James Henry Casamayor (1745 - abt. 1815)

Born 2 Nov 1745 in India

Husband of Elizabeth Rebecca (Campbell) Casamayor — married 28 Jan 1786 in Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

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James Casamayor was part of the history of the British Honourable East India Company

Biography

James was born in 1745^[1]. He passed away about 1815^[2][3].

Senior merchant, employee of the East India Company^[4][5].

James Henry was born in 1745.

Birth record

James Henry Casamajor

Birth Date 2 Nov 1745

Father's Name Noah Casamajor

Mother's Name Rebecca

Christening

Place Madraspatnam, Madras, India ^[6]

Marriage Record

James Henry Casamaÿor

Spouse Elisabeth Campbell

Date 28 Jan 1786

Place Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa ^[7]

James Henry Casamajor 1745 India – 1815

Elizabeth Rebecca Campbell 22.1.1764 Invernell, Argyllshire –19.1.1837 Chiswick

Marriage 28 January 1786 Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Children (8)

James Archibald Casamaijor 20.4.1787 Fort St George, India –25.10.1865 Marylebone

Elizabeth Rebecca Casamaijor 1789 Marylebone – 6.7.1865 Middx.

Jane Amelia Casamajor 1789–Deceased

Amelia Casamaijor 16.1.1791 London – Sep 1872 Richmond, Surrey

Harriet Casamaijor 1793 Leatherhead –11.3.1869

Louisa Benn Casamajor 19.12.1794 –Deceased Middx.

Louisa Casamajor 17.3.1796 – 1878 Brighton

Agnes Margaret Casamaijor 29.8.1801 Middx. – 1883 Newton Abbot

Parents

Noah Casamajor 23.12.1702 Bristol – 4.9.1746 Fort St George

Rebecca Powney 12.9.1715 Fort St George – 6.11.1778 Marylebone

Marriage 15 JUN 1736 ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ James Henry Casamajor in the India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947. Baptism 2 Nov 1745, Madras, India. Father: Noah Casamajor and Mother: Rebecca. FHL Film Number:463296 https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=9899&h=1193790&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=1624
2. ↑ James Henry Casamayor. https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getperson.php?personID=I104907&tree=CC
3. ↑ James Henry Casannaijor Esquire in the London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003.London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: DL/DRO/BT/007/003 https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=1559&h=10276286&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=1624
4. ↑ James Henry Casamaijor in the UK, Registers of Employees of the East India Company and the India Office, 1746-1939. University of London; London, England; The East India Register and Directory for 1815 Mathison, J., Mason, A.W and Kingston, J.S; Reference Number: Rb1653741 1815 https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=61468&h=445100&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=9899
5. ↑ James Henry Casamaijor in the UK, Registers of Employees of the East India Company and the India Office, 1746-1939. Residence 1762, India. University of London; London, England; East India Company List - A List of the Company's Civil Servants, at their Settlements in the East-Indies; Reference Number: b22610911 https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=61468&h=102420&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=9899
6. ↑ "India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGC6-44F : 5 February 2020), James Henry Casamajor, . Added on 25 Oct 2023 by Ian McArthur
7. ↑ "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KYC-SBYK : 11 May 2023), De Heer James Henry Casamaÿor, 1786. Added on 25 Oct 2023 by Ian McArthur
8. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHHC-ZMZ Added on 25 Oct 2023 by Ian McArthur

• James Henry Cassamajor, Esq British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCV-1FHK