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James Burleigh SHARP (1813 - 1887)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
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)

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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
Near Relatives of James Burleigh SHARP (1813 - 1887)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law John DIGHT
Mother in Law Hannah HILTON

Father Thomas SHARP
Mother Charlotte TURLAND 1778 abt Jan 1840 St Ives, Huntingdonshire, England 62

Self James Burleigh SHARP 06 May 1813 Coventry, England 28 Nov 1887 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 74

Wife Jane DIGHT 15 Dec 1817 Richmond, New South Wales, Australia 13 Apr 1899 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 81

Son Henry John SHARP 01 Sep 1843 Sharp's Creek, New South Wales, Australia 25 Sep 1903 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 60
Daughter Lucy Sophia SHARP 11 Aug 1845 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 21 Feb 1930 Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia 84
Daughter Fanny Elizabeth SHARP 28 Nov 1847 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1908 61
Daughter Emily Jane SHARP 08 Jan 1850 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 09 Nov 1928 78
Son Arthur SHARP 1853 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1915 62
Daughter Mary SHARP 1855 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1927 72
Daughter Eleanor Susan SHARP 1862 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1920 58

Daughter in Law Sarah Ann BROUGHTON 05 Nov 1845 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1923 78
Son in Law James Struan ROBERTSON 15 Mar 1832 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 12 Oct 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 50
Son in Law George Walker WADDELL 10 Oct 1846 Ireland 24 May 1908 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 61
Son in Law George Robert JOHNSTON
Son in Law James WADDELL 1853 Ireland

Granddaughter Margaret Jane SHARP 1877 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1964 87
Granddaughter Mary Elizabeth Jane SHARP 1879 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 1950 71

Sister in Law Elizabeth DIGHT 22 Sep 1802 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1886 84
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:
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
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