James William Halford
In 1911 James William was a lace hand and Elizabeth worked as a spinner.
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James William Halford was born at Newthorpe Nottinghamshire in 1888, he was the son of the late Edward Halford a bricklayer and the late Mary Jane Chambers of Nottingham.
His father Edward was born in 1836 at Birmingham, he died in 1909 at Nottingham, he was aged 73 yrs, his mother Mary Jane Chambers was born in 1838 at Birmingham,she died in 1886 they were married on 20th April 1856 at St Phillips Cathedral, Birmingham they had 10 children.
James William . married Elizabeth Clay (born 20th June 1888 Nottingham) at Nottingham in 1907 they had the following children, Lillian May born 23rd April 1908 William James born 30th March 1910 , Gladys Edith born 2nd August 1912 and Winifred May born 3rd June 1914. .1910.
In 1911 the family was living at 4 Haughton Place Holland Street Hyson Green Nottingham William 23 yrs is a lace hand, he is living with his wife Elizabeth 22 yrs a spinner and their children Lilly May 3 yrs and William James 1 year old.
At the time of James’s death the family were living at 3 Belvedere Place Saville Street Hyson Green.
Commencing 4th September 1916 his widow was awarded a pension of 22 shillings and 6 pence aweek.
Rifleman James William Halford, enlisted at Nottingham and served with the 10th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps. He landed in France on 22nd July 1915 and was killed in action on 21st February 1916. He is buried in La Belle Alliance Cemetery Belgium Grave Reference B 1.
additional research Peter Gillings
This photograph, published in the Nottingham Evening Post on 22nd May 1916 , is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918.
Photo of James William Halford
Halford James William, commonwealth wargraves commission headstone marking the grave of Halford at La Belle Alliance, Cemetery, Belgium,courtesy of the International wargraves photographic project and find a grave website