James NORTHEY D.C.M.

James NORTHEY, D.C.M.,
Sjt 9564,
2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment

Born - Ystradyfodwg
Enlisted - Cardiff

Died - 8th October, 1916 aged 35yrs
Died at home
Buried at Beech Grove Cemetery, Edwardsville, Treharris

James NORTHEY is commemorated on
Trelewis War Memorial.

His link to the village of Nelson is that he is recorded in the Parish War Memorial register at St Mabon's Parish Church, Llanfabon. I am informed that one of the likely reason for this was a regular attendance at St John’s or St Mabon’s Churches, Nelson.
James Northey

Headstone of James Northey at Beechgrove Cemetery, Treharris.
He is buried with his sister Elizabeth.

I have been unable to find a great deal of information about James Northey. I have found that his father was called John and was born in about 1837, making him 44 years old when James was born in 1881. James was actually born in Gelli, Ystrad Rhondda which is in the parish of Ystradyfodwg.

James had a sister called Elizabeth Ann who was born in 1874.

By 1901 Elizabeth had married a Robert Middleton and they already had four children:

Thomas John Middleton - born 1893
Catherine Jane Middleton - born 1895
Francis James Middleton - born 1899 and
Elizabeth V Middleton - born in 1901

At this time James and his father John were shown as living with Robert and Elizabeth and their family.

I am carrying out further research to find out why Elizabeth Ann is buried with David Hughes, who appears to be her husband.

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