Samuel Boraman 
Harriet Harrison 
Unknown
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James Boraman
| Born: | 19 Sep 1840 | Place: | |
| Died: | 3 Sep 1913 (Age 73) | Place: |
Occupation
| Date | Place |
| Sawyer | ||
| Journeyman bootmaker |
| Residence
|
Date |
| 1858 | |
| 2 Yeoman's Row, Brompton, London, England | 1851 |
| Notes: |
Emigrated to Australia in 1858 with his father Samuel.
Initially began working in Melbourne, then in Koroit a small town near Port Fairy, Victoria and then emmigrated to NZ with his wife and three children c 1871. He firstly worked in Milton, Otago then moved to Clinton and Gore in Southland and finally settled in Dunedin.
As he was the only brother to emmigrate to NZ, all NZ Boramans are descended from him.
Note that Richard Boraman has a shoemaker's last which is believed to have belonged to James.
Note on his birth certificate no name is given ('Boy') but in the 1841 and 1851 census Samuel and Harriet have a son called James born in 1840.
On 5 Oct 1875 James took an advert in the Bruce Herald to try and sell his stock of boots and shoes.
James filed for bankruptcy in Apr 1877.
Spouse
Rachel Rebecca Brady
| Born: | 1845 | Place: | |
| Died: | 9 Mar 1912 (Age 67) | Place: | |
| Married: | Place: |
Siblings
| Brother | Samuel Boraman | Born: 21 Jun 1835 | Died: 1 Sep 1874 |
| Brother | John Boraman | Born: 1838 | Died: 1927 |
| Sister | Harriet Boraman | Born: 1843 | Died: 1907 |
| Brother | Henry George Boraman | Born: 13 Apr 1846 | Died: 1872 |
| Sister | Elizabeth Georgiana Boraman | Born: 7 Sep 1850 | Died: |
Children
| Son | George William Boraman | Born: 1864 | Died: 19 Nov 1935 |
| Son | Edward Boraman | Born: 1882 | Died: 1951 |
| Son | John Boraman | Born: 1868 | Died: 1936 |
| Daughter | Maria Boraman | Born: 1866 | Died: 1946 |
| Daughter | Lilian "Lily" Boraman | Born: | Died: |
| Daughter | Elizabeth Georgina Boraman | Born: 1875 | Died: 18 Apr 1876 |
| Daughter | Rachel Rebecca Boraman | Born: 1877 | Died: |
Seacliff Hospital
James' birth certificate
James Boraman's bankruptcy request in Apr 1877
James Boraman's bankruptcy sale in 1876
James Boraman's advert to sell his boot and shoe stock in 1875
James Boraman's newspaper advert in 1870