James Canham
5 October 1803–3 May 1835 (Age 31)
Woolwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom
The Life Summary of James
When James Canham was born on 5 October 1803, in Woolwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Canham, was 32 and his mother, Mary, was 28. He married Matilda. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 3 May 1835, in his hometown, at the age of 31.
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Family Time Line
James Canham
1803–1835
Matilda
1801–1835
Marriage:
James William Canham
1827–1872
Henry John Canham
1829–1912
Matilda Mary Canham
1835–1835
Spouse and Children
1803–1835Male
1801–1835Female
Children
(3)
1827–1872Male
1829–1912Male
1835–1835Female
Parents and Siblings
World Events (5)
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 5
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 5
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
Age 12
1815
Age 12
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Age 20
1823
Age 20
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Suffolk called Cavenham (of which this is a reduced form), from the genitive case of an unattested Old English byname Cāfna (from cāf ‘bold’, ‘active’) + Old English hām ‘homestead’.
LOAD TEST -- Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
- James Canham in entry for James William Canham, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- James Canham in entry for Henry John Canham, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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