James Creasey (bef. 1862 - 1924)

Born before 1862 in Metheringham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Caroline Maria (Blinckho) Creasey — married 1893 in Victoria, Australia

Died 26 Dec 1924 after age 62 in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia

Biography

The birth of James Creasey was registered in the March quarter, 1862, in the district of Lincoln, Lincolnshire. At the time, Metheringham, where he was born, was in this district. He is the son of Joseph Creasey and Mary Beaston Longmate.^[1]

1871 Census, ENGLAND.
Living at Tanvats, Metheringham, Lincolnshire, James was a 9-year-old Scholar, born Mertheringham - as was his mother, father, and seven siblings: William 15, Joseph 13, Sarah 12, Robert 11, Thomas 7, Charles 2, and Mary 0. James' father, Joseph, was a 44-year-old Agricultural labourer, and mother Mary 38 years. ^[2]

1881 Census, ENGLAND
Now at Blankney, Lincolnshire, James Creasey is listed as Servant in the Wright home. The head of the household is an Agricultural Labourer, with a wife and five young children. James, 18, was born Metheringham. ^[3]

By 1893, James was on the other side of the world, in Australia, getting married.

In 1893, in Victoria, he married Caroline Blinckho. The Federation Index records Caroline's birthplace as Bacchus Marsh, and his as London - perhaps the minister thought he said London instead of Lincoln, or the indexer got it wrong. ^{[4] [5]}

James and Caroline registered the births of seven children in Bacchus Marsh: Elizabeth (1895), Mary Beeson (1897), Carol Beryha (1899), Rosey Mont (1900), James (1902), Charles (1904), and William Joseph (1907).

James passed away 26th December 1924, aged 62. His death was registered in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, naming his birthplace as Lincolnshire, England, and his parents as Joseph Creasey and Mary Longmate. ^[6]

The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Monday 29 December 1924 p 1

DEATHS

CREASEY. — At Lord-Street, Bacchus Marsh, the beloved husband of Caroline Creasey, loving father of Lizzie (Mrs. Freeman), Mary, Carrie (Mrs. J. Moore), Rosey (Mrs. W. Moore), Jim, Charlie, Willy. ^[7]

He is interred in the Maddingley General Cemetery, Bacchus Marsh, with his brother, Joseph. Their headstone reads...

In Loving Memory

of

Our Dear Father

JAMES CREASEY

Died 26th Dec. 1924 Aged 62

JOSEPH CREASEY

Died 18th Jan. 1937 Aged 79 ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "FreeBMD Civil Registration index of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales SEARCH
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRF9-VND : 10 December 2017), James Creasey in entry for Joseph Creasey, 1871.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27V-L1JP : 12 December 2017), James Creasey in household of Matthew Knight, Blankney, Lincolnshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 23, Piece/Folio 3221/67, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,948
4. ↑ Department of Justice, Victoria Family history search : 1893 MARRIAGE, Jas CREASEY & Carol Maria BLINCKHO, reg 5074
5. ↑ BIRTHPLACES of Bride & Groom Federation Index, Victoria 1889-1901 (cdrom) Macbeth Applications:
6. ↑ Department of Justice, Victoria Family history search : 1924 DEATH, James CREASEY, reg 12750
7. ↑ (NB: the is transcript from faded print, may contain errors) 1924 'Family Notices', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 29 December, p. 1. , viewed 13 Nov 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155542267
8. ↑ Find A Grave Find A Grave Memorial 189298129 James Creasey, Joseph Creasey, Maddingley General Cemetery