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| − | James Wiburd was born in 1835 at Harrow Road, Paddington, London, [[England]]. He arrived at Port Phillip in August 1852, on board the [[Fanny]]. After employment for some time in an iron foundry he went to the Ovens diggings with a tandem team of a bullock and horse. With varying luck he visited many other diggings and was involved in the Lambing Flat and [[Eureka Stockade | + | James Wiburd was born in 1835 at Harrow Road, Paddington, London, [[England]]. He arrived at Port Phillip in August 1852, on board the [[Fanny]]. After employment for some time in an iron foundry he went to the Ovens diggings with a tandem team of a bullock and horse. With varying luck he visited many other diggings and was involved in the Lambing Flat and [[Eureka Stockade]] encounter. Wiburd married Elizabeth Margaret Dumbrell in the Wesleyan Church, Surrey Hills, Sydney on 26 August 1857. After his marriage in Sydney and the birth of his first two children he proceeded to [[Bathurst]] in 1861 where he and his wife had another eight children. He was a building contractor throughout his working life at [[Bathurst]]. James Wiburd was buried on 13 February, 1918 in the Methodist section of [[Bathurst Cemetery]]. es 12 February 1918 in which it stated “ … fought in the [[Eureka Stockade]] and still had the gun used in that conflict”.<ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> |
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
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Background
James Wiburd was born in 1835 at Harrow Road, Paddington, London, England. He arrived at Port Phillip in August 1852, on board the Fanny. After employment for some time in an iron foundry he went to the Ovens diggings with a tandem team of a bullock and horse. With varying luck he visited many other diggings and was involved in the Lambing Flat and Eureka Stockade encounter. Wiburd married Elizabeth Margaret Dumbrell in the Wesleyan Church, Surrey Hills, Sydney on 26 August 1857. After his marriage in Sydney and the birth of his first two children he proceeded to Bathurst in 1861 where he and his wife had another eight children. He was a building contractor throughout his working life at Bathurst. James Wiburd was buried on 13 February, 1918 in the Methodist section of Bathurst Cemetery. es 12 February 1918 in which it stated “ … fought in the Eureka Stockade and still had the gun used in that conflict”.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Wiburd was inside the stockade and a participant in the Eureka battle. He was one of the Eureka veterans who attended the 50th Anniversary celebrations in 1904. He was at that time, living at Bathurst. His obituary notice appeared in the Western Times.[2]
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
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