James LAW

Male 1857 - 1928  (70 years)


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  • Name James LAW 
    Birth 22 Nov 1857  Manchester, , Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Nov 1928 
    Burial 21 Nov 1928  Necropolis, Springvale, , Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I55  Foxcroft and Bruce
    Last Modified 23 Sep 2009 

    Father George LAW,   b. Abt 1832   d. 5 Apr 1910, Helmshore, Haslingden, , Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Mother Alice BARKER,   b. 1831   d. 1908 (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage Mar 1854  Bury, , Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • District Bury Volume 8c page 409
    Family ID F208  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Alice Ann BARLOW,   b. 2 Nov 1858, Weir Foot, Musbury, Helmshore, , Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1897, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage 29 Apr 1882  Saint Thomas Church, Musbury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Helen LAW,   b. Sep 1882   d. 23 Feb 1883 (Age ~ 0 years)
     2. Annie LAW,   b. 10 Aug 1884   d. 16 May 1885 (Age 0 years)
     3. James LAW,   b. 1887, South Melbourne, , Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1904, Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, , Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)
     4. William LAW,   b. Jan 1889, Ascotvale Rd, Ascot Vale, , Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1891, Ascotvale Rd, Ascot Vale, , Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 2 years)
     5. Ada LAW,   b. 21 Feb 1892   d. Sep 1963 (Age 71 years)
     6. Alice Ruth LAW,   b. 25 Jul 1894   d. 7 Apr 1958, 5 Bazentine Street, Sunshine, , Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     7. Frank LAW,   b. Jul 1896   d. 26 Aug 1916, Mouquet Farm, Poziers, Somme, , Centre, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 20 years)
    Family ID F39  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2005 

    Family 2 Ann DOHERTY,   b. 7 Dec 1869, Melbourne, , Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1951, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 17 Oct 1899  Methodist Parsonage, Oakleigh, , Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jessie Jane LAW,   b. 4 Mar 1900   d. 7 Aug 1978 (Age 78 years)
     2. Ellen LAW,   b. 6 Jun 1902   d. 28 Feb 1998 (Age 95 years)
     3. Madeline LAW,   b. 19 Mar 1906   d. 11 Sep 1990 (Age 84 years)
     4. Kathleen LAW,   b. 21 Oct 1908   d. 26 Nov 1925 (Age 17 years)
    Family ID F58  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2005 

  • Notes 
    • Lived at 24 Marton Street Lancaster, Lancaster England during the 1881 Census. Came to Australia aboard the John Elder. Departed England 17/10/1884. After his first wife died, he married his nurse. Owned land in Oakliegh, adjacent to the new police academy. Corner Waverley and Blackburn Rds. Owned land at Mt Waverley. Had an apple orchid. Grew up at Helmshore, Halingden, Lancaster. Traveled to England in 1917.

      Member of Lancashire rifle brigade.