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James NAIRN

Male 1816 - 1897  (81 years)    Has 4 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name James NAIRN  [1, 2, 3
    Relationshipwith Rodney VOJVODICH
    Birth 18 May 1816  Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration: Arr. 23 Aug 1829  Swan River Colony, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Per "Marquis of Anglesea" 
    Occupation Farmer 
    Burial 1897  Cemetery, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 10 Dec 1897  Dongara, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 7 siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    William NAIRN,   b. 10 Sep 1766, St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1853, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)  (Grandfather) 
    Mary Ann RAWLINSON,   b. 21 Aug 1796, St Katherine, Colman, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1870, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I5521  MyBradyTree
    Last Modified 14 May 2024 

    Father Ancestors William NAIRN,   b. 1790, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Nov 1855, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann RAWLINSON,   b. 21 Aug 1796, St Katherine, Colman, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1870, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 21 Aug 1814  Colman, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • St Katherine
    Family ID F2633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ancestors Sarah PETTIT,   b. Abt 1819, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1893, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Marriage 16 Mar 1840  Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. William John NAIRN,   b. 22 Jan 1842, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1918, Popanyinning, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    â–» Sarah Ann PELL  m. 28 Oct 1873
    +2. Amelia NAIRN,   b. 28 Jul 1843, Victoria Plains, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1915, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    â–» Alexander FRANCESCO  m. 25 Apr 1867;   Charles Frederick BAYLESS  m. Aft 1870
    +3. Francis Edward NAIRN,   b. 1845, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1910, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    â–» Harriett Emma LONG  m. 1877
     4. Clementine NAIRN,   b. 14 Aug 1847, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1934, West Leederville, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     5. Sarah NAIRN,   b. 1849   d. DECEASED
    +6. Charlotte NAIRN,   b. 21 Sep 1851, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 May 1942, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    â–» Gifford Edward ROBERTS  m. 19 Apr 1871
     7. Emma NAIRN,   b. 1854, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1918 (Age 64 years)
     8. Walter James NAIRN,   b. 1856, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1903 (Age 47 years)
    +9. Charles Joseph NAIRN,   b. 1859, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1935, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    â–» Mary Grace ANDREW  m. 1898
    Married: 1x10. Jane NAIRN,   b. 1860, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1945 (Age 85 years)
    â–» Henry Francis WHEELER  m. 1901
     11. Mary NAIRN,   b. Abt 1862, Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DECEASED
    +12. Henry Robert Rawlinson NAIRN,   b. 7 Jul 1866, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1939, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    â–» Emma Elizabeth ROWLAND  m. 1895
    Family ID F1571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 May 2024 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 18 May 1816 - Stepney, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration: Arr. - Per "Marquis of Anglesea" - 23 Aug 1829 - Swan River Colony, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Mar 1840 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1897 - Cemetery, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Dec 1897 - Dongara, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • James Nairn, oldest son of William Nairn, came to the Irwin District in the 1860's. He leased 10,000 acres in 1861. He owned land at Dongara from 1877 then he acquired the Title Deed to Victoria Loc.885 (40) acres. In 1880 he received the Title to 240 acres being Loc. No, 1184 and 1205. JAMES and wife Sarah are both buried at Dongara. Clementine Nairn, daughter of James and Sarah was one of the Pioneers of the Anglican Church in Dongara, her name with that of Eliza Moore and Jane Plester is on a plaque in the Anglican Church at Dongara. James Nairn was Chairman of the Irwin Road Board in 1874, 1878, 1879, possibly till 1883.

  • Reference  Darryl Brady. "James NAIRN". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?tng_extras=1&personID=I5521&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed May 17, 2024).

  • Sources 
    1. [S680] Geraldton Family History Society Incorporated, Pre-1901 Pioneer Family Register.

    2. [S199] aldeenairn-at-westnet.com.au, Dee Nairn (nee Page), Some Information Submitted by Dee Nairn (nee Page).

    3. [S933] Irwin District Historical Society, Person Code: IRPE0066.

    4. [S923] Lorraine Larment, ozburials.com, Dongara Cemetery http://www.ozburials.com/CemsWA/Dongara/dongara.htm.

    5. [S336] http://www.familysearch.com, IGI Record.