| [Index] |
| James BARTHOLOMEW (1828 - 1926) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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James BARTHOLOMEW (1861 - 1934) Agens BARTHOLOMEW (1864 - 1935) Alexander Sydney BARTHOLOMEW (1866 - 1944) Arthur Frederick BARTHOLOMEW (1868 - 1942) Edith Maud BARTHOLOMEW (1879 - 1970) |
James BARTHOLOMEW (1828 - 1926) + Elizabeth BAILLIE (1841 - 1915) |
William BARTHOLOMEW (1806 - 1867) | ||
| Mary Anne RALPH (1805 - 1874) | ||||
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| b. abt 1828 at England |
| m. 1861 Elizabeth BAILLIE (1841 - 1915) at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 11 Aug 1926 at Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia aged 98 |
| Parents: |
| William BARTHOLOMEW (1806 - 1867) |
| Mary Anne RALPH (1805 - 1874) |
| Siblings (4): |
| William Henry BARTHOLOMEW (1835 - 1916) |
| Charles BARTHOLOMEW (1843 - 1859) |
| Mary A BARTHOLOMEW (1847 - 1928) |
| Robert BARTHOLOMEW (1849 - 1946) |
| Events in James BARTHOLOMEW (1828 - 1926)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| abt 1828 | James BARTHOLOMEW was born | England | 63 | ||
| 1861 | 33 | Birth of son James BARTHOLOMEW | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1861 | 33 | Married Elizabeth BAILLIE (aged 20) | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 63 | |
| 1864 | 36 | Birth of daughter Agens BARTHOLOMEW | Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1866 | 38 | Birth of son Alexander Sydney BARTHOLOMEW | Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1867 | 39 | Death of father William BARTHOLOMEW (aged 61) | Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1868 | 40 | Birth of son Arthur Frederick BARTHOLOMEW | Albury, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1874 | 46 | Death of mother Mary Anne RALPH (aged 69) | |||
| 1879 | 51 | Birth of daughter Edith Maud BARTHOLOMEW | Albury, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1915 | 87 | Death of wife Elizabeth BAILLIE (aged 74) | Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia | 63 | |
| 11 Aug 1926 | 98 | James BARTHOLOMEW died | Tumbarumba, New South Wales, Australia | 63 | |
| Personal Notes: |
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The Tumut and Adelong Times 17 Aug 1926
The oldest resident of Tumbarumba, in the person of Mr. James Bartholomew, passed peacefully away at 1:30 pm. last Wednesday, at the residence of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. aud Mrs. G. H. Reed, after a week's illness. Although he had reached the great age of 98 years, he retained his full faculties up to the end. An Englishman by birth, the late Mr. Bartholomew came to Australia when in his teens, arriving in Sydney in 1844. Two years later he came to the Tumbarumba district, and had lived there ever since. In the early days of his life he followed the occupation of miner, and later that of farmer. In 1861 he married, at Tumut, Miss Elizabeth Baillie, sister of Mr. Alex Baillie, of Tumbarumba. She predeceased him by 10 years. He leaves behind a family of three sons and two daughters, besides a large number of grand-children, great-grandchildren and other relatives. The sons and daughters are : James, Alexander, Arthur, Mrs. G. H. Reed and Mrs. E. Perrott. Mrs. Alex Baillie is his sister. The funeral took place last Thursday afternoon, the remains being laid to rest in the Presbyterian portion of the Tumbarumba cemetery. The Tumut and Adelong Times 31 Aug 1926 The Late Jas Bartholomew A LINK WITH THE PAST. j A correspondent writes: — By the passing of the late Mr. James Bartholomew it must be said, metaprohically speaklng, that the oldest link in the chain connecting the very early days of Tumbarumba with the present has gone. He arrived on Burra wilh his parents seventy odd years ago, coming then from the Upper Mur ay — Jingellie, Ournle, Welaregang and Tooma were places where the family resided at different periods, the members of the family that were capable enough taking on the work provided by the stations thereabouts of those, pristine days, such as droving, etc. The golden days hadn't yet arrived in the Tumbarumba district. Few indeed were the pleasures and advantages, as viewed to-day, that faced those many intrepid pioneers who cleared the way into the wilderness. The Bartholomew family spent a short period in Sydney after their arrival from England, and the move to the Upper Murray was a long one and the mode of transport a slow one, chiefly in those days by bullock-dray. The late William Bartholomew, father of the subject of this notice, appears to have been a man of much progressiveness. After some years on the Upper Murray he bought Burra Station, then owned by Andrew Hore, probably an ancestor of those well known pastoral people of the Albury district. The Burra Station then was a 'pre-emptive right' of about 160 acres, carrying with it the right to a certain area of watershed of Crown lands, in the case of the Burra an area of about 20,000 acres, with a rental of about £60 per acre. After the family's arrival on Burra, many years before the gold rushes of the district started, a store and hotel were built by the new squatter, on the eastern side of Burra Creek, on land which is now Mr. F. Campbell's property. For some years the business and stock-raising were carried on successfully, although the latter had its disadvantages on account of the absence of fences. It is said that few fences existed in those days between Kiandra and Billabong, and further. The open, clear valley of the Burra of to-day is a scenic attraction, whilst that of the days long gone was a sombre dreariness of forest. Cattle and horse breeding was carried on by the family fairly extensively. The four sons, James, Harry, Robert and Charles, were all fine horsemen well exemplified at the yearly mustering of cattle and horses for branding or for marketing. On that piece of country between Mr. Campbell's homestead and the Burra road fine crops of wheat were grown — reaped and bound by hand, threshed by flail or horses, and carted by bullock team to the flour mills, either to Tooma or Tumut. At Tooma a flour mill operated. It was situated near where Mr. Frank Paton's homestead now stands, and was owned, I understand, by either Messrs. Green, Hargreaves or Mair. Fancy this seventy odd years ago. To-day we have practically nothing — in the country districts, I mean. Are we progressing? The fences on stations then were 'dog leg,' 'chock and log,' or 'rough and tumble,'quick to erect, and useful for a time; but such were only built for the convenience of the station hacks, or cultivation paddocks. All other stock were free to roam. These were the conditions that pertained to Burra also in those times. The young men of the family were sports, and liked a race horse. One racecourse was built on that level piece of ground opposite Mr. Campbell's homestead, and the other is Mr. Leahy's cultivation paddock, not far distant from Paddy's River Falls. One of the brothers, Charles, met his death whilst riding in a race on the Tumbarumba race course. The course was immediately behind the town. Where the public school is now situated was about the centre of the circle. This course was formed after the Tumbarumba gold rush, and years later than the Burra courses. The horse which caused the mishap was owned by Dr. Verscheur, then practising locally well over 60 years since. In the early seventies the inevitable call came to the father and mother, and afterwards the Burra was sold. Messrs. Donnelly Bros., owners of Borambola and other stations around Wagga, were the purchasers, and after a few years the run was thrown open to free selection. The members of this early pioneering family then became scattered around the district. With his brotherin-law, Mr. A. Baillie, James Bartholomew joined the army of gold getters on the Burra Creek. (By the way, the late Mr. John Mullins, formerly of Upper Tumbarumba, is credited with being the first to find gold on Burra, and worthy of note is the fact that since that long ago no year has passed that gold has not been won from the creek even up to the present, although now not to any great, extent) . The lure of the land was too great for him, and, relinquishing the gold he bought Donohoe's selection on Mannus Creek, and after some years there he sold out and lived in Tumbarumba . With the late Mr. M. Bradley lie was employed for a number of years, during the former's business and pastoral activities, also for a lengthy period at Mr. Paton's, Welaregang. Being a man noted for his willing and conscientious services, his employers held him in much regard. Wednesday, 11th inst., saw the close of nearly a century of years, and I believe it can be safely said that no one could utter a hard word against him. Of his brothers and sisters of a family of nine, two are still living — Robert and Mrs. A. Baillie. Although getting on for four score years, Mrs. Baillie possesses a wonderfully vivid memory and is an interesting recounter of the happenings and of the people on the Murray and in the Tumbarumba district in her girlhood days. She was born at a place down the river from Ournie. The saying 'Let the past be forgotten' has become immortalised, but it may hot. apply to 'historical' matters. I trust so, because items relating to the early history of a locality appeal to most readers. |
| Source References: |
| 63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ |
| - Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 17 Aug 1926 (Marriage) |
| - Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 17 Aug 1926 (Death) |
| - Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 17 Aug 1926 (Name, Notes, Death) |
| - Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 17 Aug 1926 (Birth) |