James Eastwood, [Twin]

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James Eastwood, [Twin]

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bexhill, Sussex, England (United Kingdom)
Death: February 06, 1868
Seaham, Durham, England (United Kingdom)
Place of Burial: England
Immediate Family:

Son of George Eastwood of Sussex and Anne Eastwood (Cottington) of Bexhill
Husband of Elizabeth "Jane" Eastwood
Father of Alice Preston Hill (Eastwood)
Brother of Mary Ann French; George Eastwood; Hannah Eastwood, (Twin); Harriet Eastwood; Thomas Eastwood and 5 others

Occupation: Mariner 1841
Managed by: Private User
Last Updated:

About James Eastwood, [Twin]

He was a miner in Coxhoe, Durham, England in 1861. (on census record) His daughter Alice's marriage record says he was a coal miner. He was a Mariner in 1851. (on census record) He first went to sea as a boy in 1841. He would have been about 16 years old. Four years later, he was charged with desertion, but the charge was cancelled.



The 1861 census shows him living in Coxhoe, Durham, England. There was another James Eastwood living in Durham who was born in 1816, whose mother's name was also Ann.


James' wife, Elizabeth, appears on the 1871 census as a widow.


Did find: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 Name James Eastwood Birth abt 1825 Death January 1868 Easington, Durham, United Kingdom


No source info for previously given death info: 6 Feb 1868 Seaham, Durham, England


A James Eastwood listed as:

 James Eastwood
in the England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

cannot be him, as he has different parents, Thomas & Hannah. All of our James Eastwood's documents show his parents were George and Ann.

Name: James Eastwood Gender: Male Christening Date: 25 Sep 1825 Christening Place: Burwash, Sussex, England Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map: View this parish Father: Thomas Eastwood Mother: Hannah Eastwood



Previous birth year was 1814. Census records for 1841, 1851 & 1861 all support his birth year as 1825.


https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-30042-57039464-/james-ea... (rejected match, may be a relative)

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-249515861-1-2010/james...

https://www.myheritage.com/tree-wizard/391545241/type/existing/disc...

Birth: possibly 23 May 1822 Circa 1825

Bexhill, Sussex, England

Residence: Bexhill, Sussex, England 1841 Residence: Bexhill, Sussex, England Mar 30 1851 Residence: Coxhoe, Durham, England 1861 https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-250104101-1-1480/james...

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James Eastwood, [Twin]'s Timeline

1825
August 21, 1825
Bexhill, Sussex, England (United Kingdom)
August 21, 1825
St. Peter, Bexhill, Sussex, England (United Kingdom)
1840
January 30, 1840
Lynn, Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)
1868
February 6, 1868
Age 42
Seaham, Durham, England (United Kingdom)
1868
Age 42
England (United Kingdom)