Wilson, James Dodds H

James Dodds Wilson was born in Scarborough and was baptised at the parish of Sherburn where his father, Thomas, was the parish clerk.  His mother was Caroline.

In 1901, James was boarding at 23 Chapel Brow, Leyland, Lancashire.  By 1911 he was living and working at Heppers Gents Outfitters.  The household consisted of eight members of the Heppers family, one servant and Arthur Dodd.

This may indicate that Dodd or Dodds was a family name and that James and Arthur were related as they are described as partners and both working on their own account as hairdressers and tobacconists.

James married Dorothy Louisa Cook in Birmingham during December 1917.