James was born in Scotland, the son of James Easton, a bootmaker and Isabella Kerr. At some point he emigrated to Australia and lived in Tasmania. We know this because on 21 August 1899 he married Agnes White in the district of Oatlands, Tasmania. The marriage registration papers show that James was born in Scotland, he was a 28 year old bachelor and employed as farmer. His bride, Agnes, was listed as a 28 year old spinster, born in Oatlands, Tasmania to John Ephrain White and Agnes Easton. The couple had several children born in both Tasmania and NZ. James Kerr Easton died in Gisborne, NZ on 6 January 1925. He was buried in Gisborne's Teruheru cemetery.
Occupation: Telegraph Linesman, Date: 1905
Event: lived at Wyndham Road, Mataura according to the 1911 census; Type: PROP; Date: 1911; Place: Mataura;
Event: Great King Street - 1900 electoral roll; Type: PROP; Date: 1900; Place: Dunedin
Acknowledgement: WikiTree profile Easton-153 created through the import of Lindale family tree September .ged on Oct 1, 2011 by Don Lindale. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Don and others.
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