Litten, James

Description
Unique IDPE-002259SurnameLittenGiven namesJamesAlternative nameLittonLyttonBiographical abstractDates of employment: 1855-1893Biographical noteBiographical details:
Employed by the City for 37 years.
Family of James Litten NSW BDMs Registry Births:

LITTEN JOHN 683/1862 JAMES & ELIZA registered at SYDNEY

LITTEN JAMES G 143/1864 JAMES & ELIZA registered at SYDNEY

LITTEN MARY 2274/1865 JAMES & ELIZA registered at SYDNEY

LITTEN SUSAN 1530/1869 JAMES & ELIZA registered at SYDNEY

LITTEN GEORGE B 1123/1871 J JAMES & ELIZA registered at SYDNEY

Family of James Litten NSW BDMs Registry: Deaths

LITTEN JOHN 6699/1897 JAMES & ELIZA registered at WATERLOO

LITTEN SUSAN 3775/1901 JAMES & ELIZA registered at SYDNEY

LITTEN JAMES G 7259/1923 JAMES G & ELIZABETH registered at NEWTOWN

LITTEN GEORGE 17944/1940 JAMES & ELIZABETH registered at NEWTOWN

Details from contemporary sources:
1858 Labourers request leave for Anniversary Day - January [ref: 22/2/11]
1866 Stonemason - Petition against reduction in wages - October [ref: P26/82/0985]
1880 10/- per day - receiving £3 or upward per week - January - duties described - working at South Sydney [ref: 26/162/124]
1883 9/- per day -Masons Cummings and Litten - Increased to 10/- per day -February [ref: 26/189/263]
1888 Mayor's report on retrenchment and salary reductions made in January -£3 per week - discharged [ref: 21/17/6 [731]]
1888 Severe accident to hand - off work 4 weeks- requests some payment of wages - recommended with strong endorsement by City Surveyor - employed 30+ years - July - approved full pay [ref: 26/230/1305]
1891 Request pay, ill - sewer gas - September - granted ½ pay during illness [ref: 26/253/1816]
1893 Died [end 1892] - 37 years’ service - January - City Surveyor recommends employ son in his place [ref: 26/263/066]GenderMaleSource system IDTPER-002522




Relationships
CollectionPeople and PositionsOrganisationSydney City CouncilPositionLabourer [City Surveyor's Department]Mason [City Surveyor's Department]Stonemason [multiple departments]Related itemsReport - Petition for leave of labourers on anniversary of founding of the colony, 1858Petition: Stonemasons appealing against reduction of wagesMemorandum: AC Mountain, City Surveyor - List showing employees in his departmentLetter: Petar Cummings drawing attention to the reduced wages of masonsReport of the Mayor, John Harris, on the retrenchments effected by him in the various departments
Registration
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