James BYRNES appears to have been about 1865 at Bendigo, Victoria, son of ___ and ___. He was married in 1894 at ___, Victoria to Ellen 'Nellie' McCORMACK, b. 1870, Melbourne, Victoria, daughter of Patrick McCORMACK and Honora FINN.

This BYRNES family appears to have been living in the Merino area around 1910, with the birth of one daughter at Merino and two of the boys named on WW1 Merino memorial.

James BYRNES and Ellen 'Nellie' McCORMACK had the following known family:

1. Thomas Joseph BYRNES, b.1896, Footscray, Vic, d, 1934, Melbourne, Vic
• enlisted WW1, 12 Nov 1915
• served as Spr 10590, 3rd Div Signals Corps, AIF
• RTA 30 Apr 1919
• Named on Merino War Memorial
2. Roy Patrick BYRNES, b.1898, Footscray, Vic, d. 1949, Glenferrie, Melbourne
• enlisted WW1, ___, Hamilton
• served as No 68772, (no overseas service?)
• Named on Merino War Memorial
3. Francis James BYRNES, b.1898, Footscray, Vic, d. 1957, Brunswick
4. Vincent Gerard BYRNES, b.1908, Warrnambool, Vic, d. 1970
5. Kathleen Margaret BYRNES, b.1910, Merino, Vic, ................?