CAPORN, JAMES GOOD AND WIFE SARAH

c. 1905
Overview

B/W Print. (a) Studio portrait of James Good Caporn and his wife Sarah. A bearded man, he is dressed in white shirt, dark tie and jacket and lighter trousers, and is seated on a wooden stool. His right arm is resting on top of a iron lace balustrade behind which Sarah is standing. A solid woman with hair drawn back, she is wearing a dark, boned bodice and skirt. The bodice has full sleeves, is front buttoned and has a high neck finished with a brooch. A backdrop with palms is behind them. (b) Handwritten on the rear [Sarah Tonkin with her husband/ James Good Caporn./ Parents of Edith Grace Caporn/ Grandparents of Peter John Mews]. And in a different hand [Great Grandparents of/ Christopher John Mews/ Great Great G Parents of/ Thomas and Juanita Mews].

Historical information

James Caporn was born in Perthshire, Scotland in 1834. Came to Wesern Australia in 1842 with his family.

Married Sarah Tonkin in 1862. Children:
Averland James b 1863
Adelaide b1864 (Married James Mews in 1884)
Theophilus b1866 (Married Anna McAtee in 1892)
Sidney Samuel b 1868 (Married Caroline Summerfield in 1886))
Ada b1870
Georgiana Eustace b1874 (married Kenneth Dunn in 1896)
May Letitia b1875 (Married Sydney Cruthers-Crofts in 1895)
James 1878- 1914
Hila Sarah (Married J Winfield)
Edith Grace (Second wife of James Mews)

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-28--13-35-
Item type
Photographs
Year
Last modified
Thursday, 23 October, 2025
Completeness
94
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