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James Weeks

James Weeks

Male Abt 1755 - 1840  (~ 85 years)

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  • Name James Weeks  [1, 2
    Born Abt 1755  More Crichel, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation Abt 1780  Handley Forrest, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Keeper of Deer 
    Christened 29 Apr 1781  Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Trial 9 Mar 1816  Dorchester, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    James appeared before a Magistrate in March 1816 on a charge of Assault and was discharged on his own recognisance with a three year good behaviour bond. He was 61 years old at the time and had 11 children. 
    Died 1840  Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7674  So Many Generations
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2021 

    Father Robert Weeks,   b. 12 Dec 1721, Downton, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1767, Critchell-Moore, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Martha Cole,   b. Abt 1720, Wimborne St Giles, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1782  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F2399  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marey Sisley,   b. 1754, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1814, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 26 Nov 1775  Donhead St Andrew, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
    +1. John Weeks,   b. Abt 1775,   d. 1 Oct 1857, Fishery Creek, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years)  [natural]
    +2. James Weeks,   b. Abt 15 Apr 1781, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1816, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 34 years)  [natural]
    +3. William Weeks,   c. 4 May 1783, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1857, Shapwick, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years)  [natural]
     4. Sarah Weeks,   b. Abt 1786, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown  [natural]
     5. Martha Weeks,   c. 13 May 1788, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown  [natural]
     6. Mary Ann Weeks,   c. 13 Jun 1790, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1808, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 18 years)  [natural]
     7. George Weeks,   c. 29 Jul 1792, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1796, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 3 years)  [natural]
    +8. Jane "Jenny" Weeks,   c. 9 Aug 1795, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown  [natural]
    +9. George Weeks,   b. Abt Mar 1799, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1845, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 46 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2021 
    Family ID F2355  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S2216] Dorset Prison Admission and Discharge Registers, (Name: County of Dorset;), March 1816, Page 43.

    2. [S1088] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).
      Record for Sarah Weeks

    3. [S2205] Anon, Handley Stories, John Weeks - The Poacher, accessed 6 Aug 2020.
      This page is part of the Handley Stoies on the 6d Handley and Pentridge Community Website.

    4. [S2217] Dorset, England, Dorchester Prison Admission and Discharge Registers, 1782-1901, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Dorset History Centre.