James Davies was the son of John Davies and Hannah Morris.

James was born on Friday 13 January 1865 in New Dock, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

James married Frances Newby on Saturday 19 December 1885 in The Register Office, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
The witnesses at the marriage were William Davies and Mary Ann Davies.
James was 20 years old and Frances was 17 years old when they married.

He had the following children from his marriage to Frances Newby:

- Mary Maria Davies	born on 1 January 1887 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
- Elizabeth Ann Davies	born around 1889 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
- William Llewellyn Davies	born in 1891 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
- Olivia Davies	born on 16 February 1892 in Llwynwhilwg Terrace, Near Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
- George Newby Davies	born on 30 May 1895 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
- Robert Walter Davies	born on 19 April 1900 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
- Rachel Winifred Davies	born on 20 May 1901 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
- Cyril Davies	born around 1906 in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

The places where he lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1865		Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.	Note 1.
1885		24 Craddock Street, St Paul's, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.	Note 2.
1891		2 Llwynwhilwg Terrace, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.	Census Data.
1901	1915	2 Caroline Street West, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.	Census Data & Note 5.
1952		26 Catherine Street West, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.	Note 6.

James was a Steel Scaler, Heater.

James died when he was 87 years old, on Thursday 17 April 1952 in Llanelly Infermary, Swansea Road, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.   The cause of his death was Senile Decay.   George N. Davies, his son, of 20 Capel Isaf Road Llanelly, was the informant of his death.

Notes - Sources of information:

1.	See 1891 Census. James's birthplace.
2.	Marriage Certificate.
5.	Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial for his son William Lllewellyn Davies.
6.	Death Certificate.
7.	Birth, marriage and death dates provided by Jennifer Duggan (nee May).

Census Data:

Year	Address
1891	2 Llwynwhilwg Terrace, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
1901	2 Caroline Street West, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
1911	2 Caroline Street, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.
1939	2 Caroline Street West, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales.