John James (1829 - 1894)

Born 27 Feb 1829 in Colehill, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 1894 at about age 64 in West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

John James was born in Dorset, England.

John James was born in about 1829 and baptised on 27 Feb 1829 in Colehill, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. He was the son of Robert James and Jane Fudge. ^[1][2]

In 1841, Robert James (55, a carpenter born in Dorset) and his wife, Jane (40, born in Dorset) had the following children living with them: Harriett James (15), George James (15), John James (14), William James (10), Martha James (7), Charles James (5) and Caroline (2), in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. All of the children were born in the county of Dorset. ^[3]

Marriage of John Henry James and Rebecca Hatwell, 1856 Jul-Aug-Sep Qtr in West Ham, Essex. ^[4]

in 1861, John James (31, head, a shoe maker born in Wimborne, Dorset) and his wife, Rebecca (32, born in Bladon, Oxfordshire) were living at 17 Percy Terrace, Woodstock Street, West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom with the following children; Emma 9, scholar, born in Wimborne, Dorset), Clara (4, born in Plaistow, Essex) and Ann (2, born in Plaistow, Essex). Sarah Hartwell (21, a dressmaker, born in Bladon, Oxfordshire) was visiting. ^[5][6]

They had a daughter, Edith born in 1869 Q4 in West Ham and baptised on 10th April 1870 in Little Bardfield, Essex. ^[7][8]

In 1881 John James (31, head, a shoe maker born in Wimborne, Dorset) and his wife, Rebecca (32, born in Bladon, Oxfordshire) were living at 42 Woodstock Street, West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom with the following children; Albert James (14) and Edith James (12, scholar) both born in Canning Town, Essex. Andrew Hatwell (47, lodger, dock labourer, born in Bladon, Oxfordshire) was also in the household. ^[9]

In 1891, John H James (60, a road foreman, born in Wimborne, Dorset)), his wife, Rebecca (62, born in Bladon, Oxfordshire) and one daughter, Edith (21, born in West Ham) were living at 31 Evesham Road, West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom. ^[10]

John Henry James (64) died in 1894 September Quarter in West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom. ^[11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCRC-WDP : 7 December 2017), John James, 27 Feb 1829; Christening, citing Colehill, Colehill, Dorset, England, Record Office, Dorchester; FHL microfilm 2,427,623.
2. ↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDC-3DJ9 : 7 December 2017), John James, 27 Feb 1829; Christening, citing Wimborne-Minster, Wimborne-Minster, Dorset, England, Record Office, Dorchester; FHL microfilm 2,427,596.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQY4-9HQ : 24 May 2019), John James in household of Robert James, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. 1841 Census image, Findmypast
4. ↑ https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8913&h=13056316&tid=&pid=&queryId=6d05f0d018a8de0b553b847c0e86738f&usePUB=true&_phsrc=TOr3772&_phstart=successSource Marriage: 1856 Jul-Aug-Sep Qtr in West Ham, Volume: 4a Page: 18
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M715-83H : 3 March 2021), John James, West Ham, Essex, 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. 1861 Census image, Findmypast
6. ↑ JAMES, CLARA MMN: HATWELL GRO Reference: 1857 S Quarter in WEST HAM UNION Volume 04A Page 24
7. ↑ JAMES, EDITH MMN: HATWELL GRO Reference: 1869 D Quarter in WEST HAM Volume 04A Page 34
8. ↑ "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDW-L5LY : 6 November 2017), John James in entry for Edith James, 10 Apr 1870, Christening; citing , Little Bardfield, Essex, England, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 1,471,808.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27C-Y7FV : 11 December 2017), John James, West Ham, Essex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 16, Piece/Folio 1713/78, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,511. 1881 Census image, Findmypast
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8B-MN2 : 22 February 2021), John H James, West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Essex county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. 1891 Census image, Findmypast
11. ↑ JAMES, JOHN HENRY Age at death in years: 64 GRO Reference: 1894 S Quarter in WEST HAM Volume 04A Page 81
12. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JLN-FHY : 31 December 2014), John Henry James, 1894; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, West Ham, Essex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.