CAPORN FAMILY IN A GARDEN

c. 1900
Overview

Sepia print. A group of seven female and five male members of the Caporn family gathered in an unkempt garden around a small table bearing cups, jug and teapot. On the rear [Return to P J. MEWS/ 8 VICTORIA AVENUE/ CLAREMONT/ PHONE 384 2823/ STANDING/ AVALANDE - ADA ........ THEOPHILUS - ADELAIDE (m. J.J. MEWS)/ MAY LETITIA (m. SYD REIDY CROFTS) SYDNEY.- EDITH GRACE (m. JJ MEWS 2nd WIFE)/ GEORGINA EUSTACE (m. K.W. DUNN)/ SITTING/ JAMES GOOD CAPORN. (SON) HILA SARAH (m. JAS WINE)/ PARENTS/ JAMES GOOD CAPORN. - SArAH CAPORN/ (NEE TONKIN).

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--13-34-
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Last modified
Thursday, 23 October, 2025
Completeness
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