| [Index] |
| James Burleigh SHARP (1813 - 1887) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Henry John SHARP (1843 - 1903) Lucy Sophia SHARP (1845 - 1930) Fanny Elizabeth SHARP (1847 - 1908) Emily Jane SHARP (1850 - 1928) Arthur SHARP (1853 - 1915) Mary SHARP (1855 - 1927) Eleanor Susan SHARP (1862 - 1920) |
James Burleigh SHARP (1813 - 1887) + Jane DIGHT (1817 - 1899) |
Thomas SHARP | ||
| Charlotte TURLAND (1778 - 1840) | ||||
| b. 06 May 1813 at Coventry, England |
| m. 01 Sep 1842 Jane DIGHT (1817 - 1899) at Richmond, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 28 Nov 1887 at Yass, New South Wales, Australia aged 74 |
| Parents: |
| Thomas SHARP |
| Charlotte TURLAND (1778 - 1840) |
| Grandchildren (2): |
| Margaret Jane SHARP (1877 - 1964), Mary Elizabeth Jane SHARP (1879 - 1950) |
| Events in James Burleigh SHARP (1813 - 1887)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 06 May 1813 | James Burleigh SHARP was born | Coventry, England | 73 | ||
| abt 1833 | 20 | Immigration | Australia | 73 | |
| abt Jan 1840 | 26 | Death of mother Charlotte TURLAND (aged 62) | St Ives, Huntingdonshire, England | ||
| 01 Sep 1842 | 29 | Married Jane DIGHT (aged 24) | Richmond, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 01 Sep 1843 | 30 | Birth of son Henry John SHARP | Sharp's Creek, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 11 Aug 1845 | 32 | Birth of daughter Lucy Sophia SHARP | Adelong, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 28 Nov 1847 | 34 | Birth of daughter Fanny Elizabeth SHARP | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 08 Jan 1850 | 36 | Birth of daughter Emily Jane SHARP | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 1853 | 40 | Birth of son Arthur SHARP | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 1855 | 42 | Birth of daughter Mary SHARP | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 1862 | 49 | Birth of daughter Eleanor Susan SHARP | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 28 Nov 1887 | 74 | James Burleigh SHARP died | Yass, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| Personal Notes: |
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James Burleigh Sharp the son of Thomas Sharp of Coventry, England was born on 6 May 1813 at Coventry. Arriving in Australia about 1833 he went to Windsor and there conducted a mixed farm near Richmond.
Not being satisfied with this venture James Burleigh Sharp selected a property named "Cliftonwood" on the Yass River, near the town of Yass in 1834. A drought forced him to seek pastures for his sheep and, driving them before him, he arrived at Green Hills near Adelong in 1837. He took out a grazing licence for an area of 28,000 acres. The area was known officially as Run No.16237. As the country at Green Hills was mostly heavily timbered sheep losses were heavy and he turned his attention to breeding cattle. On 1 September 1842 James Burleigh Sharp was married at Richmond N.S.W. to Miss Jane Dight of that settlement. She was a sister to Elizabeth Dight, who married Hamilton Hume the explorer. After arriving at Green Hills the young bride never left the homestead for a space of fifteen years. Green Hills was extensively improved, the shorthorn cattle did remarkably well, but it was not until 1898 that sheep were again depastured on the run. About 1871 James Burleigh Sharp retired to live at his “Cliftonwood” homestead at Yass. He left his son Henry John Sharp in charge of Green Hills and he never returned to the old home. He died at Yass in 1887 aged 74 years. Ever since Green Hills was first selected until 1957 a descendant has occupied the property. Mary Jane Sharp, a daughter of Henry John Sharp, married John Elliott, the well-known Lacmalac property owner, sportsman, and prominent public citizen of Tumut. |
| 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 = 37 (Marriage) |
| - Reference = 37 (Death) |
| - Reference = 37 (Immigration) |
| - Reference = 37 (Name, Notes) |
| - Reference = 37 (Birth) |