Redmond on 24 February 1886 and they had one son who died in 1891, aged five. |- |align="center"| ||John Jack Dalton ||align="center" | ||Was married and worked at Dalton Bro's and died age 35 from a shirt illness |- |align="center"| ||Jane "Jenny" Dalton ||align="center" | ||Died in France |- |align="center"| ||Michael "MF" Dalton ||align="center" | ||Worked in rural areas until later running "Gobabla" and "Kangaroobie" and also the Dalton Bro's Company |- |align="center"| ||Winifred Dalton ||align="center" | ||Sacred Heart nun |- |align="center"| ||Elizabeth Dalton ||align="center" | ||Sacred Heart nun |- |align="center"| ||Edward "EB Dick" Dalton ||align="center" | ||Involved in Dalton Bro's |- |align="center"| ||Rosie Mckillop ||align="center" | ||Married William Mckillop MP, moved to Ireland, but later moved back to Orange after William died |- |align="center"| ||Patrick Dalton ||align="center" | ||Became a Jesuit priest and professed in Ireland, but later moved back to Australia |- |align="center"| || ||align="center" | || |} Out of the eight of the twelve children of James Dalton that gave offspring, 23 were born. Influence in Orange and New South Wales James Dalton was a major influence on the running of Orange and the surrounding areas. James Dalton was the mayor of Orange in 1869, he was a major influence on the train line going through to Orange, he built outstanding homes throughout the Orange area with commanding views over the whole region. James was also a key person in the construction of the famous Cook Park in Central Orange taking up an entire city block. He was also one of the major firms and families to fund the building of the band stand and the James Dalton Fountain Since he was Irish Catholic and very wealthy he was one of the most powerful Catholic men in the colony, he funded the construction of Orange's St Joseph's Catholic Church. Buildings constructed and owned by James Dalton in Orange He also built many of Oranges famous buildings such as: Duntryleague Mansion, Woodward Street (1876) When it was built it was one of the Colony's grandest homes. It was built for approximately 50,000 pounds (Today it would be equal to 3,522,000.00 Australian Dollars (approx) or 2,285,000.00 British Pounds) It is now one of Australia's most prestigious golf courses. When James became a Papal Knight, he was given a stunning stained glass window by The Vatican for his services to the church which is on display in Duntryleague's grand staircase.