James Inman 
James was born on July 22nd, 1852 in Richmond.1 Birth Notes
James Inman was born in Richmond, Yorkshire on 22th July 1852, son of Dorothy and David a stonemason who died young.
Recorded as aged 28 in 1881
Death Notes
Ruth wasnt recorded as a widow in 1901, and there's no matching death records, so James Inamn probably survived beyond 1901.
Cant find in 1901 census. Maybe remarried a Mary in 1892 and moved back to Yorkshire, but also believed to have run off to Australia.
According to marriage record, died before 1908 when daughter Sarah Ellen Inamn married. Also 1902 when Ruth died, but an old aunt thought this may be wrong and James was simply missing!
Possibly diede 26 Nov 1958 at 680 Blackburn Road, Bolton, Lancashire, England - TBC
General Notes
Jamse's father was David Inman (1811-1871) and his mother Dorothy Robinson (1813-1890). He was the youngest of 2 sisters and 5 brothers.
James was a stationer in 1871 and sometime before 1879, for reasons unknown, moved from the rather imposing Frenchgate in Richmond to be a boarder at Clarence St Bolton. He was a bookseller's assistant at Winterburns bookshop on Deansgate. Celia's aunt tells her he lost his job when the son of the owner was old enough to work in the shop. Presumably he then decided to follow Joseph to Birkenhead where he had a similar job as a stationer’s assistant. Here began a grim life for the family. Birth, death and census records show at least 6 different addresses for the family although It was not unusual for famillies living in towns in Victorian times to move frequently.
In 1883, James and family moved from Little Bolton to Birkenhead.
After the deaths of Elizabeth and William 1894, it may have been too much for James. Rumour suggested that although he was registered as deceased on Sarah Ellen's 1908 marriage certificate and Ruth Mather’s 1902 death certificate he had in fact gone off to Australia. The new emigration website finds him aged 47 on a passenger list for Sydney in 1900 but I don't know if he went alone. It would be interesting to find out what then happened to him.
I am unable to find any records on Ancestry.
There is a James Inman of the correct age who travelled to Adelaide, Australia in 1900. He had famale companion, (b.1857) and children Leslie (b.1880), Mabel (b.1883), Daisy (b.1889), Ana (b.1891) and an infant (b.1889), all named Inman. Could this be the family he ran off to Australia with in 1900, leaving his wife Ruth behind !
James did spend time with John and Sarah Barratt, and John appears to have sailed overseas, but there is nothing I can find to suggest that James ever went with him.
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Whereabouts
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James lived at 4 Laburnum St from 1881.3
Occupancy/Contact Notes
Lived at 4 Laburnum St., Little Bolton in 1881.
He lived at 7 Vine Street for ten years from about 1884 to about 1894.4Occupancy/Contact Notes
Ruth, James and family, including Elizabeth Mather (Widowed) lived at 7 Vine Street, Birkenhead in 1891.
Elizabeth Mather died at 34 Vine Street in April 1892, so they may have moved up the road.
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Connections & Relationships
Relationship Notes
May have worked with in 1881, as both Stationers/Booksellers, and lived together in 1891Relationship Notes
James was living with his motherand older sister Sarah and her family in 1871
James lived with Elizabeth Kay.He lived with Dorothy Robinson.
James and Ruth were married in a religious & civil ceremony on April 9th, 1879 in Bolton by Reverend Reuben Finn Handford and witnessed by Amos Inman and Sarah Alice Mather.1
Marriage/Union Notes
Ruth married James Inman on 9th April 1879 at the former Claremont Baptist Church, Bolton.
MATHER Ruth INMAN James. Bolton Register Office or Registrar Attended Bolton RO/63/173
Family Notes
Marriages Jun 1879 (>99%)
Inman James Bolton 8c 426
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Children
Birth Notes
8m old in 1881 census
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1880
INMAN Elizabeth D MATHER Little Bolton LB/93/430
INMAN, ELIZABETH DORA MATHER
GRO Reference: 1880 S Quarter in BOLTON
Volume 08C Page 396Death Notes
Deaths Mar 1894 (>99%)
Inman Elizabeth Dora 13 Birkenhead 8a 312
Les was interested in the two Inman children dying in the first quarter of 1894 and decided to find what he could at Birkenhead Library. He first examined the Birkenhead News for January to March 1894. There were no references to two children dying in a fire or any other disaster. He then examined the burial records for Flaybrick Cemetery for the same quarter and found the following:
Jan 23rd Elizabeth Dora Inman aged 13 Abode - Borough Hospital
Mar 10th William Inman aged 8 Abode - 26 Payson Street
Elizabeth Dora Inman died from general tubercular exhaustion on 19.1.1894 in the Borough Hospital, Birkenhead.
Birth Notes
INMAN, LILIAN MATHER
GRO Reference: 1882 M Quarter in BOLTON
Volume 08C Page 423
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1882
INMAN Lilian MATHER Little Bolton LB/98/179Death Notes
Lilian who married in Toronto died in Vancouver sometime after sister Margaret
Name: Lillian Bastafield
Death Date: 14 Mar 1960
Cemetery: Mountain View Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Has Bio?: N
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem...Birth Notes
1891 census records Sarah as being born in Bolton. However, the BMD birth record is at Birkenhead. This is consistent with the family moving to Birkenhead in mid 1884, and the birth was registered there, after they moved.
In 1901, they are back in Bolton, living with older sister Hannah, and the records shows Sarah E and Margaret H were born in Birkenhead.
1911 Canada Census records DOB as Apr 1884
Name: Sarah Ellen Inman
Year of Registration: 1884
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Birkenhead (1861-1998)
County: Cheshire, Merseyside
Volume: 8a
Page: 509
INMAN, SARAH ELLEN MATHER
GRO Reference: 1884 J Quarter in BIRKENHEAD
Volume 08A Page 509
Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1884
INMAN Sarah Ellen Birkenhead BIR/136/89Death Notes
Sarah Ellen died in Bolton in 1951. She is buried in the Hunt family grave in Heaton cemetery, Bolton.
Name: Sarah E Hunt
Death Registration Month/Year: 1951
Age at death (estimated): 67
Registration district: Bolton
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 10b
Page: 522
Name: Sarah Ellen Hunt
Death Date: abt 1951
Burial or Cremation Date: 21 Nov 1951
Burial or Cremation Place: Lancashire, England
URL: https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch?DetsView=Summary&src=ext&fileid=4007394
Buried with 5 others
Birth Notes
INMAN, WILLIAM MATHER
GRO Reference: 1885 S Quarter in BIRKENHEAD
Volume 08A Page 461
Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1885
INMAN William Birkenhead BIR/142/8
Death Notes
Deaths Mar 1894 (>99%)
Inman William [38] Birkenhead 8a 329
[38] = 3 or 8, and is actually 8 when original examined carefully.
Les was interested in the two Inman children dying in the first quarter of 1894 and decided to find what he could at Birkenhead Library. He first examined the Birkenhead News for January to March 1894. There were no references to two children dying in a fire or any other disaster. He then examined the burial records for Flaybrick Cemetery for the same quarter and found the following:
Jan 23rd Elizabeth Dora Inman aged 13 Abode - Borough Hospital
Mar 10th William Inman aged 8 Abode - 26 Payson Street
Birth Notes
Born: Birkenhead, Cheshire
INMAN, MARGARET HANNAH MATHER
GRO Reference: 1890 D Quarter in BIRKENHEAD
Volume 08A Page 440
Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1890
INMAN Margaret Hannah Birkenhead BIR/163/50Death Notes
Name: Margaret Inman
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1892
Death Age: 82
Death Date: 22 May 1974
Death Location: Vancouver
Registration Number: 1974-09-008016
BCA Number: B13333
GSU Number: 2050337
Elizabeth Dora Inman
Elizabeth was born in July 1880 in Little Bolton.4
Lilian Inman
Lilian was born in March 1882 in Little Bolton.4
Sarah Ellen Inman
Sarah was born on April 12th, 1884 in Birkenhead.4
William Inman
William was born in September 1885 in Birkenhead.4
Margaret Hannah Inman
Margaret was born in December 1890 in Birkenhead.4
1 Individual - Celia Foot
2 1871 UK Census
3 1881 UK Census
4 1891 UK Census
5 Burial Records - Bebington
6 Deceased Online
7 Ancestry.co.uk
2 1871 UK Census
3 1881 UK Census
4 1891 UK Census
5 Burial Records - Bebington
6 Deceased Online
7 Ancestry.co.uk
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