James Rushton (1874–1942) • FamilySearch

James Rushton

about 1874–25 June 1942 (Age 68)
Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

The Life of James

When James Rushton was born about 1874, in Newton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Rushton, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Cowking, was 26. He married Isabel Nowell in 1919, in Slaidburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Accrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died on 25 June 1942, in Bowland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 68.

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Parents and Siblings

James Rushton

1874–1942

Isabel Nowell

1876–1947

Marriage: 1919

Spouse and Children

James Rushton

Male1874–1942Male

Isabel Nowell

Female1876–1947Female

MARRIAGE
1919
Slaidburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Parents and Siblings

William Rushton

Male1841–1923Male

Elizabeth Cowking

Female1848–1922Female

siblings

(15)

Female1868–Female

Male1870–Male

Female1871–Female

Male1872–1926Male

Male1874–1942Male

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World Events (8)

1878 · Bacup Natural History Society

Age 4

The Bacup Natural History Society was established in 1878 in Lancashire. It holds a collection of over 4,000 photos, slides, and documents. It holds many different artifacts from military to fossils.

1884

Age 10

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1901 · East Lancashire Royal Engineers

Age 27

The East Lancashire Royal Engineers was a group of volunteers in a unit of Britian's Royal Engineers. They were started in Manchester in 1901. They fought on the western front during WWI and were part of the Dunkirk Evacuation during WWII.

Name Meaning

Rushton

James

English: habitational name from any of the various places so named, for example in Cheshire, Northamptonshire, and Staffordshire, from Old English rysc ‘rushes’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.

Sources (3)

James Rushton in household of William Rushton, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
James Rushton in household of William Rushton, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
James Rushton in household of William Rushton, "England and Wales Census, 1891"

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