Personal Details of James Valiant
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| Born: | |
| Died: | 04/09/1911 |
| Buried: | 07/09/1911 |
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Memorial Details
| ILMO/ James VALIANT/ who died 4th. Sept. 1911 aged 69 years. | |
| Name on Memorial | James Valiant |
| Date of death | 04/09/1911 |
| Age | 69 |
| Gender | Male |
| Memorial Type | |
| Construction Material | Marble |
| Condition of memorial | Some letters missing |
| Pattison Location Code | NE 28 |
Newspaper Cuttings
The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.
DEATHS James Valiant
| Source: | NWN |
| Article date: | 07/09/1911 |
| Copyright: | |
| Transciption: |
Newbury Weekly News Dated 7th September 1911 VALIANT – Sept. 4, at Southcote, Enborne-road, Newbury, James Valiant, aged 69.
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| This obituary entry is awaiting verification. |
Biographical Information
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James Valiant 1842-1911
James Valiant
1842-1911
James was born in Poulton Le Fylde Lancashire, he was baptised on the 21st August 1842 in Poulton Le Fylde, the son of James ( a Saddler) and Betty Valiant (nee Hardman) who were married on the 24th May 1826 in Poulton Le Fylde (Betty married as Elizabeth)
James and Elizabeth (Betty) also had the following children baptised in Poulton Le Fylde:
Robert 6th October 1826
William 11th October 1833
Margaret 29th January 1835 (died 1835, buried 1st August at Poulton Le Fylde)
Margaret 2st August 1836
Jane 25th February 1838
His father James was a Master Saddler. He was born on the 22nd October 1799, he was baptised on the 7th November 1799 in Poulton Le Fylde, the son of Robert and Margaret Valiant (nee Jump) who were married on the 30th January 1798 in Poulton Le Flyde.
His mother Elizabeth (Betty) was born c1799 in Staining Lancashire
In 1851 James (8) was living in Queen’s Square, Poulton Le Fylde with his parents James (51) and Betty (52) and his sister Margaret (14).
James was a Master Mariner. He married in 1869
Marriage details:
Place: All Hallows, Bispham, Lancaster
Date: 4th November 1869
Groom: James Valiant, full age, occupation: Seaman, abode: Poulton
Bride: Mary Butcher, full age, abode: Blackpool
Fathers: James Valiant and Thomas Butcher, both Farmers
Witnesses: Richard Butcher and Elizabeth Butcher
Bride and Groom both signed
James and Mary had a son James, his birth was registered in the September quarter of 1870 in West Derby. Sadly James died soon after birth, his death was registered in the same year and quarter.
In 1871 Mary (28) was living with her brother Thomas Butcher in Talbot Road, Poulton Le Fylde. (No record of James in the census for this year, possibly at sea)
Mary gave birth to a daughter, Nellie Singleton Valiant on the 9th March 1872 (birth registered in Birkenhead Cheshire)
The 1881 census records Mary (38) as a Master Mariner’s Wife living at 9 Higher Lane, Walton on Hill, Lancashire. Also recorded in the household was her daughter Nellie (9) and a female domestic servant. (Again, no record found for James so probably at sea)
In 1891 James (48), Mary (48) and Nellie (19) were recorded living at 15 Melrose Terrace, Liscard, Cheshire.
The 1901 census records Mary (58) and Nellie (29), living at 22 Hydro Ave, West Kirby, Cheshire. (James again probably at sea as no record on him in the census for this year)
By 1911 James (68), a Retired Master Mariner, Mary (68) and Nellie (39) were living in Southcote, Enborne Road, Newbury, Berkshire
James died aged 69 on the 4th September 1911, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 7th September.
Mary died in 1928 and Nellie died in 1945. Both deaths registered in Bristol.
Mrs P Page 30 NE28
Author: Gambles
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