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« on: Tuesday 01 November 05 21:34 GMT (UK) »
Hi Bryant,
Here we go.....John Henry James was born in Liskeard, Cornwall in appoximately 1835 and moved to London sometime in the 1850's. We have John James listed as living in 14 Modbury Terrace, St. Pancras in the 1861 census with Mary Curtis living at 3 Modbury Terrace. John was listed as a boarder, unmarried, carpenter aged 26. Mary's was listed as the Head, unmarried, Ironer aged 20.
John James and Mary James are listed in the 1871 census living in Kensington with 5 children, one of which was 10 years old suggesting that the couple were married soon after the 1861 census (although we cannot find any marriages on 1837.com for that period).
The assumption is that John and Mary met whilst living in St, Pancras with their dates and places of birth forming the connection.
Other censuses are consistant with age and location although the 1881 census names her as Jane (rather than Mary) but with Bath, Somerset still recorded as her place of birth. 1891 census shows her again as Mary.
We have mapped out the family James reasonably well since they moved to London, but we cannot find this connection to Mary, born Bath, Somerset.
Hope you can help