James Alway

Brief Life History of James

When James Alway was christened on 22 April 1759, in Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Alway, was 25 and his mother, Ann Rodway, was 28. He married Celia Smith on 16 May 1782, in Tytherington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 2 October 1829, in Ashley, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 70, and was buried in Aust, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

James Alway
1759–1829
Celia Smith
1755–1837
Marriage: 16 May 1782
George Alway
1783–1850
James Alway
about 1793–1869
Thomas Alway
1796–1829
Ann Alway
1800–
Sarah Alway
1802–1834
John Alway
1805–1863
Robert Alway
1785–1842
Celia Alway
1789–
Mary Alway
1791–
Hester Alway
1802–

Sources (2)

  • James Alway, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
  • James Alway in entry for George Alway, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"

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World Events (4)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

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

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English: shortened form of Alloway .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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