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Staffordshire / James family of Caverswall (circa 1500s)
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In tracing another line of my family back (in this case my maternal grandmother's), I've found that the James line corresponding to me dates back to Dilhorne until the 17th century and Caverswall around the Elizabeth period, with a Thomas James (b. 1573) the earliest semi-confirmed direct ancestor. Sifting through FreeReg, I noticed that several Jameses inhabited Caverswall beginning around the mid-16th century, with the oldest record listed being a death record for "Gilbert James" dated 1552; I strongly suspect that this line is Thomas's. Is there any information as to Gilbert's birthdate, when the family came to Caverswall and what town/county they came from beforehand?