"Jim" James IRONSIDE

Born 22 May 1906 in Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland ^[28]
Son of Robert Ross IRONSIDE and Elizabeth SCOTT ^[28]
He was born at 7:20 a.m. at 8 Pepperbank, Craigmillar in Liberton, Edinburgh, Scotland ^[28]
Departed from London, England with his parents on the steamship Otway on 3 February 1911 ^[203]
After a voyage of just over a month they arrived on the Otway in Fremantle, Western Australia on 7 March 1911 ^[70]
Resided with his parents in Carnamah 1911-1914 ^{[7: pages 85, 143] [19]}
     They resided at the railway station yards in Carnamah, where his father was a Railway Labourer and Night Officer ^{[7] [19]}
     Student at the Carnamah State School in 1912 ^[97]
Resided with his parents in Mingenew in 1915 and 1916, in Arrino in 1917 and in Three Springs 1918-1921 ^{[6] [9: 22-Aug-1919] [19]}
Performed a violin duet at the Dominican Convent School's Annual Concert in Three Springs on 20 November 1918 ^{[10: 29-Nov-1918]}
Student at the Three Springs State School in 1919 ^{[9: 3-Oct-1919]}
Attended and competed in the sports events at the Peace Celebrations held in Three Springs on Saturday 19 July 1919 ^{[10: 25-Jul-1919]}
     Won the Boy's Arithmetic Race, he and Tom BYRNE won the Boys Siamese Race, and came 2nd in the 12-15 Boys Race ^[10]
Won 2nd prize for a Wildflower Drawing and 3rd for Writing at the Three Springs Day held on 25 September 1919 ^{[10: 3-Oct-1919]}
Member of the Three Springs Cricket Club in 1921 ^{[9: 21-Jan-1921]}
He and his fiance Miss O'MARA spent a holiday staying with his parents in Mingenew in September 1930 ^{[4: 6-Sep-1930]}
     A party of people assembled at his parents' home in Mingenew to see him and meet his fiance on Tuesday 2 September 1930 ^[4]
Employee at the National Bank in the Perth suburb of Fremantle in 1932 ^{[4: 31-Dec-1932]}
Along with his parents and brother George spent the Christmas break of 1932 holidaying at Dongara Beach ^{[4: 31-Dec-1932]}
Relieving Manager of the National Bank in Three Springs from May 1937 to July 1937 ^{[5: 14-May-1937, 25-Jun-1937]}
     Attended the reception in Three Springs to Charles G. LATHAM, Leader of the Opposition in WA, on 26 May 1937 ^{[5: 28-May-1937]}
     Visitor at the Three Springs Rifle Club's shoot on 6 June 1937 and had a practise shoot over their 500 yard range ^{[5: 11-Jun-1937]}
Married Dorothy Mary BOWEN in 1940 ^[66]
In 1942 he was living in Marble Bar; and later resided in the Perth suburb of Yokine ^{[2] [16]}
Died 20 September 1981; ashes interred at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Lawn 2, Niche Wall, W2, 61) ^[2]

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