James Powell b. Abt. 1859 Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire d. 29 Dec 1921 Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire, England: Family History of Ivan Hurst

1859 - 1921 (62 years)

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Name	James Powell [2]
Birth	Abt. 1859	Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire
Gender	Male
Birth	Abt 1859	Stratton, Wiltshire, England
Death	1921	Highworth Wiltshire England
Death	29 Dec 1921	Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Person ID	I12798937935	Hurst Improbable Family Tree
Last Modified	11 Feb 2022

Father	Unknown Link A 1840 Powell, b. 1840
Family ID	F4535	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Annie Elizabeth Watkins, b. 1864, Peckham d. 1936 (Age 72 years)

Marriage 1885 Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, England

Children

	1. WILLIAM daniel Powell, b. 1886, Stratton, Wiltshire, England
	2. William Daniel Powell, b. 24 Feb 1886, Lower Stratton, Wiltshire, England
	3. James Matthew Powell, b. 03 Jul 1892, Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire d. 1970, 21 Fraser Road, Bedhampton, Hampshire, England (Age 77 years)
	4. Ernest Douglas Powell, b. 1894, Highworth, Wiltshire, England
	5. Ernest Douglas Powell, b. 1894, Highworth, Wiltshire, England
	6. Peter Powell, b. 1897, Stratton S Margaret, Wiltshire, England
	7. Arthur Henry Powell, b. Jul 1898, Wiltshire, United Kingdom d. 4 Oct 1917, France & Flanders (Age 19 years)
	8. Arthur Henry Powell, b. 02 Jul 1898, Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire d. 04 Oct 1917, Western Europe Theatre (Age 19 years)
	9. Elsie E C Powell, b. Abt 1900, Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire
	10. elsie Powell, b. 17 September 1900, Stratton, Wiltshire, England d. March 1986 (Age 85 years)

Family ID F3287 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 11 Feb 2022

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