Forest of Dean FHT Forum - JAMES family - originally from Brierley

JAMES family - originally from Brierley (reply)

lamplighter10 — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 03:48:21 +0000

Thank you - will be in touch - Sheila

JAMES family - originally from Brierley (reply)

turkey1954 — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 00:56:10 +0000

my name is jack mills the son of mcdonald mills who was the son of ernest (james)mills and matilda (mutcheck)mills,i knew all the children of john and eliza (mills)james, ernest,ivor,john aka jack,ceril,and ruby.ihave information and would like to see what you may know about our family history if you are still interested.

Esther HAWKINS nee JAMES 1871 -1905 Parkend / Lydbrook (reply)

lamplighter2 — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:17:21 +0000

Thank you Slowhands - as usual you find the information. I hope she is the one you found for me as I have the wedding certificate copy of George aand Esther dated 1894 which shows Esther as 25 on it, but then on the 1901 census she comes up as abt. 1871. so maybe she is the one, Parkend is close to Brierley. Of course if she is this throws up other queries which you cannot answer.
Thanks again

Esther HAWKINS nee JAMES 1871 -1905 Parkend / Lydbrook (reply)

slowhands — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:22:27 +0000

Cannot find any mention of Esther after the 1891 census. Any information or ideas where to look appreciated
thank you

Is this her ?

HAWKINS George Henry
JAMES Esther
Forest of Dean Monmouth Register Office
1894 16 161

1901 The Park Lydbrook area
George Hawkins abt 1873 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Esther Hawkins abt 1871 Parkend, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Georgina Hawkins abt 1894 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Annie Hawkins abt 1896 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Willie Hawkins abt 1898 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Osborne Hawkins abt 1900 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire

Year: 1905
Month: Apr
Day: 5
Surname: HAWKINS
Forenames: Esther
Residence: Lydbrook
Age_at_death: 34 years
Officiating_Minister: H. T. Hoitt Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P208 1N 1/12
Page_No: 69
Parish_Chapel: Lydbrook

1911 Halbrook Lydbrook
George Hawkins 38
Georgina Hawkins 16
Annie Hawkins 15
William Hawkins 12
Osborne Hawkins 11
Albert Hawkins 9

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1891 Ruardean Hill area
William James abt 1851 Oxfordshire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Eliza James abt 1848 West Dean,, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Esther James abt 1871 West Dean,, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Emily James abt 1881 West Dean,, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Agnes E James abt 1883 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Clara E James abt 1887 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire

1881 Parkend
William James abt 1852 Oxfordshire, England Head West Dean, Gloucestershire
Eliza Jamesabt 1850 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife West Dean, Gloucestershire
John James abt 1873 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son West Dean, Gloucestershire
Ester James abt 1870 West Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter West Dean, Gloucestershire

James, Esther born 1871 East Dean, lived Brierley (reply)

lamplighter2 — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:41:49 +0000

Cannot find any mention of Esther after the 1891 census. Any information or ideas where to look appreciated
thank you

Brothers of Daniel MILLS 1865 - 1923 Brierley (reply)

lamplighter2 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:00:06 +0000

Thank you for sharing that information and to know that some of the family had gone to Illinois prior to the 1920's. The 'better' life they went for was just as hard in a lot of cases as the ones they left and the pits in all countries exacted their toll and the grief that followed is so hard to imagine. BUT I am sure the world was and is a little richer for a Forester travelling in it.
Best wishes
lamplighter

Brothers of Daniel MILLS 1865 - 1923 Brierley (reply)

rachaelw — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:16:34 +0000

Edward Mills and Arthur Mills (Grandad’s Great Uncles) sadly died in the ‘Cherry Mining Disaster’ of 1909 in Chicago, Illinois. Edward and Arthur were brothers of Daniel Mills, above. What a very sad story to come across. I have typed out a newspaper article written about this by Roy Mills, the great-nephew of Edward and Arthur, 100 years after the event, which was published in a Forest newspaper. Here are the details:

Early in the morning of Nov 13, 1909, nearly 500 men and boys were dropped into the Cherry Mine, Illinois. Their job, to hack out the coal to help power the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul railroad company which owned the pit. Some were American, but many were migrants from Europe, Italy, Poland and England, intent on escaping crippling poverty and on making a new life in a new country.

On this day, only one thing was different – the mine’s crude electrical system had broken down, so kerosene lamps lit the miner’s way. By lunchtime, bales of hay were dropped down to feed the mules, who spent their lives underground.

One unnamed miner and 15 year old Matt Francesco pushed a coal car piled with hay towards the stables. They shoved it the last few yards where it came to rest under an open torch. Kerosene dripped onto the hay and it quickly burst into flames. The fire spread fast and was soon out of control. Fans were opened in a misconceived plan to pull the fire out. But this made matters far worse and the flames and smoke spread through the lower two galleries. Behind the flames and with oxygen gone, the poisonous and suffocating gas called Black Damp made its deadly way into the 500ft depths of the pit.

Trapped underground, four foresters: brothers Arthur and Edward Mills from Cinderford and Lewis Gibbs and Frank Waite from The Plump. Edward Mills, the eldest brother, had already been out to America, panning for gold in the Klondike, sheep herding and working in bars. He came back to the Forest and married Isabella Pratt from The Pludds at Ruardean Woodside. Deciding to return to the New World, he persuaded his younger brother Arthur, and his wife Alice to return with them. They left in 1905.

In the stricken mine, once the fire took hold it proved impossible to control and burned for weeks. It was a slow death for many of the miners trapped underground – either by poisonous gas or suffocation. A team of 12 rescuers, recruited from the town of Cherry, made the hazardous drop into the smouldering mine shaft time and time again. Each time they brought up survivors, until the seventh drop. A confused message from below led to delays in bringing up the cage. Whether by accident or mistake, when it was finally brought up, the rescuers had all burned to death. None survived.

Nor did most of the Foresters down below. Only Frank Waite of Hazel Hill near Plump was brought out alive as part of a small group of miners who managed to barricade themselves behind a wall of mud, rock and timber for eight long days. The bodies of Edward and Arthur Mills weren’t found until April 1910, five months after the fire had been quenched. They were among 259 miners who died, leaving behind widows and more than 500 children. The Mills’ wives did re-marry and their children’s children still live in America. Relatives of the Cherry Miners remain in the Forest, including the nephew of Grantley Lewis Gibbs, who became headteacher at Steam Mills Primary School, and Roy Mills from Cinderford, the great nephew of Edward and Arthur, who’s been researching the family history.

“My father always used to talk to me about my two uncles killed in a mine,” said Roy. “I started researching about the history about 20 years ago, inspired by a family history even at the Dean Heritage Centre.”

“It’s amazing how much material there is. Edward’s son, Edward, was killed in a lorry crash but his two daughters lived on – but they changed their name when they married, which made it difficult to find them. But now I keep coming across second cousins, there must be hundreds of them, mostly still living in America.”

The article shows pictures of the three children who lost their father, Edward. The children were; Edward, Phyllis and Alma. It also pictures Edward’s wife, Isabella. I will save these pictures to show everyone, and print a copy of the article.

An Illinois history site states that as a result of the disaster, the state established stricter safety regulations and in 1911, the basis for the Illinois Workers Compensation Act was passed.

I have a picture of Edward Mills’ gravestone (findagrave.com) which is in the Cherry Mine Memorial Cemetery, although I could not find a gravestone for Arthur. It appears a lot of the gravestones in the cemetery are quite badly weathered, but I will keep searching.

Thought I would share with you, as some of the Mills family were going to America before the 1920's :)

SIMMONDS and MILLS Brierley - prior threads (reply)

slowhands — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:12:25 +0000

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=entry&id=30735
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=35114
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=31324

Mabel Elizabeth SIMMONDS nee MILLS 1895 - 1947 Brierley (reply)

rachaelw — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:53:41 +0000

There were 7 children (2 died in infancy) of Henry Simmonds from his first marriage to Alice Mason. He remarried after he was widowed, to Mabel in 1912. Henry went on to have at least 10 more children with Alice, one of which was definitely sent to America to be adopted (I have a picture of this child with her adoptive parents). I believe her name was Irene, Grandad called her 'Reenee'. I wasn't too sure who actually adopted her in America, and whether they were family members.

My Grandad was Redvers Simmonds b 1923, (there's a whole other thread on his Simmonds family!) The Mills family lived in Brierley Banks. I am in touch with a lady (I believe she is Arthur's granddaughter) and she still lives in the same house where most of the children were born.

There are quite a lot of wills/inquests around the Mills/Simmonds families (Simmonds also transcribed as Simons/Simmons/Simmonds/Symonds/Symmonds.

If you want any more info please contact me, as I have extensive Mills and Simmonds tree info :)

Mabel Elizabeth SIMMONDS nee MILLS 1895 - 1947 Brierley (reply)

slowhands — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:24:58 +0000

Mabel Mills is my Great Great Grandmother, she is a child of Daniel. I have a little info on the Mills family of Brierley Banks if you want to get in touch :)

Name: Mabel E Simmonds
Birth Date: abt 1894
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1947
Age at Death: 53
Registration district: Forest of Dean
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 7b
Page: 369

Year: 1947
Month: Dec
Day: 29
Surname: SIMMONDS
Forenames: Mabel E
Residence: The Tree House Brierly
Age_at_death: 53
Officiating_Minister: F J Gilmour Congregational Minister
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/38
Page_No: 108
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

possible children :-

Edward C Simmonds Apr-May-Jun 1918 Westbury S Shropshire
Bernice Simmonds Jul-Aug-Sep 1919 Westbury S Shropshire
Cyril L Simmonds Jan-Feb-Mar 1919 Westbury S Shropshire
Henry A Simmonds Oct-Nov-Dec 1920 Westbury S Shropshire
Joan M Simmonds Jan-Feb-Mar 1922 Westbury S Shropshire
Redvers D Simmonds Jul-Aug-Sep 1923 Westbury S. Shropshire
Marjorie D Simmonds Jan-Feb-Mar 1925 Westbury S Shropshire
Bryan Simmonds Oct-Nov-Dec 1927 Westbury S Shropshire

Irene L Simmonds Oct-Nov-Dec 1915 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
Bertram H Simmonds Oct-Nov-Dec 1914 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire
Dorothy Ra Simmonds Jul-Aug-Sep 1913 Westbury on Severn Gloucestershire

SIMMONDS Henry
MILLS Mabel
Forest of Dean Westbury-on-Severn (FoD) Register Office
1912 15 169

1911 4 Albert Blds, Kingstone Rd, Weston Super Mare
Mabel Mills abt 1896 Brierley Banks, Gloucestershire Servant Weston super Mare, Somerset

Name: Mabel Elizabeth Mills
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1895
Registration district: Westbury on Severn
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 261

Daniel MILLS 1865 - 1923 Brierley (reply)

lamplighter2 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:08:40 +0000

Thank you

Daniel MILLS 1865 - 1923 Brierley (reply)

slowhands — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:43:13 +0000

1881
Charles Mills . abt 1843 Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Mary A. Mills abt 1843 Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Charles Mills abt 1862 Bilston, Staffordshire, England Son Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Daniel Mills abt 1866 Bilston, Staffordshire, England Son Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Edward Mills abt 1868 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Jane Mills abt 1870 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Joseph Mills abt 1872 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Eliza Mills abt 1873 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Emeline Mills abt 1876 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Edeth Mills abt 1878 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Arthur Mills abt 1880 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire

1871
Charles Mills 28
Mary Ann Mills 36
Charles Mills 7
Daniel Mills 5
Edward Mills 4
Jane Ann Mills 2
Joseph Mills 2 Months
George Smith 22

Year: 1923
Month: Feb
Day: 10
Surname: MILLS
Forenames: Daniel
Residence: Brierley
Age_at_death: 57 years
Officiating_Minister: H M Biddell
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/14
Page_No: 119
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

1911 Brierley
Daniel Mills 45 Widowed Staffs
Mary Ann Mills 65 Mother Popes Hill
Hilda Mills 22
Rosa Mills 13
Arthur Mills 11
Nesta Mills 9
Gladys Mills 7

Year: 1906
Month: Jul
Day: 26
Surname: MILLS
Forenames: Henrietta
Residence: Brierley
Age_at_death: 38 years
Officiating_Minister: Rev Lloyd Evans in charge of Burial
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/13
Page_No: 185
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

1901 Brierley
David Mills abt 1866 Petton, Staffordshire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Henrietta Mills abt 1870 Paston Nr Bakely, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Hilda Mills abt 1889 Brierly, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Beatrice Mills abt 1891 Brierly, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Mable Mills abt 1895 Brierly, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Rosa Mills abt 1897 Brierly, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Arthur Mills Dabt 1900 Brierly, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire

1891
Daniel Mills abt 1865 Staffordshire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Henrietta Mills abt 1869 Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Florence Mills abt 1889 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Beatrice Mills abt 1891 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire

MILLS Daniel
HARRIS Henrietta
Stroud Dursley St James
1888 C13/1 498

1871 Dursley Police Station
James Harris 37 Ruardean
Fanny Harris 39
Wilson Harris 15
Herriah Harris 13
George Harris 11
Ellen Harris 8
Albert Harris 6
Walter Harris 4
Henaersth Harris 2 berkley
John Harris 3 Months

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=35118

Mabel MILLS Brierley banks (reply)

rachaelw — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:04:24 +0000

Mabel Mills is my Great Great Grandmother, she is a child of Daniel. I have a little info on the Mills family of Brierley Banks if you want to get in touch :)

Ernest JAMES (MILLS ?) 1896 Brierley (reply)

lamplighter2 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:46:19 +0000

Thank you slowhands.

Ernest JAMES (MILLS ?) 1896 Brierley (reply)

slowhands — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:12:36 +0000

1930
Ernest Mills name city, Franklin, Illinois abt 1896 location
Matilda Mills name city, Franklin, Illinois abt 1902 location
Mcdonald Mills name,name city, Franklin, Illinois abt 1922 location

1940
Earnest Mils name city, Franklin, Illinois abt 1896 location info England
Mateldia Mils name city, Franklin, Illinois abt 1903 location info Germany
Earnest Mils name,name city, Franklin, Illinois abt 1923 location info
Janette Mils name,name city, Franklin, Illinois abt 1929 location info
Jack Mils name,name city, Franklin, Illinois abt 1935 location info

Ancestry has

ernest arthur mills
Birth march 11 1896 in Wales
Death Living
Death march 1 1969 in Franklin County, Illinois, USA

married to

matilda mutchek
Birth march 20 1902 in Germany
Death Living
Death august 6 1997 in Franklin County, Illinois, USA

with children

mcdonald mills
1921 – 2010

Harry MILLS 1902 Brierley (reply)

slowhands — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:55:34 +0000

Name: Harry Mills
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1903
Departure Date: 2 Jul 1921
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: New York, USA
Ship Name: Mauretania

Name: Harry Mills
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1902
Registration district: Westbury on Severn
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 302

1911 Brierley Banks
Joseph Mills 40 Pludds
Florence Mills 42 Brierley
Bernice Mills 15 Brierley
George Mills 13 Brierley
Edith Mills 11 Brierley
Harry Mills 9 Brierley
James Mills 7 Brierley
Alice Mills 3 Brierley
Stanley Mills 1 Brierley

father and Aunt Eliza

1881
Charles Mills . abt 1843 Stroud, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Mary A. Mills abt 1843 Little Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Charles Mills abt 1862 Bilston, Staffordshire, England Son Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Daniel Mills abt 1866 Bilston, Staffordshire, England Son Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Edward Mills abt 1868 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Jane Mills abt 1870 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Joseph Mills abt 1872 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Eliza Mills abt 1873 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Emeline Mills abt 1876 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Edeth Mills abt 1878 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Arthur Mills abt 1880 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire

1871
Charles Mills 28
Mary Ann Mills 36
Charles Mills 7
Daniel Mills 5
Edward Mills 4
Jane Ann Mills 2
Joseph Mills 2 Months
George Smith 22

Murial JAMES nee MORGAN 1901 -1987 Coleford (reply)

slowhands — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:25:49 +0000

Ernest did not appear to have gone to America with the family
but in 1929 an Ernest James ( Ruardean) went to America with his wife Muriel ( b. Coleford.) Maybe he is the Ernest of the family.

Name: Muriel Louise James
Birth Date: 12 Mar 1901
Date of Registration: Nov 1987
Age at Death: 86
Registration district: Gloucester
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 22
Page: 1912

Name: Ernest C James & Muriel L Morgan
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1925
Registration district: Ross
Inferred County: Herefordshire
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 980

Year: 1901
Month: May
Day: 19
Parents_Surname: MORGAN
Child_Forenames: Muriel Louisa
Fathers_Forenames: Robert
Mothers_Forenames: Louisa
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: 6 Staunton R[oa]d Coleford
Occupation: Stonemason
Officiating_Minister: W Townsend
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P93 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 98
Parish_Chapel: Coleford

I suspect she is married to

Year: 1897
Month: Mar
Day: 17
Parents_Surname: JAMES
Child_Forenames: Ernest Chesney
Fathers_Forenames: Ernest John Henry Thomas
Mothers_Forenames: Horience Elizabeth
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Ruardean
Occupation: Collier
Officiating_Minister: E Parnell
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/8
Page_Number: 71
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean

Name: Ernest Chesney James
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1896
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1971
Age at Death: 75
Registration district: Gloucester City
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 7b
Page: 1106

JAMES family - originally from Parkend (reply)

lamplighter2 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:10:23 +0000

Thanks Slowhands - do you ever sleep?
Perhaps I should have been clearer:-
Does anyone have any information of the family after the 1930 (USA) census please?
Thank you

JAMES / MILLS family - originally from Parkend (reply)

slowhands — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:55:09 +0000

Does anyone have any information on the following people please:

John James born 1873, with one of his sons went to America in 1921. His wife Eliza would appear to have followed in 1922 with 2 of the younger children.
They had the following children:

Ernest born 1896 approximately
Redvers b. 1902 Do.
Ivor b. 1904 Do.
John (Jack) b. 1907 Do.
Cyril b. 1910 Do.
Ruby b. 1912 Do. was she known as Doris also?

Ernest did not appear to have gone to America with the family
but in 1929 an Ernest James ( Ruardean) went to America with his wife Muriel ( b. Coleford.) Maybe he is the Ernest of the family.
The family, apart from Ernest appear on the 1930 American census at Franklin Illinois USA but I have no further information.
If anyone has any information of this family I would be very grateful as John James snr. was a brother to one of my grandmothers.
Thank you

Year: 1900
Month: Jun
Day: 25
Grooms_Surname: JAMES
Grooms_Forenames: John
Grooms_Age: 27
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Miner
Grooms_Residence: Brierley
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: James
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: William
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Engineer
Brides_Surname: MILLS
Brides_Forenames: Eliza
Brides_Age: 26
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Brierley
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Mills
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Charles
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Miner
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: [not stated]
Signature_or_Mark: both sign
Witness_1: William Mills
Witness_2: Laura Leyshon
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: James Lawton Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/8
Page_Number: 243
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

1901
John James abt 1873 Parkend, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Eliza James abt 1874 Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Ernest James abt 1896 Brierly, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire

Name: Redvers John James
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1901
Registration district: Westbury on Severn
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 305

Name: Cyril James James
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1909
Registration district: Westbury on Severn
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 266

1911 Brierley
John James 39 Parkend
Eliza James 37 Cinderford
Ernest James 15 Brierley
Redvers James 10 Brierley
Ivor James 8 Brierley
Jack James 5 Pludds
Cyil James 1 Brierley

Name: Doris M James
Mother's Maiden Name: Mills
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1911
Registration district: Westbury on Severn
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 504

Name: John James
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Birth Date: abt 1876
Departure Date: 2 Jul 1921
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: New York, USA
Ship Name: Mauretania

Name: John R James
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Birth Date: abt 1901
Departure Date: 2 Jul 1921
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: New York, USA
Ship Name: Mauretania

Name: Harry Mills
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1903
Departure Date: 2 Jul 1921
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: New York, USA
Ship Name: Mauretania

then on a latter sailing

Name: Eliza James
Gender: Female
Age: 49
Birth Date: abt 1873
Departure Date: 18 Nov 1922
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: New York, USA
Ship Name: Mauretania

Name: Cyril James
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Birth Date: abt 1911
Departure Date: 18 Nov 1922
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: New York, USA
Ship Name: Mauretania

Name: Doris James
Gender: Female
Age: 9
Birth Date: abt 1913
Departure Date: 18 Nov 1922
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: New York, USA
Ship Name: Mauretania

1930
John James name city, Franklin, Illinois abt 1873 England
Eliza James name city, Franklin, Illinois abt 1874 England
Redders James [Redvers,John James] name,name city, Franklin, Illinois abt 1902 England
Cyril James name,name city, Franklin, Illinois abt 1910 England

1940
Eliza James name city, Franklin, Illinois abt 1875 England

1940
Cyril James name,name city, Franklin, Illinois abt 1910 England

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Redvers is mentioned on Ancestry along with photographs of him his wife Margaret etc.

JAMES family - originally from Brierley

lamplighter2 — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:33:54 +0000

Does anyone have any information on the following people please:

John James born 1873, with one of his sons went to America in 1921. His wife Eliza would appear to have followed in 1922 with 2 of the younger children.
They had the following children:

Ernest born 1896 approximately
Redvers b. 1902 Do.
Ivor b. 1904 Do.
John (Jack) b. 1907 Do.
Cyril b. 1910 Do.
Ruby b. 1912 Do. was she known as Doris also?

Ernest did not appear to have gone to America with the family
but in 1929 an Ernest James ( Ruardean) went to America with his wife Muriel ( b. Coleford.) Maybe he is the Ernest of the family.
The family, apart from Ernest appear on the 1930 American census at Franklin Illinois USA but I have no further information.
If anyone has any information of this family I would be very grateful as John James snr. was a brother to one of my grandmothers.
Thank you