James Griffin

Birth Name Griffin, James 1a 2 3 4 5 6a 6b 7 8a 9 10a 6c 11a
Gender male
Age at Death about 81 years, 8 months, 13 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
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Event Note

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page493724

Birth about 1822 Mayo, Ireland   1b 3 5 8b
Event Note

Birthplace from MC with Sarah Jane O'Connor, 1822 from that document. Married at 18 by DC, so born about 1825. Also 1828 birth from DC (1903 - 75). 1819 birth from 1851 Census.

Residence 1851 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   1c
Event Note

Relation to Head of House: Head. Occupation: Calico Printer

Residence 1855 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland    
Event Note

Witness on sister-in-law's death certificate.

Arrival 1857-03-01 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   3
Event Note

Occupation: Plasterer. Herald of the Morning, ship, 1,291 tons, Godfrey Rudolph, from Liverpool 20th November, with four hundred and fifty-six Government immigrants. Thomas Slater, Esq., surgeon superintendent. G. F. Train and co, agents.

Residence 1871-10-13 South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   6d
Event Note

Slater

Residence 1877-09-12 Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia    
Event Note

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60094086

Occupation 1879-12-12 Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia Slater - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5966736  
Residence 1880-10-01 South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   6e
Event Note

Clarendon St, slater.

Residence 1881-01-11 Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia   8c
Event Note

Checked brother Peter into Yarra Bend Asylum. 84 Raglan St.

Residence 1893-01-25 South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   6f
Event Note

Cecil St. Slater

Residence 1903 South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   7
Event Note

58 York St, night watchman. William Griffin, his wife Rachel, and my paternal grandmother living nearby.

Death 1903-09-14 South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   5
Event Note

Residence of son-in-law George Pearce (Mary Ann Theresa Griffin's husband). 58 York St, per DC.; 1903,10788,,Griffin,James,Griffin Mich,Bridget,Melbourne South,73,

Burial 1903-09-15 Carlton, Victoria, Australia    
Event Note

Melbourne General Cemetery. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189354233

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Michael Griffin
Mother Catherine Dudley
         James Griffin about 1822 1903-09-14
    Brother     Peter Griffin about 1826 1884-05-04

Families

Family of James Griffin and Agnes Sanderson
Married Wife Agnes Sanderson ( * about 1820 + 1855-02-00 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1843-01-13 Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland    
Event Note

St Patrick's. Occupation: painter. Witnesses: Peter Griffin, Agnes Wellon.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Peter Griffinabout 18431921-06-21
William Griffinabout 1847
Janet Agnes Mary Griffinabout 18471900-03-25
John Griffinabout 18481924
Catherine Griffinabout 1851
James Thomas Griffin18551932-06-24

Family of James Griffin and Sarah Jane O'Connor
Married Wife Sarah Jane O'Connor ( * about 1832 + 1894-03-19 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1858 Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia   4 10b
Event Note

Parents Michael Griffin and Catherine Dudley on MC. 1858,01794,F,Oconnor,Sera,Griffin,James,,; Catholic Chapel

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Michael Griffin18601923
Andrew Griffinabout 18611862
George Fenton Griffin18631896-07-16
Eleanor Maria Griffin18641864
Patrick Joseph Griffin1865-12-041939-01-17
Mary Ann Theresa Griffin18681953-04-05

Source References

  1. Ancestry.com: 1851 Scotland Census
      • Page: Parish: Glasgow St John; ED: 33; Page: 17; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_161; Year: 1851
      • Page: Parish: Glasgow St John; ED: 33; Page: 17; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_161; Year: 1851
      • Page: Parish: Glasgow St John; ED: 33; Page: 17; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_161; Year: 1851
  2. Ancestry.com: Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910
  3. Ancestry.com: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923
  4. Ancestry.com: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950
  5. Ancestry.com: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
  6. Ancestry.com: Victoria, Australia, Rate Books, 1855-1963
      • Page: Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Australia; Series Title: 2332/P Microfilm Copy Of Rate Books, City of South Melbourne [copy of VPRS 8264] [1855-1901]
      • Page: Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Australia; Series Title: 2332/P Microfilm Copy Of Rate Books, City of South Melbourne [copy of VPRS 8264] [1855-1901]
      • Page: Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Australia; Series Title: 2332/P Microfilm Copy Of Rate Books, City of South Melbourne [copy of VPRS 8264] [1855-1901]
      • Page: Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Australia; Series Title: 2332/P Microfilm Copy Of Rate Books, City of South Melbourne [copy of VPRS 8264] [1855-1901]
      • Page: Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Australia; Series Title: 2332/P Microfilm Copy Of Rate Books, City of South Melbourne [copy of VPRS 8264] [1855-1901]
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  7. Ancestry.com: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954
  8. Ancestry.com: Victoria, Australia, Asylum Records, 1853-1940
      • Page: Asylum Records from the Public Records Office of Victoria (PROV); Public Records Office of Victoria (PROV); Series Number: VA 2839; Volume Title: Case Books of Male Patients, 1872-1912 Vol 4; Doc Number: VPRS 7399; Reference Number: 07399-P0001-000004
      • Page: Asylum Records from the Public Records Office of Victoria (PROV); Public Records Office of Victoria (PROV); Series Number: VA 2839; Volume Title: Case Books of Male Patients, 1872-1912 Vol 4; Doc Number: VPRS 7399; Reference Number: 07399-P0001-000004
      • Page: Asylum Records from the Public Records Office of Victoria (PROV); Public Records Office of Victoria (PROV); Series Number: VA 2839; Volume Title: Case Books of Male Patients, 1872-1912 Vol 4; Doc Number: VPRS 7399; Reference Number: 07399-P0001-000004
  9. Ancestry.com: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
  10. Ancestry.com: Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950
      • Page: The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Marriage Records
      • Page: The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Marriage Records
  11. Ancestry.com: Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1841-2001
      • Page: Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia