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James Walter Horsburgh 1844 - 1886

James Walter Horsburgh of Richmond Australia was born on February 15, 1844 in Melrose, Scottish Borders County, Scotland United Kingdom. He was married to Maria Elizabeth (Bish) Horsburgh in 1880, and had children Helen May (Horsburgh) Marshall, William Archibald Thomas Horsburgh, Mary "Maria" Horsburgh, Walter George Bish Horsburgh, and Margaret Jane (Horsburgh) Chapman. James Horsburgh died at age 42 years old on September 24, 1886 in Heathcote, Greater Bendigo City County, VIC Australia.
James Walter Horsburgh
Richmond Australia
February 15, 1844
Melrose, Scottish Borders County, Scotland, TD6, United Kingdom
September 24, 1886
Heathcote, Greater Bendigo City County, VIC, 3523, Australia
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  • 02/15
    1844

    Birthday

    February 15, 1844
    Birthdate
    Melrose, Scottish Borders County, Scotland TD6, United Kingdom
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  • Nationality & Locations

    Heat, Australia Heathcote, Australia He At, Australia Ri Ch, Australia Hawthorn, Australia Australia Ywonga, Australia Auburn, Australia Melbourne, Australia Heidelberg, Australia
  • 09/24
    1886

    Death

    September 24, 1886
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Heathcote, Greater Bendigo City County, VIC 3523, Australia
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    James Walter Horsburgh lived 34 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 42.
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In 1844, in the year that James Walter Horsburgh was born, on July 3rd, the last known pair of great auk were killed in Iceland. A flightless bird, the average auk was about 33 inches tall and weighed about 11 pounds with a black back and white belly. They were most often found along the coast of Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Canada Great Britain, Ireland - and sometimes as far south as Spain.
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In 1855, he was only 11 years old when on November 17th, David Livingstone, a Scottish missionary and explorer, became the first known European to see Victoria Falls. He named the falls in honor of Queen Victoria but locally it was - and is - Mosi-oa-Tunya, which means "The Smoke That Thunders".
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