James, the eldest of seven
children, was born 23 August
1895. In 1911 the family were
living in West Melton, Rotherham
with John working a miner and
James as a coal mine horse
driver (below ground). John died
in 1917.
By 1919 James was living with
his mother and siblings at 44
Ada Street in Saltaire. Working
as a fireman James married Edith
Martha Bateson, 22 May 1920, at
St Paul's Shipley. In 1922 they
were living at 4 Victoria Street
in Shipley. They had a daughter,
Vera Agnes, born 14 September
1926.
Report from the Shipley
Times 3 May 1930: -
A
BABY'S DEATH
At the Shipley Fire Station on
Saturday, the District Coroner
(Mr. E. W. Norris) held inquest
on Kathleen Donoghue, the infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James
Donoghue, 26 Belmont Crescent,
Shipley.
Evidence was given by the father
to the effect that the baby was
born on April 23 and died few
minutes after birth. On April 21
Mrs. Donoghue fell the backyard
while she was hanging out some
clothes.
After medical evidence had been
given by Dr. Thornton, Shipley,
the Coroner returned verdict
"Natural causes."
In the 1939 Register James was
a boiler fireman living with his
family at 29 Earle St in
Shipley. James died in 1964.