Monday, September 10, 2012

Ann Elizabeth DINTE


This headstone was found yesterday in the Toowong Cemetery.

It belongs to Ann Elizabeth DINTE who was born 1st of May in 1822 and died in Brisbane on 23rd of July in 1898.

Her parents were Henry ROBOTTOM and Ann GLAZEBROOK.

Ann is buried in Portion 5, Section 6, Grave Number 20.

The only word that can be seen on the half buried headstone is "forgotten"

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Intestate Estates


NORTHERN SUPREME COURT. 

(Townsville Star, August 16.)

Before His Honor Mr Acting-Justice Paul

IN CHAMBERS.

Mr C. S. Norris, local Deputy Curator of Intestate Estates, petitions for power to administer the personal estates of the undermentioned persons. Orders to administer were granted as prayed.

Margaret Barber, late of Croydon, widow.

John Kenny, late of Rolingbrooke, near Mackay, horse breaker.

William Cassian, late of Cairns, carpenter.

William C. Guun, late of Harveys Creek, school teacher.

Theodore Boll, late of Cairns, laborer.

George Napier, late of Richmond, laborer.

George Daley, late of Cairns, miner.

FrederickWilliam Jarvis, late of Woolgar, miner.

William Hawley, late of Hughenden, laborer.

James Hamilton, late of Nelson, near Cairns, carpenter.

Michael Walsh Shanahan, late of Tamata Station, Mamba River, New Guinea, Government Agent.

August Heinrich Boldt, late of Tableland, near Cooktown, miner.

Robert Coates, late of Mount Romeo, near Cooktown, tin miner.

Patrick Henry, late of Thornborough, miner.

James Vigravas, late of Bowen, laborer.

Carl Oscar Freedolf, otherwise known, as Alexander Davis, late of Normanton, seaman.

John Proctor, late of Bakerville, miner.

Joseph Ramsden, late of Hampden, miner and bush carpenter.

John Black, late of Normanton, miner.

John Black, late of Hane Creek, near Mackay, blacksmith.

Margaret Murtagh, late of Charters Towers, domestic servant.

Daniel Savage, late of Charters Towers, miner.

In the following cases administration in the lands and goods were granted to Mr

C. S. Norris, Local Deputy Curator in Intestacy:-

James Scott, late of Georgetown, miner, commission agent.


NORTHERN SUPREME COURT. (1899, August 21). The North Queensland Register (Townsville, Qld. : 1892 - 1905), p. 61.

Monday, August 13, 2012

Elizabeth BLAKE - BATTEN - MALE - DAY



Found Drowned. 

Shortly after noon yesterday the Water Police recovered from the river, near Birt's Wharf, South Brisbane, the body of an elderly woman which was subsequently identified as that of Elizabeth Blake, or Batten, who resided in the Valley. The deceased was 58 or 59 years of age. Her proper name was Elizabeth Batten, but she had been known for years as Elizabeth Black. Henry Blake, a labourer, with whom the deceased was stated to have lived since 1892, told the police that he had last seen the the deceased alive on Thursday at the Prince of Wales Hotel. She had just come out of gaol that morning. About three weeks ago she told him that "she had a good mind to do away with herself." That was the only time she had made such a threat. The deceased was a native of Wardsley, Staffordshire, England. Her husband is said to be in North Queensland, and she is understood to have two of a family, but their whereabouts are unknown. A post-mortem examination was held by Dr. A. H. Roe, who certified that death was due to asphyxia by drowning.
 


The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), 1916, May 23, p. 6.


This link shows photographs of where Elizabeth was interred in Toowong Cemetery

Monday, August 06, 2012

Margaret Isabella STOKES


Yesterday a little girl, 4 years of age, daughter of Mr. Robert Stopes, of the Upper Kedron, was accidentally burned to death. It appears that her father was from home working at his daily occupation, and the mother had gone to visit a sick neighbor, leaving the child at home with three others older than herself. There was a good log fire burning in the house, and it is supposed that the child had been playing with it, or had unconsciously got in too close proximity to it, as she was seen to rush out of the house in flames by a boy 10 years of age who was working near the place. The little fellow very bravely ran to her assistance and succeeded in extinguishing the flames, but unfortunately his assistance was too late, as the child died shortly after from the severe burning she had received.

Margaret Isabella STOKES, born 19/7/1874 Brisbane and died 10/6/1879

father Robert STOKES and mother Fanny Elizabeth PRESTON

  

Friday, August 03, 2012

Jane McDOUGALL (nee SIMPSON)


McDOUGALL.-On the 28th February, at Alloa, Scotland, after a long and painful illness, Jane McDougall, relict of the late David McDougall, of Bath-street, Glasgow, also mother of Mrs. A. McInnes and P. and J. H. McDougall, of this city.

Dear hands slip dally from our grasp,

And hearts are sundered sore ;
Our eyes grow dim with bitter tears
For them we'll see no more.

Link to newspaper article
  

Thomas McDOUGALL


DEATH.

MCDOUGALL.-On January 23, 1900, at his sister's residence, North Berwick, Scotland, Thomas McDougall, late of Mount Sturt, Warwick, Queensland.

  

Saturday, July 28, 2012

WALDRON - POTTER or was it RAMSAY

 
In the Queensland BDM Index there are two marriages listed for Albert 
George WALDRON and they are:

WALDRON, Albert George    M    POTTER, Myrtle May 1/3/1913    13/B12977
WALDRON, Albert George    M    RAMSAY, Florence Amelia 1/3/1913    13/B12977

I would be most interested in hearing anything at all about these 
entries and the people mentioned in them.