James Martin
1838 — 25 November 1927
James Martin (13‑24‑21)
The Civet Cat fancy goods and toy emporium stood in Queen Street where the Myer Centre is today. Its proprietor, James Martin was born in Worcestershire in 1838 to parents, Joseph Martin and Elizabeth (née Teague). He married Henrietta Bradshaw in Brisbane in 1869. James died at the age of 89 at his home Mascotte at New Farm on 25 November 1927
James Martin and George Pretice were members of Brisbane's first fire brigade in 1868. From Page 22 of The Queenslander Pictorial, supplement to The Queenslander, 24 March 1917 — State Library of Queensland. Cropped.