James Dodd (1850 - 1942)

Born 1850 in Antony, Cornwall, England

Died Jun 1942 at about age 92 in Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia

Biography

JAMES DODD (Dodd-5805)

PARENTS. Richard Dodd & Susan (Northcott) Dodd

BIRTH. 1850, Antony, Cornwall, England

CHRISTENING. 23 Jun 1850

Event Type: Christening

Event Date: 23 Jun 1850

Event Place: Torpoint, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Name: James Dodd

Gender: Male

Father's Name: Richard Dodd

Father's Gender: Male

Mother's Name: Susan Dodd

Mother's Gender: Female

England and Wales Census, 1851:

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1851

Event Place: Antony St Jacobs, Cornwall, England

Name: Richard Dodd

Gender: Male

Age: 36

Birth Year (Estimated): 1815

Birthplace: Antony, Cornwall

Marital Status: Married

Occupation: Market Gardener

Relationship to Head of Household: Head

Page Number: 8

Piece/Folio: 1900 / 202

Registration Number: HO107

Affiliate Image Identifier: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBC/1851/4273373/00402&parentid=GBC/1851/0009358650

Affiliate Record Type: Household

HOUSEHOLD ROLE SEX AGE BIRTHPLACE

Richard Dodd Head Male 36 Antony, Cornwall

S Dodd Wife Female 37 Antony, Cornwall

R Dodd Son Male 11 Antony, Cornwall

J Dodd Son Male 9 Antony, Cornwall

W Dodd Son Male 6 Antony, Cornwall

S Dodd Daughter Female 4 Antony, Cornwall

J Dodd Son Male 0 Antony, Cornwall

IMMIGRATION. 1858/1859. On the NORTH.

(1859). IMMIGRATION. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED. Friday, January 28—The ship North, 1,238 tons, A. Boyd, jun., from Liverpool November 1. Elder, Stirling, and Co, agents. Passengers—Mrs. Boyd, and Dr. D. B. North, Surgeon-superintendent, in the cabin; and the following Government emigrants in the steerage.— . . . Sarah Dodd, . . . Richard and John Dodd, . . . Richard, Susan, William, Susan, and James Dodd, . . .

Passenger List, NORTH: ^[1]

Dodd Richard, 45, Labourer / Market Gardener, Antony, Cornwall, with family

Dodd Susan, 47

Dodd Richard, 17, Labourer, Antony, Cornwall, with parents

Dodd John William, 15, Labourer, Antony, Cornwall, with parents

Dodd William, 12

Dodd Susan Maria, 10

Dodd James, 7

Dodd Sarah Jane,18, Domestic Servant, Antony, Cornwall, niece of Richard Dodd ? [or, perhaps, half-sister of Richard snr?]

DEATH. Jun 1942, Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia

DEATH. SA BDM Death Reg: #652/3730:1942

Family name DODD

Given names James

Father --

Mother --

Place of death Encounter Bay

BURIAL. Port Elliot Cemetery

Surname DODD

Given names JAMES

Denomination Not Known

Cemetery name Port Elliot Cemetery

Cemetery section General

Plot 398

Last residence PORT ELLIOT

Date of burial 23/06/1942

Age 92

Minister REV BENTON

Burial number 601

OBITUARY. Mr. James Dodd was the youngest son of the late Mr. Richard Dodd. He was born at Pengilly on the Tamar, in Cornwall, in May, 1849. He arrived in South Australia with his parents in the ship "North" (Captain Boyd), in 1859. Coming at once to Port Elliot, Mr. R. Dodd took up gardening. For a long time Mr. Jas. Dodd was employed on the railway, and, purchasing a property previously owned by the late Mr. Wm. Honeyman, devoted his spare time in developing it, subsequently securing a near by orchard. On retiring from the railway service, he spent many years in gardening and fruit growing, putting much energy into his work. In the late 1860's and early 'seventies he was a member of the Port Elliot brass band, and was its last survivor. Later he became an enthusiastic bowler, and at the age of 76 won the local bowling challenge cup. A lover of trees and gardens he, until quite recently, tended the Norfolk Island pines which he planted on the foreshore. There was a large gathering at his funeral, the service being conducted by the Rev. D. S. Benton. The cortege was preceded by members of the bowling club, members of which also acted as pall bearers, these being Messrs. A. W. Williamson, J. W. Trigg, L. Britain, A. C. Fraser, C. W. Basham and J. Tugwell.

OBITUARY. Mr. James Dodd, who recently passed away at the South Coast District Hospital, was a very old resident of Port Elliot, where he had lived since his arrival in the colony in 1859. He was the last of his line, being the youngest son of the late Richard Dodd, and was born at a small cottage in Cornwall on the River Tama, "Pengilly" by name. He came with his parents to Australia at the age of nine years, in the ship "North," the skipper being Captain Boyd, and arrived in 1859. Mr. Dodd sen., came almost direct to Port Elliot, where he carried on gardening pursuits, and the son followed in his footsteps at the "Northcote Gardens," about 1½ miles north of Port Elliot. The late Mr. James Dodd in the early eighties purchased a section of land adjacent to his father's property, and while working on the S.A.R. permanent way worked early mornings and late nights to bring the land into production. Upon the garden being well established, he left the Railways, and from then on carried on in his own garden, till a few years ago, when he came to live in Port Elliot, and visiting his garden periodically. He was known to many hundred bowlers of this State, and was always seen on the local greens, where he was familiarly known to everyone, local and visitors alike, as "Old Jimmie." His jovial manner made him a favorite with all. For several years he visited the city, taking part in the Old Folks' Carnival. In the later years of his life he spent much time on the beautiful foreshore at Port Elliot, where he terraced the side of the hill adjacent to the bowling green and planted flowers. He grew caprosma plants from seed, and planted hedges along the pathways; planted many Norfolk Island pines and tended same personally. Even after he reached his ninetieth year, he could be seen day after day tending his beloved pines, with shovel and bucket, watering and weeding. Several years ago admirers of "Old Jimmie" made a collection from local and visitors and presented Mr. Dodd with a new set of bowls, on which they had as an emblem a Norfolk Island pine — and this alone was sufficient for anyone to know to whom these bowls belonged. He will be much missed on the foreshore generally by the many regular visitors who come to Port Elliot during the summer season, as he has been "part of the landscape" to so many for such a long period. His remains were laid to rest in the local cemetery, Rev. D. L. Benton officiating at the graveside. At the cemetery the cortege was preceded into the grounds by 16 bowlers, six of whom acted as pallbearers. He leaves only one niece — Mrs. Arthur Elliot (Sylvia) — out of a large family of his brother, who predeceased him by many years. Mr. Dodd himself was never married, and lived with members of his late brother's family since the death of his only sister in 1921.

Sources

1. ↑ Passenger List, NORTH: https://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/north1859.shtml

• Christening: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNMZ-NGZ

• England and Wales Census, 1851: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKJ-THL

• (1859). IMMIGRATION. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVED: Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904) Sat 29 Jan 1859, Page 5: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/158125721

• Death: SA BDM Death Reg: #652/3730:1942

• Burial: https://www.alexandrina.sa.gov.au/live/cemeteries-and-memorials/cemetery-search?action=grave&id=1848

• Obituary: Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986) Fri 7 Aug 1942, Page 2: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/169543613 and Southern Argus (Port Elliot, SA : 1866 - 1954) Thu 20 Aug 1942, Page 1: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96803024