James was born in 1875 and grew up with his family in Rotherfield before working as a servant there and in Tonbridge.
He emigrated to the US in 1907, married and raised a family before passing away in 1930.
1881 England census: Class: RG11; Piece: 1050; Folio: 73; Page: 14; GSU roll: 1341249
1891 England census: Class: RG12; Piece: 782; Folio: 45; Page: 17; GSU roll: 6095892
1901 England census: Class: RG13; Piece: 758; Folio: 107; Page: 32
1910 US Federal census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Eckford, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T624_639; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0059; FHL microfilm: 1374652
1920 US Federal census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Marshall Ward 4, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T625_760; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 80; Image: 426
1930 US Federal census: Year: 1930; Census Place: Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: 979; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0055; FHL microfilm: 2340714
England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980; Author: Ancestry.com; Note: Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002; Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Publisher Date: 2008; Publisher Location: Provo, UT, USA
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: NDZT-JJD : 20 September 2020), James Barnes, 1875.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62095315/james-barnes : accessed 13 April 2022), memorial page for James Barnes (10 Aug 1875–5 Jun 1930), Find A Grave: Memorial #62095315, citing Oakridge Cemetery, Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Amy (Decker) Veenendall (contributor 47104012) .
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