James SHANKS

1820 - 1886  (65 years)

• Name	James SHANKS  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	2 May 1820	Ballygrot, Down, Northern Ireland, UK   [2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Jan 1886	Ballygrot, Down, Northern Ireland, UK   [3]
  Person ID	I307	Blyth Family
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	John SHANKS
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret MATEER
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret MELLIS,   b. 1819, Helen's Bay, Down, Northern Ireland, UK d. 1 Sep 1903, Ballygrot, Down, Northern Ireland, UK (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Mary SHANKS,   b. 1843, Ballygrot, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom d. 2 Sep 1900, Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Agnes SHANKS,   b. 1851, Ballygrot, Down, Northern Ireland d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F99	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2025

  
  

• Notes

  From the Griffith Evalutions of Ireland it would appear that James Aust in and James Shanks lived in the samlearea, right next door to each oth er

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Ancestry Family Trees (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ances try.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry membe rs.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S17] Austin Document Extract, Sourced from Research of Moni Kelly. Austin document extract.2 Austin document extract.3 Austin document extract.4 Austin document extract Austin document extract.2 Austin document extract.3 Austin document extract.4 Austin document extract Austin document extract.2 Austin document extract.3 Austin document extract.4 Austin document extract Austin document extract.2 Austin document extract.3 Austin document extract.4 Austin document extract Austin document extract.2 Austin document extract.3 Austin document extract.4 Austin document extract Austin document extract.2 Austin document extract.3 Austin document extract.4 Austin document extract Austin document extract.2 Austin document extract.3 Austin document extract.4 Austin document extract Austin document extract.2 Austin document extract.3 Austin document extract.4 Austin document extract Austin document extract.2 Austin document extract.3 Austin document extract.4 Austin document extract Austin document extract.2 Austin document extract.3 Austin document extract.4 Austin document extract Austin document extract.2 Austin document extract.3 Austin document extract.4 Austin document extract [S78] Ancestry.com, Northern Ireland, Will Calendar Index, 1839-1943 (Name: A ncestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Entry for James Shanks. Name: James Shanks Death Date: 2 Jan 1886 Death Place: Northern Ireland Record Date: 24 Sep 1890 Record Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland James_SHanks_Will James_SHanks_Will [S52] Irsih Church Baptisim Records at www.rootsireland.ie, James Shanks : www.rootsireland.ie. Church Baptism Record Name: James Shanks Date of Baptism/Birth: 02-May-1820 Address: Edenderry\banbridge Parish/District: SEAPATRICK CHURCH OF IRE LAND Gender: Male County Co. Down Denomination: Father: John Shanks Mother: Margaret Mateer Occupation: Sponsor 1 / Informant 1: Sponsor 2 / Informant 2: Notes: Birth Death Marriage Genealogy Records Ireland - Irish Family History Foundation_JAMESSHANKS.pdf Birth Death Marriage Genealogy Records Ireland - Irish Family History Foundation_JAMESSHANKS.pdf Birth Death Marriage Genealogy Records Ireland - Irish Family History Foundation_JAMESSHANKS.pdf