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JAMES HAIN, who was born in England in 1806, travelled to New South Wales, accompanied by his wife, two daughters, and three sons, in the ship "Petrel". After arrival in Sydney, he proceeded by bullock dray to Goulburn, where for some time he was employed by a Mr. Thom, who, owned a farm in the vicinity of what is now Thom's Bridge. He then, about 1852, journeyed to Manaro, and with his sons obtained employment as a shepherd at Rock Flat. After about two years there he came to Cooma, and built in Lambie Street premises for which, under the name of The Lord Raglan Hotel, he obtained a general publican's license on 17th April, 1855. This business he conducted until April, 1860, when he disposed of it to John Curtis, he himself in the following July obtaining a spirit merchant's license for a general store built of stone and roofed with iron and situated in Lambie Street, and which proved the beginning of a very prosperous business, and is to-day carried on as Hain and Co. Mr. Hain at about the same time acquired the Royal Hotel. He died in November, 1884, leaving two sons and two daughters surviving him, and his funeral was attended by fifty of his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

"BACK TO COOMA" Felix Mitchell 1926 Page 78 - Transcribed by Pattrick Mould 2003

Descendants of James Hain

Sue Potts <SPotts-at-ipswich-qld-gov-au>
David Smith 19.06.06
Jenni Whelan <jennifer.whelan-at-perpetual.com.au>  12.07.06
Arlen W. Frank – USA  20.12.06
Recompiled from the new Monaro Pioneers database: 31.01.08 

Descendants Report