James
Henry
Beattie
Born in Murchison, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of James Beattie
and Mary (Harrington) Rowe
Brother of
Timothy James Beattie, William Beattie, George Henry Beattie, John Beattie, John James Beattie and Edward Beattie
Husband of
Tabitha (De La Rue) Beattie
— married
18 Feb 1904 in Colac, Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Percy James Alexander Beattie, Harold Robert Henry Beattie, Albert Leslie George Beattie, Charles Edward John Beattie, Mary Tabitha Sarah Beattie and Stanley William Beattie
Died
at age 77
in Colac, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Nov 2021
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Biography
James Beattie was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)
James Beattie was born on 8 January 1882 in Murchison, Victoria, Australia, the son of Mary (Harrington) Beattie and James Beattie.[1]
Marriage. At the age of 22, he married 17-year-old Tabitha Delarue on 18 February 1904 in Colac, Victoria.[2]
They had six children in 11 years, including:.[3]
- Percy James Alexander Beattie (1905-1983)
- Harold Robert Henry Beattie (1906-1980)
- Albert Leslie George Beattie (1908–1991)
- Charles John Edward Beattie (1910–1988)
- Mary Tabitha Sarah Beattie (1912-1913)
- Stanley William Beattie (1916-1976)
Death. James died on 1 May 1959 in Colac, aged 76 years.[4]
Research notes
James's occupation at the time of his death was recorded as a labourer. Had a saw mill at Beech Forest, near Colac.
Insolvency of the business filed at Colac in March 1909.
Religion was Church of England. Lived at Yeo, Kawarren, Colac.
Used to get old clocks from the Colac Tip and fix them up.
Buried Colac cemetery, plot; CLC-GEN-27-807-19. His wife Tabitha is in the same grave plot.
Sources
- ↑ Birth record: 17901 / 1882. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
(Name: James BEATTIE); (Place: MURC); (Mother: Mary HARRINGTON); (Father: James) - ↑ Marriage record: 248 / 1904. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
(Jas BEATTIE and Tabitha DE LA RUE) - ↑ Children from Website, Department of Justice, Victoria Family history search & Website: State of New South Wales (Department of Justice) Births, Deaths and Marriages search as individually sourced in their own profiles
- ↑ Death record: 22701 / 1959. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
(Name: James BEATTIE); (Place of birth: MURCHISON); (Place of death: COLAC); (Age at death: 76); (Mother: Mary HARRINGTON); (Father: BEATTIE James)
- Family history as told to me by my father and grandfather.
- Colac family history centre
- Books on timber mills of the Otway area (sorry name forgotten)
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