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James William SAW (1882 - 1953)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Living	James William SAW (1882 - 1953) + Beatrice MCPHERSON (1900 - 1966)	Henry (Harry) SAW (1847 - )	Joseph SAW
		Rozanna Jane TOOZE (1859 - )	James TOOZE

b. 1882 at Cawnpore, Bengal, India

m. 1922 Beatrice MCPHERSON (1900 - 1966) at Townsville, Queensland, Australia

d. 1953 at Cairns, Queensland, Australia aged 71

Near Relatives of James William SAW (1882 - 1953)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Joseph SAW
Grandfather	James TOOZE
Father in Law	Donald Angus MCPHERSON	1875		1933	Normanton, Queensland, Australia	58
Mother in Law	Elizabeth (Bessie) WHYBROW	1879	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1961	Queensland, Australia	82
Father	Henry (Harry) SAW	1847	Oxfordshire, England
Mother	Rozanna Jane TOOZE	abt 1859	Calcutta, India
Self	James William SAW	1882	Cawnpore, Bengal, India	1953	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	71
Wife	Beatrice MCPHERSON	1900	Queensland, Australia	1966	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	66
Son	Living or Recently Deceased
Sister	Emma Margaret SAW	1885	Cawnpore, Bengal, India	1927	Watford, Hertfordshire, England	42
Nephew	Redmond Martin RYAN	1925	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1969	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	44
Sister in Law	Elizabeth Mary MCPHERSON	1901	Queensland, Australia	1902	Queensland, Australia	1
Sister in Law	May Mary Queenie MCPHERSON	1903	Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	Donald Angus MCPHERSON	1906	Croydon, Queensland, Australia	1962	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	56
Brother in Law	James Henry MCPHERSON	1907	Queensland, Australia	1907	Queensland, Australia	0
Brother in Law	William Henry MCPHERSON	1909	Queensland, Australia	1988	Redland Bay, Queensland, Australia	79
Sister in Law	Grace Annie MCPHERSON	1910	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia	1986	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	76
Sister in Law	Kathleen Francis MCPHERSON	1912	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law	Latetia Violet MCPHERSON	1914	Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	John Malcolm MCPHERSON	1916	Golden Gate, Normanton, Queensland, Australia	1966	Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia	50
Sister in Law	Stella Margaret MCPHERSON	1918	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia	2013	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	95
Sister in Law	Heather Doreen MCPHERSON	1921	Golden Gate, Croydon, Queensland, Australia	2019	Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia	98
Sister in Law	Gladys Mildred MCPHERSON	1923	Normanton, Queensland, Australia	2008	Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia	85
Brother in Law	Glen MCPHERSON	1925	Normanton, Queensland, Australia	1994		69

Events in James William SAW (1882 - 1953)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1882		James William SAW was born	Cawnpore, Bengal, India	Note 1
1922	40	Married Beatrice MCPHERSON (aged 22)	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	Note 2	52
1953	71	James William SAW died	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Note 3	52
1953	71	Burial	Cairns Cemetery, Martyn Street, Cairns, Queensland	Note 4	90

Note 1: Ancestry trees India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947 Name. James William Saw Gender Male Birth Date 17 Jul 1882 Baptism Date 29 Jul 1882 Baptism Age 0 Baptism Place Cawnpore, Bengal, India Father Henry Saw Mother Reginna Jane FHL Film Number 510868 Household Members NameAge NameJames William Saw NameReginna Jane NameHenry Saw

Note 2: Beatrice McPherson in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Beatrice McPherson Spouse Name: James William Saw Marriage Date: 28 Dec 1922 Marriage Place: Queensland Registration Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1922 Registration Number: 003593 Page Number: 2547

Note 3: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name James William Saw Death Date 19 Jan 1953 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Harry Mother's Name Rosanah Sarah Tooze Registration Year 1953 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 000168 Page number 2102 Cairns Post 20 Jan 1953 MR. J. W. SAW A well known resident of Machan's Beach, Mr. James William Saw. died in the Cairns. Base Hospital yester- day, aged 70. He was born, in India, his father being a major in the Indian Army. He was educated in the Military Col- lege at Lucknow until the fam- ily went to England, when he was apprenticed to the world famous engineering firm of Dorman Long Ltd. When out of his time the urge to travel led him into a colourful life and many different positions. He was wheat farming in Can- ada, worked for the C.P.R. on the Lake steamer Kootenay, and finally came to Sydney in 1911. He soon went north to Townsville, where he worked for the N.Q.M.E. company in charge of the tin stamping plant. Later he was employed at several sugar mills and was third engineer of Mourilyan Mill for nine years. He mar- ried in 1922. Miss Beatrice McPherson, of Croydon. He tried cane farming for three years, but gave it up in 1939 to work in the Cairns railway workshops, and later in rhe Great Northern Brewery. Ill health compelled his retire- ment to Machan's Brach, where he lived until his death, taking a keen interest in local affairs. He leaves a widow and one son. Harry. The funeral will move from St. John's Church of England. Cairns, at 4.30 o'clock this afternoon.

Note 4: James William Saw Birth 1883 Death 19 Jan 1953 (aged 69–70) Burial Cairns Cemetery Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia Plot Monumental West Side, Row S, Site 6479

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Beatrice McPherson in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Beatrice McPherson Spouse Name: James William Saw Marriage Date: 28 Dec 1922 Marriage Place: Queensland Registration Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1922 Registration Number: 003593 Page Number: 2547

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name James William Saw Death Date 19 Jan 1953 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Harry Mother's Name Rosanah Sarah Tooze Registration Year 1953 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 000168 Page number 2102

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: James William Saw Birth 1883 Death 19 Jan 1953 (aged 69–70) Burial Cairns Cemetery Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia Plot Monumental West Side, Row S, Site 6479

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