Williams, James Clayton (1834-1889)

Family

James was born on 30 March 1834 at Shrewsbury, Shropshire, to parents John, a tailor, and Emma. He was baptised on 5 May 1834 at St John’s Wesleyan Chapel, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

Census returns identify the following occupations for James.

1861 Methodist New Connexion minister at Litchurch, Derby
1881 Unitarian minister ay Newcastle under Lyme

He married Elizabeth Richard Shields (1834-1868) in the spring of 1863 at Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Census returns identify one child.

John Robert C (b1868) – not identified after 1881 census return

He married Eliza Rowe (1855-1896) in late 1873 in the Congleton Registration District, Cheshire. Census returns identify three children.

Harriet Rosa (b1874) – a shop assistant (1891); a hospital nurse (1901)
Charles James (b abt1877) – a potter’s warehouse boy (1891); a potter’s warehouseman (1901)
William Henry (b1879)

James died in March 1889 at Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire. He was buried on 10 March 1889 at Newcastle Cemetery.