Fords of Katandra

Victoria Australia

 

JAMES FAMILY

The family line of Mary Florence FORD (nee JAMES)
The following Photographs was kindly provided by Currie & Ford  Family Descendants.  
1

 Wedding Party
Barellan NSW 1926
2  Jane
Barellan NSW
3  Kathleen GANDY
  1926                                                                                                          
4 Kathleen GANDY & Living Male 1926
5 Kathleen GANDY & Living Male & Thelma ?
1925
6 NSW Party
 7  Wedding Group
Florence May MOULSDALE  & James HOWES 1926
 8 Ida & Family 1938
Ida & Arthur GANDY & Children
L-R
Kathleen Marion, Dorothy Emily, Living Male,
FRONT.
Sydney Lawrence Herbert.
The following Photographs was kindly provided by Jane James  Family Descendants.
a Florence May (Moulsdale)
Ida Janie( Moulsdale) Gandy
b L-R
Florence May Moulsdale
Ida Janie (Moulsdale) Gandy
child - Kathleen Marion Gandy
circa 1923-1924
c

Jane (Davey) Moulsdale
Circa 1900
   

 

JAMES FAMILY HISTORY
provided by descendant of

 On the 1851 census St Just in Penwith Cornwall Edward JAMES aged 53 Occupation Tin Miner Address 69 Truthwell? Moor, was living with his wife Mary aged 53.  Their children were Mary Ann, 20, Tin dresser, Andrew, 18 Tin Miner, William, 15, Tin Miner, Jane aged 13 and Rachael aged 7, scholar.

Edward JAMES was married to Mary AUGHTY/ARTHUR  on 25 December 1822 at St Just in Penwith Cornwall England.

The following Baptisms were recorded:

Mary Ann JAMES on 29 November 1829 at St Just in Penwith Cornwall England.
Andrew JAMES on 5 August 1832 as above
William JAMES on 26 July 1835 at Truthwell, St Just in Penwith. (born 10 July 1835).

William JAMES arrived in Australia in about 1850 and married Mary Ann DAVEY (born 10 June 1844 St Just Cornwall). 

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THE FORD FAMILY COMMITTEE HAS FUNDED THE SETTING UP OF THE FORDS OF KATANDRA WEBSITE TO ENSURE OUR HISTORY IS PRESERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

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