James Colley1831–
- Name
- James Colley
- Given names
- James
- Surname
- Colley
| Birth | about 1831 35 40 |
| Christening | 18 September 1831 |
| Birth of a brother | Stephen Colley about 1833 (Age 2 years) |
| Christening of a brother | Stephen Colley 4 August 1833 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Henry Colley about 1835 (Age 4 years) |
| Christening of a brother | Henry Colley 28 June 1835 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Hannah Pyke 1836 (Age 5 years) |
| Burial of a paternal grandmother | Hannah Pyke 1 June 1836 (Age 5 years) Note: Recorded as Hannah Colly.
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| Census | 1841 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James Colley between April 1842 and May 1842 (Age 11 years) |
| Burial of a paternal grandfather | James Colley 31 May 1842 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | 1851 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a brother | Stephen Colley between July 1854 and August 1854 (Age 23 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Stephen Colley 28 August 1854 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | 1861 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | 1871 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Bravin between January 1874 and March 1874 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a father | James Colley October 1880 (Age 49 years) |
| Burial of a father | James Colley 16 October 1880 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Colley between April 1890 and May 1890 (Age 59 years) |
| Burial of a brother | John Colley 6 May 1890 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Colley between October 1893 and December 1893 (Age 62 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Thomas Colley 8 December 1893 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a sister | Leonora Colley July 1896 (Age 65 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Leonora Colley 12 July 1896 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Colley between January 1904 and March 1904 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Colley between January 1922 and March 1922 (Age 91 years) |
| Death | yes |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Colley Birth: about 1796 39 33 Death: October 1880 |
| mother |
Elizabeth Bravin Birth: about 1791 — Pewsey, Wiltshire, England Death: between January 1874 and March 1874 |
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Marriage: 10 March 1818 — Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England |
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3 years elder brother |
William Colley Birth: about 1820 24 29 — Wiltshire, England Death: about 1822 |
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3 years elder brother |
Thomas Colley Birth: about 1822 26 31 — Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England Death: between October 1893 and December 1893 |
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3 years elder brother |
William Colley Birth: about 1824 28 33 Death: between January 1904 and March 1904 |
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2 years elder sister |
Leonora Colley Birth: about 1825 29 34 — Milton, Wiltshire, England Death: July 1896 |
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3 years elder brother |
John Colley Birth: about 1827 31 36 — Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England Death: between April 1890 and May 1890 |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Jane Colley Birth: about 1829 33 38 — Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England Death: |
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3 years himself |
James Colley Birth: about 1831 35 40 — Milton, Wiltshire, England Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Stephen Colley Birth: about 1833 37 42 — Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England Death: between July 1854 and August 1854 |
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3 years younger brother |
Henry Colley Birth: about 1835 39 44 — Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England Death: between January 1922 and March 1922 |
| Census | Wootton Street, Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England HO107 1180 F7 P6 James Colley;40;Ag Lab;born in Wilts Elizabeth Colley;40;;born in Wilts Thomas Colley;15;Ag Lab;born in Wilts William Colley;15;;born in Wilts Leanora Colley;14;;born in Wilts John Colley;12;;born in Wilts Mary Colley;10;;born in Wilts James Colley;8;;born in Wilts Stephen Colley;6;;born in Wilts Henry Colley;4;;born in Wilts |
| Census | Wootton Street, Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England HO107 1844 F296 P7 James Colly;Head;56;Ag Labourer;Wootton, Wilts Elizabeth Colly;Wife;58;;Pewsey, Wilts John Colly;Son;22;;Wootton, Wilts Lenora Colly;Daur;24;;Wootton, Wilts Mary Jane Colly;Daur;20;;Wootton, Wilts James Colly;Son;19;;Wootton, Wilts Stephen Colly;Son;17;;Wootton, Wilts Henry Colly;Son;15;;Wootton, Wilts |
| Census | Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England RG9 1308 F92 P7 James Colley;Head;66;Ag Lab;Wootton Rivers, Wilts Elizabeth Colley;Wife;70;;Wootton Rivers, Wilts Leanora Colley;Daur;32;Ag Lab;Milton, Wilts James Colley;Son;29;Ag Lab;Milton, Wilts Henry Colley;Son;25;Ag Lab;Wootton Rivers, Wilts |
| Census | The Street, Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire, England RG10 1941 F38 P5 James Colley;Head;78;Receiving Parish Relief;Wootton Rivers, Wilts Betty Colley;Wife;80;Receiving Parish Relief;Pewsey, Wilts Leonorah Colley;Daur;36;Works in the fields;Wootton Rivers, Wilts James Colley;Son;35;Ag Labourer;Wootton Rivers, Wilts Henry Colley;Son;32;Ag Labourer;Wootton Rivers, Wilts Mary Smart;Lodger;63;Nurse;Wootton Rivers, Wilts |
| Note | James Colley apparently assumed the name of Thomas Brown and died at North Waltham, Hampshire in September 1879. An inquest was carried out as he was found dead in an outhouse of The Sun Inn. A newspaper report of the time, according to Sylvia Ede, referred to the dead man as Thomas Brown true name James Colley proven to be from Wootton Bassett. Under his assumed name James had married Harriet Hiscocks (nee Church) at Wootton Bassett in August 1869. He was buried at North Waltham, and the incumbent apparently recorded the burial as of James Colley of Wootton Rivers, again according to Sylvia Ede. There is no explanation at present for James' assumption of the name of Thomas Brown. Moreover, in the 1871 Census he was recorded with his parents in Wootton Rivers as James Colley, but also with his wife Harriet (recorded as Henrietta) in Wootton Bassett, when, apart from being recorded as Thomas Brown, he claimed to have been born in London, Middlesex and to be a Plasterer's Labourer, as opposed to the Agricultural Labourer born in Wootton Rivers recorded in the Wootton Rivers entry. |