages, 1591-1905, (FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org).

    11. [S1437] "Barbados Marriages, 1854-1879," database, Family Search, Family Search  .