On August 14th 1918, Daisy L Spratford, 30, Cook, admitted to Renfrew Road Workhouse from 32 Vicary St, discharged on 13 September 1918 to Infirmary (the above may be his mother as James was born the next day)
r na birth of a James W Spratford was registered in Jul Qtr of 1918 in Lambeth, mothers maiden name Spratford

On December 2nd 1925, James Spratford, 7, admitted to Norwood Schools from Lambeth Hospital, discharged on 26 April 1927 to Goldie Leigh Homes

On July 8th 1927, James Spratford, 8, admitted to Norwood Schools from Goldie Leigh Homes, discharged March 4th 1930 to
Child Emigration Society, Kingsley Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia