James Watson Keith (1831 - 1923)

Born 1 Mar 1831 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Taylor — married 7 Nov 1853 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland

Descendants

Died 8 Jul 1923 at age 92 in Bombala, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Buried 09 JUL 1923. Delegate, New South Wales, Australia.

Note: #N36.

Marriage Husband Thomas Keith. Wife Christina Watson. Child: Samuel Matters Keith. Child: Isabella Durrie Keith. Child: James Watson Keith. Child: Christina Matters Keith. Child: William Keith. Child: Christina Kerr Keith. Marriage 10 APR 1824. Dundee, Angus, Scotland. ^[1]

Notes

Note N361841 Scotland Census.

Name James Keith.

Age 10.

Estimated Birth Year abt 1831.

Where born Angus, Scotland.

Civil parish Dundee.

County Angus.

Address King Street Court.

Parish Number 282.

Household Members. 1

Thomas Keith 40.

Samuel Keith 14.

Isabella Keith 12.

James Keith 10.

William Keith 6.

Christiania Keith 1.

Margaret Keith 30.

Catherine Blain 19. 1

Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.

Name James Watson Keith.

Gender Male.

Marriage Date 07 Nov 1853. Place Dundee,Angus,Scotland.

FHL Film Number 993404.

Household Members.

James Watson Keith.

Margaret Taylor. 1

First name(s) James Watson.

Last name Keith.

Marriage year 1853. date 07 Nov 1853. place Dundee,Angus,Scotland.

Spouse's first name(s) Margaret. last name Taylor.

Place Dundee.

County Forfarshire (Angus).

Country Scotland.

Record set Scotland Marriages 1561-1910.

Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers).

Subcategory Marriages & divorces.

Collections from United Kingdom. 1

Death Certificate held. 1

CONCATENATE OBIT.

James Watson Keith.

We regret to record the death of James Keith, one of the pioneers of the.

district who died at delegate on Sunday ______? aged 92 years.

Son of Thomas Keith editor of the Dundee News Married Margaret Taylor at.

Dundee 7-11-1853 By Rev George Gilfellan.

Came to Australia in Sailing Vessel 6 months voyage and arrived in.

Melbourne about middle 1854.

Invest 15,000 pounds in Black Horse Lead mines in Victoria Leaving this.

mine within 6ft of the great reef which turned Rich afterwards.

Then came to Eden residing at Boydtown where many of his children were.

born.

He then came to Delegate where he resided in the house with his youngest.

unmarried daughter Jean.

Rev W G Bradlet was with him in his last hours.

Mr Keith leaves 2 sons and 4 daughters 38 grandchildren and 47 great.

grandchildren to respect his memory.

in his early years Mr Keith was a sailor and attained the rank of captain.

He was a mason doubtless one of the oldest in Australia having joined the.

Grand Lodge of Scotland in 1853. 1

James immigrated in Jun 1854 to AUSTRALIA. He was employed as SailorMinerCarpenter. 1

Arrived on the ship "Luconia" in Jun 1854 to Victoria.

He joined the Grand Lodge of Scotland in 1853.

In his early years he was a sailor and attained the rank of Captain.

After his arrival in Melbourne with 15,000 pounds he sank his fortune in the Black Horse lead mines in Victoria, leaving this mine within 6' of that great reef which turned out so rich afterwards.

He came to Eden residing for a time at Boyd Town, then to Delegate where he lived for 45 years. is buried in the Presbyterian Section, Delegate Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S67 Database online. Record for Thomas Keith Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=926013334&indiv=try