James Hale ~1856- 1932
1855-1857. James Hale was born to James Hale & Louisa Sage . Cannot find his birth on BMD : "registration was not made mandatory until 1875. Up until then, there was actually under-registration due to a variety of factors including a lack of public awareness of the requirement, indifference, wariness of authority, non-compliance and transient family lifestyles, for example".
1861C. James Heale (certainly written as such), 5, Fair Place, Priddy, Wells
| James | Heale | Head | Married | Male | 32 | 1829 | Farmer 80 Acres | Charterhouse, Somerset, England | |
| Louisa | Heale | Wife | Married | Female | 38 | 1823 | - | Wells, Somerset, England | |
| Silvester | Heale | Son | - | Male | 11 | 1850 | - | Henton, Somerset, England | |
| Coziah | Heale | Daughter | - | Female | 9 | 1852 | - | Priddy, Somerset, England | |
| Elizabeth | Heale | Daughter | - | Female | 7 | 1854 | - | Priddy, Somerset, England | |
| James | Heale | Son | - | Male | 5 | 1856 | - | Compton Martin, Somerset, England | |
| Thomas | Heale | Son | - | Male | 3 | 1858 | - | Priddy, Somerset, England | |
| Clifford | Sage | Visitor | - | Male | 23 | 1838 | Agricultural Labourer | Wells, Somerset, England |
Compton Martin ~8k N of Priddy . Priddy ~ 6k NW of Wells
Clifford Sage was baptised to Elizabeth Sage, singlewoman,in Priddy in 1838: he appears in 1841C in Henton, with a sister Rhoda Sage, 6, & his mother, now married, Elizabeth Stott. Also in 1851C , b. Priddy , son of Elizabeth Stott. Elizabeth Sage was an older sister of Louisa's, so Clifford her nephew
1871C. James Hole( entry shows Hale!) Green Farm, Priddy, Wells
| James | Hole | Head | - | Male | 42 | 1829 | - | Charterhouse Somerset, England | |
| Louisa | Hole | Wife | - | Female | 47 | 1824 | - | Wells Somerset, England | |
| Elizabeth | Hole | Daughter | - | Female | 18 | 1853 | - | Priddy Somerset, England | |
| James | Hole | Son | - | Male | 16 | 1855 | - | Compton Martin Somerset, England | |
| Thomas | Hole | Son | - | Male | 13 | 1858 | - | Priddy Somerset, England | |
| Mary | Hole | Daughter | - | Female | 8 | 1863 | - | Priddy Somerset, England | |
| Josiah | Sage | Visitor | - | Male | 26 | 1845 | - | Priddy Somerset, England |
Josiah Sage is presumably some relative of his wife.
1876. James Hale, 21, married Anne Brock, 23, on 26/12/1876 in Priddy. His father, James Hale, farmer: hers James Brock -FMP
1879. Eliza Ann Hale was born Wells Sep 1879 to James Hale & Ann
1881C. James Hale, 25, farm bailiff, , is living Higher Pitts, Wookey, Wells
| James | Hale | Head | Married | Male | 25 | 1856 | Priddy, Somerset, England | Farm Bailiff | |
| Ann | Hale | Wife | Married | Female | 25 | 1856 | Priddy, Somerset, England | - | |
| Matthew | Hale | Son | Single | Male | 3 | 1878 | Wookey, Somerset, England | Scholar | |
| Eliza A | Hale | Daughter | Single | Female | 1 | 1880 | Wookey, Somerset, England |
1891C. James Hale, 39, Inn Keeper, is living Railway Hotel, Duck Street, Westbury, Wells
| James | Hale | Head | Married | Male | 39 | 1852 | Priddy Somerset, England | Inn Keeper | |
| Ann | Hale | Wife | Married | Female | 39 | 1852 | Priddy, Somerset, England | - | |
| Mathew | Hale | Son | - | Male | 13 | 1878 | Priddy Somerset, England | - | |
| Eliza | Hale | Daughter | - | Female | 11 | 1880 | Priddy Somerset, England | - | |
| Charley | Hale | Son | - | Male | 9 | 1882 | Priddy Somerset, England | - | |
| Mary | Hale | Daughter | - | Female | 7 | 1884 | Priddy Somerset, England | - | |
| Minnie | Hale | Daughter | - | Female | 5 | 1886 | Priddy Somerset, England | - | |
| Elizabeth | Hale | Daughter | - | Female | 2 | 1889 | Priddy Somerset, England | - | |
| Emily | Hale | Daughter | - | Female | 0 | 1891 | -Westbury |
The family have moved from Priddy to Westbury ~1889-1890
1901C. James Hale, 45, Farmer & Inn Keeper, is living Railway Hotel, Duck Street, Westbury, Wells
| James | Hale | Head | Married | Male | 45 | 1856 | Priddy, Somerset, England | Farmer & Innkeeper | |
| Annie | Hale | Wife | Married | Female | 47 | 1854 | Priddy, Somerset, England | - | |
| Charlie | Hale | Son | Single | Male | 19 | 1882 | Priddy, Somerset, England | - | |
| Minnie | Hale | Daughter | Single | Female | 14 | 1887 | Priddy, Somerset, England | - | |
| Elizabeth | Hale | Daughter | Single | Female | 12 | 1889 | Priddy, Somerset, England | - | |
| Emily | Hale | Daughter | Single | Female | 16 | 1885 | Westbury, Somerset, England | - | |
| Louie | Hale | Daughter | - | Female | 8 | 1893 | Westbury, Somerset, England | - | |
| Annie | Hale | Daughter | - | Female | 4 | 1897 | Westbury, Somerset, England |
1911C. 1901C. James Hale, 54, farmer, is living Easton Hills Farm Wells, St Cuthbert Out, Somerset
| James | Hale | Head | Married | Male | 54 | 1857 | Compton Martin Somerset | Farmer | |
| Annie | Hale | Wife | Married | Female | 59 | 1852 | Priddy Somerset | - | |
| Minnie | Hale | Daughter | Single | Female | 23 | 1888 | Priddy Somerset | Teacher In National School | |
| Louisa | Hale | Daughter | Single | Female | 17 | 1894 | Westbury Somerset | Farmers Daughter Dairy Work | |
| Annie | Hale | Daughter | - | Female | 14 | 1897 | Westbury Somerset | Farmers Daughter Dairy Work |
Several deaths in Somerset: 1913 Wincanton, 1924 Backwell, 1932 Wells, middle one for James Hale born 1853, the other two for 1856!
1932 James Hale, 76, died 15/5/1932. Wells Jun 1932 James Hale of Easton, probate granted to Matthew Thomas Hale, farmer- his eldest son . Effects £2400.
