James AUSTIN

1838 - 1921  (83 years)

• Name	James AUSTIN  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	1838	Helen's Bay, Down, Northern Ireland, UK   [3, 4, 5, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Mar 1921	Temuka, South, Canterbury, New Zealand   [3, 4, 5, 10, 11]
  Burial	16 Mar 1921	Temuka Cemetery, South Canterbury, New Zealand   [3]
  Person ID	I119	Blyth Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	James AUSTIN,   b. 1810, Ballygrot, Down, Northern Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Susan LOWRY,   b. 1815, Crawfordsburn, Down, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F96	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary SHANKS,   b. 1843, Ballygrot, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom d. 2 Sep 1900, Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1863	Bangor, Down, Ireland   [3, 9, 12, 13]
  Children	1. William AUSTIN,   b. 29 Jun 1864, Christchurch, New Zealand d. 29 Jul 1922, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. James AUSTIN,   b. Dec 1865, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Agnes AUSTIN,   b. Dec 1867   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Andrew AUSTIN,   b. Sep 1869   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John Jack AUSTIN,   b. Jun 1871   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Margaret Maggie AUSTIN,   b. Sep 1872   d. 14 Dec 1954 (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. George AUSTIN,   b. Nov 1874   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Richard Dick AUSTIN,   b. Oct 1876   d. 1957 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Mary Elizabeth AUSTIN,   b. 1 Dec 1878   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Annie AUSTIN,   b. Mar 1881, New Zealand d. 2 Sep 1954, Timaru, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Charles Lowry AUSTIN,   b. Jul 1885   d. 1967 (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2025

  
  

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• Notes

  Reference: Cyclopedia of New Zealand, Canterbury edition. Vol. 3 pages 9 18 Published 1903 OHAPE is seventeen miles to the north of Timaru in the county of Gerald ine. It is within five miles of Temuka, and has a bi-weekly mail servi ce with Timaru. The district is devoted to farming. has a public school a nd a blacksmith shop. FARMERSº AUSTIN, James, Farmer, Ohape, near Temuka. Mr Austin was born in Count y Down, Ireland, in 1837, and was brought up as a farmer by his father. H e came to Lyttelton in 1864 by the ship "Zealandia," and after farming f or three years at Selwyn, removed to Temuka in 1867 - just before the h eavy flood in that district. Mr Austin has a number of farms, and in a ddition to cereal growing, is a breeder of sheep and cattle at one tim e he owned a stud of Clydesdale horses. He was married in the Old Coun ty and has eleven children. James and Mary Austin arrived in Lyttleton, New Zealand from County Down Ireland on December 8th, 1863 as paying passengers. They bought a farm at Winchester, South Canterbury after 3 years in the Selwyn District. Grandfather lived by the rules he set. If a man was worthy of his hire, he was fit to sit at table with the family. He had 11 in the family, financed four sons and two son-in-laws into farms. Bought houses for them when they married. Daughters (single) had an income for life and then on their death, this income was equally divided among his 28 Grandchildren. Money invested in his daughter´s farms was held in trust to be equally divided among their respective families at their death…Grandfather sold a 28 acre farm or was a tenant on it to come to New Zealand in 1863 and after some years had 6000 acres in South Canterbury and Mid-Canterbury. Two farms are still in the family. Grandmother was a teacher and a beautiful sewer.´´ Extracts from a letter written by Agnes Kelly (née Connolly) May 1995

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] www.familysearch.org, Familysearch.org International Genealogical Recor ds (Name: www.familysearch.org; Location: www.familysearch.org;), Batch #: M702289, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 0101450, Printout Call #: NONE, Dates: 1863. [S15] Ancestry Family Trees (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ances try.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry membe rs.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S15] Ancestry Family Trees (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ances try.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry membe rs.;), Database online. Record for James Austin [S113] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 March 2018, 03:32), entry for James Austin(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LB7H-9CZ); contributed by various users. PersonID LB7H-9CZ. James Austin https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LB7H-9CZ [S113] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 26 July 2019, 02:49), entry for James Austin(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LB7H-9CZ); contributed by various users. PersonID LB7H-9CZ. James Austin https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LB7H-9CZ [S113] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGYQ-GHSH : 12 April 2018), James Austin and Mary Shanks, Marriage 3 Aug 1863, Ballygilbert, Bangor, Newtownards, Ireland; citing General Register Office, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,450. James Austin, "Ireland Civil Registration, 1845-1913" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGYQ-GHSH [S113] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGNM-5NG : 10 February 2018), James Austin and Mary Shanks, 03 Aug 1863; citing 0063,Bangor,Down,Ireland, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 101,450. James Austin, "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGNM-5NG [S113] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-GRYV : 27 November 2017), James Austin in entry for Annie Austin, 1881; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1881/17342, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington. James Austin in entry for Annie Austin, "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-GRYV [S123] Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898. Name: James Austin Gender: Male Marriage Date: 3 Aug 1863 Marriage Place: 0063,Bangor,Down,Ireland Spouse: Mary Shanks FHL Film Number: 101450 [S95] Registrar of Births, Deaths and Mariages, New Zealand - Death Records, Deaths in the District of Temuka, Record for James Austin. When: 14 March 1921 at Temuka Name: James Austin Occupation: Retired Farmer Casue of Death: internal ... Father: James Austin Occupation: Farmer Mother: Susan Austin nee Lowry Burried 16 March 1921 Temuka Where born: Helens Bay, Belfast, Ireland 56 years in NZ Where married : Helens Bay, Belfast at age 26 to Mary Shanks [S108] Timaru Cemetery Database - Online, Plot for Mary Austin and James Austin. Reference 19575 Surname Austin Forenames Mary Occupation Address Age at Death Unknown Date of Death Wednesday, 5 September 1900 Date of Interment Wednesday, 5 September 1900 Cemetery Temuka Cemetery Section General Block Plot Beam New Row 113 New Plot 320 Clergy Name Funeral Director [S44] www.familysearch.org, Familysearch.org International Genealogical Recor ds (Name: www.familysearch.org; Location: www.familysearch.org;), "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGNM-5NG : accessed 14 Aug 2013), James Austin and Mary Shanks, 03 Aug 1863. James Austin, "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898" Name: James Austin Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Mary Shanks Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 03 Aug 1863 Event Place: 0063,Bangor,Down,Ireland Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M70228-9 System Origin: Ireland-ODM GS Film number: 101450 Reference ID: [S77] Northern Ireland Civil Records, Marriage of james Austin and Mary SHanks - Details form a Forum Posting. Record Type Civil Marriage Date of Marriage 3 Aug 1863 Groom Name james AUSTIN Bride Name mary SHANKS Church Ballygilbert Presbyterian Church Parish Bangor Civil District Newtownards County Down Surname Firstname Year Fathers Firstname county AUSTIN JAMES 1863 JAMES Down SHANKS MARY 1863 JAMES Down