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Family of James Elam

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1. JAMES¹ ELAM died 1619. He married UNKNOWN May 09, 1597 in Brodsworth Parish, Yorkshire, England.

Notes for JAMES ELAM:

The Elam family in England was originally from Kent County, in the southeastern part of the country. The name Elam is English and is derived from Elham, a village near Canterbury in Kent County. Elham is probably a contraction of Elmham, meaning a village of elms.

The Elams in England belonged to the Gentry, as distinguished from the nobility. The first know Elam lived in 1273. The family later lived in Kent, Suffolk, Somerset, Lancashire, Yorkshire, and elsewhere in England.

More About JAMES ELAM:

Burial: March 21, 1618/19, St Helens Church, Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England

More About JAMES ELAM and UNKNOWN:

Marriage: May 09, 1597, Brodsworth Parish, Yorkshire, England

Children of JAMES ELAM and UNKNOWN are:

i. THOMAS ELAM, b. Abt. February 1597/98, Yorkshire, England; d. Yorkshire, England; m. MARY SHIRECLIFFE, 1630, Thurnescoe Parish, Yorkshire, England; b. April 05, 1616, Yorkshire, England; d. Yorkshire, England.

ii. JOHN ELAM.

iii. MARTIN ELAM.