1832 - 1917 (85 years)
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Name |
James ROULSTON |
Suffix |
, Gold Miner and Presbyterian Preacher |
Born |
1832 |
Nottingham, England |
- Ref:Wedderburn Express and Korongshire Advertiser (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) Friday 13 July 1917 p 2 Article
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Gender |
Male |
Died |
10 Jul 1917 |
Wedderburn, Victoria , Australia |
- Ref:Wedderburn Express and Korongshire Advertiser (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) Friday 13 July 1917 p 2 Article
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Buried |
12 Jul 1917 |
Wedderburn, Victoria , Australia |
Person ID |
I25542 |
Kirkpatrick Family |
Last Modified |
6 Feb 2014 |
Family |
Catherine CROWE, b. 1836, Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland , d. 30 Dec 1922, Richmond, Victoria, Australia (Age 86 years) |
Married |
14 Dec 1854 |
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia |
- Vic BDM Reg-3376 James and Catherine married on 14th Dec 1854,but James filed for divorce in 1862, but a divorce was not granted - and he agreed to a legal separation . Catherine had deserted James and co-habited with Frederick Owen Jones from 1855 , eventually illegally marrying him on June 27th,1860. However the court forbade her second marriage. It was after the divorce proceedings in 1862 that James and Catherine apparently reconciled and started their family. A report of the divorce proceedings was located in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Friday 26 December 1862, page 6, 7.
The childrens names were taken from Catherines Death Certificate.Three children had predeceased her ,Elizabeth,Matilda and William.
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Children |
| 1. Elizabeth Ann ROULSTON, b. 1864, Wedderburn, Victoria , Australia , d. 1869, Wedderburn, Victoria , Australia (Age 5 years) |
| 2. Matilda ROULSTON, b. 1865, Wedderburn, Victoria , Australia , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. James Alexander ROULSTON, b. 1866, Wedderburn, Victoria , Australia , d. 24 Jan 1949, Albany, Western Australia, Australia (Age 83 years) |
| 4. George Henry ROULSTON, b. 1868, Mount Korong , Victoria , Australia , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 5. William Richard ROULSTON, b. 1871, Mount Korong , Victoria , Australia , d. 8 Oct 1913, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 42 years) |
| 6. John Watson ROULSTON, b. 1874, Mount Korong , Victoria , Australia , d. 11 Oct 1923, Richmond, Victoria, Australia (Age 49 years) |
| 7. Alfred Dick ROULSTON, ,twin, b. 1876, Mount Korong , Victoria , Australia , d. 1955, Victoria , Australia (Age 79 years) |
| 8. Louisa ROULSTON, ,twin, b. 1876, Mount Korong , Victoria , Australia , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 9. Annie Bertha ROULSTON, b. 1878, Victoria , Australia , d. Yes, date unknown |
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Last Modified |
6 Feb 2014 |
Family ID |
F8621 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- James Roulston arrived on board the "Orestes" in December of 1852.
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