When James Alway was christened on 22 April 1759, in Hawkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Alway, was 25 and his mother, Ann Rodway, was 28. He married Celia Smith on 16 May 1782, in Tytherington, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 2 October 1829, in Ashley, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 70, and was buried in Aust, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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English: shortened form of Alloway .
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