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James Maxwell

b. 6 October 1850, d. 9 March 1932

Birth

James Maxwell was born on 6 October 1850 at Montefiore in Wellington.1

Parents

FatherRichard James ("Joseph senior") Maxwell (b. 1810, d. 4 January 1898)
MotherAnn Cross (b. 1819, d. 13 January 1878)

Family life

James Maxwell and Emma Lunn were married in 1878 in Bourke. They had a large family born in Bourke 1879-1900.2,3

Children with Emma Lunn (b. 1861)

DaughterAgnes Annie Maxwell (b. 1879, d. 1879)
DaughterElizabeth Laura Maxwell (b. 1880)
DaughterEmmeline M ("Emily") Maxwell (b. 1883)
SonJames W W ("Jim") Maxwell (b. 1886)
SonAlexander ("Alec") Maxwell (b. 1888)
SonRichard J ("Jack") Maxwell (b. 1890)
SonWalter Lunn Maxwell (b. 1893, d. 14 July 1971)
DaughterEthel F Maxwell (b. 1895)
SonEbenezer C ("Ebb") Maxwell (b. 1898)
SonFrederick L H ("Lionel") Maxwell (b. 1900)

Residence information

James Maxwell and Emma Lunn resided at Mulga Park in Gunderbooka County in Bourke, New South Wales, Australian Colonies, on 5 April 1891.4

Working life

  • James Maxwell was associated with Joseph Maxwell, Junior, first drove stock circa 1864 in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia.5,6

Death

James Maxwell died on 9 March 1932 at age 81 in Bourke.

Citations

  1. [S1390] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Births and Baptisms, (Registry of BDM), James Maxwell, parents Richard and Ann, church code MM, CofE Montefiore near Wellington, 2431/1850 V18502431 37A.
  2. [S611] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Marriages, (Registry of BDM), 2513/1878 Bourke.
  3. [S1659] JM Fleming, Family Reed 1856 Jane Maxwell, Maxwell family memoirs by Harvey Barnett, History of Bourke Journal
  4. [S1749] J Maxwell household, Mulga Park, Gundabooka County, 5 Apr 1891 Census, NSW, Bourke, NSW Records Authority.
  5. [S1634] "," The Western Herald, Bourke, ; online image, Trove (: accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Death of an Old Resident; obituary; 13 January 1926; page 2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141989429; 2 February 2022
  6. [S1634] "," The Western Herald, Bourke, ; online image, Trove (: accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Obituary, Mr Joseph Maxwell; obituary; 13 February 1929; page 3; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141995629; 2 February 2022
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Last Edited22 March 2023