I have this family :-

William James born about 1856
Sarah Jane ? born about 1854

Children = Muriel (1881), Alice Eugiene (1884), Isabella (1886), Albert (1888), John Charles (1892) and Lucy May (1898)

All born around ParkEnd and living in specifically Moseley Green. I have fairly good info on all but the parish records I have found for the children's Baptisms state that the mothers first name is "Sarah Jane" but the mothers maiden name is blank which is strange as usually either both fields are completed or blank. This is also not helping me to find the marriage record for William & Sarah James to allow me to trace William further back than 1891. Can anyone help ?

So far, this is the family on the 1891 Census, West Dean

Moseley Green

(transcribed on Ancestry as JAME)

JAMES

William - 36 - Banksman? at Colliery, all born West Dean
Jane - 36
Alice - 6
Isabella - 4
Albert - 3
Murrell (daughter) age 10 months

1901 Census, Wales,

Moseley Green

JAMES

William - 45 - Farmer & Collier Labourer, (partly on own account/partly at home) born West Dean
Sarah Jane - 46 - born West Dean
Alice - 16 - born Newland
Albert - 13 - born West Dean
Murial - 10
John - 8
May - 3 (FreeBDM Lucy May JAMES - J/F/M qtr 1898 - Monmouth District - this will gives mother's maiden name, may be Sarah Jane had been married before )

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http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/

have a Marriage 1879 ???

William JAMES & Sarah WATKINS, Forest of Dean Monmouth - Register Office 1879

Try Sarah Jane WATKINS baptism at Bream on 5.11.1854. GRO marriages index in the Monmouth Registration District 1879 Q2 volume 11A page 56 includes a William James and a Sarah Watkins.

I would be happier that that is the correct marriage certificate if there was an 1881 census record ?

Have managed to find this family on the 1911 census

Monmouthshire
West Dean
West Dean
District 3

Schedule No. 142 (page 284 of 347)

address given on census - William JAMES - Moseley Green, Parkend, Lydney, Glos (living in 4 rooms)
British Subjects by Parentage

William JAMES - 55 - (married 27 years = 1884) Labourer at Colliery Surface Loading Coal, born Whitecroft Glos.
Sarah Jane JAMES - 56 - born STAFFORDSHIRE
Albert JAMES - 23, Clerk at Timber Yard, General Office, born Moseley Green
John Chas JAMES - 18 - Clerk at Stone Works, Invoice - born MG
Lucy May JAMES - 13 - at School - born MG

would run a copy off and send, but Printer poorly, and being mended!

On the 1911 census, William JAMES says he was born c1856 Whitecroft

?

1881 Census, Glos. Newland, Yorkley

JAMES

John - 67 - Haulier, born Yorkley
William - 26 - Coal Miner, born Whitecroft
Frederick - 24 - Ag. Lab. born Whitecroft
Julia - 22 - daughter, born Whitecroft

Many thanks! That ties up the loose ends for me. Much appreciated