James MacDonald was born on Saturday 3 March 1883.

James married Lizzie Chew on Saturday 3 June 1905 in Earby, near Gisburn, Lancashire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Lizzie Chew:

- Violet Evelyn MacDonald	born in 1905 in Earby, near Skipton, Yorkshire.
- Henrietta MacDonald	born on 5 April 1908 in Earby, Yorkshire.
- James Edward Howard MacDonald
- John MacDonald
- Alan MacDonald
- Victor MacDonald
- Jean MacDonald	born on 15 June 1923.
- Keith MacDonald	born in 1926 in the Burnley Registration District (Dec Quarter).

James was a Goods Guard L.M.S..

Details of James's death are not known.

He was buried in Nelson, Lancashire.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1939	40 Tavistock Street, Nelson, Lancashire.