James Graham Oldham – Royal Navy, H.M.S. Indefatigable
Ordinary Seaman James Graham Oldham – Royal Navy, H.M.S. Indefatigable Early Life and Family James Graham Oldham James Graham Oldham was born in 1889 in Leeds, Yorkshire , the son of Albert Oldham and Hannah Corner Jefferson , who had married in 1887 at Holy Trinity Church, Westminster . He spent his early childhood in Headingley, where his father worked as a professional dentist. 1891 Census The 1891 Census records the Oldham family living at 5 Brudenell View, Headingley with Burley, Leeds . Albert, aged 27 , was employed as a registered dentist , while his wife Hannah, also 27 , cared for their young son James , then two years old . Also present was Harriet E. Jefferson , aged 11 , a niece. The family suffered a loss in 1895 when Hannah died, leaving Albert a widower. 1901 Census Albert remarried in 1898 , taking Ellen Bingley as his second wife. By the 1901 Census , the family were living at 88 Queens Road, Headingley cum Burley, Leeds . Albert, aged 37 , continued his w...
