Charles Farquharson (1836 - 1888)

Born 28 Jul 1836 in Rinloan, Glengairn, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Hanlon) Farquharson — married 30 Jun 1862 in Drayton, Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 24 Oct 1888 at age 52 in Drayton, Queensland

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Biography

The advertisement (1) names Margaret as the second daughter of William Hanlon Esq of Kilkenny, and Charles' father as William Farquharson Esq of Invercauld, Drayton, late of Aberdeenshire Scotland. William Farquharson was married to Mary Maxwell.

Charles was Christened on August 5th 1836 in Glenmuick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

He arrived in Victoria, Australia aged 21 years, on the Invincible.

He owned a "tidy little farm" on the Eton Vale Road.

"ACCIDENT TO Mr C. FARQUHARSON. The Ambulance Brigade received a call at 2.51pm yesterday to attend Charles Farquharson, aged 68 years, a resident of Drayton, who was suffering from a fracture of the left arm, caused by a fall from a ladder while engaged in pulling down a building on the Cox Estate. After rendering first aid the bearers advised him to seek medical attention. "

" FARQUHARSON _ HANLAN - At Drayton, on Monday 30th June 1869, by the Rev. Falgence Hodenbourg, Margaret, second daughter of William Hanlon Esq., of Kilkenny, Ireland, to Charles, third son of William Farquharson, Esq. Invercauld,, Drayton, late of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. (6)

The newspaper later (2) describes the accidental death of Charles, after he was crushed under his dray. He is buried in the Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Pbn 1, Row 7, Plot 46..

Sources

1. The Courier (Brisbane) July 17, 1862.

2. The Brisbane Courier October 25, 1888.

3. Queensland Births Deaths Marriages marriage registration No. C34.

4. Queensland Births Deaths Marriages death registration No. C1487.

5. DarlingDowns Gazette 15 October 1907.

6. The Courier (Brisbane) 17 July 1862.

7. Darling Downs Gazette 24th October, 19144, page 7

8. Austcemindex at http://austcemindex.com/inscription?id=8069883 accessed 13Jul2017.