James was born in Barry on 30/04/1905.

He married to Catherine Mary Lidster on 30/04/1927 in Canowindra. Catherine was born 12/08/1907 in Wellington NSW.

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They had 4 children:

• Mary Kirkman (1927 – 1927)

• Aileen Ellen Kirkman (1928 – 2017)

• Nancy Kirkman (1931 – 1933)

• Marie Joyce Kirkman (1933 – 1968)

• Thelma Noeline Kirkman (1940 –         )

​Catherine died in Orange on 05/11/1978.

James died on 23/03/1984 in Orange.

Aileen Ellen Kirkman (1928 – 2017)

Aileen was born on 02/12/1928.
She married to Kenneth Perry in Orange in 1950.
Kenneth was born in Forbes on 22/10/1927.

They had 1 daughter:

• Lynne Perry

Kenneth died in Orange on 05/04/2015.
Aileen died on 22/12/2017 in Townsville QLD.
On 13/04/2018 a memorial service was held in Orange in her honor.