(08/1848).
He was born in Bunbury. He is the son of John and (H)Annah (originally Walker). James married on 24/10/1878 at the Church of England in Busselton to Fanny Smith. Fanny was the daughter of William Henry (a fisherman) and Eliza (originally Storey). Their child was named Rose Hannah (1879-). He moved to Lockeville, where he was an employee of Timber Co. from 1880-1885. He was then a farmer in 1887.