James was born[1] and baptised in 1859 in Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England,[2] where he lived with his parents, John Banks and Hannah Rispin.[3][4]
In 1884 James married Betsy Elizabeth Aniziline Curtis in Hull, Yorkshire.[5][6] At the time of the 1901 census James lived at the North Eastern Railway Stables on Hessle Road, Hull, where he worked as a horse feeder.[7]
James married Emily Dewsnup in 1905.[8] In 1911 the family lived at the railway stables.[9]
Sources
↑ GRO civil registration birth index entry. James Banks. Vol 9d p 55. Jun quarter 1859. Registration district Pocklington. FreeBMD.org.uk GRO index search gives mother's maiden name Rispin
↑ Bishop Wilton. 13 Apr 1859. Baptism of James, son of John (farmer) and Hannah Banks of Bishop Wilton. Yorkshire Baptisms. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 8 Sep 2019
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7R2-8VL : 21 April 2019), James Banks in household of John Banks, Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire East Riding, 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.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27B-M18R : 11 December 2017), James Banks in household of John Banks, Bishop Wilton With Belthorpe, Yorkshire,Yorkshire East Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 21, Piece/Folio 4731/14, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,324.
↑ St Matthew, Hull. 8 Sep 1884. James Banks (25; bachelor; labourer; of Anlaby Road; father John Banks, farmer) married Betsy Elizabeth Aniziline Curtis (20; spinster; of Anlaby Road; father John Curtis, labourer). Both signed. Witnesses Laurance Land and Jane Richardson. Yorkshire Marriages. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 8 Sep 2019
↑ GRO civil registration marriage index entry. James Banks and Betsy Elizabeth A Curtis. Vol 9d p 350. Sep quarter 1884. Registration district Hull. FreeBMD.org.uk
↑Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
↑ GRO civil registration marriage index entry. James Banks and Emily Dewsnup. Vol 9d p 418. Jun quarter 1905. Registration district Sculcoates. FreeBMD.org.uk
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7RT-JK7 : 18 July 2019), James Banks, York, Yorkshire, 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.
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