James
Sheffield
Born before in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Edmund Sheffield I
and Zilpha (Thornton) Sheffield
Brother of
George Sheffield, Edmund Sheffield II, Alfred Sheffield and Elizabeth (Sheffield) Clements
Husband of
Caroline (Chew) Sheffield
— married
28 Jul 1851 in St George Hanover Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Chew (Sheffield) Gleghorn, George Edmund Sheffield, Zilpha Emma Sheffield, George Furmer Sheffield, Alfred Sheffield, Kate Eliza (Sheffield) Cole, Alfred James Sheffield and Clement Sheffield
Died
after age 70
in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
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James Sheffield Family History
James Sheffield, CARPENTER,[1] FARMER,[2] BUILDER,[3] RATE COLLECTOR,[4] son of Edmund Sheffield and Zilpha Thornton, was Baptized in 1829 in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England.[5]
James married Caroline Chew in 1851 in St George, Hanover Square, England.[6]
Children of James and Caroline:
- Sarah Chew Sheffield 1852-1890
- George Edmund Sheffield 1854-1854
- Zilpha Emma Sheffield 1856-1869
- George Furmer Sheffield abt.1859-1860
- Alfred Sheffield 1861-1865
- Kate Eliza Sheffield abt.1863-1913
- Alfred James Sheffield 1865-1938
- Clement Sheffield 1870-abt.1949
On the 24 Jan 1860, James arrives in Sydney, New South Wales[7] and returns again on the 15 Jun 1861.[8]
James passed away in 1900 in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England.[9]
Sources
New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922
Name: James Sheffield
Estimated birth year: abt 1829
Age: 31
Port of Departure: Melbourne
Port of Arrival: Sydney, New South Wales
Voyage Arrival Date: 24 Jan 1860
Vessel Name: Native Lass
Origin Location: British[7]
New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922
Name: James Sheffield
Estimated birth year: abt 1829
Age: 32
Port of Departure: South Sea Islands
Port of Arrival: Sydney, New South Wales
Voyage Arrival Date: 15 Jun 1861
Vessel Name: Freak
Origin Location: Erith[8]
England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
Name: James Sheffield
Estimated birth year: abt 1829
Registration Year: 1900
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 71
Registration district: Newport Pagnell
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Buckinghamshire
Volume: 3a
Page: 463[9]
- ↑ 1851 England Census
- ↑ 1861 England Census
- ↑ 1871 England Census
- ↑ 1881 England Census
- ↑ Great Brickhill Baptisms - 1558-1917 (pt. I)
- ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #B674911, MitoYDNA ID T13938 [compare] - Luke Sheffield :
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