Bootmaker
Location: Bap*G*87
James Loller was born in 1827 at Westbuckland, near Wellington, Somersetshire, England, the son of Thomas Rossiter Loller (1792-1855), wheelwright and Martha née Fouracre (1784-1865). Prior to 1853, James and probably his wife Jane (d 1910), migrated to Victoria where their children Martha (b 1853; married William Butler, 1874), Thomas (b 1855), James (1857-1935), William (1860-85; Brighton General Cemetery), John (b 1862; married Ellen Toogood, 1886), Jane (1864-1946), Anna (b 1866; married Charles Morrish, 1888) and Alfred (1868-88) were born.
Described as a “Bootmaker”, James senior died from “disease of the values of the heart” on 6 August 1872 while residing at Halifax Street, Brighton. On 3 April 1885, William died in tragic circumstances from the effect of a gunshot wound in what appears to be an accidental discharge of a rifle at Frankston. Loller Street, Brighton is named after the family.
Source:
Joy, S., “The Loller Family of Brighton, Victoria, Australia. Aspects of their history” (1997).
If you have any further information to add to this biography, please contact us. All contributions will be gratefully acknowledged.