John Lamb (1816–1908)
Mr. John Lamb, who died at North Sydney recently, was one of the oldest natives of the Hawkesbury River district, and had reached the advanced age of 91 years. He was born at Lower Portland, on the property, at the mouth of Colo River, afterwards acquired by ex-champion sculler Peter Kemp, and which has recently been sold by Mr. Kemp to Mr Clyde Jones, a nephew of the veteran Mr. Lamb.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- funeral, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 June 1908, p 12
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Lamb, Alice (wife)
- Lamb, Susannah (mother)
- Lamb, Michael (father)
- Wall, Ann (mother-in-law)
- Wall, Thomas (father-in-law)
- Cross, Eliza (sister-in-law)
- Wall, Elizabeth Harriet (sister-in-law)
- Wall, Ann (sister-in-law)
- Hayman, Charlotte (sister-in-law)
- Wall, Martha Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Wall, Ann (sister-in-law)
- Wall, Izetta (sister-in-law)
- Wall, Ann (sister-in-law)
- Wall, Charlotte Emily (sister-in-law)
- Fraser, Sophia (sister-in-law)
- Wall, Mary Ann (sister-in-law)
- Rowley, Elizabeth Ann (sister-in-law)
- Wall, Mary (sister-in-law)
- Wall, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Wall, Richard (brother-in-law)
- Wall, John (brother-in-law)
- Wall, Samuel (brother-in-law)
- Hayman, George Evans (brother-in-law)
- Wall, George (brother-in-law)
- Wall, William (brother-in-law)
- Cross, John C. (brother-in-law)
- Wall, Jonas (brother-in-law)
- Fraser, William (brother-in-law)
- Wall, James Charles (brother-in-law)
- Rowley, Mountford Hector (brother-in-law)
- Butler, Caroline (niece by marriage)
- Holland, Eliza Ann (niece by marriage)
- Farlow, Ada May (niece by marriage)
- Stone, Clara (niece by marriage)
- Wall, Thomas Albert (nephew by marriage)
- Wall, James Bligh (nephew by marriage)
- Wall, Alfred Ernest (nephew by marriage)
- Wall, Herbert William (nephew by marriage)
Citation details
'Lamb, John (1816–1908)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/lamb-john-27013/text34482, accessed 24 November 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
20 January,
1816
Lower Portland,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
3 June,
1908
(aged 92)
North Sydney, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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