James
Williamson
Born in Kirkcudbright, Scotland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Emma Mary (Parker) Williamson
— married
3 Mar 1860 in Mt Franklin, Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Died
at age 83
in Brighton, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Mar 2016
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Biography
Educated at Kirkenbright Academy. Entered Bank of Scotland 1850. Arrived Victoria, Australia in 1851. Pastoral experience with uncle T. McGill. Joined Union Bank in 1852. Became manager of the Ballarat branch. Later Inspector. Returned to England in 1878. Returned to Victoria in 1882.
Had mining and pastoral interests. Owned Trida Station near Mossgiel NSW. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trida%2C_New_South_Wales and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mossgiel,_New_South_Wales
Heavy losses in drought 1895-1902. Director of City of Melbourne Bank. M.C.L. Nelson Prov. 1882-1888.
See entry in Victoria Paliament: http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/bioregfull.cfm?mid=829
Sources
- Kirkcudbright parish records
Victorian death certificate
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~6.25%
Arthur Williamson
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