COULTER James Dean

Name James Dean COULTER
Country Of Origin Australia
Born 1869
Died 1902
Birth/ Baptism Born 27 December 1869, Launceston
Parents James (Police Superintendent) and Christiana Coulter (formerly Dean)
Apprenticeship Powell Evans, Brisbane Street, Launceston
Skills Watchmaker, Jeweller, Optician
Work Locations Launceston, Waratah
Street Address
Brisbane Street, Launceston
94 George Street, Launceston
Marriage/Spouse
Other Other skills: Gem Setter

1892-1893: Wise’s Post Office Directory, manager, F & W Stewart, Launceston.
1892-1893: Also recorded as a watchmaker at Waratah.
1893: Watchmaker John Proctor closed his business and left clients’ watches and other items with Mr J. D. Coulter of George Street.

The Examiner (Launceston) 4 July 1894:
‘J D COULTER, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER. Opposite Academy of Music.
Repairs of all kinds a speciality.’

20 February 1896: Electricity installed by the City Council lit J D Coulter’s shop on George Street.

1900: James left his Launceston business under the management of his brother, Alexander Coulter, and established a second store in Melbourne at 270 Bourke Street.

Death 5 June 1902, Melbourne, Victoria
References
TAHO: RGD33/1/48 no2516 Birth 1869.
Web: Ancestry: Tasmania Post Office Directories (Wise) 1892-1901.
The Mercury (Hobart) 27 April 1892; The Examiner (Launceston) 21 October 1893, 4 November 1893, 7 June 1894, 20 February 1896, 6 June 1902; Daily Telegraph 29 June 1901.