When James Saxey was born in 1820, in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, his father, William Saxey, was 46 and his mother, Lucy Kellet, was 42. He married Jane Biles on 25 December 1840, in Bethnal Green St Matthew, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Camberwell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and St Mary's Church, Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. In 1881, at the age of 61, his occupation is listed as staymaker. He died on 6 May 1885, in Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 65, and was buried in Southsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
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German: ethnic name for someone from (Lower) Saxony.
Swiss German: habitational name for someone from a place called Sax or Saxe.
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