James PHELAN ⁶⁰³²

   Cause of his death was Paraplegia 12 months.

   Another name for James was James WHELAN.⁴⁸³

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: Miner.

2. Arrival: On board the ST VINCENT, 15 Dec 1851, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia. ⁴⁸³ Arrived at Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia as an assisted immigrant 15 December 1851 on the "St Vincent" described as an agricultural labourer age 26 from Cloughjordan, County Tipperary.

3. Occupation: Gold Miner, 1856-1859, Long Gully, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. ⁶⁰³⁵ In 1856 and1859 Victoria Electoral Roll was recorded as a goldminer Long Gully, Bendigo, Australia (held miner's rights in Long Gully division).

4. Arrival: Arrival, on board RESULT via Panama Canal, Nov 1863, London, Greater London, England. ⁶⁰³⁵ Returned to Ireland , via Suez Canal 1863.

Returned to England on the "Result" arriving London November 1863 (James age 29, Julia age 23, Catherine age 3, Mary age 4, Thos age 1) recorded as PHALAN.

5. Residence: On baptismal record of daughter Julia, 1864, Ballyhasty, Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland. ⁶⁰³⁵

6. Immigration: aboard the NIMROD from London. via The Downs, Kent leaving 12 Aug 1864, 17 Dec 1864, New Zealand. ⁶⁰³⁵ Arrived in NZ 17 December 1864 on the Nimroud from London, England (departed The Downs, Kent 12 August 1864) accompanied by Julia (wife), Mary, Catherine, Thomas, and Julia.

7. Occupation: Labourer; as stated at time of marriage of daughter, Catherine, After 1864, Auckland, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. ⁴⁸³

8. Occupation: Farmer, 16 Nov 1885, Arch Hill, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. ⁴⁸³

James married Julia BARRY, daughter of Thomas BARRY and Mary COOPER, on 2 Sep 1856 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ⁶⁰³⁰.^,6031 (Julia BARRY was born circa 1825 in Cloughjordan, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland,^6036,6037 died on 20 Aug 1907 in Auckland, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand ⁴⁸³ and was buried on 22 Aug 1907 in Auckland, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand ⁴⁸³.). The cause of her death was senile decay, sudden heart failure.