| [Index] |
| James BLAKENEY (1844 - 1921) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Rhoda M BLAKENEY (1873 - 1873) Arthur Hamilton BLAKENEY (1876 - 1957) Roland Lenford BLAKENEY (1878 - 1956) Ada Vine BLAKENEY (1880 - 1971) Percy Mansfield BLAKENEY (1881 - 1950) Ella BLAKENEY (1883 - 1883) Herbert BLAKENEY (1883 - 1883) James Henry Garnet BLAKENEY (1884 - 1967) Cecil F BLAKENEY (1889 - 1889) Lillian Maud BLAKENEY (1892 - 1993) |
James BLAKENEY (1844 - 1921) + Rhoda HAMILTON (1849 - 1931) |
Michael BLAKENEY (1818 - 1854) | ||
| Anne BRENNAN | ||||
| b. abt 1844 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| m. 1872 Rhoda HAMILTON (1849 - 1931) at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 18 Aug 1921 at Manly, New South Wales, Australia aged 77 |
| Parents: |
| Michael BLAKENEY (1818 - 1854) |
| Anne BRENNAN |
| Siblings (1): |
| Peter Mansfield BLAKENEY (1846 - ) |
| Grandchildren (4): |
| James BLAKENEY, John Gerard BLAKENEY (1910 - 1979), John BLAKENEY, Phylis BLAKENEY |
| Events in James BLAKENEY (1844 - 1921)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| abt 1844 | James BLAKENEY was born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | ||
| 1854 | 10 | Death of father Michael BLAKENEY (aged 36) | |||
| 1872 | 28 | Married Rhoda HAMILTON (aged 23) | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 1873 | 29 | Birth of daughter Rhoda M BLAKENEY | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1873 | 29 | Death of daughter Rhoda M BLAKENEY | |||
| 1876 | 32 | Birth of son Arthur Hamilton BLAKENEY | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 1878 | 34 | Birth of son Roland Lenford BLAKENEY | 73 | ||
| 1880 | 36 | Birth of daughter Ada Vine BLAKENEY | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1881 | 37 | Birth of son Percy Mansfield BLAKENEY | Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 1883 | 39 | Birth of daughter Ella BLAKENEY | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | twin | |
| 1883 | 39 | Birth of son Herbert BLAKENEY | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | twin | |
| 1883 | 39 | Death of daughter Ella BLAKENEY | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1883 | 39 | Death of son Herbert BLAKENEY | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1884 | 40 | Birth of son James Henry Garnet BLAKENEY | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1889 | 45 | Birth of son Cecil F BLAKENEY | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 1889 | 45 | Death of son Cecil F BLAKENEY | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 11 Jul 1892 | 48 | Birth of daughter Lillian Maud BLAKENEY | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 18 Aug 1921 | 77 | James BLAKENEY died | Manly, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Personal Notes: |
|
James Blakeney was born in Sydney in 1846 and went to school at Lyndhurst. He was in the
butchering business in Sydney. He learned his trade as a saddle and harness maker from H C Brooks. Arriving in Tumut in 1869 he set up business in Wynyard Street with his brother Peter Mansfield Blakeney in premises next to Downing's butcher shop. James Blakeney & Peter Blakeney specialised in making high-class saddles and made excellent ladie’s side-saddles. James Blakeney was elected an Alderman in the first Municipal Council in 1887 and was Mayor in 1901 and 1902. He took an active part many movements for the public welfare. He was a committee man for the Tumut Turf Club for possibly longer than any other member He was judge of events and both he and his son Roland Blakeney were secretaries of the Club for years. He married Rhoda Hamilton of Sydney. James Blakeney’s Son Roland Blakeney carried on the Saddlery and harness making business in Tumut all his working life. He married Miss Annie Halloran, a daughter of Patrick Halloran and Bridget Halloran of Blowering. They had two sons: Monsignor James Blakeney, who was a Parish Priest at Tumut for many years, and John Blakeney, a local dentist. On 15 January 1876 James and Peter Blakeney moved their place of business into premises alongside the then Bank of New South Wales in Wynyard Street (next to the Newsagency). Roland Blakeney died on 5 July 1956 aged 78. His wife, Annie, was Still living in Merrivale Street in 1967. |
| Source References: |
| 73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004 |
| - Reference = 108 (Marriage) |
| - Reference = 108 (Birth) |
| - Reference = 108 (Name, Notes) |