John Watson ROULSTON

Male 1874 - 1923  (49 years)


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  • Name John Watson ROULSTON 
    Born 1874  Mount Korong , Victoria , Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Oct 1923  Richmond, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I25631  Kirkpatrick Family
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2013 

    Father James ROULSTON, , Gold Miner and Presbyterian Preacher,   b. 1832, Nottingham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1917, Wedderburn, Victoria , Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother 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.
    Family ID F8621  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart


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