James Sosbe was born October 17,1809 in Rochester, Kent. He married Louisa Bastard December 26, 1841 in Sheppey, Kent. He died 1877 in Sheerness, Kent. Louisa Bastard, daughter of John Bastard and Sarah Tucker , was born February 01, 1822 in Sheerness, Kent. She died 1889 in Sheerness, Kent.