James (Sullivan) Wilson (1865 - 1926)

Born 31 Jul 1865 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Bottomley) Sweet — married 3 Feb 1888 (to before 1897) in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Died 31 May 1926 at age 60 in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

James (Sullivan) Wilson was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

James Sullivan was born in 1865 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. He was the son of James Sullivan and Emma Cramp. ^[1]

Not long after his brother, William, was born his mother, Emma, was living with a John Joseph Sweet. Her first two children, James (1865) and William (1867), and future children were given the name Sweet.^{[2] [3]}

He married Ann Bottomley on 3 February 1888 in Adelaide, South Australia.

In about 1896, he apparently ran away with Mary Ann Best, when she was 19. ^[3]

A Warrant was issued on 24 February 1897 for deserting his wife in Adeliade. ^[4]

He passed away in 1926 at Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. ^[5]

James was mentioned on a memorial in Broken Hill Cemetery, Broken Hill, Broken Hill City, New South Wales, Australia with a death date of 31 May 1926.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 06 Feb 2024), Index entry for SULLIVAN JAMES; Parents: JAMES & EMMA; District: WAGGA WAGGA; Registration Number: 16040/1865 
2. ↑ For the intriguing story of the Sweet family with hidden pasts, multiple marriages and few records to go on, see: Peter Stewart, Stewart Online - Family Research Website Sweet family
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} For the intriguing story of the Sweet family with hidden pasts, multiple marriages and few records to go on, see: Peter Stewart, Stewart Online - Family Research Website Sweet family
4. ↑ Peter Stewart, Stewart Online - Family Research Website - Police Gazette James Sweet; Feb 24 1897 Warrant issued for deserting his wife, Annie Sweet
5. ↑ Death Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 06 Feb 2024), Index entry for WILSON JAMES; Parents: 6O YRS; District: BROKEN HILL; Registration Number: 9770/1926 
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #161926116 (accessed 6 February 2024)
   Memorial page for James Wilson (unknown-31 May 1926), citing Broken Hill Cemetery, Broken Hill, Broken Hill City, New South Wales, Australia (plot: Methodist, M4, row 13, plot 22); Maintained by cpoole7 (contributor 48598086).

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