James Phillis 1825 -

Rogue!!& laboure/coal miner in 1871: not a baker!!

1831. James Phillis baptised to John Phillis, weaver, & Hannah on 1/4 1831 in the Shepton Mallet Workhouse . Born 14/2/1825. At the same tme, his siblings, Susan b.1831, Eliza b.1827, and Samuel b. 1823, were also baptised

 

There is another baptism to a John & Mary in 1824, but the 1848 m.cs do show he has a brother John

1841C. James Phillis, 15, labourer, was living Charlton, Shepton Mallet . His father has no occupation; brothers John & Samuel also labourers His mother & his 3 eldest sisters weresSilk weavers

John Phillis Male 50 1791 Somerset, England
Hannah Phillis Female 50 1791 Somerset, England
John Phillis Male 25 1816 Somerset, England
Samuel Phillis Male 20 1821 Somerset, England
James Phillis Male 15 1826 Somerset, England
Mary Phillis Female 20 1821 Somerset, England
Louisa Phillis Female 13 1828 Somerset, England
Susan Phillis Female 11 1830 Somerset, England
Mercy Phillis Female 7 1834 Somerset, England
Emma Phillis Female 4 1837 Somerset, England

 

1846. James Phillis was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for stealing three 5 pounds notes and other monies from a Kilver Street house

 

1848. James Phillis, labourer, married Ann Pippett, silk weaver, on 2/7/1848 in the parish church of Shepton Mallet . Both of full age and both of Kilver Street. Her mark. His father John Phillis, broadloom weaver: hers James Pippett, weaver. Witnesses James Higgins & Louisa Lambert Smith, who became his sister in law on this day! His elder brother, John Phillis got married on the same day

A James Phillis was born Shepton Mallett Sep 1848: this less than 3 months after the marriage! . Baptised Shepton Mallett 2/10/1848 to James Phillis, labourer of Kilver Street , & Ann Pippett -FMP BUT

there is a burial of a 9 Week James Phillis of Town Street there on 18/11/1848, so thus is NOT our James!. But a year later

1849 Oct 12. James Phillis was born Shepton Mallett to James ,labourer of Town Street , & Ann -FMP

1851C. James Phillis was living and probably in jail awaiting trial

1852 James Phillis was acquitted of the murder of his mother in law, Martha Pippitt, back in 1850 : on a technicality, the jury having gone home!!

1861C. James Phillis, 36, was living Graig, Llanwit Fadre, Cardiff, Glamorgan . All born Shepton Mallett, except Gilbert, b. Glamorgan

James Phillis
Head
 Married Male 36 1825 Lab in iron works Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
Ann Phillis
Wife
 Married Female 38 1823 - Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
James Phillis
Son
 - Male 11 1850 Scholar Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
Emma F Phillis
Daughter
 - Female 5 1856 Scholar Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
Gilbert Phillis
Son
 - Male 2 1859 Scholar Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales

1865 ( months for knifing his wife)

 

James Phillis married ??Elizabeth Welland 1867-1871, cannot find on BMD

1871C. James Phillis, 21, coal miner, was living Bute Street Back Under, Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan l

James Phillis
Head
 - Male 43 1828 labourer- shepton mallet Somerset, England
Anne Phillis
Wife
 - Female 50 1821 - Somerset, England shepton mallet
James Phillis
Son
 - Male 21 1850 -coal miner Somerset, England shepton mallet
Gilbert Phillis
Son
 - Male 12 1859 - Glamorgan, Wales

1871 James Henry Phillis was born Pancras Sep 1871 to James & Elizabeth . Baptism not on London baptisms, Ancestry . Born on 25/5/1871 at 1 Fitzroy Place, Euston Road, Pancras-Sutton tree:so Elizabeth must have bought this b.c . FMP gives Welland as his mother's name

1881C. James Phillis ??