William James (cal 1835 – 1909)

Parents

Life Events and Attributes

Llanfair Nant Y Gof, Pembrokeshire, WalesG Birth calculated 1835	Location Llanfair Nant Y Gof, Pembrokeshire, WalesG	Location	Birth calculated 1835	Llanfair Nant Y Gof, Pembrokeshire, Wales3,4,6
Llysydefaid, Llanfair Nant Y Gof, Pembrokeshire, WalesG Census 6 June 1841	Location Llysydefaid, Llanfair Nant Y Gof, Pembrokeshire, WalesG	Location	Census 6 June 1841	Llysydefaid, Llanfair Nant Y Gof, Pembrokeshire, Wales10
Occupation 30 March 1851	Location	Location	Occupation 30 March 1851	Labourer9
Llysydefaid, Llanfair Nant Y Gof, Pembrokeshire, WalesG Census 30 March 1851	Location Llysydefaid, Llanfair Nant Y Gof, Pembrokeshire, WalesG	Location	Census 30 March 1851	Llysydefaid, Llanfair Nant Y Gof, Pembrokeshire, Wales9
The Tabernacle Chapel, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG Marriage 16 March 1861	Location The Tabernacle Chapel, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG	Location	Marriage 16 March 1861	To Margaret Walters The Tabernacle Chapel, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales7 Notes: Woman’s age: 22y Man’s Age: 24y
Occupation 16 March 1861	Location	Location	Occupation 16 March 1861	Carpenter7
Plymouth Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG Residence 16 March 1861	Location Plymouth Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG	Location	Residence 16 March 1861	Plymouth Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales7
Occupation 7 April 1861	Location	Location	Occupation 7 April 1861	Carpenter8
14 Cross Thomas Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG Census 7 April 1861	Location 14 Cross Thomas Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG	Location	Census 7 April 1861	14 Cross Thomas Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales8
Occupation 19 January 1870	Location	Location	Occupation 19 January 1870	Carpenter2
Occupation 2 April 1871	Location	Location	Occupation 2 April 1871	Builder5
91, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG Census 2 April 1871	Location 91, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG	Location	Census 2 April 1871	91, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales5
Occupation 3 April 1881	Location	Location	Occupation 3 April 1881	Builder4
91, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG Census 3 April 1881	Location 91, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG	Location	Census 3 April 1881	91, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales4
Occupation 5 April 1891	Location	Location	Occupation 5 April 1891	Builder3
93, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG Census 5 April 1891	Location 93, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG	Location	Census 5 April 1891	93, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales3
Occupation 24 December 1893	Location	Location	Occupation 24 December 1893	Builder1
Occupation 31 March 1901	Location	Location	Occupation 31 March 1901	Undertaker and carpenter6
92, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG Census 31 March 1901	Location 92, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG	Location	Census 31 March 1901	92, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales6
Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG Will 12 February 1907	Location Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG	Location	Will 12 February 1907	Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales12 Notes: William James left: – all his personal effects to his wife Margaret, and after her death to his daughter Jane. – his business as a Builder and Undertaker to his wife Margaret and his daughter Jane in equal shares. – 5 leasehold houses in Bryn Villas Mountain Hare and a leasehold house in Clare Street to his executors, to be sold and the proceeds (after paying all his debts) to go to his wife Margaret. – All his other properties in trust for his wife and after her death as follows: – a leasehold property at 10 Rees Street (where his son-in-law Thomas Jones was living at the time of his marriage) to his son John – a leasehold property in William Street to his daughter Mary – another leasehold property in William Street to his daughter Agnes – the leasehold property 91 Twynyrodyn (where the family was living in 1871 and 1881) to his daughter Jane – the leasehold property at 92 Twynyrodyn (where the family was living in 1901) to his daughter Sarah Ann. -After the death of his wife, the residue of his estate was left equally to his four daughters. The witnesses of the will were: John W. Jones solicitor and William Walters Twynyrodyn Schools Merthyr Tydfil Schoolmaster.
Occupation 18 May 1909	Location	Location	Occupation 18 May 1909	Funeral Undertaker11,13
92, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG Death 18 May 1909	Location 92, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, WalesG	Location	Death 18 May 1909	92, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Cause: Bronchopneumonia, Cardiac Failure11,14,13
Cefn Coed Cemetery, Cefn Coed, Vaynor, Breconshire, WalesG Burial 24 May 1909	Location Cefn Coed Cemetery, Cefn Coed, Vaynor, Breconshire, WalesG	Location	Burial 24 May 1909	Cefn Coed Cemetery, Cefn Coed, Vaynor, Breconshire, Wales13
The Principal Registry of the Family Division, London, England Probate 29 June 1909	Location The Principal Registry of the Family Division, London, England	Location	Probate 29 June 1909	The Principal Registry of the Family Division, London, England12,14,15 Notes: The executors were: David Phillips of the Cloth Hall, High Street, Merthyr Tydfil, draper. William Walters of the Schoolhouse, Twynyrodyn, Schoolmaster. Margaret James of 92 Twynyrodyn widow the relic of the deceased. Jane James of 92 Twynyrodyn spinster daughter of the deceased.

Citations

1. [S179] Wales, marriage certificate (certified copy) for Thomas Jones and Agnes James, married 24 December 1893; Merthyr Tydfil 11a/978, Glamorgan. General Register Office, Southport
2. [S186] Wales, birth certificate (certified copy) for Agnes James, born 9 Dec 1869; registered Mar quarter 1870; Merthyr Tydfil district 11a/365, Merthyr Tydfil Lower Sub-district, County of Glamorgan; General Register Office, Southport.
3. [S190] 1891 census of Wales, Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil, William James; digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 9 December 2017); citing Class: RG13; Piece: 4436; Folio: 39; Page: 40
4. [S240] 1881 census of Wales, Merthyr Tydfil, William James; digital image, Findmypast(http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 29 December 2017); citing Class: RG11; Piece: 5311; Folio: 88; Page: 4
5. [S241] 1871 census of Wales, Merthyr Tydfil, William James; digital image, Ancestry(http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 29 December 2017); citing Class: RG10; Piece: 5393; Folio: 41; Page: 3
6. [S323] 1901 census of Wales, Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil, William James; digital image, Ancestry(http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 16 January 2018); citing Class: RG13; Piece: 5024; Folio: 136; Page: 15
7. [S325] Wales, marriage certificate (certified copy) for William James and Margaret Walters, married 16 March 1861 Merthyr Tydfil district in the County of Glamorgan. General Register Office, Southport
8. [S328] 1861 census of Wales, Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil, William James; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 17 January 2018); citing Class: RG09; Piece: 4054; Folio: 14; Page: 2
9. [S329] 1851 census of Wales Pembrokeshire Llanfair Nant Y Gof, John James; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 29 December 2017); citing Class: HO107; Piece: 2480; Folio: 195; Page: 3
10. [S330] 1841 census of Wales Pembrokeshire Llanfair Nant Y Gof, John James; digital image, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.co.uk : accessed 29 December 2017); citing Class: HO107; Piece: 1444; Book: 20; Folio: 8; Page: 10
11. [S345] Wales, death certificate (certified copy) for William James, died 18 May 1909; registered 20 May 1909, Merthyr Tydfil district 11a/714, Merthyr Tydfil Lower Sub-district, County of Merthyr Tydfil C.B., &c General Register Office, Southport.
12. [S346] The Principal Registry of His Majesty’s High Court of Jutice (London, England). Grant of Probate for the estate of William James dated 29 June 1909 with annexed will (transcript) for William James dated 12 February 1907; temporary digital image provided by “Find a Will,” (https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk : 23 January 2018).
13. [S331] Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. “The Merthyr Express” 22 May 1909 (digital images), Welsh Newspapers Online(https://http://newspapers.library.wales, accessed: 17 January 2018), page 1, column 5, headed Births Marriages and Deaths.
14. [S324] “England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995”, digital images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 16 January 2018), entry for William James died 18 May 1909 in Merthyr Tydfil Wales; citing Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration
15. [S332] Cardiff, Wales. “Evening Express and Evening Mail” Second Edition July 2 1909 (digital images), Welsh Newspapers Online(http://newspapers.library.wales, accessed: 17 January 2018), page 2, column 5, headed Local Wills.