James Eldridge was born on 6 Dec 1837 at Ewhurst Sussex England and emigrated to Australia on the Parsee, arriving at Sydney on 14 Sep 1859. He is listed as age 21, a labourer of Sussex and could both read and write. He married Margaret McKee on 24 Dec 1861 at Denham Court in New South Wales. She had migrated with her parents and siblings on the Anna arrived in Sydney from Liverpool on 21 Feb 1855 and was shown aged 9 born Annaclone, Co. Down Ireland.
The first 2 of James and Margaret's 10 children were born at Maitland, the next 3 in the Southern Highlands, and the last 5 at Hill End. James died at Hill End on 29 Jul 1892 and was buried on 31 Jul 1892 at Tambaroora NSW. Margaret died on 31 Dec 1918 and was buried on 2 Jan 1919 at Bathurst Church of England Cemetery.
Updated 30 December 2023
James Eldridge (1837-1892) m 1861 Margaret McKee (1846-1918) | Nathaniel James Eldridge (1863-1905) m 1888 Elizabeth Mann (1868-1945) | | | Elizabeth May Eldridge (1889-1943) | m 1917 George McKenzie Mitchell (1891-1932) | Charles Albert John Mann Eldridge (1892-1949) | m 1932 Clara Ella Neary (1899-1978) | | | | | Edith Mae Eldridge (1933- ) | | m 1954 John Maxwell Smeed (1913-2002) | | | | | | | Mark Albert John Smeed (1961- ) | | | | | Janice Fay Eldridge (1936- ) | | m 1963 Charles Allen Mitchell ( - ) | | | Margaret Elsie Eldridge (1894-1972) | m 1916 William Henry Noble Anderson (1885-1970) | | | | | Margaret Anderson ( - ) | | | Louisa Dorothy Eldridge (1896-1976) | m 1915 Frederick William John Davis Nieass (1891-1950) | | | | | Frederick James Nieass (1916-1969) | | Dorothy Ruth Nieass (1918- ) | | Elizabeth May Nieass ( - ) | | Isobel Jean Nieass ( - ) | | | Nathaniel James Eldridge (1898-1956) | m 1930 Susan Emily Hembrow (1908-1969) | | | | | Margaret Elizabeth Eldridge (1931-2000) | | Barry James Eldridge (1933-2020) | | m 1979 Pamela Marina Hall (1935-2007) | | Marion June Eldridge ( - ) | | m 1956 George Walter Organ ( - ) | | Eunice May Eldridge ( - ) | | Olive Mary Eldridge (1937- ) | | m 1956 Lawrence Edward Turner (1929- ) | | Judith Anne Eldridge (1939- ) | | m 1957 Neville James Turner (1936- ) | | | Florence Myra Eldridge (1900-1990) | m 1925 Leslie Brimbecom (1893-1947) | | | | | Joyce Brimbecom (1926-1942) | | Margaret Brimbecom ( - ) | | Helen Brimbecom ( - ) | | Philip John Brimbecom ( - ) | | | John Thomas Eldridge (1903-1962) | Winifred Annie Amelia Eldridge (1905-1983) | m 1929 George William Page ( -1979) | | | Brian Page ( - ) | Arthur George Eldridge (1864-1912) m 1894 Emily Dinah White (1874-1930) | | | Arthur George Eldridge (1894-1971) | m 1924 Gladys Elvera Lewis (1898-1933) | | | | | Gladys Elvie Eldridge (1925- ) | | m 1950 Robert George Williams (1920- ) | | Lorna Eldridge (1926- ) | | m 1952 Gifford Alwyn Levot (1926- ) | | | | | | | Ronald Gifford Levot (1953- ) | | | Garry Wayne Levot (1956- ) | | | Wendy Sue Levot (1958- ) | | | Debbie Lynne Levot (1961- ) | | | | | Arthur George Eldridge (1929-1995) | | m 1953 Mavis Angela Renneberg (1932- ) | | m 1959 Helen Katherine Donahue (1942- ) | | | | | | | Arthur Mark Eldridge (1960- ) | | | m ( ) Wendy (Unknown) ( - ) | | | Ronald Charles Eldridge (1961- ) | | | m 1985 Sandra Jean Allen (1962- ) | | | | | | | | | Tara Jean Eldridge (1988- ) | | | | Elliott Ronald Eldridge (1991- ) | | | | | | | Brett Robert Eldridge (1963- ) | | | | | m 1974 Glynis Roberts ( - ) | | | | | Adele Glynis Eldridge (1975- ) | | | Elsie Emily Eldridge (1896-1963) | (unknown) | | | | | Alwyn George Eldridge (1914-1915) | | | m 1916 Daniel James Beck (1892-1965) | | | | | Elsie M Beck (1917- ) | | Jean Beck ( - ) | | Joan Beck ( - ) | | | Ettie Florence Eldridge (1899-1980) | m 1920 Reuben Morgan (1896-1963) | | | | | Edna Morgan (1920- ) | | Joan Morgan ( - ) | | Reuben Morgan (1935- ) | | | Leslie Thomas Eldridge (1905-1958) | m 1944 Ruby Jessie Mack (1895-1971) | Cecil James Eldridge (1908-1960) | Ronald Eldridge (1911-1982) | m 1934 Doris Eva Jane Bramley (1911-1960) | | | Ronald Barrington Eldridge (1934-1999) | m 1957 Nancy Josephine Bryce (1936- ) | | | Sharon Lee Eldridge (1958- ) | m 1980 Christopher Forrest (1954- ) | | | | | Hayley Evelyn Forrest (1984- ) | | | Stephen Wallace Eldridge (1959-2005) | m 1980 Elizabeth Wymer ( - ) | m 2000 Monica Laffety (1964- ) | | | | | Marlaina Josephine Eldridge (2001- ) | | Ronan Barrington Eldridge (2003- ) | | | Mark Ronald Eldridge (1961- ) | m 1985 Shani Carol Chubb (1962- ) | | | | | Jordan Mark Eldridge (1991- ) | | Taylor Mathew Eldridge (1994- ) | | | Anthony David Eldridge (1963- ) | m 1986 Christine Cosier ( - ) | m 1992 Linda Margaret Browning (1964- ) | | | Emily Louise Eldridge (1993- ) | Caitlin May Eldridge (1996- ) | Mason Anthony Eldridge (2000- ) | William Eldridge (1866-1919) m 1890 Alice Octavia Knight (1868-1961) | | | Minnie Bertha Octavia Eldridge (1891- ) | m 1914 Ernest Stanley Priestly (1893-1957) | | | | | Alice M Priestly (1915- ) | | Ernest William Priestly (1919-1992) | | Ruth Priestly (1927- ) | | | Beatrice Emily Margaret Eldridge (1892-1958) | m 1916 William Albert John Davison (1887-1955) | | | | | Minnie Rebecca Davison (1916-1997) | | William John Davison (1919-1940) | | Elva Bonabelle Davison (1927- ) | | Ada Merle Davison (1930- ) | | Lance Davison (1933- ) | | | Florence Emiline Eldridge (1894- ) | m 1912 Stanley H Graham (1889- ) | | | | | Dorothy E Graham (1912- ) | | Elma Clare Graham (1914-1957) | | Stanley George Graham (1917- ) | | Henry Graham ( - ) | | Audrey Graham ( - ) | | | Clarice Elsie Eldridge (1897-1982) | m 1919 David Patrick Cahill (1896-1958) | | | | | Albert James Cahill (1915-1961) | | Mary Octavia Cahill ( -2006) | | | m ( ) Harry Thomas Ashford ( - ) | William Albert Thomas Eldridge (1898-1946) | m 1920 Linda Annie O'Rielly (1898-1957) | | | | | William Edward Eldridge (1920-1982) | | Una Wilma Eldridge (1923- ) | | m 1941 Albert Charles Thompson (1913-1988) | | Kevin Eldridge ( - ) | | Albert John Eldridge (1934-1997) | | m 1954 Ivy Mary Flynn ( - ) | | | | | | | Linda Ann Eldridge (1955- ) | | | Paul John Eldridge (1957- ) | | | Patricia Mary (Veronica) Eldridge/Warry (1960- ) | | | (partner) Michael Ilchik ( - ) | | | | | | | | | Cassandra Eldridge ( - ) | | | | | | | Ivy Mary Eldridge (1963- ) | | | m ( ) Paul West ( - ) | | | | | | | | | Sherry West ( - ) | | | | Natalie West ( - ) | | | | | | | (partner) Dennis Parker ( - ) | | | | | | | Sasha Eldridge/Parker ( - ) | | | | | Thomas Leslie Eldridge (1937-1963) | | | Elvy Ruberta Eldridge (1902-1991) | m 1929 Levi Paul Moore ( - ) | | | | | Wilma Moore ( - ) | | | Francis Vincent Eldridge (1905-1984) | m 1970 Iris Evelyn Wale (1913-2015) | Howard Hubert Eldridge (1911-1991) | m 1934 Myrtle Emily May Beeston (1910-1956) | | | Edna Eldridge (1945- ) | m 1967 James Lawrence Short (1943- ) | Edgar Alfred Eldridge (1868-1869) Edward Thomas Eldridge (1869-1905) (partner) Josephine Duggan (1874- ) | | | Norman Edward Eldridge (1904-1992) | m 1924 Vera Vere Parker (1898-1977) | | | Betty Eldridge (1924-1924) | Delma Joan Eldridge (1925- ) | m 1947 Donald Marshall Lindsay (1926- ) | | | | | Mark Donald Lindsay (1954- ) | | | Vilma Norma Eldridge (1927-1973) | m 1950 Francis George Petney (1923-2007) | Kenneth Parker Eldridge (1930-2008) | m 1952 Coleen Irene Burling (1934- ) | | | Deenene Eldridge ( - ) | m ( ) (Unknown) ( - ) | | | | | Clint (Unknown) ( - ) | | Sharlene (Unknown) ( - ) | | Mardee (Unknown) ( - ) | | | Sharlene Marie Eldridge ( -1957) | Albert John Eldridge (1871-1920) m 1897 Grace Annie Brown (1882-1954) | | | Albert Charles Eldridge (1898-1955) | m 1939 Ellen Elizabeth Needham (1904- ) | | | | | June Margaret Eldridge (1924- ) | | m 1944 Geoffrey Edmund John Connaughton (1917-1999) | | m ( ) James Donald ( - ) | | | | | Ian Donald ( - ) | | Janice Donald ( - ) | | | John Eldridge (1901-1901) | Robert James Eldridge (1903-1975) | m 1928 Iris Elizabeth Woolven (1909-1958) | | | | | Claude Robert Eldridge (1929-2011) | | m 1951 Elaine Louise Willson (1930-2012) | | | | | Gail Eldridge ( - ) | | John Eldridge ( - ) | | Dianne Eldridge ( - ) | | David William Eldridge ( - ) | | | m 1939 Louisa Lillian May Johnson (1914-1954) | | | | | Robert John Eldridge (1941-1997) | | Stephen Charles Eldridge (1949- ) | | m 1971 Roberta Gwen Smith (1951- ) | | | | | Ryan Lee Eldridge (1973- ) | | (partner) Angela Rita Kodzoman (1974- ) | | | | | | | Zane Ivan Eldridge (2005- ) | | | Maverick Steven Eldridge (2008- ) | | | | | Trent James Eldridge (1976- ) | | m 2002 Danielle Rose Hull (1977- ) | | | | | Calum Alexander Eldridge (2004- ) | | Lachlan James Eldridge (2006- ) | | Benjamin Eldridge (2013- ) | | | m 1956 Valda Langsford Shade (1909-2000) | Jane Margaret Eldridge (1907-1982) | m 1928 William James Barnes (1903-1957) | | | | | William Albert Stuart Barnes (1929-2011) | | Irene Shirley Barnes (1934- ) | | | m 1965 Arthur William Moore (1907- ) | Irene May Eldridge (1910-1996) | m 1937 George Joseph Monagle (1907-1992) | | | George Monagle ( - ) | Margaret Monagle ( - ) | Herbert David Eldridge (1874-1957) m 1898 Hilda May Rushton (1880-1952) | | | Charles Herbert Eldridge (1899-1978) | m 1926 Mary Philomena Darcy (1905-1979) | | | | | Charles James Eldridge (1930- ) | | m 1956 June Irene Fussell (1932- ) | | | | | | | Geoffrey Charles Eldridge (1959- ) | | | m 1981 Elizabeth Macgregor Duncan (1962- ) | | | | | | | | | Tynan James Eldridge (1985- ) | | | | Verity Alexandra Eldridge (1987- ) | | | | | | | Felicity Ann Eldridge (1969- ) | | | m 1997 John Anderson ( - ) | | | | | | | | | Natalie Ellen Anderson (2000- ) | | | | | | | m ( ) Ian Gay ( - ) | | | | | | | | | Imogen Eve Gay (2006- ) | | | | | | | Catherine Jane Eldridge (1970- ) | | | m 2000 Craig Malcolm Silva ( - ) | | | | | | | | | Chloe Irene Silva (2001- ) | | | | Caleb James Silva (2004- ) | | | | | | | Sarah Louise Philomena Eldridge (1972- ) | | | m ( ) Andrew Wade ( - ) | | | | | | | Maya Lilly Wade (2005- ) | | | Rosie Jean Wade (2012- ) | | | | | Kevin Darcy Eldridge (1934-2022) | | m 1966 Judith McMenamin (1935- ) | | | | | Andrew James Eldridge (1966- ) | | Marea Therese Eldridge (1967- ) | | m 1997 Roger Sawtell ( - ) | | Cecilia Anne Eldridge (1969- ) | | m 1995 Lawrie Weinhart ( - ) | | | | | | | Jarrod Weinhart (1996- ) | | | Brett Weinhart (1998- ) | | | Brooke Weinhart (2002- ) | | | | | David Patrick Eldridge (1972- ) | | | Frederick William Eldridge (1900-1950) | m 1924 Rita May Smith (1907-1980) | | | | | Jean May Eldridge (1925- ) | | m 1942 Orban Oswald Brydon (1921- ) | | | | | | | Darrell John Brydon (1944- ) | | | Dennis Oswald Brydon (1945- ) | | | Roy Orban Oswald Brydon (1948-1987) | | | Alan Bruce Brydon (1950- ) | | | Colin William Brydon (1951- ) | | | Larry Douglas Brydon (1952- ) | | | Suesanne May Brydon (1954- ) | | | Stephen Charles Brydon (1966- ) | | | | | Frederick John Eldridge (1927- ) | | m 1948 Mildred Blanche Browning (1926- ) | | m ( ) Millicent Evans ( - ) | | Dorothy Rita Eldridge (1928- ) | | m 1951 John Cavanagh Cordery (1928- ) | | | | | | | Kim Lorris Cordery (1952- ) | | | Karyn Amanda Cordery (1957- ) | | | John Frederick Cordery (1958- ) | | | | | Norma Gladys Eldridge (1930- ) | | m 1949 Gerald Harvey MacKay (1927-1949) | | | | | | | Lyn MacKay (1949- ) | | | | | m 1950 Lawrence Brydon (1929- ) | | | | | | | Donald Lawrence Brydon (1951- ) | | | Kathleen Gail Brydon (1952- ) | | | Julie Ann Brydon (1954- ) | | | Heather Laurice Brydon (1956- ) | | | | | Keith Eldridge (1931-2000) | | m 1953 Nancy Hodgkinson (1932- ) | | | | | | | Mark John Eldridge (1959- ) | | | m 1990 Leslie Ann Birrell (1962- ) | | | | | | | | | Mitchell Keith Eldridge (1990- ) | | | | Melissa Jane Eldridge (1993- ) | | | | Mary Ann Eldridge (1996- ) | | | | | | | Allison Joan Eldridge (1961- ) | | | m 1984 Paul William Highfield (1956- ) | | | | | | | | | Lisa Ann Highfield (1984- ) | | | | Daniel Highfield (1987- ) | | | | | | | John Phillip (1973- ) | | | m 2000 Jillian Elizabeth Ann Coulton (1978- ) | | | | | Joyce Eldridge (1934- ) | | m 1955 Laurence Joseph Bender (1932-2016) | | | | | | | Donald William Bender (1956- ) | | | Colin Lawrence Bender (1957- ) | | | Peter John Bender (1959- ) | | | Jennifer Anne Bender (1960- ) | | | Wendy Joy Bender (1961- ) | | | Geoffrey Stephen Bender (1967- ) | | | | | Margaret Joan Eldridge (1936- ) | | m 1954 Paul Anthony Evans (1931-1989) | | | | | Toni Ann Evans (1955- ) | | Michael John Evans (1957- ) | | Bruce Frederick (1960- ) | | Brian Desmond Evans (1962- ) | | Robyn Joan Evans (1964- ) | | | Walter Eldridge (1902-1975) | m 1963 Rita May Smith (1907-1980) | Jessie Gladys Eldridge (1904-1984) | m 1926 Garnet E G Williams ( - ) | | | | | June Williams ( - ) | | | Harold Phillip Eldridge (1906-1983) | m 1927 Ivy Jane Rogers (1907-2005) | | | | | Patricia Eldridge (1928-1986) | | Shirley Eldridge (1932- ) | | m 1955 Herbert Thomas Palmer (1930-2002) | | | | | | | Narelle Christine Palmer (1960- ) | | | Darryn Thomas Palmer (1962- ) | | | | | Leonard Howard Eldridge (1938-1938) | | Janet Eldridge (1940-2007) | | m 1962 Barry Simpkins (1932-2011) | | | | | | | Joanne Simpkins (1963- ) | | | Gailene Simpkins (1969- ) | | | | | Peter Roger Eldridge (1945-1999) | | m 1969 Carolyn Anne Hatton (1947- ) | | | | | Carmen Maree Eldridge (1969- ) | | m 1995 Gary Jasen Rayner ( - ) | | | | | | | Chelsea Anne Rayner (1998- ) | | | Bianca Peta Rayner (2000- ) | | | | | Brett Leonard Eldridge (1971- ) | | m 1997 Deanne Norris ( - ) | | | | | Taj Eldridge (2001- ) | | Bax Eldridge (2003- ) | | | Edgar Eric Eldridge (1909-1985) | m 1930 Ivy Mitchell (1908-1996) | | | | | Peggy Eldridge (1933-1939) | | Neville Robert Eldridge (1941- ) | | m 1963 Carol Ann Stone (1944-1993) | | | | | | | Robbie John Eldridge (1965- ) | | | m 1998 Suzanne Reardon (1971- ) | | | | | | | Nathan Robert Eldridge (1999- ) | | | Tamara Eldridge (2000- ) | | | | | Colleen Eldridge (1946-1946) | | | David Henry Eldridge (1912-1978) | m 1932 Bertha Rose Matthews (1914-1982) | | | Ronald Francis Herbert Eldridge (1932-1999) | m 1958 Alice Fay Smith ( - ) | | | | | Rhonda Eldridge (1959- ) | | Kerry Eldridge (1960- ) | | m 1988 Dwayne Daniels ( - ) | | Rodney Eldridge (1964- ) | | Penny Eldridge (1966- ) | | Donna Eldridge ( - ) | | Joanne Eldridge ( - ) | | | Wilma Doreen Eldridge ( - ) | m 1959 Leonard Cox ( - ) | David Darrel Eldridge (1939-2017) | m 1961 Judith Anne Hilderson (1943-2015) | | | | | Shane David Eldridge ( -1965) | | Daryl John Eldridge ( - ) | | (partner) Sharon Lee Jones (1969- ) | | | | | | | David Ian Eldridge (1987- ) | | | | | Scott Allen Eldridge ( -1970) | | | Gloria Dawn Eldridge (1944- ) | m 1961 Richard Eric Ward (1942-2020) | Dorothy Ruth Eldridge (1946-1946) | Bertha Iris Eldridge (1947- ) | m 1965 Trevor Halton McTaggart (1946- ) | Julie Eldridge (1951- ) | m 1970 Paul Donald Chalker ( - ) | (still-born child) Eldridge (1953-1953) | Lilian Ellen Eldridge (1879-1959) (unknown) | | | Margaret Lilian Eldridge (1900-1937) | m 1917 Douglas Woodward ( - ) | | | William Douglas Woodward (1918- ) | m 1910 Frederick James Jennings (1862-1935) m 1936 John Charles Mitchell ( - ) Alfred Leonard Eldridge (1881-1928) m 1909 Elizabeth Mary Rushton (1873-1946) | | | Clarice Lillian Eldridge (1912-1994) | m 1933 Arthur Owen Minogue (1911-1994) | Charles Leslie Eldridge (1885-1949) m 1913 Annie Violet Toohey (1885-1947) | Lilian E Eldridge (1913-1933) Mavis Rillis Eldridge (1916- ) m 1935 Neville Everrett Judge (1912-2000) Walter Leslie Gordon Eldridge (1918-1991) m 1944 Thora Mavis Chatman (1924-1984) m 1951 Kathleen Cole (1929-2018) | | | Sharron Kaye Eldridge (1952- ) | m 1973 Philip Tomkins ( - ) | Allan Leslie Eldridge (1953-1967) | m 1968 Viola Maud Maberly (1912-1997) Allan James Leonard Eldridge (1922-1988)