Family background
James Larkin was married in 1841 to Irish-born Rosanna (Rose) Fraine (1823-1911); they had six sons and a daughter. He arrived in Sydney in 1833 from Dublin.
James’s sons Thomas (1849-1937) and James Jnr (1841-1927) were also aldermen on Camperdown Council.
Occupation & interests
James Larkin Snr (1814-94) was a labourer at the Tooth’s Brewery near Central. After working as a Tooth’s brewery labourer, he became a grocer in Parramatta Road.
Local government service
James Larkin Snr was a member of Cook Municipal Council 1863 to 1869, and after its amalgamation with Camperdown (1870), served as a Camperdown alderman from 1870 to 1880. His son Thomas filled the vacancy left by him on council in 1881.
References
Australian Town and Country Journal, 12 March 1881, p. 13
Obituary, Freeman Journal, 21 April 1894, p. 19
‘Death of a Pioneer’ , Evening News, 17 April 1894, p. 6, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/114079324