John
Dalton
Born in Druidtown, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of John Dalton
and Bridget (McELROY) Dalton
Brother of
James Dalton, William Dalton, Mary Ann (Dalton) Barrett, William Dalton, George William Dalton and Thomas Sterry Dalton
Husband of
Ellen Mary (Murphy) Dalton
— married
10 Aug 1875 in Concord NSW Australia
Husband of
Mabel Jessica (Waite) Dalton
— married
26 Jul 1911 in Queensland, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
John Joseph Patrick Dalton, Amy Placita (Dalton) Perry, Elias Arthur Dalton, Martha Adeline (Dalton) Rolleston, George Abbott Dalton, John Lawrence Dalton, Unnamed Dalton, William Dalton, Elsie Gertrude (Dalton) Carroll, Hilda Muriel (Dalton) Cleary, Myrle Lillian Dalton, Stanley John Dalton, Eli Dalton, Eileen Caroline Dalton, Thomas Joseph Dalton, Ivy Olive (Dalton) Cullinane, Myrtle Rose Dalton, Norman Bernard Dalton and Bridget Pearl (Dalton) McDonald
Died
at age 74
in Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jul 2016
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Biography
John was the son of John Dalton and Bridget McElvoy, he was born at St Annes Druidtown, NSW.[1] As a young man he went to Queensland to make his fortune. He returned to Concord and married his childhood love Ellen Mary Murphy in 1875[2], she was 16 years old.. They had 10 children, three of whom had died before John's death.
Ellen died in 1909 at the age of 49 years and a couple of years later John remarried. His second wife was Mabel Jessica Waite. They had 8 children. John was a grazier and farmer. He bred stud short-horn cattle and thoroughbred horses.
John died in 1929 in Queensland from pneumonia. He was 74 years[3]
His extensive obit reveals some of the successful ventures of his life[4]
Sources
- ↑ NSW Birth Registration: 3921/1855 V18553921 72
- ↑ NSW Marriage Registration:1303/1875
- ↑ Queensland Death Registration: C4454/1929
- ↑ [["VALE!--JOHN DALTON." Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954) 20 November 1929: 9. Web. 19 Aug 2023 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article170057714> ]] Obit
- Obituary: Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954) Wednesday 20 November 1929 p 9
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