Individual Details
James Edward HUDSON
(10 Aug 1876 - 17 Mar 1943)
James was orphaned before the age of two, his parents having died six months apart. He also lost his infant brother, Edward, not long afterwards. It is not known who raised James but he did have an aunt, Brigid Hudson, who also lived in Victoria, or he may have been brought up by a family by the name of Lane, into which he would later marry. It appears that after the death of James's father and not long before she herself died, his mother, Annie, and her two young sons moved in with the family of either Maurice Lane (who would later become James's father-in-law) or Maurice's brother James, so it is likely that either Maurice or James took on the responsibilty of the boys after Annie's death.
According to his marriage certificate James was working as a cellarman at the time (1902). He and his wife, Nora (née Lane), lived with their family at 602 Dawson St., West Brunswick, Victoria. From about 1924 until 1940, when he retired, he was a member of the Brunswick council and served as mayor of Brunswick from 1929 to 1930. James also worked as an organiser for Electrical Trades' Union for 30 years, becoming a member of the Federal council of the union, and was Chief Ranger of the Brunswick branch of the Irish National Foresters, a friendly society set up to support Irish nationalism and provide financial and social services to its members.
It appears James and his wife, Nora, were second cousins (their Larkin grandmothers were sisters). It is also possible they were double second cousins in that James's paternal grandmother Nora Connor from Rathoran, Duagh may have been an aunt of Nora's mother, Rathoran-born Bridget (née Connor). However, this latter connection needs to be verified.
According to his marriage certificate James was working as a cellarman at the time (1902). He and his wife, Nora (née Lane), lived with their family at 602 Dawson St., West Brunswick, Victoria. From about 1924 until 1940, when he retired, he was a member of the Brunswick council and served as mayor of Brunswick from 1929 to 1930. James also worked as an organiser for Electrical Trades' Union for 30 years, becoming a member of the Federal council of the union, and was Chief Ranger of the Brunswick branch of the Irish National Foresters, a friendly society set up to support Irish nationalism and provide financial and social services to its members.
It appears James and his wife, Nora, were second cousins (their Larkin grandmothers were sisters). It is also possible they were double second cousins in that James's paternal grandmother Nora Connor from Rathoran, Duagh may have been an aunt of Nora's mother, Rathoran-born Bridget (née Connor). However, this latter connection needs to be verified.
Events
| Birth | 10 Aug 1876 | Carlton, Victoria | |||
| Marriage | 30 Sep 1902 | Sacred Heart Church, Carlton, Victoria - Hanora (Nora) LANE | |||
| Death | 17 Mar 1943 | St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne | |||
| Burial | Fawkner Cemetery, Victoria |
Families
| Spouse | Hanora (Nora) LANE (1882 - 1971) |
| Child | Maurice Francis HUDSON (1903 - 1958) |
| Child | Anne (Annie) Frances HUDSON (1905 - 1905) |
| Child | James Joseph HUDSON (1906 - 1927) |
| Child | Edward Philip HUDSON (1908 - 1927) |
| Child | Andrew Francis HUDSON (1910 - 1951) |
| Child | Mary (May) Eileen HUDSON (1911 - 1912) |
| Child | Harold John (Mick) HUDSON (1913 - 1981) |
| Child | Nora (Nonie) Veronica HUDSON (1914 - 1999) |
| Child | Eric Stanley HUDSON (1916 - 2007) |
| Child | Thomas George HUDSON (1919 - 1938) |
| Father | Edmond HUDSON (1849 - 1878) |
| Mother | Ann (Annie) O'CONNOR (1849 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Edward HUDSON (1878 - 1879) |