| [Index] |
| James CLIFTON (1837 - 1921) |
| Teamster, Carrier |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Henry CLIFTON (1860 - 1886) Eliza CLIFTON (1862 - 1951) Matilda CLIFTON (1864 - 1865) John CLIFTON (1866 - 1939) Charles CLIFTON (1868 - 1908) Minnie CLIFTON (1870 - 1909) Amelia CLIFTON (1873 - 1962) Ethel CLIFTON (1875 - 1973) |
James CLIFTON (1837 - 1921) + Eliza GRANGER (1831 - 1896) |
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| b. abt 1837 at Crowhurst, Sussex, England |
| m. 1858 Eliza GRANGER (1831 - 1896) at Camden, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. abt Jan 1921 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 84 |
| Grandchildren (4): |
| Myrtle E A EMERY (1895 - 1920), Edith Daphne EMERY (1899 - 1987), Harold C EMERY (1901 - 2001), Dorothy F EMERY (1905 - 2005) |
| Events in James CLIFTON (1837 - 1921)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| abt 1837 | James CLIFTON was born | Crowhurst, Sussex, England | |||
| 1858 | 21 | Married Eliza GRANGER (aged 27) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1860 | 23 | Birth of son Henry CLIFTON | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 27 Jul 1862 | 25 | Birth of daughter Eliza CLIFTON | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1864 | 27 | Birth of daughter Matilda CLIFTON | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 18 Nov 1865 | 28 | Death of daughter Matilda CLIFTON (aged 1) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1866 | 29 | Birth of son John CLIFTON | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1868 | 31 | Birth of son Charles CLIFTON | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1870 | 33 | Birth of daughter Minnie CLIFTON | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1873 | 36 | Birth of daughter Amelia CLIFTON | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1875 | 38 | Birth of daughter Ethel CLIFTON | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1886 | 49 | Death of son Henry CLIFTON (aged 26) | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 14 Jan 1896 | 59 | Death of wife Eliza GRANGER (aged 65) | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 25 Jul 1908 | 71 | Death of son Charles CLIFTON (aged 40) | Collie, Western Australia, Australia | ||
| 08 Jun 1909 | 72 | Death of daughter Minnie CLIFTON (aged 39) | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| abt Jan 1921 | 84 | James CLIFTON died | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 63 | |
| Personal Notes: |
| Obituary Reference. The following letter was received by us from Mr. J. Beale, sen., bearing on the death of that well-known and respected old identity, Mr. James Clifton, whoso death was notified in our issue of Thursday last — through late arrival of letter we were unable to get it into our journal of Tuesday last :— ''The Lawn, Tumut, January 24th, 1921. — Dear Mr. Groves, — In your issue of the 21st inst. I noticed the death of a dear old friend of mine, and one that I delved with in the teaming days. Reading the par brought a lot of memories to my recollection, and particularly one very remarkable incident. We had been travelling very hard, very heavily loaded, and made for a bit of grass which we knew of, as our horses were tired of the corn feed, &c., and hungry for grass ; so we camped early, as we thought, for the night, and to have a good rest. I was loaded with all grog for Levy Mandeleon, the well-known storekeeper of those days. I had on my waggon 10 bogheads of brandy — 5 of dark and 5 of pale brandy — besides other cases of grogs, and my old mate, Clifton, was loaded with all timber. All of a sudden up rode three fine looking men, armed to the teeth, and one who acted as principal said to me : "What have you got on the waggon, mate?" I said dark brandy and pale, 5 of each— dark on one side of the waggon, and pale on the other ; and it was good, too, not like what we get nowadays. He said to me "Draw a pint of that dark brandy." Certainly, I replied, and I got to work with the gimblet. They went away some two or three hundred yards, and in the course of an hour or so back the principal comes, with his empty pint pot, and said, "Give us a pot of that pale brandy." Of course I said again "Certainly," and I got to work, gave it to him, and off he went for the second time. In the course of an hour back he comes again with his pint-pot, and asked for a pint of the dark brandy, saying it was better than the other. I complied with his request, for my mate and I were scared, and I would have given them the whole waggon load for that mater. Anyhow, poor old Jim said to me, "I think we better get away from here as I don't like the look of those chaps; they are on for mischief." I quite agreed with him. so he went for the horses and we started out of camp at about 8 o'clock, and never pulled the harness off the horses until we got on this side of Gundagai, and camped at the old burying ground at South Gundagai. This happened at what they call "The Black Springs," on the other side of Money Money. There were people living at the Springs in those days by the name of Perry — some of the family may be alive now. Anyhow, we pulled over those Money Money ranges in the dead of night, and never heard tell of the bushrangers since. I could write a lot more historical incidents, but am not so good at the business now as in days gone by; but what I do relate is as true as gospel, which my old friend would have confirmed. We often talked over the happening years afterwards. I extend my deepest sympathy to the members of the Clifton family through your columns.— JOHNNIE BEALE. [Mr. Beale informs us that lhe is likely to be leaving the old town at end of this week, having prac- tically completed the arrangement of his affairs. We will miss his breezy contributions re olden days, also his cheery greetings to us whenever we have met the fine old citizen.] |
| 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 28 Jan 1921 (Name, Notes) |
| - Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 28 Jan 1921 (Death) |