James Kingham (1828 - 1920)

Born 1828 in Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Mary (Charter) Kingham — married 8 Sep 1857 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Died 1920 at about age 92 in Northcote, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

He married Mary Charter at Marylebone in 1857. On the marriage registration he is listed as a widower, so this would be his second marriage.^[1]

Arrived from the UK in 1863, on the Lincolnshire with his wife Mary.^[2] He went gold Prospecting for 2 Years in Gold Diggings at Woods Point, Victoria, Australia, then went back to his occupation of Straw Hat Making in Ballarat for 12 Years and then after selecting 320 Acres in the Shire of Kotupna near Ballarat, Victoria, Australia in 1879 carried on General Farming.

He passed away in 1920.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1907 'Family Notices', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 7 September, p. 7. , viewed 09 Feb 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205007317

   KINGHAM—CHARTER.—(Golden Wedding.)—On the 8th September, 1857, at Christ Church, St. Marylebone, London, by the Rev. I. T. Dove, James Kingham, of Luton, Bedfordshire. England, to Mary Charter, eldest daughter of Charles Charter, of Lillington, Cambridgeshire, England. Present address: 17 Knowles-street, Northcote South.

2. ↑ Public Records Office of Victoria - Search Terms: KINGHAM - Ship: LINCOLNSHIRE - Date Arrived: 1862 to 1864

   Family name	Given name	Age	Year arrived	Month	Ship	Captain
   KINGHAM	JAMES	33	1863	FEB	LINCOLNSHIRE	CHARLETON EDWD
   KINGHAM	MARY	29	1863	FEB	LINCOLNSHIRE	CHARLETON EDWD

3. ↑ Vic BDM

   Family name: KINGHAM

   Given name(s): James

   Event: Death

   Mother's name: Unknown

   Mother's family name at birth: UNKNOWN

   Father's name: Unknown

   Place of birth:

   Place of death: Ncote

   Spouse at Death:

   Age at Death: 92

   Reg. year: 1920

   Reg. number: 11742/1920

4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234861534/james-kingham: accessed 9 February 2023), memorial page for James Kingham (1828–20 Jul 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 234861534, citing Warringal Cemetery, Heidelberg, Banyule City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by yvonne (contributor 48669693).

• Victoria and its Metropolis (Past and Present) - Volume 2 - Published 1888, p306