Adam John Gam (1894 - 1970)

Born 15 Dec 1894 in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Violet Jarnett (Guidoux) Gam — married 20 Nov 1920 (to 25 May 1950) in Paddington, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Annie Kezia May (Gordon) Gam — married 30 Jan 1951 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 27 Nov 1970 at age 75 in Hawks Nest, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Adam John "Jack" Gam was born in 1894, in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, the son of Henry "Harry" Gam and Alice Hunter Murray.^[1]

Noel Dennis "Baby Noel Gam" (buried with Violet's mother and brother, 1925—1926).

Gwendoline Grace (1928—2015 (Usher))

John Bruce (1931—2019)

Sadly, the marriage between Jack and Violet ended by divorce on the 25th May 1950.^[3]

Jack married secondly Annie Kezia May "May" Gam (previously Lavender) née Gordon on the 30th January 1951, by the Deputy Registrar General, G Filshie, in the Registrar General's Office, Sydney, New South Wales.^[4] Witnesses were N Dauncey and D Marshall.

Adam John "Jack" Gam passed away on the 27th November 1970, in Hawks Nest, New South Wales, Australia, aged 75 years,^[5]and was inurned in Newcastle Memorial Park, Beresfield, New South Wales.^[6]

Research Notes

Adam's parents Henry "Harry" Gam and Alice Hunter Murray (she was 21 years of age) married in 1891 1893 (family records say 1891, but the BDM registration is for 1893. A question then arises as to whether the 1891 date was used because of Lorna/Laura being born in 1893 .. of course, 1893 means that Alice was not 21, but 23 going on 24 .. then, too, if she was, as reported in her obituary, 21 years old when she married, that would make the year 1891, with the event being registered in 1893).
Their children were: Lorna / Laura (1893-1894), Albert (1896-1974), Adam John (1895-1970), Frederick Cyrus (1898-1898), Cyril (1904-1904), Leila Gwendoline (1905-1942)

Places of abode: Adam John Gam.

1928 Buranda, Oxley, Qld

1930 Wauchope, NSW

1934-1935 Grafton South, NSW

1937 Macksville, NSW

1938 Gordonville, Bellingen, NSW, Contractor

1949 Grenfell, NSW

1951 Grenfell, NSW

1954 68 George St, Grenfell NSW

1968 Mungo Brush Road, Hawks Nest, NSW

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration — New South Wales State Government Births, Deaths, Marriages Birth Registration details: Name: GAM ADAM J; Registration Number: 3419/1895; Father's Given Name(s): HARRY; Mother's Given Name(s): ALICE H; District: GOSFORD
2. ↑ Marriage Registration #1 — New South Wales State Government Births, Deaths, Marriages Marriage Registration details: Registration Number: 20093/1920; Groom's Family Name: GAM; Groom's Given Name(s): ADAM J; Bride's Family Name(s): GUIDOUX; Bride's Given Name(s): VIOLET J; District: PADDINGTON
3. ↑ Divorce — Decree of the Supreme Court 25 May 1950 Reg. 1673/49
4. ↑ Marriage Registration #2 — New South Wales State Government Births, Deaths, Marriages Marriage Registration details: Registration Number: 368/1951; Groom's Family Name: GAM; Groom's Given Name(s): ADAM JOHN; Bride's Family Name(s GAM): ; Bride's Given Name(s): ANNIE KEZIE MAY; District: SYDNEY (Note: May's last name is rendered as "Gam" instead of "Lavender" because she had been using Gam as her legal last name for some time prior to the marriage.)
5. ↑ Death Registration — New South Wales State Government Births, Deaths, Marriages Death Registration details: Name: GAM ADAM JOHN; Registration Number: 53/1971; Father's Given Name(s): HENRY; Mother's Given Name(s): ALICE HUNTER; District: SYDNEY
6. ↑ Burial — Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 11 February 2023), memorial page for Adam Gam (1895-27 Nov 1970), Find A Grave: Memorial #193485538, citing Newcastle Memorial Park, Beresfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by MrCG (contributor 49524149).

• Family records and birth, marriage, death certificates or certified copies, journal entries, letters, held by family members.