James ROULSTON, , Gold Miner and Presbyterian Preacher

Male 1832 - 1917  (85 years)


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  • Name James ROULSTON 
    Suffix , Gold Miner and Presbyterian Preacher 
    Born 1832  Nottingham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ref:Wedderburn Express and Korongshire Advertiser (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) Friday 13 July 1917 p 2 Article
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Jul 1917  Wedderburn, Victoria , Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ref:Wedderburn Express and Korongshire Advertiser (Vic. : 1914 - 1918) Friday 13 July 1917 p 2 Article
    Buried 12 Jul 1917  Wedderburn, Victoria , Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I25542  Kirkpatrick Family
    Last Modified 6 Feb 2014 

    Family Catherine CROWE,   b. 1836, Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1922, Richmond, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 14 Dec 1854  Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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.
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Ann ROULSTON,   b. 1864, Wedderburn, Victoria , Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1869, Wedderburn, Victoria , Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
     2. Matilda ROULSTON,   b. 1865, Wedderburn, Victoria , Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. James Alexander ROULSTON,   b. 1866, Wedderburn, Victoria , Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1949, Albany, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     4. George Henry ROULSTON,   b. 1868, Mount Korong , Victoria , Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. William Richard ROULSTON,   b. 1871, Mount Korong , Victoria , Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1913, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     6. John Watson ROULSTON,   b. 1874, Mount Korong , Victoria , Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1923, Richmond, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     7. Alfred Dick ROULSTON, ,twin,   b. 1876, Mount Korong , Victoria , Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1955, Victoria , Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     8. Louisa ROULSTON, ,twin,   b. 1876, Mount Korong , Victoria , Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Annie Bertha ROULSTON,   b. 1878, Victoria , Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Feb 2014 
    Family ID F8621  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • James Roulston arrived on board the "Orestes" in December of 1852.


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