On the 1939 Register James is living in Kington Herefordshire with his wife and daughters and is working as a GWR Signalman[5].His daughters are Dorothy Eileen, Kathleen Elisabeth, and Winifred Joyce.
James was not conscripted during WWII as he was employed as a railway stationmaster, which was a Reserved Occupation. [6]
From 1939 until his death James continued working on the railway and raising is daughters and in later years enjoyed his grandchildren visiting him. His grandson Stephen Paul Davies remembers visiting and his grandfather playing the piano and singing to him. Also his grandfathers love of reading and the books in his living room and also his love of playing records to him. Stephen also said his grandfather use to sing in Welsh a lot being a native Welshman.
James died in Lydbrook, Gloucestershire in 1975[7]
James was a diabetic Wikipedia:Diabetes and he self injected insulin on a daily basis.
Sources
↑ GRO Reference: 1901 D Quarter in CARDIFF Volume 11A Page 301 GRO indexes on line Accessed 18 July 2020
↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FC5-VVZ : 1 October 2014), James Edward Hough, 1901; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X715-VS1 : 12 July 2019),James Edward Hough in household of William Hough, Awre, Gloucestershire, 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.
↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ1-HFSM : 8 October 2014), James E Hough and null, 1928; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1928, quarter 3, vol. 6A, p. 747, Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ 1939 England Register (Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 Oct 2020) citing James Edward Hough in the household of James Edward Hough Census Returns of England & Wales, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/5141J Free Ancestry Image
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↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCY-WYNM : 4 September 2014), James Edward Hough, 1975; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Forest Of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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