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William James and Alice Jane Bass lived at 40 Elm Street, Cardiff from about 1912 until 1953. William James' parents, John and Susanna (nee Norman), had both been born in Topsham, Devon but moved to Cardiff shortly after the birth of their first child. The date was probably about 1870. Alice Jane's parents, Lewin Thomas and Mary (nee Crosse) Oak, had also both been born in Devon, moving to Cardiff some time before their marriage there in 1877.

 

William James Bass  - click for larger image
William James Bass

Lewin Thomas  and Mary Oak with their three daughters  - click for larger image
Lewin Thomas Oak with his wife Mary (nee Crosse) and three daughters. The one in the centre died young.

Mary Cross in Service 26 Mar 1875 (aged 22 years) - click for larger image
Mary Cross in Service 26 Mar 1875 (aged 22 years)

William James ("Bill" Bass and his wife Alice Jane on Porthkerry beach (with the tide out!) - click for larger image
William James ("Bill" Bass and his wife Alice Jane on Porthkerry beach (with the tide out!). His shorter left leg, caused by the tuberculous hip joint, can be clearly seen.

Alice Jane Oak  - click for larger image
Alice Jane Oak

William James and Alice Jane Bass in the late 1940s  - click for larger image
William James and Alice Jane Bass in the late 1940s.

Clarissa Bass, William James's sister  - click for larger image
Clare Bass, William James's sister.

A Taylor/Shields wedding photograph circa 1920 - click for a larger image
A Taylor/Shields wedding photograph circa 1920. W.J. and Alice Bass are at the back on the right. Clarissa Taylor (nee Bass), W.J. Bass's sister, is at the back, second person from left. I deduce that the girl in spectacles at the front right is Hilda Bass and her two sisters, Edith and Annie are on the left at the front.Taken at 18 Plasnewydd Road, Roath, Cardiff?

Ann Bass  - click for larger image
Ann Bass

Ann, Hilda, and Edith Bass with Ernie Williams  - click for larger image

Ann, Hilda, and, seated, Edith Bass with Ann's future husband, Ernie Williams

Hilda, Edith, and Ann Bass as children  - click for larger image
Thought to be Hilda, Edith and Anne Bass c1913

Alice Jane Bass (nee Oak) in the back garden of 40 Elm Street, Roath Cardiff - click for larger image
Alice Jane Bass (nee Oak) in the back garden of 40 Elm Street, Roath Cardiff.

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