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Surname: Fraser
First Name: James
Ship: Lord of the Isles 1853
Date: 1888
Place: Newcastle
Source: The Aldine centennial history of New South Wales illustrated / W. Frederic Morrison Morrison, W. Frederic Sydney. The Aldine Publishing Company, 1888
Details: JAMES FRASER, Coppersmith, Brass founder, and Ship Plumber, Perkin-street, was born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and when nine years of age accompanied his parents to Sydney, Australia, in a sailing vessel called the Lord of the Isles, which did the passage from Greenock in seventy-five days. He settled in Newcastle, and in the year 1865 established a business situated in Hunter-street. After carrying on his trade in this place for a period of ten. years, he removed to his present site, the buildings on which he erected. He has been twenty-three years established, and manufactures every description of ships copper, brass, and plumbers work. He is a P.M. of Lodge Harmony, 381, S.C., and has always taken a great interest in the affairs of the Lodge since its establishment in Newcastle. Mr. Fraser is married to the eldest daughter of Mr. Peter Fleming, Linwood, and has one son and four daughters
208022
Surname: Fraser (obit)
First Name: James
Ship: Lord of the Isles 1853
Date: 5 April 1926
Place: Newcastle
Source: The Newcastle Sun
Details: Mr. James Fraser died at his residence, 32 Perkin-street, Newcastle last night. Mr. Fraser, who was 82 years of age was one of the oldest residents of Newcastle, having lived here for over 60 years. Born in Scotland, Mr. Fraser came with his parents to Australia when a child, and for some years lived in Sydney, where he was educated at Fort-street school. When a young man Mr. Fraser commenced business in Newcastle as an engineer and coppersmith, his first works being in Hunter-street, on the site where the Crown and Anchor Hotel stands. Later he removed to King-street where he carried on business up to 20 years ago when he retired. Mr. Fraser was one of the oldest members of the Masonic Lodge, Harmony, and always took a keen interest in Masonry. For many years he was an elder of St. Andrews Church but was never associated with public life. Mrs. Fraser was a daughter of Peter Fleming of Linwood.