James
Gossip
Melvin
Born about in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Son of John Melvin
and Isabella (Gossip) Melvin
Brother of
Joseph Dalgarno Melvin, John Melvin, Barbara Hay (Melvin) Sherar and Alexander Gossip Melvin
Husband of
Margaret Drew (Sinclair) Melvin
— married
1886 in Victoria, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 71
in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jul 2019
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Biography
James Melvin was born in Scotland.
James Gossip Melvin was born about 1860 at Banff, Banffshire, Scotland. He was the son of John Melvin and Isabella Gossip.
James Melvin migrated from Scotland to Victoria.
In 1875, James' father came home from a long trip to Australia to arrange for his family to return with him to Melbourne, Victoria.[1][2]
James married Margaret Sinclair in 1886 at Victoria.[3]
James was employed at Parsons Bros. & Co. of Collins Street, Melbourne, food and grain merchants; a business of which his father was a partner.
He passed away on 30th September 1931 at South Yarra, Victoria.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "Popular pressmen: "Joe" Melvin." 15 August 1896. Free Lance (Melbourne), p. 3. Retrieved 16 February 2019 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/171429827.
- ↑ Public Records Office of Victoria - Search Terms: MELVIN - Ship: LOCH MAREE - Date Arrived: 1874 to 1876
Family name Given name Age Year arrived Month Ship Captain MELVIN JOHN 45 1875 OCT LOCH MAREE GREY CHAS MELVIN ISABELLA 42 1875 OCT LOCH MAREE GREY CHAS MELVIN JOSEPH D 22 1875 OCT LOCH MAREE GREY CHAS MELVIN JAMES G 20 1875 OCT LOCH MAREE GREY CHAS MELVIN SARAH D 18 1875 OCT LOCH MAREE GREY CHAS MELVIN JOHN 16 1875 OCT LOCH MAREE GREY CHAS MELVIN BARBRA 14 1875 OCT LOCH MAREE GREY CHAS - ↑ Victoria Marriage Index #6431/1886
- ↑ Victoria Death Index #16457/1931
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