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James ELY

James ELY[1]

Male 1736 - 1803  (67 years)


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  • Name James ELY
    Birth 1736 
    Gender Male
    Physical Description James was an Exciseman, riding between Ledbury, Leominster, Birmingham, Banbury and further 
    Occupation 1762  Leominster, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Revenue Officer or 'Exciseman'

    In a journal written by James (Junior) in 1808 when making a return visit to Leominster he recalled meeting an old acquaintance of his father's who described him as being 'as honest a man who ever carried a gauging stick'. 
    Death 13 Jan 1803  Thornbury Baptist Burial Ground, Thornbury, Gloucestershire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Quoted in journal of Walter Eley (1843-1925), written in 1902, copyright Gloucester County Records Office (though Walter gives his birth year as 1740)
    Person ID I19481969053  Gibson Lovell Lomas Collins
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

    Father James ELY,   b. 18 Jan 1688, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 April 1754, Burial Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Mother Elizabeth MORGAN   d. 1747
    Family ID F1277  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ann TAYLOR   d. 1799
    Marriage 10 February 1760  Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Thornbury Parish Register - Marriage Banns 1754 - 70
    Children 
     1. Ann ELEY,   b. 11 November 1760   d. 29 May 1785 (Age 24 years)
    +2. James ELEY,   b. 17 April 1762, 'The Broad Stone', Pembridge, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1831, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     3. Elizabeth ELEY,   b. 30 October 1763   d. 11 March 1768 (Age 4 years)
     4. Thomas ELEY,   b. 21 February 1765   d. 28 May 1766 (Age 1 year)
     5. Mary ELY,   b. 14 November 1766   d. 12 March 1768 (Age 1 year)
     6. Thomas ELEY,   b. 14 February 1769   d. 7 Dec 1839, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     7. Elizabeth ELEY,   b. 6 December 1770
     8. Mary ELEY,   b. 21 November 1772   d. 25 Nov 1838, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     9. Hannah ELEY,   b. 18 March 1775, Leominster, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1856, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     10. Sarah ELEY,   b. 11 September 1777
     11. Isaac ELEY,   b. 1 February 1779   d. 6 November 1788 (Age 9 years)
    Family ID F951  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_1425887729] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.