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I would be very grateful for some help in finding James Randall post the 1901 census.
He was born in 1858 in Birmingham and I have found him on the 1861-1901 census records then he disappears.
In 1901 he was a fruit merchant living in Augusta Road, Kings Norton with his wife, six children and two servants.
Both James and his wife Clara were still alive in 1911 (he died in 1930) and he was still in business as I have found his son Leonard who is listed as working for his father.
He is definitely NOT the James Randall listed in the Salvation Army hostel, which is the only "James Randall" of the right age that I can find.
I`m not very good at "random" searches but I know some of you are so here`s hoping!

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1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Augusta Road, Moseley, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Randall Head Married Male 43 1858 Fruit Merchant Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Clara M Randall Wife Married Female 42 1859 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Bertram Randall Son - Male 18 1883 Fruit Salesman Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Leonard Randall Son - Male 15 1886 Clerk Merchants Office Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Ernest Randall Son - Male 13 1888 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Violet Randall Daughter - Female 8 1893 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Clara V Randall Daughter - Female 3 1898 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Kate Pears Servant Single Female 23 1878 Gen Servant (Domestic) Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Harriet Perkins Servant - Female 15 1886 Gen Servant (Domestic) Staffordshire, England

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1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Augusta Road, Moseley, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England

James Randall Head Married Male 43 1858 Fruit Merchant Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Clara M Randall Wife Married Female 42 1859 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Bertram Randall Son - Male 18 1883 Fruit Salesman Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Leonard Randall Son - Male 15 1886 Clerk Merchants Office Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Ernest Randall Son - Male 13 1888 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Violet Randall Daughter - Female 8 1893 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Clara V Randall Daughter - Female 3 1898 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Kate Pears Servant Single Female 23 1878 Gen Servant (Domestic) Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Harriet Perkins Servant - Female 15 1886 Gen Servant (Domestic) Staffordshire, England n

Deaths Mar 1908 (>99%)
RANDALL Clara Victoria 10 King's N. 6c 265

Ernest Randall
England and Wales Census, 1911
Name Ernest Randall
Event Type Census
Event Date 1911
County Warwickshire
Parish Birmingham
Sub-District St Martin
Registration District Birmingham
Gender Male
Age 23
Birthplace Bham, Warwickshire
Record Type Household

When son Leonard married on 19 June 1910, he gave his address as Augusta Rd. Moseley. His father was not one of the witnesses.

Pension record
Name: Leonard Randall
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1886
Marriage Date: 19 Jun 1910
Marriage Place: Birmingham
Age: 29
Document Year: 1915
Residence Place: 37 Runcorn Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham
Regimental Number: 15102
Regiment Name: Coldstream Guards
Form Title: Short Service Attestation

Family Members:
Name Relation to Soldier
Leonard Randall Self (Head)
Edith Maud Birch Spouse

On the 1911 census that malyon posted Ernest is a police constable living at the police station.

Thank you all very much for trying. I have all the information you`ve come up with I just can`t find James after 1901 until his death in 1930. I suppose the house could have been missed or the census record lost---frustrating!

He was still there- although it does seem to be missing from the 1911- try looking at electoral registers:

1912:
James Randall
Place/ Abode: Hatfield, Augusta Road, Moseley
Nature of qualification: Sale rooms (joint)
Description of qualifying property: 43 Jamaica Row

1920
James Randall
Clara Matilda Randall
'Hatfield' Augusta Road

Did he marry again?

Clara's death:
name(s) CLARA M RANDALL
Gender Female
Birth year 1857
Age 65
Death quarter 1
Death year 1922
District KINGS NORTON
County Worcestershire
Volume 6D Page 72
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Marriage:
Name: James Randall
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1925
Registration district: Birmingham South
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Spouse: Ellen L L Lear
Volume Number: 6d Page Number: 275
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1930 Electoral register:
18 Augusta Road, Moseley & Kings Heath Ward.
James Randall
Ellen Louisa Livingston Randall
Ivy Gertrude Lear
Elizabeth Dage
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National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
RANDALL Ellen Louisa Livingstone otherwise Ellen Louise Livingstone of 38 Greenbank Ave, Hall Green, Birmingham 28, widow died 5th December 1946 Probate Birmingham 3rd February to Louisa Melinda Livingstone Harrison ( wife of John Henry Lionel Harrison) and Constance Ethel Harrison spinster

Marriages Mar 1912 (>99%)
Randall Bertram Knight King's N. 6c 572

thank you once again AustinQ. I can`t have been looking very thoroughly as I had tried the electoral registers but it was some time ago.
Now Ellen is hugely interesting, James was of course in living memory of my previous generation and no one ever mentioned a second wife.
You`ll be pleased to hear that that concludes my "missing persons" and you`ve given me loads to go on.