William Dodge James, was the son of a wealthy American merchant, who was raised and educated in England. He married Evelyn Elizabeth Forbes, daughter of the 4th Baronet of Newe, who became a celebrate
Mr & Mrs Willie James by Edwin Lutyens
Lancashire Witch RYS, sold to Admiralty in 1893 and renamed HMS Waterwitch
William Dodge James; St Andrew's Church, West Dean, West Sussex UK
Daniel James was one of the three founder partners of Phelps, Dodge & Co., a New York trading organisation established in 1833/4, exporting cotton to England and importing manufactured goods in return
William Dodge James
…game hunter and Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, was one of the frequent visitors to their West Dean country estate in West Sussex. William's father, Daniel, was the son of a Connecticut farmer who when young had walked barefoot to New York to save wear on his shoes. He married the daughter of merchant Anson…
Elizabeth and Daniel James gravestone, originally located in Liverpool, now in St Andrew's churchyard, West Dean, West Sussex, UK. Their remains were not disturbed. (see text: "Final Resting Place")
Tinplate Exports; Ref: Chronology of the Tinplate Works of Great Britain by Edward Henry Brookes 1944 pp.1
Gravestone of Elizabeth Eccleston James and Sophia (Hitchcock) James, St Andrew's churchyard, West Dean, West Sussex, UK. The stone was removed from Liverpool Necropolis - their remains were not disturbed (see text).
New York Tribune Almanac, 1876