DNA tests have confirmed that James and his sister, Ann, are the children of Elizabeth Ruse and James Kiss.
'Kiss, James William (1806–1853)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/kiss-james-william-25255/text33695, accessed 11 September 2024.
1806
New South Wales,
Australia
15 February,
1853
(aged ~ 47)
Liverpool, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
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