James Albert Love was born in 1830 in England to Robert & Sarah Love.

Little is know about his early life in England and I have not been able to find out if he had any other family.

The first record I can find of James is when he is convicted in the Clerkenwell Court, Middlesex, England on 10 November, 1847 to 7 years for stealing a small piece of lead pipe worth 5 shillings.

During 1848, the British Colonial Secretary, Earl Grey, was confronted by a problem. The free settlers in the Australian colonies had put a stop to transportation in 1842, declaring that they no longer wanted Britain's convicts in their new land. As a result, British prisons were overflowing. Earl Grey came up with a plan to 'solve' the problem.

Earl Grey decided to reduce the numbers of British prisoners by reintroducing transportation. He knew that this would be unpopular with the Colonials, so he guaranteed the convicts a Ticket of Leave upon arrival in Australia. Therefore, they were technically no longer convicts. He was sending our 'free' convicts.

James left England aboard the convict ship 'Adelaide' on 17August 1849 heading for Hobart, Van Diemens Land, Australia. The 'Adelaide' was a 640 ton class AE1 ship built in Calcutta, India in 1832.
The 'Adelaide' departed from the Port of London on 17August 1849. The 'Adelaide' was carrying 303 male convicts. The route was from Portland and she arrived in Hobart, Van Dieman's Land after a journey of 104 days on 29 November, 1849 - 40 men were unloaded there.
The next stop was Port Phillip, Victoria but the 'Adelaide' was refused entry and so they continued on. Their journey ended at Port Jackson, Sydney on 24 December, 1849.
The City of Sydney didn't want to accept these exiles either, but all convicts on board disembarked here. The 'Adelaide' was the last convict ship to New South Wales. Their journey had taken them 129 days.
Some of the convicts were put on board the 'Shamrock' and taken to Broulee and Eden.
James arrived in Eden on 31 December, 1849 and was granted a "Ticket of Leave" in the District of Broulee - Ticket No 49/1337.
Shortly after his arrival he was employed at the hotel at Boydtown.
James lived for a number of years in Eden, acquiring the Palestine Estate, but in 1882 he moved to Towamba where, for many years, he carried the mail between Towamba and Nangutta and was conversant with the period when pack bullocks were used to convey produce to port.
He was employed for many years by Alex Weatherhead at Nangutta Station.
He went to Ballarat to mine for gold at one stage and then returned to the Towamba district where he lived at Pericoe and this property was called Love's Valley and in later years owned by the Porada family.

James married three times and had 17 children. James' first wife was Mary Maddeson Hite who was born in 1842 at Little Pewton, Hungtingshire, England. Mary was the daughter of Thomas Hite and Jane Thorpe.

James and Mary had 7 children and Mary died on 2 July, 1871 and is buried in the Eden Cemetery.

James then married Ellen Hart who was born 27 March, 1849 in Bristol, England, to Mary Ann Hart.
James and Ellen had 11 children and Ellen died on 9 November, 1900 and is buried in the Towamba Cemetery. Ellen's uncle was Richard Hart who lived in the Pambula/Lochiel area and her aunt was Elizabeth Hart who married George Martin who was the oldest resident in Towamba - he lived to 104 years and is buried in the Towamba Cemetery.

James' third wife was Matilda Newlyn whom he married on 2 December, 1902 in Eden, NSW. James and Matilda did not have any children. Matilda married Daniel Power in 1908 in Eden after James passed away.

James died in 14 August 1906 and is buried in the Eden Cemetery with his first wife Mary.


Descendants of James Albert Love


1 Robert Love b: 1787 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England d: 03 Apr 1865 in 3 Little Charles St, Regents Park, St Pancras, Middlesex, England
.. +Sarah Button b: 1796 in Scarborough, County Yorkshire, England d: 21 Jul 1864 in 9 Wises Cottages, Westbourne St, Pimlico, England

2 James Albert Love b: 19 Oct 1830 in Highgate, London, England d: 14 Aug 1906 in Pambula, buried in Eden Cemetery, NSW +Mary Madesson Hite b: 1842 in Little Pewton, Hungtingshire, England d: 02 Jul 1871 in Eden NSW, buried Eden Cemetery, NSW m: 11 Jun 1860 in District Registrar's Office, Eden, NSW

3 Margaret Anne Love b: 29 May 1861 in Towamba, NSW d: 1900 in Bega, NSW +John Charles Galli b: 1866 in Eden d: 17 Aug 1952 in Buried Bega Cemetery NSW m: 1892 in Eden, NSW

3 James Albert Love b: 24 Jul 1862 in Towamba, NSW d: 14 Jan 1950
+Emma Eliza Newlyn b: 1868 in Eden, NSW d: 1918 m: 26 Dec 1892 in Nethercote, Nr Eden, NSW

3 Mary Jane Love b: 25 Oct 1863 in Towamba d: 08 Jan 1936 in Buried Bega Cemetery NSW +William Watson b: 1861 in Kiama, NSW d: 16 Mar 1938 in Eden, NSW m: 19 Dec 1884

3 Thomas Love b: 24 Feb 1865 d: 08 Aug 1918 in Buried Towamba Cemetery
+Lucy Maria Harris b: 1873 d: 20 Jul 1947 in Buried Towamba Cemetery m: 1895 in Eden

3 Sarah Silver Love b: 19 Aug 1866 in Eden, NSW
+Edward John Mitchell b: 1858 in Eden, NSW d: 1897 in Eden, NSW m: 1889 in Camden,
*2nd Husband of Sarah Silver Love:
+Charles Harry Walker b: 1876 in Bega, NSW m: 1899 in Eden

3 Charlotte Love b: 14 May 1868 d: 14 Jan 1950
+Eber Collins m: 1888 in Eden, NSW

3 Edith Emily Love b: 04 May 1870 in Eden, NSW d: 06 Jun 1885

*2nd Wife of James Albert Love:
+Ellen Hart b: 27 Mar 1849 in Bristol, England d: 09 Nov 1900 in Towamba, buried in Towamba Cemetery m: 19 Feb 1872 in Residence of George Martin at Towamba

3 Ellen Elizabeth Love b: 28 Feb 1873 d: 09 May 1874

3 George Love b: 28 Feb 1873 d: 1921 in Burwood, NSW
+Alice Fairweather m: 1898 in Eden, NSW

3 Sophia Love b: 29 Mar 1874 d: 11 Nov 1895 in Pericoe, buried Towamba Cemetery

3 Alice Love b: 23 Sep 1875 d: 03 Feb 1907 in Buried Towamba Cemetery

3 Isabella Love b: 20 Nov 1876 d: 03 Nov 1949
+William Joseph McGrath b: 1875 in Bega, NSW m: 19 Jul 1900 in Pambula, NSW

3 William Love b: 28 Jul 1878 d: 08 Dec 1878

3 Edwin Love b: 21 Oct 1879 d: 07 Oct 1937 in Eden, NSW
+Ruth Emily Clements b: 1890 in Towamba, NSW d: 03 Jan 1912 in Towamba, NSW m: 1910 in Eden, NSW
*2nd Wife of Edwin Love:
+Lottie Doris Goward b: 1897 in Eden, NSW d: 18 May 1981 in Eden, buried Eden Cemetery, NSW
m: 1914 in Eden, NSW
3 Jessie Love b: 21 Nov 1880 in Bimmil, near Eden NSW d: 24 Sep 1961 in Bombala, NSW +Arthur Linden Platts b: 28 May 1886 in Bombala, NSW d: 26 Apr 1961 in Bombala, NSW m: 05 Sep 1917 in Bombala

3 Mary Maddesson Love b: 05 Aug 1884 d: 14 Feb 1926 in Sydney

3 William Weatherhead Love b: 26 Aug 1886 d: 07 Jan 1941 in Buried Towamba Cemetery
+Mary Elizabeth Sawers b: 1894 d: 07 Jun 1985 in Buried Towamba Cemetery m: 1915 in Eden, NSW
3 Louisa Lavender Love b: 01 Jun 1888 d: 08 Jun 1925 in Buried Towamba Cemetery, NSW +James Timothy Pryke Walters b: 06 Sep 1891 in Sheprith, nr Berridale, NSW d: 28 Oct 1958 buried at Bombala, NSW

*3rd Wife of James Albert Love:
+Matilda Newlyn b: 1874 d: 1922 m: 02 Dec 1902 in Eden, NSW