 1844 - 1925 (80 years)
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| Name |
James KIRKALDY |
| Prefix |
Lt. Col. |
| Suffix |
,Commander the 3rd Battery,Volunteer Artillery |
| Born |
19 May 1844 |
Ceres, Fife, Scotland  |
- Ref: 1851 Scotland Census
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| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
15 Feb 1925 |
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Person ID |
I17209 |
Kirkpatrick Family |
| Last Modified |
15 Sep 2016 |
| Family |
Annie PETERS, b. 26 May 1851, the Hunter District, New South Wales, Australia , d. 6 Apr 1928, Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia (Age 76 years) |
| Married |
1875 |
Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Children |
| | 1. Elizabeth May KIRKALDY, b. 1875, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , d. 1936, Burwood, New South Wales, Australia (Age 61 years) |
| | 2. Leslie James KIRKALDY, b. 1876, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , d. 15 Oct 1969, Waratah, New South Wales , Australia (Age 93 years) |
| | 3. Alexander KIRKALDY, b. 1878, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , d. 1878, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia (Age 0 years) |
| | 4. Walter Douglas KIRKALDY, b. 1879, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , d. 1942, Burwood, New South Wales, Australia (Age 63 years) |
| | 5. James Stanley KIRKALDY, b. 1881, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , d. 1946, Islington, New South Wales , Australia (Age 65 years) |
| | 6. Mary Ethel KIRKALDY, b. 16 Oct 1882, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , d. 28 May 1968, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 85 years) |
| | 7. Cecil Andrew Muir KIRKALDY, b. 1884, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , d. 1978 (Age 94 years) |
| | 8. Annie Grace KIRKALDY, b. 1886, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , d. 1968 (Age 82 years) |
| | 9. Violet Reubina KIRKALDY, b. 1887, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , d. 14 Dec 1974, Blacktown Hospital, New South Wales, Australia (Age 87 years) |
| | 10. Florence KIRKALDY, b. 1889, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , d. 3 Jul 1970, Yagoona, NSW , Australia (Age 81 years) |
| | 11. Olive Blanch KIRKALDY, b. 1892, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , d. 11 Oct 1941, Mereweather, New South Wales , Australia (Age 49 years) |
| | 12. 2nd. Lieut. Raymond Harcourt KIRKALDY, ,24th Sqdn , Royal Flying Corps., b. 12 Nov 1893, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , d. 25 Mar 1918, France (Age 24 years) |
| | 13. Millie KIRKALDY, b. 1897, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , d. 1898, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia (Age 1 years) |
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| Last Modified |
5 Apr 2013 |
| Family ID |
F7104 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- James arrived in Geelong Victoria,Australia,with his parents,Robert, a coal miner,and Elizabeth c1854 ,later moving to Newcastle , New South Wales . He began military service in 1868 in Newcastle, NSW, as a Gunner in the New South Wales Regiment,Volunteer Artillery,and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant in 1874,and 1st Lieutenant in 1878.In 1895,having the rank of Major(1894), he was the recipient of "The Volunteer Officers Decoration" in recognition of many years service.He ended his military service in May 1906 in Newcastle, NSW, and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel, commanding the 3rd Battery.
- (Research): The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Monday 25 July 1904 p 6 Article "MILITARY SERVICES. The period of service of Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel James Kirkaldy, V.D., of New South Wales, has been extended for two years from May 19, 1904. Major Robert Barber Cropley has resigned his commission."
In the 1851 census of Scotland ,the family name is spelt Kircaldy.
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