James Deans (1848 - 1906)

Born 10 Jul 1848 in Ireland

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Died 24 Jul 1906 at age 58 in Boat Harbour, Tasmania, Australia

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Biography

James Deans was born on July 10, 1848 in Ireland, son of Samuel Deans (1814–1899) and Anna Young (1818–1860).

James (21) married Annie Margetts Blackwell (20) (born in 1849) on 31 May 1870 in Emu Bay, Tasmania, Australia ^[1]

Their children were:

1. Ernest Tennyson Deans (1879–1969).

James died on July 24, 1906 in Boat Harbour, Tasmania, Australia, aged 58. ^[2]

James was mentioned on a memorial in Tollymore, Table Cape, Waratah-Wynyard Council, Tasmania, Australia with a death date of 24 July 1906.^[3]

James was mentioned in The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times on 25 July 1906 in Tasmania, Australia.^[4]

FUNERAL NOTICE. THE Funeral of the late James Deans will leave his late residence, Boat Harbor, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 26, for Tollymore Cemetery. James Harrison, Undertaker.

James was mentioned in the Daily Telegraph on 27 July 1906 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.^[5]

WYNYARD | Mr James Dean, a well-known and highly respected resident of Boat Harbor, died on Tuesday afternoon. Deceased was taken suddenly ill on Sunday, whilst speaking to some of his friends. Dr. Muir was sent for, he pronounced the case very serious, and although he rallied for a time on Monday, it was not for long, and the end , came at two o'clock on Tuesday. Mr 'Dean, who was 60 years of age, was one of the first settlers at Boat Harbor, and had seen the district advance from a virgin bush to its present highly cultivated state. He was an ardent worker in the Christian Brethren denomination, and one of their best local preachers. He was highly esteemed by person of all creeds, for his honesty and sincerity. He leaves a grown-up family.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Registration : Libraries Tasmania Names Index
   Index entry for James Dean
   Event: Marriages Spouse: Anne Margetts Blackwell Age: 20 Date of Marriage: 31 May 1870 Regustered: Emu Bay Reg Year: 1870 Reg No: 68/1870
2. ↑ Death Registration : Libraries Tasmania Names Index
   Index entry for James Dean
   Event: Deaths Date of Death: 24 Jul 1906 Where Died: Boat Harbour Reg Year: 1906 Reg No: 1589/1906
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #269019471
   Memorial page for James Dean (1848-24 Jul 1906), citing Tollymore, Table Cape, Waratah-Wynyard Council, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by Shane König von Castlemaine (contributor 49774181).
4. ↑ 1906 Newspaper: "Trove, National Library of Australia"
   The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times (Tas. : 1899 - 1919), Wed 25 Jul 1906, Page 2 : Family Notices
   Trove Article
5. ↑ 1906 Newspaper: "Trove, National Library of Australia"
   Daily Telegraph (Launceston, Tas. : 1883 - 1928), Fri 27 Jul 1906, Page 7 : WYNYARD
   Trove Article