Frank JAMES Halesowen & Canada

[webbedwards]

Hi All, My Frank James was b in 1891 Halesowen, went to Canada about 1913/14 Halifax, joined army 1915 came out 1919, he m 1920/21 a Elsie ? he had 4 children with her.
Can find no marriage date or when children were born, or when he died.

He was the son of Isaac b 1851 d 1910

[jim1]

Did he go back to Canada or stay in the UK.

[webbedwards]

did not come back to UK

[Christine53]

You haven't given his parents' names , but is this the right one ?

My mistake - you have

Francis James of the City of Montreal , blacksmith , son of the late Isaac James and Annie Price his wife ,
and Elsie Fish , spinster of the same place, daughter of the late William Henry Fish and of Sarah Oakes his wife.

1920 Saint Andrews Anglican Church , Montreal.

I cannot see an actual date , other than 1920 , in the written record.

[Christine53]

This looks like them in 1921:

Frank James 1892 England , chef ( ie head )
Elise James 1891 England , epouse ( wife )
Jack James 1920 Quebec , fils ( son )
625 Joliette, Hochelaga Ward , Montreal


http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mh8/   

[webbedwards]

Wow thanks, all seems to fit, now need to find other children & deaths of Frank & Elsie

[dbree]

Hi,

Frank's WW1 service file is available to view. Click on PDF for full file, it is very slow to load.
It gives his death as 31-5-1943.
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=482750

From the Montreal Gazette newspaper, June 2, 1943 page 14
James, Frank of 7261 Wiseman Ave., beloved husband of Elsie Fish, father of sons J* and R* (both serving RCNVR) No mention of other children.
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Fr8DH2VBP9sC&dat=19430602&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

Champ d'Honneur National Cemetery, Montreal
GNR Frank James 1891-1943, Can. Field Art'y CEF
https://canadianheadstones.com/view?id=1853040

Frank's WW1 Death Card, his date of death is incorrect, page 427
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/mass-digitized-archives/veterans-death-cards-ww1/Pages/item.aspx?PageID=2776645

*initial only, just in case they are still living.

DB

[webbedwards]

Thank you so much dbree, can I ask you if you can find wife's death

[*Sandra*]

Do we know the names of the other two children ?

Did Elsie have any middle name ?

Sandra