James Farley - (My g-grandfather)

Date of Birth

Location of Birth & Baptism if known
21 Oct 1852 Mowie River (Merton Rush), Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.  NOTE: James was the first white child recorded as being born in what is now known as the Latrobe Valley.
Date of Death Location of Death & Burial if known
20 Jun 1924 Heyfield Rd, Rosedale.

PARENTS

Father

Mother
William Farley (*Convict*) Mary Ann Maxella (McSellez)

SPOUSE & MARRIAGE DETAILS

Date of Marriage

Spouse

Location of Marriage

12 Dec 1883

 Martha Slang C of E at Rosedale, Victoria.

CHILDREN
Fanny Farley FANNY FARLEY (JAMESA, WILLIAMB) was born 11-Sep-1884 in Rosedale, Vic, Australia, and died 30-May-1930 in Rosedale, Vic, Australia. She married (2) SAMUEL EUSTON YOUNG 09-Mar-1906 in Rosedale, Vic, Australia, son of ALEXANDER YOUNG and MARY MILDREN. He was born Abt. 1878 in Chiltern?, Vic, Australia, and died Jul-1944 in Pakenham, Vic, Australia.

Child of FANNY FARLEY is:

i. JAMES ALEXANDER YOUNG, b. 03-Aug-1904, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; d. 1976, "Yarr", Vic, Australia; m. SERENA MORRISON.

Children of FANNY FARLEY and SAMUEL YOUNG are:

ii. VALETTA VIDA RUTH YOUNG, b. 1906, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; d. 20-Jun-1975, Sale, Vic, Australia; m. GEORGE BYE.

iii. WILLIAM OSBURNE YOUNG, b. 1908, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; d. 1972, Gormandale, Vic, Australia; m. EVELINE MAY ONLEY.

iv. BLANCHE GRACE YOUNG, b. 1909, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; d. 1960, Maffra, Vic, Australia; m. ALEX JAMES MEWHA.

v. SAMUEL EDWARD YOUNG, b. 12-Mar-1912, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; d. 09-May-1982, Maffra, Vic, Australia; m. DAISY THELMA FARLEY.

vi. MARTHA ELIZABETH YOUNG, b. 1914, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; m. CHARLES VICTOR SAUNDERS.

vii. STANLEY GORDON YOUNG, b. 05-May-1917, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; d. 1967, Gormandale, Vic, Australia.

viii. PERCY ARTHUR YOUNG, b. 05-Oct-1919, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; d. 31-Jan-1977, Pakenham, Vic, Australia; m. THELMA NELLIE MARGARET MARSHALL.

ix. FRANCES ISABEL YOUNG, b. 1922, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; m. LINDSAY STEVENS.

x. ARNOLD MILDREN YOUNG, b. 28-Sep-1925, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; d. 1980, Traralgon, Vic, Australia; m. THELMA LANE.
James Farley  JAMES FARLEY (JAMESA, WILLIAMB) was born 06-Nov-1886 in Rosedale, Vic, Australia, and died 20-Jul-1972 in Portland, Vic, Australia. He married MABEL ISABELLA WHITE 16-Nov-1910 in Rosedale, Vic, Australia, daughter of JOSEPH WHITE and CAROLINE STAGG. She was born 15-Sep-1885 in Rosedale, Vic, Australia, and died 29-Jul-1936 in Sale, Vic, Australia.

Children of JAMES FARLEY and MABEL WHITE are:

i. LIONEL JAMES FARLEY, b. 12-Aug-1911, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; d. 02-Aug-1977, Portland, Vic, Australia; m. ANNIE HANNAH MCMULLEN.

ii. ERIC STANLEY FARLEY, b. 08-Apr-1914, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; d. 02-Jul-1974, Traralgon, Vic, Australia; m. OLIVE MILDRED KING.

iii. FRANCIS JOSEPH FARLEY, b. 30-Aug-1915, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; d. 21-Dec-1980, Essendon, Vic, Australia; m. SYLVIA LUNNEY.

iv. COLIN MAXWELL FARLEY, b. 1921, Traralgon, Vic, Australia; m. NORAH PATRICIA KENT.

v. PATRICIA ISABEL FARLEY, b. 1925, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; m. DENNIS GEORGE SPARKES.

vi. JOYCE CAROLINE FARLEY, b. 06-Jun-1926, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; d. 16-Jan-2005; m. PETER STROUD.
Gordon Farley GORDON FARLEY (JAMESA, WILLIAMB) was born 04-May-1888 in Rosedale, Vic, Australia, and died 29-Feb-1956 in Sale, Vic, Australia. He married FLORENCE MAY JOHNSON 30-May-1920 in Rosedale, Vic, Australia, daughter of LAWRENCE JOHNSON and LOUISA MYERS. She was born 1891 in Traralgon, Vic, Australia, and died 20-Dec-1956 in Rosedale, Vic, Australia.

Children of GORDON FARLEY and FLORENCE JOHNSON are:

i. ELVIE JOYCE FARLEY, b. 06-May-1920, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; d. Deceased, Traralgon, Vic, Australia; m. CLARENCE FREDERICK BURGAN.

ii. RONALD GORDON FARLEY, b. 1922, Traralgon, Vic, Australia; m. BRIDIE NORAH CARROL.

iii. KENNETH LAWRENCE FARLEY, b. 1923, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; m. MAVIS AUMONT.

iv. IAN RAYMOND FARLEY, b. 01-Aug-1926, Rosedale, Vic, Australia; d. 09-Sep-2004, Stratford, Vic, Australia; m. ALISON RAE MILLS.
Maude Blanche Farley MAUDE BLANCHE FARLEY (JAMESA, WILLIAMB) was born 29-Dec-1890 in Rosedale, Vic, Australia, and died 05-Jun-1963 in Sale, Vic, Australia. She married JOSEPH KILLALEA (known as "Joe Hore") 09-Jan-1915 in Presbyterian Church, 11 Victoria Pde, Collingwood, Melbourne, VIC, son of JOHN KILLALEA and ANN SEYMOUR. He was born 16-Nov-1887 in Dapto, NSW's, Australia, and died 31-Dec-1957 in Gippsland Base Hospital, Sale, Vic, Australia.

Children of MAUDE FARLEY and JOSEPH KILLALEA are:

i. ANNIE MAUDE HORE, b. 01-Aug-1914, Fitzroy South, Vic, Australia; d. 28-Apr-2005, Moe, Vic, Australia; m. JOHN ROBINSON SCOTT.

ii. GORDON JAMES HORE, b. 22-Feb-1917, 40 Palmer St, Fitzroy, Vic, Australia; d. 20-Jan-1992, Moe, Vic, Australia; m. ANNA MARIANNE SMITH, 05-Oct-1946, Sale, Vic, Australia; b. 31-Dec-1911, Heyfield, Vic, Australia; d. 16-Jan-1996, Heyfield, Vic, Australia.

iii. CECIL JOSEPH HORE, b. 1926, Maffra?; m. (1) NANCE YVONNE SCHULZ;  (2) MARGARET TULLY.
Percy Michael Farley PERCY MICHAEL FARLEY (JAMESA, WILLIAMB) was born 16-May-1893 in Rosedale, Vic, Australia, and died 19-Oct-1934 in Warragul, Vic, Australia. He married AMELIA ELIZABETH HINES, daughter of WILLIAM HINES and MARY BELL. She was born 1889 in Daylesford, Vic, Australia, and died 1978 in "Mtel", Vic, Australia.

Children of PERCY FARLEY and AMELIA HINES are:

i. DOROTHY FARLEY HINES/GREEN, b. 1914, Brunswick, Vic, Australia; d. 1978, Kew, Vic, Australia; m. LAURENCE NIXON GODING.

ii. HERBERT MICHEAL HINES/GREEN, b. 1915, Carlton North, Vic, Australia; d. 1951, Mildura, Vic, Australia.

iii. JOYCE FARLEY, b. 1917, Brunswick, Vic, Australia; d. 1917, Brunswick, Vic, Australia.

iv. CATHERINE FARLEY, b. 1918, Brunswick, Vic, Australia; m. RICHARD ANDREWARTHA.

v. MAUDE FARLEY, b. 1918, Brunswick, Vic, Australia; m. (1) FRANCIS JOHN LIGHTOWLERS, (2) ARTHUR DOUGLAS TWOET.

vi. VICTOR JAMES FARLEY, b. 1920, Brunswick North, Vic, Australia; m. BETTY BRITTAIN.

vii. JOHN EDWARD FARLEY, b. 17-Jun-1923; d. 1987; m. LILLIAN GRACE POMEROY.

viii. TESSIE IRENE FARLEY, b. 02-Jun-1926; d. 1988; m. THOMAS GEORGE L HOLMES.
Stanley Edward Farley STANLEY EDWARD FARLEY (JAMESA, WILLIAMB) was born 04-Jul-1895 in Rosedale, Vic, Australia, and died 04-Jul-1918 in (Killed in Action), France.

OTHER KNOWN INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:-

Obituary as taken from the "Rosedale Courier" Tuesday 24th June 1924.

The death occurred on Friday of Mr James Farley, Senior, with distressing sadness.  Mr Farley was in his usual health on Friday morning and in the afternoon he took his horse and buggy and went along the Heyfield Road to get some wood, Messrs A and J Simpson of the Rosedale "Courier" were returning from Heyfield about 4:30 on Friday afternoon, when they noticed Mr Farley lying behind his buggy, and on investigation found that the old gentleman was dead.  They immediately drove into Rosedale, leaving Mr Sam Cain on the spot.  Mr Farley had filled his buggy with wood and was in the act of putting on his overcoat to return home when his heart failed and he collapsed.  His death was not wholly unexpected by his relatives as he had been in indifferent health for years, but it was a great shock to them that he should die in such a manner, especially in view of the fact that it was only on rare occasions that he went out alone.

The late Mr Farley was 72 years of age, was a member of the well known pioneering family of that name, and was born in Traralgon. He had resided in Gippsland all his life and for about 30 years was associated with Messrs Bruce, Roberts and Mott successively, Government Surveyors, who surveyed most of Gippsland.  He also worked for the late Ned White on what used to be the great Llow Yang run before is was settled.

The late Mr Farley also worked at many other places, including Pedekins Sawmill, at Glengarry, where he met with an accident which resulted in a serious strain on his constitution and his health was never the same after.

Mr Farley had had his home in Rosedale for the last 40 years and was universally like and respected, being a kindly, upright and honest man and a fine neighbour, who was ever ready to help another in distress, and a wide circle of friends will sympathise with the widow and children and relatives in their sad bereavement.

Forty two years ago he married Miss Martha Slang who survives him and there were six in the family, all of whom are grown up and alive with the exception of Stan who was killed in the war.  The surviving children are: James, Gordon, Michael, Fanny (Mrs Young) and Maude (Mrs Hore).  The late Mr Farley has seven brothers and sisters living, viz Messrs William, Michael, Charles and Albert Farley and Madams Wright (Edie); Proctor (Mary); and Mrs Annie Hall.

 

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