HAMILTON, James William Ellis

1879 - 1926  (47 years)

• Name	HAMILTON, James William Ellis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	Jan 1879	Ellesmere, Canterbury, New Zealand   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Burial Location	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
  	Bromley Cemetery
  Occupation	Blacksmith
  Residence	1917	St Albans, New Zealand   [6]
  Death	12 May 1926	Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [2, 4, 5]
  Burial	Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [2, 4]
  	Burial Cemetery: Bromley Cemetery
  Person ID	I4600	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	HAMILTON, David Wilson,   b. 14 Apr 1850, Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire, England d. 20 Jun 1919, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	Stepchild
  Mother	ELLIS, Esther,   b. Abt 1844   d. 23 Jun 1915, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1886
  Family ID	F1725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	THOMSON, Lavinia,   b. 26 Sep 1883, Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 4 Aug 1963, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	9 Jan 1901	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1, 8]
  	St Luke’s Church, Christchurch
  Children	> 1. HAMILTON, Geoffrey Ambrose Ellis,   b. 10 May 1901, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 17 Dec 1969, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. HAMILTON, Maurice Raoul,   b. 11 May 1904, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 30 May 1988, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. HAMILTON, Thomas Gordon,   b. 20 Nov 1911, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 10 Aug 2003, Havelock North, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial Location - Bromley Cemetery - - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Marriage - 9 Jan 1901 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Death - 12 May 1926 - Sydenham, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Burial - - Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Folio 1880/1475 Mother sited as "Hester" and father not recorded.

  
  

• Sources

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