Was living in South Plantagenet at the time of his marriage to Jane, and is listed as a Yeoman. Listed as a yeoman. He is not listed in the same household as Jane in the 1881 census. There is a James Franklin from England, born approximately 1831, listed as a labourer in Plantagenet South,Prescott, ON, working with a John Hunter (age 35, born in Ontario), that is very likely him.

Witnesses to the wedding were Elizabeth and Robert Boyle of Wilberforce. They were married by John H. Simpson.