Busbridge (Mayor) James Jnr

Fast Facts

Type of person	Individual
Date of birth	1861
Place of birth	Gawler
Date of death	1947

James F. Busbridge was elected Gawler Councillor for North Ward 1883 to 1884. [still to determine if this is James Busbridge Snr or Jnr]

James Busbridge Jnr. was elected Gawler Councillor for South Ward 1903 to 1905 and again 1917 to 1919 and again 1927 to 1928. He was elected Mayor of Gawler in 1920 to 1921, and again 1929 to 1930.

James married Harriet Sarah Long at Kapunda in December 1881. Their daughter Eva Sarah Long (later known as Eva Sarah Long Busbridge) had been born earlier that year, and went on to marry coach painter Frank Thomas Bunting.

Busbridge Birth, Death & Marriage Information

BUSBRIDGE James (Mayor)

b. 27 May 1861, Gawler, SA, son of James Busbridge & Jane Weeks (Reg. Barossa 22/486)

m. 1 Dec 1881, Harriet Sarah LONG, Res of Mr Hillier, Kapunda, SA (Reg. Kapunda 129/805)

d. 1947, SA (Reg. Hindmarsh 716/3558)

Children of James Busbridge - include:

LONG/BUSBRIDGE Eva Sarah (BUNTING)

b. 22 Apr 1881, SA ('Eva Sarah LONG', Reg. Barossa 260/319)

m. 1898 Frank Thomas BUNTING ('Eva Sarah Long BUSBRIDGE', Reg. Barossa 196/969)

d. 29 Mar 1940, SA

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• Mayors of Gawler

References

James Busbridge jnr., Mayor 1920-21, 1930

Mayor of Gawler, James Busbridge presenting to the Prince of Wales a casket containing the official address

Arrival of the Prince of Wales at Gawler Railway Station, 12 July 1920 Being greeted by the Premier of South Australia, the Honourable H N Barwell and the Mayor of Gawler, James Busbridge (far right)

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