LAW, JAMES LINDSAY GORDON (1881-1963), shirt manufacturer, was born on 21 January 1881 at Ballarat, Victoria, eighth child of Scottish migrants James Law, contractor, and his wife Margaret, née Bartholomew. James senior was killed in an accident in Tasmania when the youngster, known as 'Lin', was only 6. He was educated in state schools at Ballarat but left at 11 and was subsequently tutored by his eldest sister, a schoolteacher. His first job was with Banks & Co. at Ballarat in 1892. After working from 1896 as a salesman with Paterson, Laing & (J.M.) Bruce in Flinders Lane, Melbourne, in 1904 he met his future partner James Kerr Pearson (1881-1950).
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Descendants of:James THOMSON, born 6 February 1794/5, Arngask, Fife/Perth, Scotland, died 4 July 1863, at his residence, near Templers, near Gawler, SA, andCecilia (or Cecil) MATHIE (or MATH...

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