Mold (Cr) James
| Type of person | Individual |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | c. 1819 |
| Place of birth | England |
| Principal occupation | Baker |
| Date of death | 1869 |
| Place of death | Gawler |
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James Mold was Councillor for North Ward in 1861 - 1866.
He was accidentally killed in December 1869, when he attempted to stop a team of runaway horses, the horses belonged to George Vosper Bassett and had been left waiting outside the Albion Mill.[1] An inquest into his death was held.[2]
Mold Family Birth, Death & Marriage Information
MOLD James
b. Abt. 1819, son of Benjamin & Elizabeth Mold
Baptised 15 July 1819 St Peter’s, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
m. 1845 ‘Elizabeth Harris’, Banbury, England
Arrived 1845 aboard ship ‘Templar’, with wife Elizabeth
d. 10 Dec 1869, Gawler, SA, aged 50
Buried Willaston Cemetery (plot 32 Q 2 - with wife Elizabeth)[No memorial on FindaGrave]
HARRIS Elizabeth (MOLD)
b. Abt. 1815, England
m. 1845 ‘James Mold’, Banbury, England
Arrived 1845 aboard ship ‘Templar’, with husband James
d. 27 Jan 1888, Gawler, aged 73
Buried Willaston Cemetery (plot 32 Q 2 - with husband James)[No memorial on FindaGrave]
Children of James Mold and nee Elizabeth Harris
MOLD Elizabeth
b. 18 Jan 1847, Adelaide, SA
Never married
d. 6 Feb 1885 Gawler, SA, aged 38
Buried Willaston Cemetery (plot 34 Q 2 – with parents & brother)[No memorial on FindaGrave]
MOLD Joseph James
b. 6 Jun 1849, Gawler, SA
d. 22 Apr 1850, Gawler, SA, aged 10 months
Buried Society of Friends' Meeting House Cemetery, North Adelaide, SA
(one of only about 17 buried in this tiny church graveyard) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_Meeting_House,_Adelaide
MOLD Edwin James
b. 4 Jan 1854, Gawler, SA
m. 25 Dec 1883 ‘Anna LAMB’, St George’s Church, Gawler (d. 1930, aged 70)
d. 24 Aug 1943, Gawler, aged 89
Buried Willaston Cemetery (plot 49 F 4 - with wife Anna)[No memorial on FindaGrave]
MOLD Henry Admella
b. 17 Aug 1859, Gawler, SA
d. 10 Jul 1879, Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide,SA, aged 19 & 11 months
Buried Willaston Cemetery (plot 34 Q 2 – with parents & sister)[No memorial on FindaGrave]
Children of Edwin James Mold & nee Anna Lamb (Grandchildren of James Mold & nee Elizabeth Harris)
Edwin James Mold was the only one of James and Elizabeth’s children to have children, they were:
MOLD Joseph William ‘Joe’
b. 3 Sep 1885, Gawler, SA
m. 29 Apr 1911, ‘Violet Claire Ponton’, Salisbury, SA
d. 5 Apr 1979, SA, aged 93
Buried Centennial Park, Pasadena, SA
MOLD Henry Rupert ‘Jim’
b. 28 Jun 1887, Gawler, SA
m. 30 Jan. 1915,’Hilda Emily HARVEY’, Willaston, SA (d. 1980, aged 87)
- Gladys Eva Mold (EVANS)(1917-1996)
- Frank Charles George Mold (1918-2010)(Willaston Cemetery Central Rose 100)[see WWII Personnel]
- Olive Hilda Mold (TURNER)(1920-2010)(Willaston Cemetery 21 D East Niche Wall)
- Henry Edwin Mold (1921-1958)(Willaston Cemetery 12 T 2)[see WWII Personnel]
- Rosa Anna Mold (GURNEY)(1922-2002)
- Ronald James Mold (1927-2004)
d. 6 May 1955, SA, aged 67
Buried Willaston Cemetery (plot 52 J 4 - with wife Hilda)[2 memorial stones!]
MOLD Charles Edwin
b. 30 Apr 1891, Gawler, SA
d. 20 Jun 1918, France, serving WWI, aged 27 [see ANZACs & Other WWI Personnel]
Buried France
MOLD Florence Mildred Rose 'Rose'
b. 15 Jul 1895, Gawler, SA
Never married
d. 1957, SA, aged 61
Buried Willaston Cemetery (plot 49 F 4 – with brother Edwin)[No memorial on FindaGrave]
Related Articles
References
- ↑ Death of Mr Mold (South Australian Register 11 Dec 1869) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/41392061
- ↑ INQUEST ON MR. JAMES MOLD. (1869, December 17). Gawler Times (SA : 1869 - 1873), p. 3. Retrieved May 19, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244999127
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