Friday, August 16, 2024

AMERICAN HISTORY

AMERICAN IMMIGRANTS

  • ADAMS, JOHN
  • FINNIS, JAMES
  • GARLAND, GEORGE HENRY
  • McBRIDE, JAMES
  • WILLIAMS, WILLIAM
LOCAL AMERICAN DEATHS TO 1910

08.06.1871
JAMES McBRIDE, a gold miner aged 38 years, died from “HEART DISEASE SUDDEN DEATH”. Coroner: E ROWLING. (NSW BDM 4485/1871)
Witnesses: Richard White and William Bradbury
Born in PHILADELPHIA (USA) . Parents unknown.
Length in Colony: 17 years
Marital status: unknown.
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23.06.1878
JAMES FINNIS, a miner, aged 52, died from “CHRONIC BRONCHITIS” of 16 months duration. Informant was ELIZABETH FINNIS, his widow. (NSW BDM 7552/1878)
Witnesses: JOHN C MITCHELL and FRED JURYENS
Place of death: Blackmans Paddock
Place of burial: Gulgong (EP)
Born in British America to James Finnis and [mother unknown]
Length in Colony: 22 years
Married in SYDNEY at age 46 to ELIZABETH STAGEMAN
Children: NONE
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24.10.1897
GEORGE HENRY GARLAND, a labourer, aged 60 years, died from “MALIGNANT DISEASE OF STOMACH EXHAUSTION” of 6 months’ duration. Informant was his wife, Susannah Garland of Cudgebegong. (NSW BDM 11955/1897)
Witnesses were: CHARLES HONEYSETT and WALTER HAWKINS
Place of death: Gulgong Hospital
Place of burial: Gulgong (C of E)
Born in MAINE (USA) to James Garland, a labourer, and [mother unknown]
Length in Colony: 40 years
Married at BRAIDWOOD at age 29 to SUSANNAH GREEN
Children: GEORGE(30), ADA (28), MARTHA M (27), JOHN (22), DORA (19), EDWARD (16), CLARA (14), BEATRICE (9), 1 male and 4 females (deceased)
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25.02.1900
JOHN ADAMS, an alluvial gold miner, aged 65, died from “ACUTE PNEUMONIA MORBUS CORDIS” of 3 days’ duration. Informant was Rose O’Keefe, Hospital Matron. (NSW BDM 1753/1900)
Witnesses: EDWARD DEANS and JCF ROTENBERG
Place of death: Gulgong Hospital
Place of burial: Gulgong (C of E)
Born in NEW YORK (USA). Parents unknown.
Length in Colony: 47 years
Married in MUDGEE at ages 28 to BRIDGET O'CONNOR (NSW BDM 2374/1863)
Children: JOHN (36) (NSW BDM 11088/1864)
Married in Gulgong aged 55 years to MARY BURNS (NSW BDM 3949/1890)
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26.07.1908
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, a labourer aged 85 years, died from “SENILE DECAY” INQUEST UNNECESSARY, BURIAL ORDERED by O A EDWARDS, CORONER. Informant was J SWEENEY (NO RELATION) (NSW BDM 9673/1908)
Witnesses: J Sweeney and J Carroll
Place of death: Gulgong
Born in AMERICA
Length in Colony: 50 years
SINGLE
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