James Shoesmith is the son of William Shoesmith and Annie Seed.

James was born in 1918 in the Clitheroe Registration District.

James married Hands Hilda Shoesmith in 1942 in the Amounderness Registration District (Jun. quarter).

He had the following children from his marriage to Hands Hilda Shoesmith:

- Barbara A. Shoesmith	born in 1943 in the Amounderness Registration District.
- Hazel Shoesmith	born in 1945 in the Settle Registration District.
- Judith M. Shoesmith	born around 1947 in the Ewecross Registration District.
- Daphne Shoesmith	born around 1951 in the Ewecross Registration District.

Details of James's occupation are not known.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1939	Grindlestone Farm, Grindlestone Lane, Preston, Lancashire.