Details of James's birth are not known.

James married Evelyn Holt in 1949 in the Rochdale Registration District (Sep. quarter).

He had the following children from his marriage to Evelyn Holt:

- Barbara Elizabeth Naylor	born in 1952 in the Farnworth Registration District (Dec. quarter).
- Peter Howard Naylor	born in 1953 in the Bolton Registration District (Dec. quarter).

Details of James's occupation are not known.