Fred Lewis James (1888)

Born 16 Jan 1888 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Florence (Taylor) James — married [date unknown] in Pontypridd Catholic Church

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Biography

Fred was born on 16 January 1888 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales. ^[1]

He was the son of Richard James and Sarah Watkins.

In the 1891 Census, Fred (aged 3) was living at 22 Sheppard Street, Llantrisant, Glamorganshire, Wales ^[2] with his parents Richard and Sarah James and his brother William aged 4 and cousin Emma Watkins, as well as his widowed Grandmother Sarah Watkins, who was employed as a Laundress.

In the 1901 Census, Fred (aged 13) was living with his parents Richard and Sarah James at 2 Upper Vaughan Street, Pwllgwaun Near Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales and was employed as a Colliery Door Boy Below Ground in the coal mine. ^[3] Also living at the same address were his brother William aged 14, working as a Mason's Labourer, and his sister Jessie aged 3.

In the 1939 Register, Fred was living with his wife Florence at 22 Vaughan Street, Pontypridd. He was employed as a Colliery Haulier Heavy Worker Below ground and also worked in an unpaid capacity for St Johns Ambulance. Florence was doing Unpaid Domestic Duties and their son Ronald was Incapacitated although he also worked in an unpaid capacity for St Johns Ambulance.

He passed away after 1939.

David Stephens ( Great nephew ) Interestingly 22 Vaughan Street on the corner opposite 2 Upper Vaughan Street was where James and Emma John lived in 1900's . Emma died 1910 and James and his son Leonard moved into 2 Upper Vaughan Street.

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 4 October 2020), database entry for JAMES, FREDERICK LEWIS with Mother's maiden name WATKINS GRO Reference: 1888 M Quarter in PONTYPRIDD Volume 11A Page 457
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:412Z-KZM : 8 May 2019), Fred James in household of Richard James, Llantrisant, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Glamorganshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSM2-WZZ : 21 May 2019), Fred James in household of Richard James, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Llantrisant subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

See also:

• James Family Bible held by David Stephens