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James Albert Bromley

James Albert Bromley

Male 1897 - 1978  (80 years)


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  • Name James Albert Bromley 
    Nickname Jim 
    Birth 24 Dec 1897  Oak Park, Royal Oak Township, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 4 Jan 1978  Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    James Bromley Death Notice 1978    		 James Bromley Death Notice 1978
    Burial Troy, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    James A. Bromley (1897 - 1978)    		 James A. Bromley (1897 - 1978)
    Grave marker for James A. Bromley.
    Person ID I13  Family
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2025 

    Father Owen Bromley,   b. 22 Mar 1860, Appletree, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1912, Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Ada Caroline Lucas,   b. 26 Aug 1871, Paulswalden, Hertfordshire County, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1969, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Marriage 24 Dec 1889  Royal Oak Township, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • Ada and Owen were married by William H. Benton, Minister of the Gospel.
    Lucas-Bromley Marriage Record, 1889    		 Lucas-Bromley Marriage Record, 1889
    Marriage Record
    Photos
    Grandma Bromley's Birthday Party    		Grandma Bromley's Birthday Party
    August 1962 at Walnut Lake, Michigan

    In far left: Lewis Lucas (Ada's brother), Grandma Ada Lucas Bromley, James Bromley (Ada's son) and Gladys Dafoe Bromley (wife of James)
    Family ID F110  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gladys Gertrude Dafoe,   b. 4 Jun 1893, Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1993, Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years) 
    Marriage 19 Feb 1921  Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Bromley-Dafoe Marriage Record 1921    		 Bromley-Dafoe Marriage Record 1921
    Children 
     1. Robert James Bromley,   b. 10 Sep 1921, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1985, Pleasant Ridge, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     2. Betty Jeanne Bromley,   b. 30 Jan 1924, Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1981, Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virgina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     3. Virginia Lee Bromley,   b. 26 Nov 1930, Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 2014, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Feb 1921 - Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Jan 1978 - Royal Oak, Oakland County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    James Albert Bromley (1897 - 1978)    		James Albert Bromley (1897 - 1978)
    James A. Bromley on Easter Sunday - 26 March 1967 - Sterling Heights, Michigan

  • Sources 
    1. [S4225] 1900 Census for Oakland County, Michigan, 105; p. 13, line 27; dwelling 288, family 396; James Bromly; 25 June 2020.
      Year: 1900; Census Place: Royal Oak, Oakland, Michigan; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1240735

    2. [S4231] Detroit Free Press, Death Notices; notice; 5 January 1978; Bromley, James A.; 5 January 1978.

    3. [S884] Bromley, Ada.

    4. [S3718] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, 1 February 2016; Lucas-Bromley Marriage Record, 1889.

    5. [S3749] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, 8 February 2018; Bromley-Dafoe Marriage Record 1921.