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Thanks. Much appreciated.

Looks like 10 Cottrell Road, but writing isn't too clever.

1891 with his parents address was 45 Rose Street

Don't suppose it says the address that alfred, jas, florence etc lived at in 1901?

Fantastic. All fits perfectly as Alfred's dad John James was from bedminster in bristol. Florence was born in 1862 and between her being born and Alfred being born they moved to Roath in cardiff. Is Jas short for James? Thanks for your help. I'm off now to race the Bristol side further. Have reached Joseph James born 1799 who is Alfred's grandfather but reached a dead end past that. Thanks again.

1901 - with his sister Florence and her family:

Florence Brian
Age in 1901: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: Jas Brian
Gender: Female
Where born: Bedminster, Somerset, England

Civil parish: Roath
Ecclesiastical parish: Roath St Margaret
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales

Street Address: View image
Condition as to marriage: View image
Education: View image
Employment status: View image
Occupation: View image

Registration district: Cardiff
Sub-registration district: East Cardiff
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 5
Piece: 4974
Folio: 68
Page Number: 2
Household Members: Name Age
Jas Brian 37
Florence Brian 38
Florence Dais Brian 16
Jas Chas Brian 14
Edward Dd Brian 12
Margt Brian 9
Albert Victor Brian 7
Frank Brian 4
Alfred Brian 29 << down as brother in law, a painter.

Although his name is wrong - if he is Jas Brain's b-i-l I would assume him to be Florence's brother and name should be James.

Hi yes that's him. He married late and his wife Edith was married previously. It's weird that he lived in Roath all his life, disappeared then reappeared. Someone suggested he went to war??

Is this him in 1891 - occupation painter (as is his father)?

Alfred J James
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John E James
Mother's Name: Elizabeth James
Gender: Male
Where born: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Civil parish: Roath
Ecclesiastical parish: Roath
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales

Street Address: View image
Condition as to marriage: View image
Education: View image
Employment status: View image
Occupation: View image

Registration district: Cardiff
Sub-registration district: Cardiff
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4387
Folio: 50
Page Number: 94
Household Members: Name Age
John E James 61
Elizabeth James 62
Alfred J James 19

Is he the father of Frank and & your grandfather Edward?

If so, he was rather old to be getting married and having first child so wonder if he went abroad for a time/been married previously?

Could you post up the 1891 so we can see his family?

That's him. No record of him on the 1901 census though.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
about Alfred J James
Name: Alfred J James
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1910
Registration district: Cardiff
Inferred County: Glamorgan
Volume Number: 11a
Page Number: 732

There is a female name missing from this but the 1911 census says they have been married under 1 year.

1911 Wales Census
about Alfred John James
Name: Alfred John James
Age in 1911: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Civil parish: Cardiff
County/Island: Glamorgan
Country: Wales
Street Address: 75 Keppoch Street Roath Cardiff Sw
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: Under 1
Occupation: House Painter
Registration district: Cardiff
Registration District Number: 588
Sub-registration district: East Cardiff
ED, institution, or vessel: 07
Household schedule number: 135
Piece: 32074
Household Members: Name Age
Alfred John James 39
Rachel Edith James 32
Florence Edith James Under 1/12

Is he just missing from the family home or can't you find any of the family?

If you post up the 1891 or 1911 census details we can take a look.

Great thanks. Another mystery on my list to sort out is why my great grandad was missing from the 1901 census. Alfred John James 1872-1930 Born cardiff. Have found him on every other census as a house painter living in the roath area of cardiff including the 1911 census but nothing in 1901. Any ideas?

Think that should be WW2 Jan ;-)

If you order the marriage certificate you should be able to check if your info was correct:

Marriages Dec 1955 (>99%)
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JAMES Frank JENKINS Pontypridd 8b 965
JENKINS Beryl JAMES Pontypridd 8b 965

Right, first query. You can purchase birth, marriage and death certs online from the GRO (General Register Office) - they cost £9.25 and usually take around a week to arrive, but it may be longer.
Google search GRO or just click on this link:

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

You need to register and use a credit/debit card. You will need to use all the details from the birth entry I put above. Take your time filling in the online form as you need to get the details right.

Regarding the uniform, I would just do a google search for 'uniforms WW1' - there are lots of sites out there.

Jan

Jan - yes that's the brothers. Their mothers maiden name was Williams. I have a photo of frank when he went off to war, do you know of any sites where you can get military details based on uniform etc?

Hi thanks for the responses. how do I go about purchasing the birth certificate?

3 possible deaths to fit the birth

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006
Name: Frank James
Birth Date: 4 Aug 1917
Date of Registration: Apr 1994
Age at Death: 76
Registration district: Bath
Inferred County: Somerset
Register Number: B47C
District and Subdistrict: 3001B
Entry number: 223
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England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006
Name: Frank James
Birth Date: 22 Sep 1917
Date of Registration: Feb 1999
Age at Death: 81
Registration district: Penzance
Inferred County: Cornwall
Register Number: 55C
District and Subdistrict: 3651
Entry number: 90
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England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006
Name: Frank James
Birth Date: 3 Jul 1917
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1979
Age at Death: 62
Registration district: Staincliffe
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 2
Page: 2253

Buy the birth cert for exact DOB, then get the matching death cert, for informant's details

This assumes that he died at some time up to and including 2006, and that he did not leave England/Wales

Is this the 2 brothers?

Births Sep 1912 (>99%)
James Edward T Williams Cardiff 11a 733

Births Sep 1917 (>99%)
James Frank Williams Cardiff 11a 606

Jan

Welcome to the boards Gareth.
Firstly I would check if any other member happens to share this family - use 'search all trees' in search box above.
If you can ascertain his exact birth date this can be used to search for a death, but only if this occurred 1970-2006.
What was their mother's maiden name?
Jan