James
Wemyss
Askew
Born in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Askew
and Reubena (Rankin) Askew
Brother of
Elizabeth Ann (Askew) Cross, Joanna Askew, Eliza Reubena (Askew) Weston, Isabella Askew and Thomas Alexander Askew
Husband of
Mary Alice (Eastham) Askew
— married
1887 in Devonport, New Zealand
Husband of
Laura Louise (Hall) Askew
— married
1909 in New Zealand
[children unknown]
Died
at age 90
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Sep 2016
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Biography
James was born in 1861. He was the son of Thomas Askew and Reubena Rankin. He married Mary Alice Eastham in Devonport in 1887 and later Laura Louise Hall (who died on 2 January 1953). He passed away in 1952.[1] He was buried at Wakapuaka, Nelson on 29 June 1952. [2]
Sources
- ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6V-Y2N8 : 4 January 2018), James Wemyss Askew, 1952; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1952/23389, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
- ↑ A source for this information is needed.
- "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-W5JC : 4 October 2016), James Wemyss Askew and Mary Alice Eastham, 1887; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1887/2470, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~3.12%
Thomas Scaife
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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