James BACK (1851

James BACK (1851 - 1930)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
James William BACK (1879 - 1959) Alfred Henry BACK (1881 - 1916) Amelia Jane BACK (1884 - 1976) Annie BACK (1886 - 1967) Albert Edward BACK (1888 - 1950) Ella May BACK (1890 - 1969) Francis Henry BACK (1893 - 1982) Arthur John BACK (1896 - 1972)	James BACK (1851 - 1930) + Mary PACKETT (1854 - 1937)	William BACK (1822 - 1901)	Thomas BACK

			Frances “Fanny” (BACK)

		Susannah STOCKWELL (1826 - 1921)	William STOCKWELL (1793 - 1844)

			Elizabeth Ann FISHER (1808 - 1891)

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In Loving Memory of James Back died 24 Nov 1930 aged 79 years also Mary Back died 5 Jan 1937 aged 82 years

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In Loving Memory of James Back died 24 Nov 1930 aged 79 years also Mary Back died 5 Jan 1937 aged 82 years

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In Loving Memory of James Back died 24 Nov 1930 aged 79 years also Mary Back died 5 Jan 1937 aged 82 years

b. 1851 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

m. 1879 Mary PACKETT (1854 - 1937) at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

d. 24 Nov 1930 at Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia aged 79

Near Relatives of James BACK (1851 - 1930)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Thomas BACK
Grandmother	Frances “Fanny” (BACK)
Grandfather	William STOCKWELL	abt 1793	Kent, England	1844	Kent, England	51
Grandmother	Elizabeth Ann FISHER	1808		1891	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	83

Father in Law	John PACKETT	Jun 1827	Kent, England	22 May 1890	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	62
Mother in Law	Maria DUNSTER	06 Nov 1831	Sussex, England	1864	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	33

Father	William BACK	14 Nov 1822	Hythe, Kent, England	03 Mar 1901	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	78
Mother	Susannah STOCKWELL	abt 1826	Hythe, Kent, England	1921	Gocup, New South Wales, Australia	95

Self	James BACK	1851	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	24 Nov 1930	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia	79

Wife	Mary PACKETT	1854	Bombowlee, New South Wales, Australia	05 Jan 1937	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	83

Son	James William BACK	1879	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	13 May 1959	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	80
Son	Alfred Henry BACK	1881	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	30 Jun 1916	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	35
Daughter	Amelia Jane BACK	1884	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1976	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	92
Daughter	Annie BACK	1886	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	27 Sep 1967	Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia	81
Son	Albert Edward BACK	1888	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	20 Dec 1950	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	62
Daughter	Ella May BACK	1890	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	30 Jan 1969	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	79
Son	Francis Henry BACK	1893	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	06 Aug 1982	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	89
Son	Arthur John BACK	1896	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	04 Mar 1972	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	76

Sister	Sarah Ann BACK	1851	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	26 Dec 1921	Gocup, New South Wales, Australia	70
Brother	William BACK	1853	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1947	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	94
Sister	Emily BACK	1855	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1938		83
Sister	Elizabeth BACK	1857	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1936		79
Brother	John BACK	1860	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1937	Condoblin, New South Wales, Australia	77
Sister	Jane BACK	1862	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1948	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	86
Brother	Henry Nelson BACK	1865	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	21 Jan 1901	Gocup, New South Wales, Australia	36
Sister	Louisa Constance BACK	1867	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	11 Jun 1964	Auburn, New South Wales, Australia	97
Sister	Caroline Hecterine BACK	1872	Tuam, Co Galway, Ireland	10 Aug 1939	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	67

Daughter in Law	Emma CLEE	1876	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	07 Jan 1962	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	86
Son in Law	Arthur HOGAN	1879		01 Nov 1953	Kyogle, New South Wales, Australia	74
Daughter in Law	Jonanna Margaret CLEE	15 Dec 1887	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	12 Aug 1962	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	74
Daughter in Law	Olive Muriel CRAMPTON	1907	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	07 Sep 1960	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	53
Daughter in Law	Elvie Kathleen CRAMPTON	1911	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	23 Jun 1999	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	88

Grandson	Frederick Lloyd BACK	06 Sep 1919		06 Jun 2010	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	90
Granddaughter	Mary Jean BACK	1914		27 Feb 1989	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	75
Grandson	Leslie John BACK	abt 1938		09 Nov 1999		61

Uncle	John STOCKWELL	1828	Hythe, Kent, England	1912		84
Uncle	Robert STOCKWELL	1830	Hythe, Kent, England	15 Oct 1909		79
Uncle	George Thomas STOCKWELL	abt 1832	Hythe, Kent, England	1891	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	59
Uncle	Richard STOCKWELL	abt 1833	Hythe, Kent, England	15 Oct 1865	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	32
Uncle	Joseph STOCKWELL	1836	Kent, England	1923		87
Uncle	Edward Fisher STOCKWELL	1839	Kent, England	1846	Kent, England	7
Aunt	Sarah Ann Charlotte STOCKWELL	1841	Kent, England	1844	Kent, England	3
Uncle	Sydney Fisher STOCKWELL	1843	Hythe, Kent, England	1931		88

Nephew	James Thomas MCCORMICK	1871	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1959	Auckland, New Zealand	88
Nephew	Martin MCCORMICK	1872	Gocup, New South Wales, Australia	1959	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	87
Nephew	William MCCORMICK	1874	Gocup, New South Wales, Australia	1953	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	79
Niece	Mary MCCORMICK	1876	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1948	Paddington, New South Wales, Australia	72
Niece	Margaret Ann MCCORMICK	1878	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1962	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	84
Nephew	Patrick John MCCORMICK	1881	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1958	Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia	77
Niece	Sarah Ann MCCORMICK	1884	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1939	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	55
Nephew	Michael MCCORMICK	1886	Gocup, New South Wales, Australia	1964	Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia	78
Niece	Bridget MCCORMICK	1890	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	11 May 1977	Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia	87
Nephew	Francis MCCORMICK	1895		07 Mar 1956	Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia	61
Nephew	George Henry BACK KING	abt 1872	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	09 Dec 1942	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	70

Sister in Law	Annie PACKETT	26 Oct 1862	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	10 Apr 1885	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	22
Brother in Law	John MCCORMICK	1837		01 Feb 1909	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	72
Sister in Law	Elizabeth Amelia KINGSTON	1846		28 Mar 1922	Coolac, New South Wales, Australia	76
Brother in Law	George Henry KING
Brother in Law	George HILLIER	11 Feb 1860	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	1935	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	75
Sister in Law	Lydia Matilda Jane BRIGHT	1875		1939	Condoblin, New South Wales, Australia	64
Brother in Law	Richard RYAN	1864		1928		64
Brother in Law	Thomas Henry BAKER
Brother in Law	Nicholas MURPHY	1865	Co Laois (Queen's County), Ireland	1935	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	70

Events in James BACK (1851 - 1930)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1851		James BACK was born	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	twin	63
1879	28	Birth of son James William BACK	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1879	28	Married Mary PACKETT (aged 25)	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		63
1881	30	Birth of son Alfred Henry BACK	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1884	33	Birth of daughter Amelia Jane BACK	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1886	35	Birth of daughter Annie BACK	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1888	37	Birth of son Albert Edward BACK	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1890	39	Birth of daughter Ella May BACK	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1893	42	Birth of son Francis Henry BACK	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		63
1896	45	Birth of son Arthur John BACK	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		63
03 Mar 1901	50	Death of father William BACK (aged 78)	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
30 Jun 1916	65	Death of son Alfred Henry BACK (aged 35)	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1921	70	Death of mother Susannah STOCKWELL (aged 95)	Gocup, New South Wales, Australia
24 Nov 1930	79	James BACK died	Gilmore, New South Wales, Australia		63

Personal Notes:

The Tumut and Adelong Times 2 Dec 1930
OBITUARY THE LATE JAMES BACK The late Mr. Jas. Back, of Marble Hill, Gilmore, who died on November 24, was born at Billapatap, Adelong district in 1851, which was remembered amongst all the old hands as the year of the greatest drought. He was the eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Back, who died at Gocup some years ago. At the early age of 14, he commenced bullock-driving and carried that occupation on for a number of years all over the States of N.S.W. and Victoria. In 1879 he married Miss Mary Packett, of Tumut, and took up his residence at Gocup, but a few years afterwards he removed to Gilmore, and later settled at Marble Hill, gradually increasing and improving his original holding. He opened up the Marble Hill quarry and used to burn lime for the whole of the surrounding district for a number of years. Then, his sons having grown up, he went more extensively into farming and recently was successful in winning the Royal Agricultural Society's Silver Cup for the Southern Division Championship Field Maize Competition, in which he led not only for his own division but gained the greatest number of points for the whole of the State, which fact called forth great praise from the judge and the Royal Society. The late Mr. Back was typical of a lot of the old pioneers. Straight in all his dealings, hospitable to the core, and always ready to help in suffering or distress. Charity was no by-word with him, and he has left a splendid example for the younger generation to follow. He leaves a grown-up family of four sons (James W., Albert, Frank and Arthur) and three daughters (Mrs A. Hogan, Kyogle, and Misses A. and E. Back, who reside with their mother). We extend our sincere sympathy to the family in their sad loss. Dr. Clouston did all that could be done, but it was realised from the first that the case was hopeless, the cause of death being a paralytic stroke received four days previous. Rev. F. W. Rettie, Rector of All Saints, Tumut, at the grave made sympathetic references to the trials and hardships which the pioneers had to go through in the early days, that the younger generation were apt to forget, and, very likely, not having had to go through them, could hardly realise what it meant not only to the pioneers themselves alone, but to the nation as a whole, to have such a good foundation of stamina to build on.

Source References:

63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/

- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 2 Dec 1930 (Death)

- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 2 Dec 1930 (Marriage)

- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 2 Dec 1930 (Name, Notes, Death)

- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 2 Dec 1930 (Birth)

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 = 70 (Name, Notes)

76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/

- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197594352/james-back (Name, Notes)

- Notes: Died aged 79 years
Son of William and Susannah
Married Mary Packett in 1879 at Tumut with 7 children born of this union being James, Alfred Henry, Emily J, Annie, Albert E, Francis H and Arthur J.

The Gundagai Independent (NSW : 1928 - 1939) Mon 8 Dec 1930
THE LATE JAMES BACK
The late Jas. Back, of Marble Hill, Gilmore, who died on November 24, was born at Billapalay, Adelong, in 1851, which was remembered amongst all the old hands as the year of the Great Drought, He was the eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Back, who died at Gocup, some years ago. At the early age of 14, he commenced bullock driving and carried that occupation on for a number of years, all over the States of - N.S.W. and Victoria. In 1879 he married Miss Mary Packet, of Tumut, and took up his residence ot Gocup, but, a few years later, he removed to Gilmore, and later settled at Marble Hill, gradually increasing and improving his holding.
He opened up the Marble Hill quarry and used to burn lime for the whole surrounding district, for a number of years. Then his sons having grown up, he went more extensively into farming. Recently he was successful in winning the Royal Agricultural Society's Silver Cup for the Southern Division championship field maize competition, in which he led not only for his own division, but gained the greatest number of points for the whole of the State, which called forth great praise from the judge and the Royal Society.
The late Mr. Back was typical of a lot of the old pioneers. Straight in all his dealings, hospitable to the core, and always ready, to help in suffering and distress; charity was no byword with him, and, he has left a splendid example for the younger generation to follow. He leaves a grown-up family of four sons, James W., Albert, Frank and Arthur, and three daughters, Mrs. A. Hogan
(Kyogle), and Misses A. and E. Back, who reside with their mother.
We extend our sincere sympathy to the famiIy in their sad loss " Dr. Clouston did all that could be done, but it was realised from the first that the case was hopeless, the cause of death being a paralytic stroke received four days previous. The Rev. Retttie, at the grave, made sympathetic
references to the trials and hardships which the pioneers had to go through in the early days, which the younger generation were apt to forget and very likely, not having had to go through, them, could hardly realise what it meant not only to the pioneers themselves alone, but to the nation as a whole, to have such a good foundation of stamina to build on.

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