James Joseph O'NEILL

Born C.1893 ^[15]
Son of Robert Joseph O'NEILL and Annie MCGUINESS ^[15]
Farmhand in Nanson 1922-1925 ^[50]
Resided in Nanson via Geraldton before purchasing land in Winchester ^[34]
He purchased 716 acres of virgin land in Winchester from the Midland Railway Company on 12 February 1925 ^[27]
The 716 acres was Lot M1077 of Victoria Location 1937 and cost £555/10 (15/6 per acre), payable by instalments over 15 years ^[27]
Farmer in Winchester, South Carnamah in partnership with his brother Cecil Bernard O'NEILL ^{[4: 6-Aug-1927] [6]}
He and his brother owned a Fordson tractor by 1927 ^{[4: 6-Aug-1927]}
Married (1) Bernadette Ellen Johanna TULLY in Three Springs in 1926 ^[15]
His wife gave birth to their son, who didn't survive, in Winchester in 1927 ^[15]
His brother and farming partner Cecil married his wife's sister Agnes Theresa Mary TULLY in Perth in 1927 ^[15]
Sold his partly paid off 716 acre farm in Winchester to William G. FENNELL on 9 May 1928 for £1,065/10/- ^{[27] [86: 14-Jun-1928]}
His first wife passed away in Geraldton in 1937 at the age of 37 years ^[15]
Married (2) Iris Lillian KREPP in Perth in 1940 ^[15]
Died 9 October 1969 in Wooroloo; buried at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Roman Catholic, PD, 112) ^{[2] [15]}

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