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James Alexander Emanuel KELSO 1842–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Dec 1842

Birth Location: The Pass. Campbelltown District NSW Australia

Death Date: 30 AUG 1925

Death Location: Rookwood Cem. Pres. NSW Australia

Father: John Kelso

Mother: Catherine BOWES

Spouse(s): Ann MARTIN

Children(s): Ernest Kelso, Emma Kelso, Henry Kelso, Francis Kelso, James Kelso, John Kelso, Walter Kelso, Janet(Jenny) Kelso

In 1842, James Alexander Emanuel KELSO entered the world in The Pass. Campbelltown District NSW Australia, born to John Kelso And Catherine Bowes. In 1897, James Alexander Emanuel KELSO resided in Biloela, New South Wales, Australia. James Alexander Emanuel KELSO married Ann Ferrara Martin, and had children including Emma Mary Ann Ferriar Kelso, Ernest Edward Kelso, Francis John Kelso, Henry Albert Kelso, James Emanuel Kelso, Janet Jenny Holmes Kelso, John William Kelso, Walter Norman Kelso. James Alexander Emanuel KELSO passed away in 1925 in Rookwood Cem. Pres. NSW Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1842, James Alexander Emanuel KELSO entered the world in The Pass. Campbelltown District NSW Australia, born to John Kelso And Catherine Bowes.
  • In 1897, James Alexander Emanuel KELSO resided in Biloela, New South Wales, Australia.
  • James Alexander Emanuel KELSO married Ann Ferrara Martin, and had children including Emma Mary Ann Ferriar Kelso, Ernest Edward Kelso, Francis John Kelso, Henry Albert Kelso, James Emanuel Kelso, Janet Jenny Holmes Kelso, John William Kelso, Walter Norman Kelso.
  • James Alexander Emanuel KELSO passed away in 1925 in Rookwood Cem. Pres. NSW Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Kelso
1807–1858
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Catherine BOWES
1808–1886
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Ann MARTIN
1846–1927
Birth Location: Holt Street, Strawberry Hills, N.S.W., Australia
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Children(s)

Ernest Kelso
1874–1940
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales
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Emma Kelso
1871–1898
Birth Location: Sydney NSW
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Henry Kelso
1865–1943
Birth Location: Redfern NSW Australia
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Francis Kelso
1867–1886
Birth Location: Redfern NSW Australia
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James Kelso
1863–1949
Birth Location: Chippendale NSW Australia
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John Kelso
1869–1926
Birth Location: Sydney Australia
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Walter Kelso
1876–1956
Birth Location: Sydney Australia
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Janet(Jenny) Kelso
1878–1966
Birth Location: Queensland
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James KELSO's Ancestors

Self
James KELSO
1842–1925
Birth Place: The Pass. Campbelltown District NSW Australia
Parents
John Kelso
1807–1858
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Catherine BOWES
1808–1886
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Adam Kelso
1779–1852
Saltcoats, Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Reid
1775–1854
Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
Robert BOWES
1777–
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth BROWN
1780–
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Kelso
1745–1801
Janet Thomson
1745–
Thomas Reid
1745–1834
Jean Jamieson
1750–
Hugh Bowes
1756–1841
Margaret Hogart
1756–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Adamton
1705–1788
Elizabeth Kilmanock
1721–1789
Robert (Boes)(Bows)(Bous)(Bouse)
1708–
Margaret Snodgrass
1717–1763

James KELSO's Descendants

1.
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James (Alexander Emanuel) KELSO (28 Dec 1842–30 AUG 1925) m. Ann (Ferrara) MARTIN (24 May 1846–26 Jun 1927)
  1. 1. Ernest (Edward) Kelso 1874–1940 m. Henrietta 1881–1919 m. Beatrice (Maude) Howell 1882–1945 m. Elizabeth (Alice) Holmes 1885–1934
    1. 1. Clarice (Kelso) Fisher 1898–1962 m. Robert Holland 1886–1944
      1. 1. Jack Holland 1921–1999 m. Joan (Ada) Robson 1921–1996
    2. 2. Beryl (Maude) Kelso 1900–1972 m. James (Allen) Bold 1881–1934 m. Walter (Charles) Seymour 1892–1958
      1. 1. Alan (John) Bold 1925–2015 m. Patricia Mawson 1932–2003
  2. 2. Emma (Mary Ann Ferriar) Kelso 1871–1898
  3. 3. Henry (Albert) Kelso 1865–1943 m. Annie (Priddel) Taylor 1869–1948
    1. 1. Harry (Albert) KELSO 1896–1963 m. Marion (Katherina) Wood 1895–1976
      1. 1. John (Henry James) Kelso 1922–1978
      2. 2. Robert (Bruce) Kelso 1924–1984
  4. 4. Francis (John) Kelso 1867–1886
  5. 5. James (Emanuel) Kelso 1863–1949 m. Mary (Angel) Orford 1866–1946
    1. 1. Mary (Maude) Kelso 1883–1949
    2. 2. James (Robert) Kelso 1885–1943
    3. 3. Francis (John) Kelso 1887–1959
    4. 4. George (Henry) Kelso 1890–1891
  6. 6. John (William) Kelso 1869–1926
  7. 7. Walter (Norman) Kelso 1876–1956 m. Margaret (Celia) Callaghan 1878–1956
    1. 1. Violet (Gladys May) Kelso 1904–1999
    2. 2. Irene Kelso 1906–1990
    3. 3. Thelma (Florence) Kelso 1909–1996
    4. 4. Walter (Norman) Kelso 1913–1959
    5. 5. Roy (M) Kelso 1918–
  8. 8. Janet(Jenny) (Holmes) Kelso 1878–1966 m. Arthur (Henry) Stuyck 1867–1934 m. Henry Empson 1878–1928
    1. 1. Thelma (May) Empson 1904–1983
    2. 2. Harry Empson 1907–1972

James KELSO's Timeline

4 Records

1842
28 Dec 1842
Birth of James Alexander Emanuel KELSO in The Pass. Campbelltown District NSW Australia
The Pass. Campbelltown District NSW Australia
1843
01 Aug 1843
Age 1
James Alexander Emanuel KELSO was baptized in St. Peters Campbelltown Parish, Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia
St. Peters Campbelltown Parish, Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia
1897
18 May 1897
Age 55
James Alexander Emanuel KELSO resided here in Biloela, New South Wales, Australia
Biloela, New South Wales, Australia
1925
30 AUG 1925
Age 83
Death of James Alexander Emanuel KELSO in Rookwood Cem. Pres. NSW Australia
Rookwood Cem. Pres. NSW Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1842
    Event Place: The Pass. Campbelltown District NSW Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Birth Index
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, State Archives NSW; Roll: 258

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 01 Aug 1843
    Event Place: St. Peters Campbelltown Parish, Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 18 May 1897
    Event Place: Biloela, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, State Archives NSW; Roll: 258

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 AUG 1925
    Event Place: Rookwood Cem. Pres. NSW Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index
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