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Name	James Smith Lavender
Born	1828 Bedfordshire, England
Died	17 November, 1899 (aged ~ 71) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	goldminer (1852-1853) Victoria, Australia grazier (unspecified) (1863-1899) New South Wales, Australia stock and station agent (1863-1899) New South Wales, Australia
Key Organisations *	Wilkinson and Lavender (partner, 1863-1899)
Key Places *	Ballarat goldfields (Vic) (goldminer, 1852-1853) Bendigo goldfields (Vic) (goldminer, 1852-1853)
Properties *	Oakwood Park (Vic) (owner, 1855-1863) Marrah (NSW) (co-owner, 1863-1868) Temora (NSW) (co-owner, 1863-1868) Wheogo (NSW) (co-owner, 1872-1899)

* Dates are approximate

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