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Life Summary

Name James Watson Rosier
Born

23 December, 1834
Langham, East Midlands, England

Died

30 June, 1920 (aged 85)
South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

Education *
Occupation or Descriptor *
  • gunsmith (1860-1916) Victoria, Australia
Key Events *
Groups *
  • Ned Kelly gang (supplied the guns for the police pursuing the Kelly gang)

* Dates are approximate