Hi
Have you looked at the 1881 census, James should be found somewhere. This census is free to look at at either familysearch or ancestry.co.uk; you could also try FreeBMD.
I have come across the Christmas surname when researching my own family - it was so unusual it stuck in my mind even though it's not linked to my tree. I did a trawl of Phillimores Marriage Registers for Bucks and found the following
Wendover:
Thos. Christmas Joana Cocke 23/10/1623
Ephraim Howe Elizabeth Christmas 10/06/1629
Thos. Christmas Dorithie Burnham 28/01/1637
Joh. Christmas of London, victualler Hannah Webb of Great Missenden, lic 25/09/1684
Joh Bedall of Princes Risborough Jane Christmas of Wendover 17/07/1699
Wm Christmas, carpenter Elizabeth Rawlins sp. both of W 05/09/1699
Ric Turry and Mary Christmas both of W 16/11/1719
Hen. Sly and Hester Christmas both of W 29/09/1722
Hen. Harding and Rebecca Christmas both of W 02/05/1725
Mr Wm Christmas jnr and Mrs Dorothy Plaistow both of W lic May 1725, no date.
Edwd Evans Mary Christmas both of W31/01/1729
Joh. King, smith Eliz. Christmas both of W 2/05/1745
Ric. Dawson als Bedfor, Agnes Christmas 11/04/1588
Edmd Emmerton Jone Christmas 13/10/1588
Aston Clinton
Wm Fen Elinor Christmas, both of AC 07/08/1768
Joh. Christmas of Stoke Mandeville and Elizab. Fitkin of Weston Turvile lic.09/10/1749
Chenies
Thomas Bradley and Hannah Christmas 16/09/1688
Chalfont St Peter
Ezekiel South and Agnes Christmas July 1609 no date
Hedgerley
Rich. Christmas of Denham Ann SMith of Uxbridge 26/05/1740
High Wycombe
Wm. Riddle Eliz. Christmas 09/10/1733
Hughenden
Jacob Darvell Dorothy Christmas 09/11/1741
Denham
Hy Cripple and Easter Christmas 07/09/1704
Iver
Thos. Grove and Jane Christmas 25/09/1691
Wm Christmas, carpenter and Sarah Hicks of Drayton, Bucks14/04/1759
Chesham
Thos Christmas and Ann Hewitt lic 25/01/1787
Hy Williams of Christ Church Surrey and Sarah Christmas lic 04/03/1793
Wm Harding and Dorothy Christmas 24/04/1810
Jos. Holdam of Hulcott Bucks, Agnes Christmas , minor, lic 28/10/1828
Wm Christmas and Ann Horwood 25/04/1833
On my ancestry cd for Bucks were the following refs:
Epiphany Session. 1692-93. Martha Stokes and Richard Christmas, butcher, both of Wendover, for bastardy
Chepping Wycombe. A John Christmas is referenced as getting into debt and the courts ordered a newly appointed bridewell keeper to give him £10 per year out of his salary.
Wendover 1698/99. William Christmas, constable, fined for not making their returns.
Francis Christmas mentioned for having had wages witheld. 1705/12.
Richard Christmas was a petty constable of Denham, 1705-12 sessions.
William Christmas sworn as a petty constable/tithing man 1705/12 sessions
William Christmas named as a freeholder by petty constables 1705/12
There are also a few references to Christmas in Huntingdonshire.
Hope this helps
Regards Steph
