James John BONHAM [3391]
- Born: 14 Jan 1863, Collingwood, VIC, Australia 3355
- Christened: 15 Feb 1863, East Melbourne, Vic, Australia
- Marriage (1): Mabel Emily LUCAS BLACK [4054] on 17 Jun 1914 in , QLD, Australia 3354
- Died: 24 Jun 1956, , QLD, Australia at age 93 3356,3357
 General Notes:
Handwritten notes of births passed down to myself on old diary pages dated 1888 state the following:-
Birth records
James John Bonham born Wednesday January 14 1863 at 10.10pm.
Baptized Sunday February 15 1863 at St Patricks Cathedral. Mr Fitzgerald being God Father and Mrs Fitzgerald being God Mother by proxy for Miss Jessie Jones Aunt of the child.
Jim Bonham had a patent on a dry battery. There is a photo of this apparatus, though the quality of the photo is poor. He also took a group of "government men" in search of Lassisters Reef (of which there are also photos), but the dates of these 2 events are not known.
James married Mabel Emily LUCAS BLACK [4054] [MRIN: 1251], daughter of William Bradford LUCAS [4055] and Sarah Jane GOODIN [4056], on 17 Jun 1914 in , QLD, Australia.3354 (Mabel Emily LUCAS BLACK [4054] was born on 21 Jun 1869 in Bathurst, NSW, Australia and died on 26 Jul 1956 in , QLD, Australia 3358,3359.)
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