The Orys and Cook Family Tree » James Oliver Prewett (1857-1921)

Personal data James Oliver Prewett 

  • He was born on June 4, 1857 in Alderbury, Wiltshire. England.
    Name: James Olive Prewett
    [James Oliver Prewett]
    Registration Date: 1857
    Quarter of the Year: Apr-May-Jun
    Registration Place: Alderbury, Wiltshire, England
    Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
    Volume: 5a
    Page: 174
  • He was baptized on August 2, 1857 in Alderbury, Wiltshire. England.
    SEE photo
  • Profession: from 1901 till 1911 Railway Plate layer.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1861: Near Old Road, Alderbury, Wiltshire.
      Name: James Prewett Age: 3 Estimated Birth Year: 1858 Relation: Son Father's Name: James Prewett
      Mother's Name: Ann Prewett Gender: Male Where Born: Alderbury, Wiltshire, England Civil Parish: Alderbury
      County/Island: Wiltshire Country: England Registration District: Alderbury Sub-registration District: Alderbury
      ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Neighbors: View others on page Household Schedule Number: 72 Piece: 1313 Folio: 30
      Page Number: 15 Household Members: Name Age James Prewett 45 Ann Prewett 44
      William Prewett 18 Charles Prewett 15 Henry Prewett 13 Albert Prewett 10 Sarah Prewett 6
      James Prewett 3 Elizabeth Prewett 1
    • in the year 1871: Near Old Road, Alderbury, Wiltshire.
      Name: James Prewett Age: 13 Estimated Birth Year: 1858 Relation: Son Gender: Male Where born: Alderbury, Wiltshire, England Civil parish: Alderbury Town: Alderbury County/Island: Wiltshire Country: England
      Registration district: Alderbury Sub-registration district: Alderbury ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Household schedule number: 77 Piece: 1947 Folio: 34 Page number: 14 Household Members Age Relationship James Prewett
      55 Head Elizabeth Ann Prewett 54 Wife James Prewett 13 Son Sarah Helen Prewett 16 Daughter
      Elizabeth Prewett 11 Daughter
    • in the year 1881: .
    • in the year 1891: Cottages on Road facing Chapel, Alderbury, Wiltshire.
      Name: James O Prewett Gender: Male Age: 33 Relationship: Head Birth Year: 1858 Spouse: Hannah Prewett
      Child: Stephen J Prewett Albert A Prewett Eliza S Prewett Viola A Prewett Birth Place: Alderbury, Wiltshire, England
      Civil parish: Alderbury Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary Residence Place: Alderbury, Alderbury, Wiltshire, England Registration district: Alderbury Sub registration district: Alderbury ED, Institution or Vessel: 13 Neighbors: View others on page
      Piece: 1618 Folio: 83 Household Members Age Relationship James O Prewett 33 Head Hannah Prewett 33 Wife
      Stephen J Prewett 8 Son Albert A Prewett 6 Son Eliza S Prewett 4 Daughter Viola A Prewett 2 Daughter
    • in the year 1901: Folly Cottage, Alderbury, Wiltshire.
      Name: James Prewett Age: 44 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857 Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male
      Spouse: Hannah Prewett Birth Place: Alderbury, Wiltshire, England Civil Parish: Alderbury County/Island: Wiltshire Country: England Registration District: Salisbury Sub-registration District: Alderbury ED, institution, or vessel: 1 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 1951 Folio: 11 Page Number: 14 Household Schedule Number: 101 Household Members: Name Age James Prewett 44 Hannah Prewett 44 James Prewett 18 Eliza Prewett 1 4 Viola Prewett 12 Ella Prewett 2
    • in the year 1911: Alderbury, Wiltshire. England.
      Name: James Prewett Age in 1911: 54 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857 Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male
      Birth Place: Alderbury, Wiltshire, England Civil Parish: Alderbury Country: England Street Address: Alderbury, Salisbury
      Marital status: Married Occupation: Railway Platelayer Registration District Number: 253 Sub-registration District: Alderbury
      ED, institution, or vessel: 01 Piece: 12083 Household Members: Name Age James Prewett 54 Anna Prewett 54
      Ada Prewett 12 Maude Arnold 33 Rose Arnold 4 Maude Arnold 2 William Arnold 9/12

      (James and Anna married 30 years 8 children 5 still alive 3 died.) Arnold family are visitors.
  • He died on January 27, 1921 in Alderbury, Wiltshire. England, he was 63 years old.
    Name: James Oliver Prewett
    Birth Date: 4 Jun 1857
    Death Date: 27 Jan 1921
    Cemetery: St Mary's Churchyard
    Burial or Cremation Place: Alderbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Has Bio?: N
    URL:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93584983/james-oliver-prewett
  • This information was last updated on March 30, 2022.

Household of James Oliver Prewett

He is married to Hannah England.

They got married on October 16, 1880 at Alderbury, Wiltshire. England, he was 23 years old.

Name: James Oliver Prewett
Registration Year: 1880
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration District: Alderbury
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Wiltshire
Volume: 5a
Page: 383
Records on Page:
Name
Harriet Best
Hannah England
James Oliver Prewett
William Charles Roacg
William Charles Roach

Do you have supplementary information, corrections or questions with regards to James Oliver Prewett?
The author of this publication would love to hear from you!


With Quick Search you can search by name, first name followed by a last name. You type in a few letters (at least 3) and a list of personal names within this publication will immediately appear. The more characters you enter the more specific the results. Click on a person's name to go to that person's page.

  • You can enter text in lowercase or uppercase.
  • If you are not sure about the first name or exact spelling, you can use an asterisk (*). Example: "*ornelis de b*r" finds both "cornelis de boer" and "kornelis de buur".
  • It is not possible to enter charachters outside the standard alphabet (so no diacritic characters like ö and é).

The data shown has no sources.

Historical events

Birthday June 4, 1857

  • The temperature on June 4, 1857 was about 17.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. 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.
  • In the year 1857: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • May 10 » Indian Rebellion of 1857: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys mutiny against their commanding officers at Meerut.
    • June 26 » The first investiture of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park, London.
    • July 27 » Indian Rebellion: Sixty-eight men hold out for eight days against a force of 2,500 to 3,000 mutinying sepoys and 8,000 irregular forces.
    • August 24 » The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.
    • September 20 » The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company.
    • October 5 » The city of Anaheim, California is founded.

Christening day August 2, 1857

  • The temperature on August 2, 1857 was about 17.7 °C. 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.
  • In the year 1857: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • March 3 » Second Opium War: France and the United Kingdom declare war on China.
    • March 23 » Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City.
    • May 11 » Indian Rebellion of 1857: Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British.
    • May 26 » Dred Scott is emancipated by the Blow family, his original owners.
    • June 26 » The first investiture of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park, London.
    • September 22 » The Russian warship Lefort capsizes and sinks during a storm in the Gulf of Finland, killing all 826 aboard.

Day of death January 27, 1921

  • The temperature on January 27, 1921 was between 2.7 °C and 6.8 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
    • January 20 » The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty.
    • February 22 » After Russian forces under Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg drive the Chinese out, the Bogd Khan is reinstalled as the emperor of Mongolia.
    • February 25 » Georgian capital Tbilisi falls to the invading Russian forces after heavy fighting and the Russians declare the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
    • May 3 » The Government of Ireland Act 1920 is passed, dividing Ireland into Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
    • October 8 » KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.
    • November 14 » The Communist Party of Spain is founded, and issues the first edition of Mundo obrero.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Prewett

  • View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Prewett.
  • Check the information Open Archives has about Prewett.
  • Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Prewett.

The The Orys and Cook Family Tree publication was prepared by .contact the author
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Brian Peter Orys, "The Orys and Cook Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/the-orys-and-cook-family-tree/I7837.php : accessed May 12, 2025), "James Oliver Prewett (1857-1921)".