James Amos was born on 21 October 1804 in Heriot, Midlothian, Scotland, the son of Mary Amos and Adam Amos.[1]
"The Amos family arrived in Tasmania in March 1821 aboard the Emerald, and were advised to look for land on the unsettled east coast."[2]
He married Ellen Amos on 9 December 1834 in Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia.[1] Their children were:[1]
Ellen died in June 1861.[1]
On 21 April 1862 at Roy's Hill, St. Paul's Plains, Tasmania, James remarried, to Harriet Hepburn.[1]
James died on 18 July 1864 at Swansea, Tasmania, Australia.[1][4]
DeathsAMOS.—At Swansea, on the 18th July of paralysis, James Amos Esq., of Gala Mill, Glamorgan, in the 60th year of his age, leaving a widow and large family as well as a numerous circle of personal friends to lament his loss.[4]
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