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| SUMMARY |
| AUS NSW Abermain | 1904+ |
| AUS VIC Outtrim | 1897-1904 |
| AUS QLD Torbanlea, Burrum and Howard | 1883-1900 |
| WLS GLA Ystradyfodwg Pen-y-graig | 1868-1900 |
| WLS MON Bedwellty Aberbargoed | pre 1925 |
| USA PA Scranton area | 1870s and 1880s |
| WLS GLA Gelligaer Bargoed | 1870s |
| WLS MON Mynyddislwyn | pre 1820 |
| AUS QLD Mount Morgan | 1890s |
This Welsh coal mining family originated in the elevated Wentlwg district of north-western Monmouthshire. They followed coal mining in the valleys of the South Wales coalfield before migrating to Queensland in the 1880s. Several members of the family are believed to have spent some time in Pennsylvania in the United States in the 1870s and 1880s before joining other branches in Australia.
| LINKS |
Read about William Arthur James 1871-1948.
Read about Blod and Jack, Character Duetists (Blod was a member of the James family).
Read about Johnny James who served on the Western Front in World War I.
There is a possibility that this family is connected with the same James family that includes the authors of the Welsh National Anthem, but this has not yet been proven.
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(possibly born ca 1785, possibly m 3 May 1812 Mynyddislwyn to Mary REES possible burial 10 Sep 1857 Bedwellty MON WLS aged 73 years) | | |
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John JAMES coal miner, quarryman, collier, labourer bapt 11 Apr 1813 Mynyddislwyn, died 26 Nov 1880 Trealaw, Ystradyfodwg, Rhondda Valley, GLA WLS buried 29 Nov 1880 St Sannan's Bedwellty MON WLS m 28 Mar 1840 Bedwellty MON WLS Amelia or Emma or Amy PHILLIPS born ca 1814 Machen or Bassaleg MON WLS, died 17 Jan 1884 Treherbert, Rhondda Valley, GLA WLS buried 22 Jan 1884 Bedwellty MON WLS | | |
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Elizabeth JAMES born 11 Jan 1841 Blackwood MON WLS died ca Feb 1902 Merthyr Tydfil m ca 1858 John WHEELER coal miner b ca 1837 Frome SOM ENG of Pen-y-graig GLA WLS had issue |
William P JAMES coal miner, innkeeper, storekeeper, lay Baptist preacher born 5 Jul 1843 Blackwood MON WLS died 26 Aug 1924 Abermain NSW AUS bur 27 Aug 1924 Kurri Kurri NSW AUS m (i) 21 Dec 1867 Nebo Baptist Chapel, Ebbw Vale, MON WLS Margaret EDMUNDS born 20 Oct 1839 Cwrt Coch, Bedwellty died 21 Jun 1877 Pen-y-graig Ystradyfodwg GLA WLS bur 23 Jun 1877 Bedwellty MON WLS m (ii) 1 Mar 1882 St David's Llanwonno Pontypridd GLA WLS Eliza Ann McDONALD piano teacher born 28 Jun 1841 Bridgewater Arms Inn, Ellesmere SAL ENG bapt 24 Jul 1841 Ellesmere died 12 Oct 1915 Abermain NSW AUS bur 13 Oct 1915 Kurri Kurri NSW AUS m (iii) 18 Apr 1922 St Anne's Church of England, Ryde NSW AUS Margaret FENWICK nee ANDERSON born ca 1854 Blyth NBL ENG died 1 Jul 1934 Cessnock NSW AUS bur 3 Jul 1934 Kurri Kurri NSW AUS | | | |
John Phillip JAMES coal miner, pickman born 2 Jul 1849 Blackwood MON WLS bapt 16 Oct 1859 Bedwellty died 21 Sep 1921 Aberdare NSW AUS bur 22 Sep 1921 Aberdare NSW AUS m (i) details unknown m (ii) 28 May 1904 Newcastle NSW AUS Catherine JONES nee ROSSER born 5 Jul 1865 Hafod Gyfeillion Llanwonno Pontypridd GLA died 11 Aug 1920 Cessnock NSW AUS bur 12 Aug 1920 Aberdare NSW AUS had issue |
Mary JAMES born ca 1852 Mynyddislwyn bapt 16 Oct 1859 Bedwellty last known living 1861 |
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Charles Edmund JAMES coal mine proprietor, union activist born 24 Jun 1868 Bryncelin, Pen-y-graig, Ystradyfodwg GLA WLS died 22 Jun 1944 Kurri Kurri NSW AUS bur 23 Jun 1944 Kurri Kurri NSW AUS m 30 Mar 1891 Primitive Methodist Church Torbanlea QLD AUS Ada Rosetta WRIGHT born 24 Dec 1869 2 Lombard Market, York Road, Battersea SRY ENG died 22 May 1939 Abermain NSW AUS bur 23 May 1939 Kurri Kurri NSW AUS | | | | | | |
John JAMES born ca 1869 Bedwellty died 23 Jul 1878 Tynycelyn, Pen-y-graig Ystradyfodwg GLA WLS "accidental death from injuries received by being crushed by a timber wagon, certificate received from Geo OVERTON Coroner for Glamorganshire, inquest held 25 Jul 1878" |
William Arthur JAMES coal mine manager and contractor, lay preacher born 20 Mar 1871 Cwm, Victoria, Ebbw Vale, Aberystruth MON WLS died 22 Mar 1948 Lidcombe NSW AUS bur 24 Mar 1948 Kurri Kurri NSW AUS m 17 Apr 1901 Pentrebach GLA WLS Agnes DAVIES born 29 Aug 1878 Park View Inn, 4 Brecon Road, Merthyr Tydfil GLA WLS died 22 Sep 1956 Camperdown NSW AUS bur 25 Sep 1956 Kurri Kurri NSW AUS had issue (including Agnes Madeline and John Gwilym - see below) |
Emma JAMES born ca 1872 Cwmsifiog MON WLS last known living 1881 |
David William JAMES coal miner born 20 Jun 1873 Field Street, Bargoed Gelligaer GLA WLS died 7 Aug 1950 Kurri Kurri NSW AUS bur 8 Aug 1950 Beresfield NSW AUS m 14 Mar 1895 Reading Room, Church of England, Torbanlea QLD AUS Margaret Ann WILLEY born 1873 Waterhouses DUR ENG died 13 Jul 1951 Abermain NSW AUS bur 14 Jul 1951 Beresfield NSW AUS had issue |
Margaret Hannah JAMES born 16 Nov 1875 Williams Town, Llantrisaint, Pontypridd GLA WLS died 20 Apr 1877 Pen-y-graig, Ystradyfodwg GLA WLS bur 24 Apr 1877 Bedwellty MON WLS |
Thomas Samuel JAMES born 18 Jun 1877 Pen-y-graig, Ystradyfodwg GLA WLS died 1 Aug 1877 Coed-y-brain Row, Bedwellty MON WLS bur 4 Aug 1877 Bedwellty MON WLS |
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Margaret Amelia JAMES born 7 Jul 1892 Leconfield NSW AUS died 26 Aug 1946 Kurri Kurri NSW AUS m 27 Dec 1911 Kurri Kurri Ernest RECKENBERG born 4 Mar 1890 Plattsburg NSW AUS died 21 Apr 1971 Cessnock NSW AUS had issue |
Annie Rosalie JAMES born 21 Feb 1894 Torbanlea QLD died 19 Jul 1983 Mayfield NSW m 1917 Newcastle NSW Nathanial VEALE born 27 Aug 1890 Adamstown NSW died 8 Aug 1951 had issue |
Ada May JAMES born 29 Sep 1895 Torbanlea QLD died 19 Oct 1977 Cooranbong NSW m 19 Mar 1913 Kurri Kurri NSW John Robert PARKINSON born 29 Aug 1886 Wallsend NSW died 2 Feb 1980 Dudley NSW had issue |
Beatrice Maud JAMES born 23 Aug 1898 Outtrim VIC AUS died 10 Oct 1964 Newcastle NSW m 1920 Kurri Kurri Albert Raymond RECKENBERG born 13 Oct 1895 Plattsburn NSW died 8 Feb 1956 Newcastle NSW had issue |
Elizabeth Ann JAMES born 19 May 1901 Outtrim VIC AUS died 6 Feb 1973 Abermain NSW m 17 Jan 1920 Kurri Kurri Michael David O'BRIEN born 31 Aug 1898 Cootamundra NSW died 20 Apr 1979 had issue |
Charles Alfred JAMES coal mine manager, local government councillor born 23 Jul 1904 Mount Misery, Outtrim VIC AUS died 1 Mar 1971 Kurri Kurri NSW m 23 Jun 1926 Kurri Kurri Agnes Madeline JAMES born 5 Aug 1907 2 Tredegar Terrace, Aberbargoed MON WLS died 5 Feb 1990 Belmont North NSW dau of William Arthur JAMES (above) | | | | |
Daisy Evilyn JAMES born 15 Jul 1907 Abermain NSW AUS died 18 Oct 1935 Weston NSW AUS m 25 May 1927 Kurri Kurri John Gwilym JAMES born 29 Jul 1902 Merthyr Tydfil GLA WLS died 21 Oct 1935 Kurri Kurri NSW AUS son of William Arthur JAMES (above) had issue |
Olive Mary Rosetta JAMES (living, has issue) |
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Charles William JAMES coal mine deputy born 18 Dec 1926 Abermain NSW AUS died 27 Aug 2003 Wollongong NSW AUS m (i) 16 Apr 1949 St John's Church of England, Cessnock NSW AUS Esma BARRETT born ca 1928 died 16 Jul 1988 Townsville QLD AUS had issue m (ii) 22 Dec 1968 Methodist Church, Camden NSW AUS Barbara Jean WILE had issue |
Gwendoline JAMES (living, has issue) |
Glyndwr JAMES mechanical engineer born 24 Jul 1931 Abermain NSW died 2 Jul 1990 Singleton Heights NSW AUS married and had issue |
Agnes Madaleine JAMES (living, has issue) m Albert James WILLIAMS sales manager born 27 Jul 1930 Weston NSW died 26 Apr 2001 Adelaide SA AUS |
Ada Beryl JAMES (living, has issue) |
John Edmund JAMES (living, has issue) |