Jack He was in WW1,but I still think he could have had family,hence the moving about as they did. I have just had another thought about James Albert,was he my grandmothers husband and she left him with family. She was Eleanor Joyce 1896 born Leeds. All the Best Alec ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Earnshaw" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-YKS-BRADFORD] james albert > Hi Alec > > Can't deal with the supposed pinching of the name - James Albert B Hird > was > born in Bradford Dec qtr 1894. But no death of FreeBMD > > However, as for a "first family" as there was a long gap from 1914 to > 1922 - > have you considered that there was a war on from 1914-1918 so he could > have > been fighting for King and Country. > > Jack > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Alec Hird > Sent: 12 October 2006 18:13 > To: bradford famhis > Subject: [ENG-YKS-BRADFORD] james albert > > > Dear All > > I am still looking for my Grandfather born Harold Johnson(I have a WW1 > medal > with this name on) ,Bradford about 1892 to Thomas & Frances. > > On 1901 there is a James Albert Baxby (6) with his mother Emma Hird > ,lodging > with my greatgrandparents. > Did James perish as a child,how could my grandfather got to use this name. > > He died in Wakefield in 1970 as James Albert Hird. > > I have a copy of a Marriage certificate from 1914 on which Harold married > Beatrice Gott(age 20) in Bradford. > > My oldest aunt was born 1922,so between 1914 and early 1920s it is fair to > guess that there was a first family,my auntie always said that they were > always moving about as if someone was chasing them. > > Can any body help with any of the above. > > Alec > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message