James Kingdon – Welsh Regiment / Labour Corps, 552nd Home Service Employment Company
Private James Kingdon – Welsh Regiment / Labour Corps, 552nd Home Service Employment Company James Kingdon was born in 1883 in Swansea , the son of Thomas Kingdon and Hannah Jones , who had married in the town in 1882 . 1901 Census His early childhood was marked by loss: by the time of the 1901 Census , his father Thomas had died, leaving Hannah to raise the family alone at 11 Chapel Street, Swansea . The census records Hannah Kingdon , aged 36, as head of the household, with her children — James , 18, working as a Tram Conductor ; Eliza , 16, employed as a Domestic Servant ; Thomas , 14, a Messenger Boy (Chemist) ; Richard , 12; and John , 6 — forming a working‑class family adapting to hardship, with the older children already contributing to the household income. Marriage and Early Adulthood In 1905 , James married Lizzie Thomas . 1911 Census By the 1911 Census , the couple were living at Cadle Fach, Ravenhill, near Swansea , where James , aged 26, worked as a Plasterer on his own ...
