James Vidler (1856 - abt. 1911)

Born 13 Aug 1856 in Jamberoo, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Eleanor (Wilson) Vidler — married 20 Jul 1882 in Berrima, New South Wales, Australia

Died about 23 Jul 1911 at about age 54 in Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia [uncertain]

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Note: James was born five months after his younger, infant, brother, also named James, died on 7 March 1856, hence them both being named after their father and/or grandfather, James.

Biography

James Vidler (the Younger) was born on 13 August 1856 in Jamberoo, New South Wales, Australia^[1], the son of James Vidler and Catherine Duffy and the brother of Eliza (Vidler) Berg, Catherine Ann Vidler, James Vidler, Hannah Vidler, Harriet Vidler, George Vidler and Margaret Vidler

He married Mary Eleanor Wilson on 20 July 1882 at Berrima, New South Wales, Australia^[2] and their children were Eleanor Vidler, John James Vidler, Male Vidler, Robert James Vidler, Catherine Violet Vidler, John Charles Vidler, William Frederick Vidler, Wilson Harold Vidler and Cecil George Vidler.

James, with his two sons, Robert and Charles, was engaged in scrub felling when he was struck by a falling sapling^[3] and died after lingering a few days and having an arm amputated^[4]. He died on 23 July 1911 in Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia ^[5][6].

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Sources

1. ↑ Birth: New South Wales Australia Births: Name: VIDLER JAMES Registration number 5231/1856 Father's Given name(s) JAMES Mother's Given name(s) CATHERINE District KIAMA
2. ↑ Marriage: New South Wales Australia Marriages: Registration number 3922/1882 Groom's Family Name VIDLER Groom's Given Name(s) JAMES Bride's Family Name(s) WILSON Bride's Given Name(s) MARY ELEANOR District BERRIMA
3. ↑ Seriously Injured: The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW : 1873 - 1954) Tue 25 Jul 1911 Page 1 BREVITIES: While scrub-chopping near Dorrigo James Vidler, 50, was seriously injured by a falling tree.
4. ↑ The Southern Mail (Bowral, NSW : 1889 - 1954) Fri 1 Nov 1935 Page 3: Obituary of MRS. JAMES VIDLER "In July, 1911, Mrs. Vidler had the sad misfortune to lose her husband under very tragic circumstances. He, with his two sons, Robert and Charles, was engaged in scrub felling when he was struck by a falling sapling and died after lingering a few days and having an arm amputated."
5. ↑ Death: New South Wales Australia Deaths: Name: VIDLER JAMES Registration number 9138/1911 Father's Given Name(s) JAMES Mother's Given Name(s) CATHERINE District BELLINGEN
6. ↑ Probate: "Australia, New South Wales, Deceased Estate Files, 1880-1923", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2TW-76G5 : 3 February 2017), J Vidler, 1911. Citing: Name J Vidler Event Type Probate Event Date 01 Dec 1911 Event Place Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia Event Place (Original) Dorrigo Death Date 23 Jul 1911 Affiliate Record Identifier 117106 Affiliate Item Number [19/10235]

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