An old colonist, Mr. James Watson Rosier, died on Wednesday, at Altona, Hawksburn road, South Yarra. Mr Rosier, who was of French descent was born at Langham, England on December 23 1834. After being educated at the Bedford Grammar School, he with his parents left for Australia as passengers in the ship The Brothers, the voyage taking five months. They arrived in Melbourne in the early fifties, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. On the death of his father, Mr. Rosier came to Melbourne and established a gun merchant's business, in which he continued until his retirement four years ago. His wife predeceased him. He leaves a family of nine children.
'Rosier, James Watson (1834–1920)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/rosier-james-watson-1614/text1707, accessed 27 April 2024.
23 December,
1834
Langham,
East Midlands,
England
30 June,
1920
(aged 85)
South Yarra, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
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