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THORPE, James Henry
1861 - Yes, date unknown Has no ancestors but 5 descendants in this family tree.
1865 - 1935 (69 years)-
Name THORPE, James Henry Birth Sep 1861 Leeds, Yorkshire, England 
Gender Male Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I4324 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Family HAGGAS, Pamelia, b. 15 Aug 1865, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. 19 Mar 1935, Elmhurst, Dupage County, Illinois, USA (Age 69 years) Marriage 1884 Leeds Registration District, Yorkshire Children 1. THORPE, .......... d. Bef 1900 2. THORPE, Herbert, b. 6 Jul 1888, Austin, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. 29 May 1969, Douglas Village, Allegan County, Michigan, USA (Age 80 years)3. THORPE, Ethel, b. 25 Oct 1890, Linden Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. Yes, date unknown4. THORPE, Sarah J., b. 30 Mar 1893, Linden Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. Yes, date unknown5. THORPE, Ada Myrtle, b. 29 Jul 1895, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F1911 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes
JAMES HENRY THORPE 1861-
The birth of a James THORP of the right age was born in Leeds in 1861.
(GRO March Q 1861 Leeds 9b 306)
Promelia (sic) HAGGAS married James Henry THORPE, a machinist born in Leeds, in 1884.
(GRO June Q 1884 Leeds 9b 634)
She was living at Austin, Illinois, where her second child Herbert THORPE was born on 6 July 1888. At the time of his birth she was said to be 23 years old and her husband 26.
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Pamela THORPE died aged 69 at Elmhurst, Dupage, Illinois, USA on 19 March 1935 and was buried at Arlington Cemetery, Addison Township, Dupage County. Her death certificate records her date of birth as 15 August 1865, her father as Timothy HAGGAS, her mother as Sarah Ann BIRCH and her spouse as James H. THORPE.
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Herbert THORPE died at Douglas Village, Allegan, Michigan, USA, on 29 May 1969, aged 80. His date of birth was given as 6 July 1888. The maiden name of his wife was Bessie E. PALMER, his father was James THORPE and his mother Pamela (sic) HAGGIS (sic).
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