Rediscovering Ginninderra:
James Grace

Born: 1842; Died: 1886; Married: Martha Sidebotham

James Grace was the son of Mary and Patrick Grace, the licencees of the hotel at One Tree Hill.

He married Martha Sidebotham in 1864 with whom he had six children.

James took over the operation of the Cricketers' Arms hotel from his parents in 1871 and ran it for five years.

Grace died in Liverpool in 1886.

References

• Gillespie, L. L., Ginninderra: Forerunner to Canberra, Campbell, 1992
• Purchase, S. (ed.), Canberra's Early Hotels: a Pint-sized History, Canberra, 1999

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