James Murray GORDON

1872 - 1953  (80 years)

• Name	James Murray GORDON
  	Some sources (which ones?) have his middle name as Munro rather than Murray.
  Born	18 Jul 1872	Angus Plains, SA, Australia
  Gender	Male
  General event	Biography : James was born in 1872 at Angus Plains. His mother, Ann, was his father's second wife. At the close of his education James went farming at Bordertown with his father (source: Barbara Regan) His father died when James was 23 years old and James subsequently inherited the Gordon property, 'Beaufort'. He sold it soon afterwards. After selling 'Beaufort' he left SA and went to the Dandenong district in Victoria but after a few years he moved to Goolwa. He was on the Point Elliot District Council for two years and in 1906 was on the Goolwa Town Council (source: Barbara Regan). James was a lay preacher. Around 1901 he played a part in the work of the Churches of Christ in 'a new cause in Goolwa, where a nucleus of substantial members had formed a fellowship led by James Gordon who had been a valuable officer in the Strathalbyn church'. (ref : D, 315) He leased a property of 700 acres at Laffin Point, near Goolwa (source: Barbara Regan). He was involved in agriculture and dairying. He married Ruth Susanna KYLE (or KLYE) 1911. James and Ruth did not have any children. James died in 1953. Ruth died in 1965. There is a brief biography of James in 'The Cylopedia of South Australia' in 1909.
  Died	27 Jan 1953
  Buried	Springvale Necropolis, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  Person ID	I145	Alexander & Jessie
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Alexander GORDON,   b. 19 Feb 1822,   d. 5 Sep 1895, 'Beaufort', Belvidere, SA, Australia  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Ann CAMPBELL,   b. 1843 or 1845,   d. 21 Jul 1917  (Age 72 years)
  Married	6 Aug 1868	'Beaufort', Belvedere, SA   [1]
  Children	At the time of Jessie's death, Donald was 10 years old, Hugh was 8 and Maggie was 6 years. Ann became the housekeeper for Alexander and, two years after Jessie's death, Ann and Alexander were married and they had two children - James was born 6 years after the wedding. James was 12 years younger than Maggie.
  Family ID	F46	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Susanna KYLE,   d. Jan 1965, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  Married	30 May 1911	Residence of William Thompson, Goolwa, SA, Australia
  Children	+ 1. Shirley GORDON,   d. 2022
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		James Murray Gordon
  		Lin and James Murray

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] Colin Semmler - these notes can be seen with Documents on the left of the home page.