====== James Major ======
//([[Major George 1829|George -]] [[Major William 1802|William -]] [[Major Samuel 1759|Samuel -]] [[Major Joseph|Joseph]])//

James MAJOR was born 14 Jun 1853 at 2 William Street, Ratcliff (Stepney) London.

At the time of the 1911 Census, he was living at 2 Catherine Villa, Staines Road, Sunbury, Middlesex, with his wife, Emma and 6 children. He was a bricklayer for the [[ wp>East_London_Waterworks_Company|East London Waterworks Company]], having previously (1901 Census) been a stoker for the company.

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==== Marriage & Children ====

He married his first cousin [[Cheeseman Emma 1859|Emma CHEESEMAN]] 25 Dec 1877, Hanworth, Middlesex.

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=== Children of James Major and Emma: === 

  - [[Major George James 1878|George James MAJOR]], born 18 Sep 1878 - Middlesex.
  - Charlotte Ellen MAJOR, born 1880 - Middlesex.
  - Sarah MAJOR, born 1881 - Middlesex.
  - Emily Edith MAJOR, born 1884 - Middlesex. 
  - William Thomas MAJOR, born 1884 - Middlesex.
  - Rose May MAJOR, born 1885 - Middlesex.
  - Annie Lily MAJOR, born 1887 - Middlesex.
  - Esther MAJOR, born 1888 - Middlesex.
  - Herbert Stephen MAJOR, born 1890 - Middlesex.
  - Albert MAJOR, born 1892 - Middlesex.
  - James MAJOR, born 1894 - Middlesex.
  - Florence Ethel MAJOR, born 1896 - Middlesex.
  - Elsie Jane MAJOR, born 1898 - Middlesex.
  - Ernest Harold MAJOR, born 1898 - Middlesex.
  - Gertrude Violet MAJOR, born 1900 - Middlesex.