Biography

JAMES SCANLAN

Burial register ID: 13608
Surname: SCANLAN
First name: JAMES
Middle names:
Gender: Male
Age: 86 Years
Cause of death: Unknown
Burial type:
Date of death: 27-Nov-1920
Date of burial: 29-Nov-1920

Block: 172
Plot: 1
Inscription:

On the front of the monument:-

IN MEMORY OF

ANNE SCANLAN

DIED 26 MARCH 1904

AGED 62 YEARS

JAMES SCANLAN

DIED 27 NOVr. 1920

AGED 86 YEARS

WILLIAM HENRY

DIED 17 AUG 1878

AGED 15 YEARS

JAMES

KILLED 2 MAY 1879

AGED 14 YEARS

THERESA

DIED 13 DECEMBER 1892

AGED 12 YEARS

On the left side of the monument:-

IN MEMORY OF

ELIZABETH

BELOVED WIFE OF

GEORGE PRINTZ

DIED 22nd JUNE 1927

AGED 50 YEARS.

ALSO

FREDERICK SCANLAN

DIED 1st APRIL 1932

AGED 65 YEARS

ALSO ANNIE SCANLAN

DIED 23rd JUNE 1935

R.I.P.

On the right side of the monument:-

IN MEMORY OF

AGNES O’CONNELL

DIED 23rd FEB. 1938

R.I.P.

Bio contributor: Clare Van der Lem

James Scanlan was born in Ireland in Danesfort, Kilkenny in 1834. He married Ann Cowan in Melbourne in June 1860 and came to Dunedin in about 1862. His wife followed with a baby and they camped on the site of the Chief Post Office. He worked on the goldfields and later became a publican, owning the Shamrock and Thistle Hotel in Great King Street, Dunedin. James is mentioned in the Cyclopaedia of 1897. According to family legend, he lent James Speight 100 pounds to help set up Speight’s Brewery.

James Scanlan died in Dunedin on 27th November 1920 at the age of 86. Buried with him are his wife Ann who died on 26th March 1904, and their children; William, who died on 17th August 1878, aged 15 years, James, who was killed on 2nd May 1879, aged 14 years 8 months, Theresa, who died on 13th December 1892, aged 12 years, Annie, who died on 23rd June 1935, aged 60 years, a baby who died on 21st December 1879, aged 3 months, and another baby who died on 10th February 1886, stillborn.

There are 11 Interments in this grave:

Surname First names Age Date of death Date of burial
O’CONNELL AGNES 58 Years 23-Feb-1938 27-Feb-1938
PRINTZ ELIZABETH 50 Years 22-Jun-1927 24-Jun-1927
RUTHERFORD ELLEN 51 Years 21-Aug-1884 22-Aug-1884
SCANLAN ANN 62 Years 26-Mar-1904 28-Mar-1904
SCANLAN ANNIE 60 Years 23-Jun-1935 27-Jun-1935
SCANLAN BABY 3 Months 21-Dec-1879 23-Dec-1879
SCANLAN BABY 0 Days 10-Feb-1886 10-Feb-1886
SCANLAN JAMES 14 Years 02-May-1879 04-May-1879
SCANLAN JAMES 86 Years 27-Nov-1920 29-Nov-1920
SCANLAN THERESA 12 Years 13-Dec-1892 15-Dec-1892
SCANLAN WILLIAM 15 Years 18-Aug-1878 19-Aug-1878