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Jennefair
(Jenefer) Broad was born in 1770 in St Hilary to Isaac and Ann
(Nee Courtis) Broad. She was baptised 16th April 1770 in the
same town and was the second of 12 children
known to be born to
Isaac and Ann.
Her
eldest brother Isaac was my Great Great Great Great Grandfather.
He was born in Truro, Cornwall in 1743 and married Ann on 08 jun
1767 in St Hilary, Cornwall where she was
also born in 1747.
Jennefair or Jenefer married Bennett Palamountian (Pollamountain)
on 17 nov 1790 in St Hilary, Cornwall. He was born in 1766 in
Breage, Cornwall.
Bennett and Jenefer had 8 children (perhaps more?); Bennett,
Mary, Richard, Isaac Broad, Jennefer, Christiana, Josiah Broad,
& Elisha.
Christiana married Peter James 14 MAR 1829 in Breage, Cornwall.
Christiana would be the 1st cousin of my Grandfather Alfred
Gifford Broad.
Josiah
Palamountain James was born to Christian and Peter in 1839 and
baptised on
23 JUL 1839 in Breage, Cornwall, England. He married
Jane Ann Serpell in about 1871.
Jane was born in Forest Creek,
Australia in 1853, so looks like Josiah had emigrated prior to
this.
Here is Josiah Palamountian James (Jessie) with
Jane Ann and three of their children;
Great granddaughter Wilma
Merle Leonard, who sent me these pictures says;
"the smallest
girl is Catherine (Kate) James who died aged 7, the next girl is
Mary Elizabeth (Polly) James, she lived to be 93, and the young
man is John Serpell James who died when
he was 16 years old. The
picture was taken about 1886... (William Thomas isn't in the
photo)."
This is a close up of Jane Ann (Nee Serpell)
c1888
Merle wrote again in Nov 2007:
Josiah Palamountain James
Baptised 23rd July 1839 in Breage Cornwall England.
He died on 16th December 1891 in Bendigo Victoria
Australia the result of a mining accident at the St. Mungo
Mine where he was working.
This was written in the Bendigo Advertiser Friday
18th December 1891
James, Josiah Palamounten, 49years
14 December 1891 “M ” “B“ Cornwall St. Mungo Mine,
fall of stone James died 16th December 1891.
The accident occurred on Monday 14th at about
10.30am.
He was trucking quarts from a shoot at the 350 feet level when a
lump of quartz of about 5 pounds hit the side of his truck and
slid off
and hit him in the stomach.
After a short time he complained of much pain, he was taken to
the surface
and to Dr. Thom’s surgery and then to the hospital. He died of
General
Peritonitis, set up by abdominal injuries which caused a rupture
of the intestine.
James was a member of “M.U.I.O.O.F.” and a teacher at the
Wesleyan Sunday School .
He had liver in Barrel Street
Compensation: 10 pound ($20: 00)
Married: Jane Ann Serpell 1872 – 3 children
Burial: Eaglehawk, 313 K. Unmarked.
Josiah and his Children’s Grave was Marked in
July 2007
by Wilma his Great Granddaughter .
Josiah married Jane Ann
Serpell on the 3rd February 1872. Jane Ann Serpell
was the
daughter of John Serpell and Ann Roscrow Born 1853 in
Forest Creek Victoria Australia.
She died on 16th
May 1920 in Eaglehawk Victoria Australia.
They had ten children but only
raised two over the age of sixteen.
Mary Jane
Born 1872 in Eaglehawk,
Buried 25th June 1876 in Eaglehawk aged 4 years from
Scarlet Fever.
Ury Jenkins
Born 1874 in Nerring
Buried 25th June 1876 in Eaglehawk aged 2 years also
from Scarlet Fever, these dates are not wrong their death
certificates are 5254 and 5255, My Mother Jean Ury James, told
me that when Josiah and Jane Ann returned home from making the
funeral arrangements for Mary Jane, they found Ury Jenkins had
died from the same disease, they were both buried on the same
day in Eaglehawk cemetery.
John Serpell
Born 1876 in Eaglehawk
Died 9th June 1892 in Eaglehawk aged 16 years.
Mary Jane
Born 1878 in Eaglehawk Died 22nd
February 1879 in Eaglehawk aged 13 Months.
Harriet Selina
Born December 1879 in
Eaglehawk Died 11th December 1880 in Eaglehawk aged 1
year.
Mary Elizabeth (called
Polly)
Born 30th April
1881 in Eaglehawk she Married Alfred Henry Blake in June 1903
Died 10th August
1974 in Mildura Victoria Australia at the grand aged of
93.years.
Catherine (called Kate)
Born 14th June 1883
in Eaglehawk. Died 3rd January 1891 in Eaglehawk aged
7 years.
Jessie
Born 18th May 1885
in Eaglehawk Died 14th January 1886 in Eaglehawk aged
8 Months
William Thomas (my
Grandfather)
Born 24th January
1887 in Eaglehawk.
Died 14th April
1953 in Heatherton Victoria Australia aged 66 years.
Jane Ann
was Stillborn and Buried in
the Eaglehawk cemetery on 16th February 1889
How did they survive all that
hardship ??
William Thomas James Married
Lily Coxon 20th September 1919 in Collingwood
Victoria.
Lilly was the daughter of John
Edward Coxon and Mary Jane Price
They had two children Jean Ury
James (my Mother) Born 22nd December 1920 in
Melbourne
Victoria Australia, Jean Died
8th October 2006 in Greensborough Victoria Australia
aged 85years.
Lily Merle (called Merle)
James Born 8th November 1924 in Melbourne Victoria
Australia.
Died 23rd May 1995
in Westfield New Jersey U. S.A. aged 70 years.
Merle died while visiting her
Son in America
 
Here is William Thomas James taken about 1912 and again on
his wedding day with wife Lilly Coxon on 20 September 1919. Lilly was
born 18 Jun 1898 in Walhalla, Victoria, Australia.
Lilly and William had two daughters;
Lily James (b.8th Nov 1924 d. 23rd May 1995)
Jean Ury James (b. 22nd Dec 1920 d. 8th Oct 2006)
Lily Merle ("Merle") and Jean Ury
taken 5th March 1949
 
Jean Ury James
left circa 1924 and right in 2004
Jean Ury married Bernard William Leonard and
their daughter is Wilma Merle Leonard.
Wilma is my 5th cousin Once Removed!
Thanks Wilma for the great photo's!
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