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GREGORY, James
1814 - 1874 (60 years) Has no ancestors but 18 descendants in this family tree.
1810 - 1897 (87 years)-
Name GREGORY, James Birth 1814 Holbeach, Lincolnshire 
Gender Male Death 1874 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire Burial 31 May 1874 West Walton, Norfolk Person ID I4251 Edgoose Last Modified 4 Feb 2026
Family ELSOM, Sarah, b. 1810, Moulton Chapel, Lincolnshire d. 1897, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 87 years) Marriage 6 Apr 1837 Holbeach, Lincolnshire Children 1. GREGORY, Sarah R., b. Between 1835 and 1836, Lincolnshire d. Yes, date unknown2. GREGORY, Henry, b. 1838, Holbeach, Lincolnshire d. Michigan, USA 3. GREGORY, John Thomas, b. 1840, Holbeach, Lincolnshire d. 1840, Holbeach Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 0 years)4. GREGORY, Sarah Ann, b. 1841, Holbeach, Lincolnshire d. 1876, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire (Age 35 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. GREGORY, John Thomas, b. 1844, Holbeach, Lincolnshire d. Yes, date unknown6. GREGORY, William, b. 18 Sep 1847, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire d. 21 Jun 1900, Hudson, Washtenaw County, Michigan, USA (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]7. GREGORY, Charlotte, b. 1849, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire d. Yes, date unknown8. GREGORY, Mary A., b. Between 1852 and 1853, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1737 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Burial - 31 May 1874 - West Walton, Norfolk 
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JAMES GREGORY 1814-
James, son of Robert GREGORY of Fen End, farmer, and his wife Mary, was baptised at Holbeach, Lincolnshire, on 2 December 1814. No other baptisms of a James GREGORY up to the end of 1820.
(PR)
James GREGORY, bachelor, and Sarah ELSOM, spinster, were married at Holbeach, Lincolnshire, on 6 April 1837. Witnesses were Sarah HARRISON, Joseph SCARBOROUGH and John WALKER.
(PR)
From the 1841 census of St. John's, Holbeach, Lincolnshire:
*Jas GREGORY, aged 25, agricultural labourer, born in Lincolnshire;
Sarah GREGORY, aged 25, born in Lincolnshire;
Sarah R. GREGORY, aged 5, born in Lincolnshire;
Henry GREGORY, aged 3, born in Lincolnshire.
(HO107/608/5/37/6)
From the 1851 census of Prospect Street, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire:
Sarah GREGORY, head, aged 39, married, manglewoman, born at Moulton, Lincolnshire;
Henry GREGORY, son, aged 13, scholar, born at Holbeach, Lincolnshire;
Sarah Ann GREGORY, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Holbeach;
John GREGORY, son, aged 7, scholar, born at Holbeach;
William GREGORY, son, aged 4, scholar, born at Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire;
Charlotte GREGORY, daughter, aged 1, born at Wisbech St. Peter;
Joseph SMITH, lodger, aged 50, married, tailor, born at Wisbech St. Peter.
(HO107/1766/515/18)
*James GREGORY's whereabouts are unknown.
The 1861 census of 1 Prospect Place, Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire:
*James GREGORY, head, aged 43, agricultural labourer, born at Holbeach, Lincolnshire;
Sarah GREGORY, wife, aged 44, born at Moulton Chapel, Lincolnshire;
Sarah A GREGORY, daughter, aged 19, born at Holbeach;
William GREGORY, son, aged 13, agricultural labourer, born at Wisbech;
Charlotte GREGORY, daughter, aged 11, scholar, born at Wisbech;
Mary A GREGORY, daughter, aged 8, scholar, born at Wisbech.
(RG9/1049/54/21)
The 1871 census of West Walton, Norfolk:
*James GREGORY, head, aged 52, agricultural labourer, born at Holbeach St. James, Lincolnshire;
Sarah GREGORY, wife, aged 54, born at Molton (sic) Chapel, Lincolnshire;
Sharlotte E. LEWIN, granddaughter, aged 4, visitor, born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
(RG10/1617/92/4)
The death of a James GREGORY aged 58 was registered in 1874 [i.e. born 1815 or 1816].
(GRO June Q 1874 Wisbech [which includes West Walton] 3b 375)
He was buried at West Walton, Norfolk, on 31 May 1874 aged 58.
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