James Piper (1820 - 1911)

Born 1820 in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Elizabeth Elizabeth (Greenaway) Piper — married 5 Apr 1841 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Descendants

Died 1911 at about age 91 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

James Piper came free to the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

It seems that Cornwall natives James Piper and Elizabeth Greenaway were married in April 1841, not long before emigrating to the Australian Colonies. from Elizabeth's Profile we see: On the 5th of April, 1841, Elizabeth married James Piper in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. ^[1]

A James and Elizabeth Piper immigrated to the Victorian Colony at the end of July 1841 on the Westminster; as Assisted (Bounty) Immigrants. ^[2] At this time Victoria was still part of New South Wales. If they are the same couple, then James was 22 and Elizabeth 26 year of age. James and Elizabeth are both listed as natives of Cornwall England.

Elizabeth gave birth to their first child John Thomas Piper before the end of that same year in the Victorian Colony.

They would go on to have at least 5 children:

John Thomas Piper (1841 - 1890)

James Piper (1843 - 1905)

Charles Piper (1846 - 1927)

Reuben Phillip Piper (1853 - 1935)

Mary Elizabeth Piper (1854 - 1860)

James Piper passed away in December 1911 and is buried in the Barrabool Hills Cemetery, Highton, Victoria, Australia. Where his beloved Elizabeth was buried in 1884.

James was born in 1818. He passed away in 1911. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK1W-K3P : 10 February 2018), James Piper and Elizabeth Greenaway, 05 Apr 1841; citing Kilkhampton,Cornwall,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 254,464, 897,356.
2. ↑ Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) Assisted passenger lists (1839-1871) Record Series Number (VPRS): 14 at: https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/E289FC3D-F1B1-11E9-AE98-4F5884FEEC7B?image=72
3. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Julie Mcleod.

• Victorian BD&M's

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151866811/james-piper : accessed 06 September 2021), memorial page for James Piper (1819–26 Dec 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #151866811, citing Barrabool Hills Cemetery, Highton, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia ; Maintained by Ron M (contributor 48458376) .