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Personal data James Robert Nelhams 

  • He was born on December 4, 1858 in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey. England.Source 1
    Name: James Robert Nelhams Year of Registration: 1858 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Richmond Sry County: Surrey Volume: 2a Page: 208

    First name(s) JAMES ROBERT
    Last name NELHAMS
    Birth year 1858
    Birth quarter 4
    Registration month -
    Mother's last name -
    District RICHMOND (SURREY)
    County Surrey
    Country England
    Volume 2A
    Page 208
  • He was baptized on January 30, 1859 in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey. England.
    First name(s) James Robert Last name Nelhams Gender Male Birth year 1858 Birth place - Baptism year 1859
    Baptism date 30 Jan 1859
    Residence Richmond, Surrey, England
    Place Richmond
    County Surrey
    Country England
    Father's first name(s) Nathaniel Edward
    Father's last name Nelhams
    Mother's first name(s) Charlotte
    Mother's last name -
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  • Occupations:
    • from 1881 till 1891 Grocers Assistant.Source 1
    • in the year 1901 Grocers Manager.Source 2
  • Resident:
    • from 1859 till 1861: 6 Crofton Terrace, Richmond, Surrey.Source 3
      Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 459; Folio: 151; Page: 10; GSU roll: 542642
      Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 868; Folio: 49; Page: 10; GSU roll: 827768
      Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 844; Folio: 173; Page: 18; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341200.
      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      6, Crofton Terrace, Richmond, Surrey, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Nathamel Nelhams Head Married Male 37 1824 Agricultural Labourer Richmond, Surrey, England
      Charlotte Nelhams Wife Married Female 37 1824 - St Stephens, Hertfordshire, England
      William Croft Son In Law Unmarried Male 17 1844 Dyer Journeyman Richmond, Surrey, England
      Martha Nelham Daughter - Female 11 1850 Scholar Richmond, Surrey, England
      Sarah Nelham Daughter - Female 7 1854 Scholar Richmond, Surrey, England
      Thomas Nelham Son - Male 4 1857 Scholar Richmond, Surrey, England
      James Nelham Son - Male 2 1859 Scholar Richmond, Surrey, England
      Charlotte Nelham Daughter - Female 0 1861 - Richmond, Surrey, England
    • in the year 1871: 6 Crofton Terrace, Richmond, Surrey.
      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Crofton Terrace, Richmond, Surrey, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Nathaniel E Nelhams Head - Male 48 1823 - Surrey, England
      Charlotte Nelhams Wife - Female 48 1823 - Hertfordshire, England
      Thomas N Nelhams Son - Male 14 1857 - Surrey, England
      James R Nelhams Son - Male 12 1859 - Surrey, England
      F A Nelhams Son - Male 1 1870 - Surrey, England
      Charlotte E Nelhams Daughter - Female 10 1861 - Surrey, England
    • in the year 1881: 6 Crofton Terrace, Richmond, Surrey.
      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      6, Crofton Terrace, Richmond, Surrey, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Nathaniel Nelhams Head Married Male 58 1823 Ag Lab Richmond, Surrey, England
      Charlotte Nelhams Wife Married Female 58 1823 Wife Watford, Hertfordshire, England
      James Nelhams Son Single Male 21 1860 Grocers Assistant Richmond, Surrey, England
      Nathaniel Nelhams Son Single Male 11 1870 Sch Richmond, Surrey, England
    • in the year 1891: 2 Sheendale Villas, Richmond, Surrey.Source 1
      Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 621; Folio 56; Page 14; GSU roll: 6095731.

      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Sheendale Villas, St Georges Road, Richmond, Surrey, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      James R Nelhams Head Married Male 31 1860 Grocers Assistant Richmond, Surrey, England
      Clara M Nelhams Wife Married Female 23 1868 - Richmond, Surrey, England
      James H D Nelhams Son - Male 2 1889 - Richmond, Surrey, England
      Harry F Nelhams Son - Male 0 1891 - Richmond, Surrey, England
      Mary A Wakefield Lodger Single Female 42 1849 Laundress Oxford
    • in the year 1901: 28 Adelaide Road, Richmond, Surrey.Source 2
      Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 676; Folio: 83; Page: 14.

      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      28, Adelaide Road, Richmond, Surrey, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      James Nelhams Head Married Male 42 1859 Grocers Manager Richmond, Surrey, England
      Clara Nelhams Wife Married Female 32 1869 - Richmond, Surrey, England
      James Nelhams Son - Male 12 1889 - Richmond, Surrey, England
      Harry Nelhams Son - Male 10 1891 - Richmond, Surrey, England
      George Nelhams Son - Male 7 1894 - Richmond, Surrey, England
      Ethel Nelhams Daughter - Female 5 1896 - Richmond, Surrey, England
      Herbert Nelhams Son - Male 0 1901 - Richmond, Surrey, England
    • in the year 1911: 6 Adelaide Road, Richmond, Surrey.Source 4
      RG14PN3598 RG78PN135 RD41 SD1 ED18 SN408

      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      6 Adelaide Road Richmond, Richmond, Surrey, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
      James B Nelhams Head Married Male House Painter 53 1858 Richmond Surrey
      Clara Mary Nelhams Wife Married Female - 44 1867 Richmond Surrey
      George Nelhams Son Single Male Odd Man Ladys House 17 1894 Richmond Surrey
      Ethel Nelhams Daughter Single Female - 16 1895 Richmond Surrey
      Herbert Nelhams Son - Male - 10 1901 Richmond Surrey
      Cyril Nelhams Son - Male - 4 1907 Richmond Surrey
      Dorothy Maud Bray Visitor Single Female Domestic Servant 18 1893 Swindon
      Elizabeth Aslett Visitor Single Female Domestic Servant 29 1882 Bentley Hants
  • He died on 4TH Q 1934 in Surrey North Eastern, England, he was 75 years old.
    Name: James R Nelhams Death Registration Month/Year: 1934 Age at death (estimated): 75 Registration district: Surrey North Eastern Inferred County: Surrey Volume: 2a Page: 137

    First name(s) JAMES R Last name NELHAMS Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1859
    Age 75 Death quarter 4 Death year 1934 District SURREY NORTH EASTERN County Surrey Volume 2A Page 137
    Country England
  • A child of Nathaniel Edward Nelhams and Charlotte Croft
  • This information was last updated on February 25, 2022.

Household of James Robert Nelhams

He is married to Clara Mary Drewitt.

They got married on July 25, 1887 at Richmond upon Thames, Surrey. England, he was 28 years old.

Name: James Robert Nelhams Year of Registration: 1887 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: Richmond Sry County: Surrey Volume: 2a Page: 592

First name(s) CLARA MARY Last name DREWITT Marriage quarter 3 Marriage year 1887 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ CLARA MARY DREWITT married one of these people JEANNIE SINCLAIR HAMILTON, JAMES ROBERT NELHEMS, JAMES ROBERT NELHAMS District RICHMOND (SURREY) District number - County Surrey Country England
Volume 2A Page 592

Child(ren):

  3. George Nelhams  1893-1986


Notes about James Robert Nelhams

On 1881 Census shown as Father Nathanial Nelhams age 58 Ag Lab born Richmond Surrey. (born 1822 died 1903 Richmond)
Mother Charlotte age 58 born Watford Hertfordshire. (born 1823 died 1900 Richmond)
Also living at the same address a younger brother Nathanial aged 11 born Richmond.
On 1871 Census James has additional siblings Thomas R aged 14, F.A. (Male) aged 1 and Charlotte E. aged 10 all born Richmond.
On 1861 Census James is shown with Martha 11, Sarah 7, Thomas 4, and Charlotte 5 months. There is also a son in law to Nathanial William Croft a dyer aged 17 Unmarried.

Parents Nathaniel Edward Nelhams 1824– Charlotte Croft 1824–
Siblings
Martha Nelham 1850– Sarah Nelham 1854– Thomas Nathaniel Nelhams 1856– Charlotte ElizaNelhams 1860– F A Nelhams 1870–
Spouse and children Clara Mary Drewitt 1865–1957
James Henry Nelhams 1888–1924 Harry Frederick Nelhams 1890–1944 George Nelhams 1893– Ethel Dorothy May Nelhams 1895–1920 Elsie Florence Nelhams 1898–1898
Herbert Edward Victor Nelhams 1901– Doris May Nelhams 1904–1905 Cyril Thomas Nelhams 1907–1920

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Sources

  1. 1891 Census England, 5th April 1891
  2. 1901 Census England
  3. 1881 Census England, 1881 Census
  4. 1911 Census England, 2nd April 1911

Historical events

Birthday December 4, 1858

  • The temperature on December 4, 1858 was about 0.4 °C. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
  • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • In the year 1858: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 11 » Bernadette Soubirous's first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France.
    • May 15 » Opening of the present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.
    • June 18 » Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin's own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory.
    • July 1 » Joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society of London.
    • July 29 » United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
    • August 5 » Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.

Christening day January 30, 1859

  • The temperature on January 30, 1859 was about 4.7 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • In the year 1859: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 4 » The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt.
    • April 25 » British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal.
    • June 28 » The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
    • July 8 » King Charles XV & IV accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
    • October 22 » Spain declares war on Morocco.
    • October 26 » The Royal Charter Storm kills at least eight hundred people in the British Isles.

Day of marriage July 25, 1887

  • The temperature on July 25, 1887 was about 16.4 °C. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
    • April 10 » On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
    • June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
    • July 4 » The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.
    • July 26 » Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
    • November 13 » Bloody Sunday clashes in central London.


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