James Rice (1850 - 1928)

Born 1850 in Ewhurst, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Harriet (Attfield) Rice — married 6 Nov 1880 in St. Mary the Virgin, Shalford, Surrey, England

Died 7 Feb 1928 at about age 78 in Shalford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

James Rice was born in Wonersh Surrey in 1850. He is the son of William Rice and Elizabeth East. James was baptised on December 1 1850 at St. Peter & St. Paul, Ewhurst, Surrey.

On 6 November 1880 in Shalford Surrey, James became the husband of Harriet Attfield. They would become the parents of 4 children who were born between 1881 and 1890.

James was a farm worker who, by 1901, owned his own farm - Hornhatch, Shalford.

James was widowed in 1908 and he died at Hornhatch Farm on 7 February 1928 at age 77. James was interred on 10 Feb 1928 at St John the Baptist Church Wonersh. His estate was valued at £717 4s 2d and probate was granted to his son, William James Rice a farmer and Charles Chitty a salesman.

Sources

• "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26T5-QBS : 1 October 2014), James Rice, 1850; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Hambledon, Surrey, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N15Z-YMQ : 19 March 2020), James Rice, 1850.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGK6-44B : 9 November 2019), James Rice in household of William Rice, Ewhurst, Surrey, England; citing Ewhurst, Surrey, England, p. 13, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MG-1WGB : 3 March 2021), James Rice in household of William Rice, Ewhurst, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRNX-9V7 : 19 February 2021), James Rice, 1871.

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6B2-GXY : 13 March 2020), James Rice, 1880.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q277-L3G2 : 10 December 2017), James Rice, Shalford, Surrey, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 13, Piece/Folio 793/37, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,401.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QXT9-7T2 : 22 February 2021), James Rice, Shalford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Surrey county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9XW-QJQ : 20 May 2019), James Rice, Shalford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Cranley subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW8D-CW6 : 8 July 2019), James Rice, Shalford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV4Y-KK5B : 4 September 2014), James Rice, 1928; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Hambledon, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Ancestry.com. Surrey, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1997 - this record states: James Rice, Age 77, Birth Date: abt 1851; Death Date: abt 1928; Burial Date: 10 Feb 1928; Burial Place: Wonersh, St John the Baptist, Surrey.

• Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 - this record states: Rice, James of Hornhatch Farm Shalford Surrey died 7 February 1928 Probate London 22 March to William James Rice farmer and Charles Chitty salesman.