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 celebrated society hostess of the period. James was a big game hunter and Edward, Prince of Wales, was one of the frequent visitors to their West Dean country estate in West Sussex.
Mr & Mrs Willie James by Edwin Lutyens
Lancashire Witch RYS, sold to Admiralty in 1893 and renamed HMS Waterwitch
West Dean House
William Dodge James; St Andrew's Church, West Dean, West Sussex UK
Daniel James (businessman)
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 such as tin, tin plate, iron and copper. James was born in America but was to live in Liverpool for 47 years running the British side of the business called Phelps, James & Co. The company was to dominate the export market of tinplate from the United Kingdom for three-quarters of a century at a time when Wales was the centre of world production.
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