James
Ayris
Greenaway
Born in Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of [father unknown] and Jane Elizabeth (Greenaway) Bishop
Brother of
William James Bishop [half], Elizabeth Emily Bishop [half] and Horace Moses Bishop [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Watts) Greenway
— married
5 Jul 1877 in Milton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Father of
Harry William Greenaway
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
This profile is part of the Hanborough, Oxfordshire One Place Study.
Birth
James was born in 1852 in Hanborough, Oxfordshire.[1] He was the illegitimate son of Jane Elizabeth Greenaway. His baptism took place at St Peter and St Paul, Hanborough on 12th December 1852.[2] No father was given on the register and his mother was recorded as a single woman.
Marriage
James Ayriss Greenway and Elizabeth Watts were married after banns on 5th July 1877 in Milton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire[3]. James was 25, a bachelor working as a labourer and living in Kensington, the son of James Ayriss who was a labourer. Elizabeth was 24, a spinster living in Milton and the daughter of James Watts who was a labourer. They each signed their own name on the register (James spelling his surname as Greenway) and the witnesses to the marriage were George Bond and Alice Dring[4].
Census
1861 Residence: Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire[5]
- James Bishop, head, mar, 43, agricultural labourer, born in Handborough, Oxon
- Jane Bishop, wife, mar, 27, glover, leather, born in Handborough, Oxon
- William Bishop, son, 3 mo, born in Handborough, Oxon
- James Greenaway, son in law, 8, scholar, born in Handborough, Oxon
1871 Residence: Long Handborough, Oxfordshire[6]
- James Bishop, head, mar, 53, agricultural labourer, born in Handborough, Oxon
- Jane Bishop, wife, mar, 37, gloveress, leather, born in Handborough, Oxon
- James Greenaway, son, unm, 18, agricultural labourer, born in Handborough, Oxon
- William Bishop, son, 10, born in Handborough, Oxon
- Oris Bishop, son, 5, born in Handborough, Oxon
Notes
On the birth registration he was recorded as James Ayris Greenway but baptised as James Harris Greenaway.
Sources
- ↑ Register of Births: GRO Reference: 1852 D Quarter in Witney Volume 03A Page 535 Mother's maiden name: Greenway
- ↑ Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915 Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre. Reference Number: PAR120/1/R2/1 Image
- ↑ Register of Marriages, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1877 S Quarter in Chipping Norton Volume 03A Page 1053 https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
- ↑ Milton under Wychwood marriage register, Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre. Link to marriage register image on Ancestry
- ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) ED 5b Class: Rg 9; Piece: 904; Folio: 75; Page: 17; GSU roll: 542719 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry
- ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 4 Class: RG10; Piece: 1450; Folio: 67; Page: 16; GSU roll: 828789 Link to census image on Ancestry
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