James Children Diprose (1852 - 1932)

Born 27 May 1852 in Longford, Tasmania, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Annie (Reeves) Diprose — married 27 Jan 1876 in Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia

Descendants

Died 11 Mar 1932 at age 79 in Yolla, Tasmania, Australia

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Biography

James Diprose was born on May 27, 1852 in Longford, Tasmania, Australia. His parents were Isaac Diprose and Elizabeth French. He married Annie Reeves on January 27, 1876 Together they had 14 children:

1. John Diprose
2. Unnamed Diprose
3. Unknown Diprose
4. Isaac Diprose
5. Percy Diprose
6. Albert Diprose
7. Walter Diprose
8. Benjamin Diprose
9. Victor Diprose
10. Mercy Diprose
11. Grace Diprose
12. Spencer Diprose
13. Eva Diprose
14. Hetty Diprose

He died on March 11, 1932 in Yolla, Tasmania, Australia James Children Diprose was born 27 May 1852 in Longford, Tasmania, Australia. He is the son of Isaac Diprose and Elizabeth French. M, child of Isaac Diprose & Elizabeth French, was born on 27 May 1852 in Tasmania.^[1]

James married Ann Reeves on 27 January 1876 in Port Sorell, Tasmania.^[2]

They had 14 children. "Of the 12 who survived infancy, 8 were boys and 4 girls. John Reeves, the oldest son was born in Nov 1876.... James & Annie's next 8 children were born between Sep 1878 and June 1888, while they were farming at Ringarooma. Family records indicate that among the oldest children were twins who died at birth. The last 5 children were born between March 1890 and May 1896, when they were farming at Yolla". from "Thomas Diprose & Elizabeth Children Diprose of Kent and Van Diemen's Land - Strangers" by Elizabeth Parkes & Jean Doggett.

James died 11 Mar 1932 in Yolla, Tasmania, Australia. He was buried in Henrietta Cemetery, Henrietta, Waratah-Wynyard Council, Tasmania, Australia ^[3] Obituary is on Find A Grave: Memorial #239102131 from The Advocate Burnie, 12 Mar 1932.

Thomas (1781–1865) and Elizabeth (1782–1868), free immigrants from Kent, arrived in Hobart Town in 1823 with their eight children, aged between two and eighteen years. Their youngest son was born there four months later. Thomas obtained a land grant, initially of 500 acres, at Diprose Lagoon, Epping. After about twenty years Thomas and Elizabeth moved to Launceston.

Their descendants farmed across much of northern Tasmania. Some were tenant farmers for a time. Many Diproses and their spouses moved on to the heavily-forested basalt lands of the north-east and north-west where they bought land. These pioneering families cleared large areas in these regions to establish their farms. In the 1860s some settled in the newly-opened Scottsdale area and later in the nineteenth century in the Ringarooma and Legerwood areas in the north-east and Barrington–Sheffield, Yolla and Sisters Creek areas in the north-west. More recent generations have had a wide range of occupations. Thomas and Elizabeth were Baptists and many of their descendants have continued the strong nonconformist tradition.

Further reading: French & Badcock Family Book Committee, Go... Be fruitful and multiply, Hobart, 1989; J Doggett & E Parkes, history of Diprose family, forthcoming.

Elizabeth Parkes Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies

This information actually relates to JC Diprose's grandparents Thomas Diprose-5 and Elizabeth Children-43 so should be moved to their profiles

Sources

1. ↑ "Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922," database, (Ancestry Record 1778 #5258809 : accessed 30 June 2022), M Diprose born on 27 May 1852, child of Isaac Diprose & Elizabeth French, in Tasmania; citing Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803-1899, Registration Number 298.
2. ↑ "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950," database, (Ancestry Record 1780 #319084 : accessed 30 June 2022), James Children Diprose marriage to Ann Reeves on 27 Jan 1876 in Port Sorell, Tasmania; citing Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803-1899, Registration Number 672.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239102131/james-children-diprose : accessed 30 June 2022), memorial page for James Children Diprose (27 May 1852–11 Mar 1932), Find A Grave: Memorial #239102131, citing Henrietta Cemetery, Henrietta, Waratah-Wynyard Council, Tasmania, Australia ; Maintained by michael summers (contributor 50039950) .

See Also:

• son John Reeves - "Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981," database, (Ancestry Record 9776 #514097 : accessed 30 June 2022), James Children Diprose's child John Reeves Diprose baptism in 1876 in Tasmania, Australia; citing Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981. Salt Lake City, Utah FamilySearch, 2013.
• son Spencer Marcus - "Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922," database, (Ancestry Record 1778 #155258826 : accessed 30 June 2022), Spencer Marcus Diprose born to James Children Diprose and Annie Reeves on 9 Sep 1892 in Tasmania; citing Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803-1899, Registration Number 625.