James Yeomans (1854 - abt. 1936)

Born 14 Mar 1854 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Johnson) Yeomans — married 9 Mar 1874 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Descendants

Died about 1936 at about age 81 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [uncertain]

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Biography

James Yeomans was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.

James was born in Birmingham on 14 March 1854.^[1] He was the son of Joseph Yeomans and Catherine Sandford.^[2]

When James was 7, he was recorded with his parents and siblings at 10 Loxton Street. His father was an iron plate worker.^[3]

By the time of 1871 census, James' father had died. His mother and some of his siblings were living at 7 Gee Street. Also there was his cousin Sarah A Sandford, and aunt Ann Brownhill.^[4]

James married Mary Ann Johnson in 1874. They married at St Jude's Church on Hill Street, Birmingham.^[5] Both bride and groom had been living on this same street at the time of their marriage. The area was one of the poorest parts of Birmingham at the time so they were likely not well off.^[6]

The couple were to have 9 children - their first child, Florence in 1877 and their last, William Edward in 1900.

In the 1881 census, James was recorded living at the back of 20 Barn Street, Birmingham with Mary Ann and their two young children, Florence (4) and John Joseph (8 months). Also boarding with them was 20-year-old iron plate worker, Thomas Johnson - possibly a relative of Mary Ann.^[7]

The family (now with six children) were recorded in the 1891 census living at [House] 40, Court 6, Hospital Street, Birmingham.^[8]

At the time of his daughter Leah's birth in 1897, the family were living at 41 New John Street, Birmingham.^[9][10]

The next year, 1898, his daughter Florence Ann married. She appears to have died giving birth to a child soon after.

In 1900, James' wife Mary Ann died soon after giving birth to their youngest child, William Edward.

A year later, James was recorded at 41 New John Street with his 8 children, (ages ranging from 20 to just 1 year old). Three of his eldest children were also contributing to the household income - John was a bicycle material polisher, while Catherine and Emily worked in the jewellery industry as a press worker and chain maker.^[11]

In the 1911 census, James, now 56, was recorded with his three youngest children, James Arthur Yeomans, Leah, and William Edward. They were boarding in the house of Emma Hawley at 25 "Penn Street Curzon St" (Possibly the corner of both streets). James and his son Arthur were both Iron Plate Workers for the Boiler Works and Leah was a printers errand girl. Also there at the time were two of Emma's daughters, 29-year-old Georgina E Hawley, and 17-year-old Dorothy A Hawley. Arthur would go on to marry Dorothy five years later.^[12]

James died in 1936 at the age of 82.^[13]

Research Notes

• Iron Plate worker journeyman (c.1897). ^[9]

Link to family name JONES?
Named as James Jones Yeomans on daughter Florence's marriage record. son transcribed as Arthur Jones Yeomans on 1911 census - more likely Arthur JAMES Yeomans (birth registered as James Arthur Yeomans)

41 New John Street

• Leah's birth reg
• Florence's marriage
• 1901 census

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Certificate: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/178725416/person/402326472008/media/f4ee72d5-c5eb-4937-a4e7-3378a6a89c13?_phsrc=pEp7271&usePUBJs=true&galleryindex=2&albums=pg&showGalleryAlbums=true&tab=0&pid=402326472008&sort=-created
2. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 15 Aug 2020), database entry for JOHNSON, JAMES (Mother's maiden surname: SANFORD). Reference: 1854 M Quarter in ASTON Volume 06D Page 270
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M723-785 : 3 March 2021), James Yeomans in household of Joseph Yeomans, Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDDS-HJZ : 19 February 2021), James Yeomans in entry for Catherine Yeomans, 1871.
5. ↑ "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGDL-V4DL : 26 February 2019), James Yeomans and Mary Ann Johnson, 09 Mar 1874; Marriage; citing Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, p. , Warwick County Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 918,918.
6. ↑ Page for St Jude, Hill Street on A History of Birmingham Churches site
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27N-WRXF : 13 December 2017), James Yeomans, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 29, Piece/Folio 2990/18, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,844.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W2PB-H2M : 5 May 2019), James Yeomans, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Warwickshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Birth certificate of Rose Leah Lamb, 1897
10. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 15 Aug 2020), database entry for YEOMANS, LEAH (Mother's maiden surname: JOHNSON). GRO Reference: 1897 M Quarter in BIRMINGHAM Volume 06D Page 163
11. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSZY-3D5 : 21 May 2019), James Yeomans, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St George subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
12. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWZ7-P83 : 7 July 2019), James Yeomans in household of Emma Hawley, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
13. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 6 May 2021), database entry for YEOMANS, JAMES. (Age at death: 82). GRO Reference: 1936 M Quarter in BIRMINGHAM Volume 06D Page 95.