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I couldn't easily spot him in 1911 but I'm probably not as proficient as some people here.

I've found the following marriages on Lancashire bmd for people called Josephine who married someone with the surname Williams in Liverpool but is probably too much of a long shot. (years 1862-1907)

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1891
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference

WILLIAMS Frank H BRUMMAGE Josephine H Walton, St. Mary Liverpool 2012WD/16/13

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1893
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference

WILLIAMS Henry CLYNE Josephine Edge Hill, St. Mary Liverpool 2043WD/14/155

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1896
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
WILLIAMS John KAY Josephine Toxteth Park, St. Clement Liverpool 2064TP/4/207

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1906
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
WILLIAMS George F CAMPBELL Josephine Everton, St. Saviour Liverpool 2125WD/3/370

I haven't looked on 1911 census as yet.

Will do, thanks again . :-)

PS, If you do find him, please let us know :)

Edit: Have you found him on the 1911 census yet?

It's worth a try - if you do strike lucky (unfortunately not lucky for him) they sometimes have a photograph albeit of newspaper quality.

However, it would depend on the family whether there is an article or not.

Best of luck...I hope you find him.

We will email this site, thanks for your help.

Hi flowers, I thought you may be interested in this site at some point.

http://www.liverpoolhistoryprojects.co.uk/fallenheroes/

Perhaps you or your friend can email them and see if there is an article which mentions James and Josephine and possibly the address you mentioned?

Her late Grandma ( his sister) told her all about him many years ago, she only knows james' mother was called Josephine Williams.

Could you perhaps ask your friend how she knows her grandmother had a brother called James?

Puzzled as to why she does not know the name of the parents.

I did say it was futile Margee

I thought it was the 2nd one because of 1918, thought there was only 2 listed.

There are 277 J. Williams killed in 1918.

Thank you for looking, it is so sad, all those young lives lost.

Ann, surely it's an exercise in futility listing all of the J. Williams from Liverpool who were killed in WW1. There's probably hundreds, maybe a thousand.

And, Flowers, how can you possibly say it looks like the 2nd. one? No age is given and no mother's name.

there are 848 J Williams' so it's a bit futile really - some of them do give full names but motly they are just J Williams - it's heartbreaking looking at them all - I had an uncle died in WW1 - David John Williams - he was about 19 years old

james' mother was called Josephine Williams, not sure of his fathers forename. x

Made a few enquiries, he died in 1918, thanks for helping. :-)

Does she not know the names of the parents of her grandmother ?

Name: WILLIAMS
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Unit Text: 12th Bn.
Age: 45
Date of Death: 25/09/1915
Service No: 25885
Additional information: Husband of Mrs. Ann Williams, of 106, Gregson St., Liverpool.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. B. 48.
Cemetery: RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX

Name: WILLIAMS
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Unit Text: 13th Bn.
Date of Death: 14/07/1916
Service No: 12868
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: I. C. 9.
Cemetery: DIVE COPSE BRITISH CEMETERY, SAILLY-LE-SEC