I suspect this confirms the Workhouse link

1871
Mary Ja James abt 1855 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Servant Woolaston, Gloucestershire

1861
Mary A James abt 1854 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Patient Chepstow, Monmouthshire
James James abt 1852 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Patient Chepstow, Monmouthshire

Year: 1861
Month: Feb
Day: 13
Surname: JAMES
Forenames: William
Residence: Tidenham From Union House
Age_at_death: 67
Officiating_Minister: Allan Cowburn Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P333/1 IN 1/17
Page_No: 20
Parish_Chapel: Tidenham

Year: 1858
Month: Apr
Day: 25
Surname: JAMES
Forenames: Sarah
Residence: Tidenham
Age_at_death: 38
Officiating_Minister: Allan Cowburn Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P333/1 IN 1/17
Page_No: 11
Parish_Chapel: Tidenham

1851
William James abt 1794 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Head Tidenham, Gloucestershire
Sarah James abt 1823 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Wife Tidenham, Gloucestershire
Alfred James abt 1843 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Son Tidenham, Gloucestershire
Louisa James abt 1846 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Tidenham, Gloucestershire
James James abt 1850 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Son Tidenham, Gloucestershire