Biography:
James Short
1873 –21/12/1951
James Short
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Plot 947 James Short (1873-1951)
James was born in Ivinghoe in 1873, the son of miller’s labourer Richard Short and his wife Deborah. He was their fourth child and third son and by 1881, when the family lived in Back Lane, Ivinghoe he had two sisters and four brothers.
By 1891 he had become a farm labourer and was still living with his family at 14, High Street, Ivinghoe.
He married Florence Ada Wesley in 1893 in Leighton Buzzard and it appears they moved to London for a short while, as sons Wilfred James (1895), Ernest Cecil (1898) were both born in the St Pancras district of London.
By March 1901 they had moved back to Ivinghoe and lived in Front Street. Dorothy was born later that year. Shortly after that James was employed by the Grand Junction Canal Co., as a general labourer and the family moved to the canal cottage which once stood at lock number 53, next to Lower Kings Road bridge.
Ethel was born in 1904, followed by Jean (1909) Reginald (1912) and Herbert John (1914)
Wilfred and Ernest emigrated to Canada in May 1913 on board the Cunard liner ‘Ausonia’, Cecil went on to Bowmanville, Ontario to work in farming while Wilfred went to Victoria, British Columbia to work as an iron moulder. Both joined up to fight in the 1st World War and in 1916 Wilfred was wounded at Ypres, fighting with the Canadian Pioneers. He was brought back to England but died of his wounds in hospital and is buried in this cemetery in plot 542. Ernest was killed in action in France in 1917. He is buried in the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 Neuville – St Vaast, Pas de Calais.
By June 1921 the family were still living in the same canal cottage. Ethel was in domestic service and Jean, Reginald and Herbert were at school.
Florence Ada died 30th September 1935, aged 61, and is buried here.
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Plot 947 James Short (1873-1951)
James was born in Ivinghoe in 1873, the son of miller’s labourer Richard Short and his wife Deborah. He was their fourth child and third son and by 1881, when the family lived in Back Lane, Ivinghoe he had two sisters and four brothers.
By 1891 he had become a farm labourer and was still living with his family at 14, High Street, Ivinghoe.
He married Florence Ada Wesley in 1893 in Leighton Buzzard and it appears they moved to London for a short while, as sons Wilfred James (1895), Ernest Cecil (1898) were both born in the St Pancras district of London.
By March 1901 they had moved back to Ivinghoe and lived in Front Street. Dorothy was born later that year. Shortly after that James was employed by the Grand Junction Canal Co., as a general labourer and the family moved to the canal cottage which once stood at lock number 53, next to Lower Kings Road bridge.
Ethel was born in 1904, followed by Jean (1909) Reginald (1912) and Herbert John (1914)
Wilfred and Ernest emigrated to Canada in May 1913 on board the Cunard liner ‘Ausonia’, Cecil went on to Bowmanville, Ontario to work in farming while Wilfred went to Victoria, British Columbia to work as an iron moulder. Both joined up to fight in the 1st World War and in 1916 Wilfred was wounded at Ypres, fighting with the Canadian Pioneers. He was brought back to England but died of his wounds in hospital and is buried in this cemetery in plot 542. Ernest was killed in action in France in 1917. He is buried in the Canadian Cemetery No. 2 Neuville – St Vaast, Pas de Calais.
By June 1921 the family were still living in the same canal cottage. Ethel was in domestic service and Jean, Reginald and Herbert were at school.
Florence Ada died 30th September 1935, aged 61, and is buried here.
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