No father on birth certificate. 1871 census shows James in an Industrail school in Aston. 1881 Census shows James at a Soup Kitchen in Middlesex, London.1891 census shows Jas W Sherwood (boarder) living with Cartwell family in Aston. All birth dates 1856 in Aston, Birmingham
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