AITKEN to WHAITE - Person Sheet
AITKEN to WHAITE - Person Sheet
NameJames PYE 
Birth Date18 Mar 1803
Birth PlaceBaulkham Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
MemoLocation and date from burial record and baptism.
Chr Date28 Aug 180319251 Age: <1
Chr PlaceParramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
MemoAt St. john’s his parents were John & Mary.
Death Date31 Dec 188419252 Age: 81
Death PlaceParramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial Dateaft 31 Dec 188419253
Burial PlaceParramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
MemoSt John’s Cemetery
FatherJohn PYE
MotherMary
Spouses
Birth Date26 Jan 1809
Birth PlaceParramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
MemoBirth date from Baptism on gravestone.Location where baptised.
Chr PlaceParramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
MemoAt St John’s at same time as brother John.
Death Date11 May 188219250 Age: 73
Death PlaceParramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial Dateaft 11 May 188219235
Burial PlaceParramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
MemoAt St John’s cemetery.
FatherGeorge BEST (ca1758-<1836)
MotherMartha CHAMBERLAIN (ca1778-<1833)
Marr Date183619254
Marr PlaceLower Portland, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marr MemoAt Presbyterian church Portland Head, Hawkesbury District likely to be in or near Lower Portland
Notes for James PYE
About James Pye on Findagrave website.
James planted an orangery on his 'Rocky Hall' estate and North Rocks near Parramatta, and he became a recognised expert in this field. He also carried on some mixed farming. Giving evidence in December 1865 to a Legislative Assembly select committee on disease in fruit trees, he claimed that the current infection in orange trees was caused by 'a change in climate' and variable weather. Prominent in agricultural circles, he was a founding member of the Cumberland, Camden and Cook Agricultural Society in 1843, a founder of the Cumberland Agricultural Society in March 1857, and a vice-president, trustee and committee member of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales in the 1860s. In June 1870 his long informative letter on farming in the County of Cumberland was reprinted in the Australian Town and Country Journal; in it he also referred to the value and dignity of labour and the training of youth for useful trades and commented on contemporary social evils.
In 1856 at the first elections under responsible government Pye was elected to the Legislative Assembly as second member for Cumberland (North Riding) . Under the headings of 'Progress' and 'Advance Australia' he favoured 'speedy settlement of the land', better communications and the promotion of education. Defeated for Parramatta in the general election of 1858 by George Oakes, Pye appealed to the elections and qualifications committee, alleging that Oakes had influenced voters by threats and that £100 had been deposited in a bank to the credit of the Speaker of the House. The committee reported in May 1858 that Pye's allegations were not proved, but his petition was 'not frivolous or vexatious'. Pye then contented himself with local affairs; he was an alderman for Parramatta in 1862-84 and mayor in 1866-67. A member of the local National School Board he also fought hard to secure a water supply for the growing town of Parramatta. In February 1860 he had given evidence to the select committee on the condition of the working class and strongly criticized the attitude and character of the labouring classes in general and colonial-born workmen in particular; he claimed that 'not one in twenty' of the labouring classes were worth employing and though himself native-born stated: 'I never employed a native of the Colony—they will not work—they are very idle'.
Created by: elizabeth Record added: Jan 09, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 83168045
James planted an orangery on his 'Rocky Hall' estate and North Rocks near Parramatta, and he became a recognised expert in this field. He also carried on some mixed farming. Giving evidence in December 1865 to a Legislative Assembly select committee on disease in fruit trees, he claimed that the current infection in orange trees was caused by 'a change in climate' and variable weather. Prominent in agricultural circles, he was a founding member of the Cumberland, Camden and Cook Agricultural Society in 1843, a founder of the Cumberland Agricultural Society in March 1857, and a vice-president, trustee and committee member of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales in the 1860s. In June 1870 his long informative letter on farming in the County of Cumberland was reprinted in the Australian Town and Country Journal; in it he also referred to the value and dignity of labour and the training of youth for useful trades and commented on contemporary social evils.
In 1856 at the first elections under responsible government Pye was elected to the Legislative Assembly as second member for Cumberland (North Riding) . Under the headings of 'Progress' and 'Advance Australia' he favoured 'speedy settlement of the land', better communications and the promotion of education. Defeated for Parramatta in the general election of 1858 by George Oakes, Pye appealed to the elections and qualifications committee, alleging that Oakes had influenced voters by threats and that £100 had been deposited in a bank to the credit of the Speaker of the House. The committee reported in May 1858 that Pye's allegations were not proved, but his petition was 'not frivolous or vexatious'. Pye then contented himself with local affairs; he was an alderman for Parramatta in 1862-84 and mayor in 1866-67. A member of the local National School Board he also fought hard to secure a water supply for the growing town of Parramatta. In February 1860 he had given evidence to the select committee on the condition of the working class and strongly criticized the attitude and character of the labouring classes in general and colonial-born workmen in particular; he claimed that 'not one in twenty' of the labouring classes were worth employing and though himself native-born stated: 'I never employed a native of the Colony—they will not work—they are very idle'.
Created by: elizabeth Record added: Jan 09, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 83168045