James Curry Beatty

#32, (7 July 1893-3 January 1955)
FatherJames Daniel Beatty (-a Aug 1918)
MotherAnnie Eliza (?)1 (c 1870-)
ChartsBourke family - descendants
Brown family - descendants
Miller Family (Scotland) - descendants
Nicholson Family 1 - descendants
Descendents of Patrick Bourke
Four generations
Last Edited18 Feb 2019
     (For a brief history and context on the Bourke family - which this person is an extended member of - see this page)

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James was born on Friday, 7 July 1893 at the Sydney suburb of St. Leonards.2,3 He was the son of James Daniel Beatty and Annie Eliza (?)1 James Curry Beatty was a student, although the nominal role states he was a law clerk in April 1915.4,5 He lived with his father at at Hercules Street in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood in April 1915.5 He enlisted into 'C' Company, 36th Battalion AIF on 28 April 1915 at age 21.4 James was on active duty in the 36th Bn. AIF. He served during the first world war as a Sergeant.2

He married Susan Georgina Gormon Bourke, daughter of Michael Bourke and Susannah Alletta Nicholson, at The Register Office on Friday, 2 August 1918 at St. Pancras, London. He was 25 and his wife Susan was 37..2 James lived in August 1918 at the Bedford Hotel, St. Giles, London.2 He was released from active duty on 24 August 1918 at Australia.4 James and Susan lived circa March 1924 at at 'Rothsay' in the Sydney suburb of Manly.6

His wife Susan died 7 June 1924 at the age of 42, leaving him a widower at age 30.7 James lived in June 1924 at 119 Bathurst St, in Sydney. shortly after the death of his wife.6 James lived in 1930 at at 149 Dowling Street in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst West.8 He was a clerk in 1930.8 James lived in 1936 at at 10 Birrell Street in the Sydney suburb of Waverley.9

On 10 September 1942 his son Argyle died at the age of 22 flying as RAAF aircrew in Europe. James lived in 1943 at at 22 Gladstone Street in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville.10 He was a public servant in 1943.10 He was a clerk in 1949.11 James lived in 1949 at Commercial Hotel, in Dubbo, New South Wales.11

James died on 3 January 1955 at the Sydney suburb of Chatswood at age 61.3

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
Family
1893Birththe Sydney suburb of St. Leonards2,3
1
1915Occupation4,5
1915Mlt induction4
Mlt active duty2
1918MarriageThe Register Office, St. Pancras, London2
1918Residencethe Bedford Hotel, St. Giles, London2
1918Military DischargeAustralia4
1924Residence at 'Rothsay' in the Sydney suburb of Manly6
1924Residence119 Bathurst St, in Sydney6
1930Residence at 149 Dowling Street in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst West8
1930Occupation8
1936Residence at 10 Birrell Street in the Sydney suburb of Waverley9
1936Occupation-hide9
1937Occupation-hide12
1937Residence-hideWaverley12
1943Residence at 22 Gladstone Street in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville10
1943Occupation10
1949Occupation11
1949ResidenceCommercial Hotel, in Dubbo, New South Wales11
1955Deaththe Sydney suburb of Chatswood3

Family

Susan Georgina Gormon Bourke (5 Jul 1881-7 Jun 1924)
Child

Citations

  1. [S452] Private Nicholson Source, Genealogical Notes, unknown date NIC001 p.32.
  2. [S242] General Register Office, England - Marriage Certificates, Certified copy of an entry in a Register of Births, District of Pancras Vol 16 page 199 (July-Sept 1918) Entry 111.
  3. [S452] Private Nicholson Source, Genealogical Notes, unknown date NIC001 p.32 --exact date and place.
  4. [S378] The AIF Project (http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/index.html) http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=17806
  5. [S664] Australian War Memorial (http://www.awm.gov.au/) http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/nominal_rolls/…
  6. [S2] New South Wales, Death Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1924 No. 9423.
  7. [S2] New South Wales, Death Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1929 No. 9423.
  8. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. District of east Sydney, Subdistrict of Darlinghurst West (1930).
  9. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. District of Wentworth, Subdistrict of Waverly (1936).
  10. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. District of Dalley, Subdistrict of Marrickville (1943).
  11. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. District of Lawson, Subdistrict of Dubbo (1949).
  12. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. District of Wentworth, Subdistrict of Waverly (1937).