Thomas James may have had a next older sister Susan who married George Wait(e) next older brother to Sarah.

On Gloucestershirebdm: BEDNEY births 1862 and 1863 (mother's maiden name WAIT(E)

and Fod Records: at Cinderford St John

21 September 1862: John BEDNEY, parents Charles & Charlotte
25 December 1865 : Sabine Agness BEDNEY, parents as above

Freebdm

Charles BEDNEY married Charlotte WAIT - District : Upton (Upton on Severn, Worcestershire) - Dec Qtr 1852

Fod records

Burial at Cinderford St John: Charlotte BEDNEY - 30 November 1910 aged 76, The Nethend Inn, Woolaston

There are previous threads on BEDNEY/WAITE/VAUGHAN on this forum

Married at Newhnam.

I believe this is Thomas as he and Sarah are shown as parents of Margaret James , my gg grandmother.

On the Church of Latter Day Saints

Richard JAMES married Ann FRANKLYN, 1834, Trevethin, Monmouthshire

and on Freereg

3 March 1834 - Trevethin Parish Church

Richard JAMES of this Parish, Bachelor and Ann FRANKLIN of this Parish, Spinster

witnesses: Peter JAMES and Mary JENKINS

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The two nephews i.e. Richard JAMES age 17/Thomas JAMES aged 15

and Niece Martha JAMES aged 9 -

Gloucestershirebmd
http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/bmd/

Martha JAMES - 1841, Mother's Former Name: FRANKLIN Forest of Dean, Monmouth, Coleford

living with their possible Uncle

George FRANKLYN christened at Bream 15 October 1820 - parents : Joseph (Wood Collier) and Elizabeth
Sarah FRANKLIN christsened at Bream 13 May 1827

There are 5 earlier children of a Joseph and Susanah FRANKLIN at Bream

Joseph - 1801
Samuel - 1804
Peter 1807
Mary Ann - 1811 (this could possible be Ann - whose age is rounded up to 30 on the 1841 census)

Joseph FRANKLIN married Susannah BIRT at Newland - 6 May 1798
Joseph FRANKLIN (Widower) married Elizabeth JONES at Newland - 21 December 1817

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?

Burial at Newland - 11 August 1843

Mary Ann JAMES - residence, Coleford age 38 years c1805 (wife of Richard) **

also at Newland - 4 May 1841

Richard james - residence, Coleford age 35

** Gloucestershirebdm

Mary Anne JAMES 1843 - age 38 Coleford Monmouth

Quoted was

Richard JAMES - 30 - Miner - Y
Ann JAMES - 30 - Y
Richard JAMES - 6 - Y (1851 census living with the FRANKLIN Family - Nephew)
Thomas JAMES - 4 - Y (ditto)
Maria JAMES - 2 -Y

then quoted was the 1851 census at Coalway, Coleford

? not sure this is the same family as the 1841 census - as the maiden name of the children's mother quoted below is EVANS (GlosBMD) and Martha JAMES living with the FRANKLIN on GlosBDM 1841 - mother's maiden name is FRANKLIN

Richard JAMES - 40 - Labourer, born Glos, Coleford
Ann JAMES - 36 - Glos Coleford
Cathrine JAMES - 10 - Glos Coleford
Elizabeth JAMES - 8 - Glos Coleford
Eliza JAMES - 3 - Glos, Coleford
James JAMES - 1 - Glos Coleford

?

think this is the family in 1841 at Coleford

Richard JAMES - 30
Ann JAMES - 25
Mary Ann JAMES - 3
Catherine JAMES - 4 months

Richard JAMES - Bachelor of Newland, married Ann EVANS, Spinster of Newland - 13 May 1837

Assume George FRANKLIN aged 31 and a Blacksmith on the 1851 census born Bream, is Ann JAMES (nee FRANKLIN's brother)

Thomas James - Head - Mar - 26 - Iron Miner - Gloster West Dean
Sarah James - Wife - Mar - 23 - Gloster East Dean
Sarah Ann James - Daur - 4 - Gloster East Dean
Charlotte James - Daur - 2 - Gloster East Dean
Thomas James - Son - 3 Mo - Gloster East Dean

1871 England Census
East Dean

Thomas James - Head - M - 34 - Miner - Glorshire West Dean
Sarah James - Wife - M - 33 - Glorshire East Dean
Maria James - Daur - 5 - Scholar - Glorshire East Dean
James James - Son - 1 Mo - Glorshire East Dean
Adelaide Lewis - Sister in Law - W - 31 - Glorshire East Dean
Joseph Jones - Boarder - Unm - 30 - Lab at Iron Works - Staffordshire
Thomas Browning - Boarder - Unm - 22 - Lab on Railroad - Glorshire Awre

1881 England Census
Soudley

Thomas James - Head - Mar - 43 - Iron Miner - Gloster, Bream
Sarah James - Wife - Mar - 41 - Gloster, East Dean
Samuel James - Son - Unm - 10 - Scholar - Gloster, East Dean
Margaret James - Daur - Unm - 7 - Scholar - Gloster, East Dean

Gloucestershire BMD Indexes:

Birth:-

Child Surname: James, Child Forename: Sarah Ann, Father Surname: James, Mother Surname: James, Mother Former Surname: Wait, Year: 1856, District: Forest of Dean, Office: Westbury on Severn, Newnham, Register: 16, Entry: 322.

Marriages:-

Groom Surname: James, Groom Forename: Thomas, Bride Surname: Wait, Bride Forename: Sarah, District: Forest of Dean, Parish: Newnham, Building: St Peter, Year: 1856, Register: 1, Entry: 193

1841 England Census
Oakwood
Park End Walk

In the 1841 census the ages of adults were rounded up to the next 5 years.

Richard James - 30 - Miner - Y
Ann James - 30 - Y
Richard James - 6 - Y
Thomas James - 4 - Y
Maria James - 2 - Y

Baptism records of children:

Record_ID: 192432
Entry_Number: 456
Year: 1835
Month: Jul
Day: 12
Parents_Surname: JAMES
Child_Forenames: Richard
Fathers_Forenames: Richard
Mothers_Forenames: Ann
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Bream's Green
Occupation: Collier
Officiating_Minister: H. G. Poole Minister
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P57 IN 1/2
Page_Number: 57
Parish_Chapel: Bream

Record_ID: 111947
Entry_Number: 797
Year: 1836
Month: Nov
Day: 27
Parents_Surname: JAMES
Child_Forenames: Thomas
Fathers_Forenames: Richard
Mothers_Forenames: Ann
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Eaves
Occupation: Collier
Officiating_Minister: H[enr]y Poole Minister
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P245 IN 1/9
Page_Number: 100
Parish_Chapel: Parkend

Record_ID: 192476
Entry_Number: 500
Year: 1838
Month: Sep
Day: 30
Parents_Surname: JAMES
Child_Forenames: Maria
Fathers_Forenames: Richard
Mothers_Forenames: Ann
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Oakwood Hill
Occupation: Miner
Officiating_Minister: H. G. Poole Minister
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P57 IN 1/2
Page_Number: 63
Parish_Chapel: Bream

1851 England Census
Coalway
Coleford

Richard James - Head - Mar - 40 - Labourer - Glos, Coleford
Ann James - Wife - Mar - 36 - Glos, Coleford
Cathrine [sic] James - Daur - 10 - Glos, Coleford
Elizabeth James - Daur - 8 - Glos, Coleford
Eliza James - Daur - 3 - Glos, Coleford
James James - Son - 1 - Glos, Coleford

Record_ID: 9712
Entry_Number: 1557
Year: 1842
Month: Jly
Day: 23
Parents_Surname: JAMES
Child_Forenames: Elizabeth
Fathers_Forenames: Richard
Mothers_Forenames: Anne
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Coalway Lane
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: Edwd Hawkins Perpetual Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P 93 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 58
Parish_Chapel: Coleford

Record_ID: 10079
Entry_Number: 1924
Year: 1854
Month: Jul
Day: 30
Parents_Surname: JAMES
Child_Forenames: James
Fathers_Forenames: Richard
Mothers_Forenames: Ann
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Coleford
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: J N Paztowiz
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Born Aug 18th 1850
Notes:
Register_Reference: P93 IN I/6
Page_Number: 4
Parish_Chapel: Coleford

1851 England Census
Bradley Hill
East Dean

George Franklin - Head - mar - 31 - Blacksmith - Gloucester, Bream
Mary Franklin - Wife - Mar - 26 - Gloucester, East Dean
Thomas James - Son - 5 - Gloucester, East Dean
Richd James - Nephew - U - 17 - Ironminer - Gloucester, Bream
Thomas James - Nephew - U - 15 - Ironminer - Gloucester, Bream
Martha James - Niece - U - 9 - Gloucester, Bream
Ann Nelmes - Visitor - U - 19 - Gloucester, Gloster
Elizabeth Nelmes - Visitor - U - 15 - Gloucester, East Dean

1861 England Census
Coalway Rd,
Coleford

Richard James - Head - Mar - 50 - Stone Quarrier - Gloster, Newland
Ann James - Wife - Mar - 46 - Gloster, Newland
James James - Son - 11 - Scholar - Gloster, Newland
Fanny James - Daur - 9 - Scholar - Gloster, Newland
Sarah James - Daur - 7 - Scholar - Gloster, Newland
Lucy James - Daur - 4 - Scholar - Gloster, Newland