Background
Valentine was born on 28 May 1856 in Lincoln to John James Jelley, a grocer"s assistant and Mary Ann Jelley (née Hubbard).
Valentine was born on 28 May 1856 in Lincoln to John James Jelley, a grocer"s assistant and Mary Ann Jelley (née Hubbard).
James was married to Esther Louisa Langford on 6 December 1884 at the Church of Street Nicholas, Warwick. He worked at the Birmingham School of for 40 years. Jelley had 2 known children: John Valentine Jelley, a physicist and Edith Mary Jelley, whose married name was Thornton.
Jelley died on 28 May 1950 - his 94th birthday - in Knowle.
Jelley was described as a "prolific painter" who exhibited works that "show a wide range of subjects - everything except portraits".