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James and Agnes Fordham (nee Plummer)

James Fordham was born in Coney Weston on 11th November 1848, fourth child of Adam and Mary Ann Fordham (nee Bloomfield)

He was an agricultural labourer and became an important local sugar beet farmer in Barningham (the next village on from Coney Weston).

c.1886 he married Agnes Jane Plummer and they had six children:

  1. Frances Agnes Fordham, born 31st October 1888
  2. Gwendoline Elizabeth Fordham
  3. Agatha Joanna Fordham
  4. Octavia Helena Fordham
  5. Edward James Bloomfield Fordham
  6. Eric Edwin Bruce Fordham, born 31st December 1901

James died on 26th August 1927 in Barningham, Suffolk.  He is buried in Coney Weston churchyard and the gravestone reads: "James Fordham, died 26th August 1927 in his 79th year."

His grand-daughter Joan Fordham was a key source of information on the family history for me during my research.