Rebecca (Foster) Kyle (1842 - 1924)

Born 1 Jan 1842 in Castlederg, County Tyrone, Ireland

Wife of John Kyle — married 16 Feb 1858 in Castlederg, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1924 at age 82 in Bowen, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Rebecca (Foster) Kyle was born on 1 Jan 1842 in Laghtfoggy, Castlederg, Tyrone, Ireland. Her father was Robert Foster (~1810 - ).

Rebecca married John Kyle (1829 - 1902) on 16 Feb 1858 in Castlederg, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom.^[1]

Their children were...

1. William Kyle ( - 1922)
2. Robert Kyle (~1858 - 1882)
3. Eliza Anne (Kyle) Gollagher (1861 - 1932)
4. Margaret Ann Kyle (1863 - <1865)
5. Margaret Kyle (~1866 - 1933)
6. Rebecca (Kyle) Butler (~1869 - 1943)
7. John Kyle Jr (~1873 - 1940)
8. Sarah Jane (Kyle) Thormahlen (~1877 - 1946)
9. Fanny Emily (Kyle) Thormahlen (1878 - 1963).

In 1865 Rebecca and her family immigrated from Ireland to Australia on the ship Maryborough, arriving at Port Denison (now known as Bowen), Queensland. ^[2] The family remained in the region the remainder of her life taking up farming.

Rebecca died on 23 Jul 1924 in Bowen, Queensland, Australia aged 82.^[3] She was buried in Bowen General Cemetery. ^[4]

Obituary

DEATH OF A VERY OLD IDENTITY. Another very old identity of Bowen in the person of Rebecca Kyle, relict of the late John Kyle passed away early on Wednesday morning at her residence, George Street at the age of 82 years. Deceased born, in Ireland and came to in Australia with her husband, in the sailing ship “Maryborough” in the early sixties, landing at Bowen. They went to Adelaide Point where they were employed for six years by the late J. G. Macdonald, after which they took up land on the other side of the Don River and went in for farming at Mayflower, where they resided for many years. They afterwards moved across the river to Willow Bank, where they also resided for many years. She leaves one son and 5 daughters, numerous grandchildren and a good many great grandchildren to mourn their loss, her husband having predeceased her 22 years ago. The late Mrs J Kyle was a fine old lady, one of those stout-hearted women of the bush who battled along cheerfully very often under most adverse circumstances. They were noted for their open-hearted hospitality and possessed that fine homely spirit of the early pioneers, who paved the way to civilisation. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Robertson (Church of England) performing the last sad rites at the graveside. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ CoTyrone.com, Termonamongan Parish Church, St. Bestius' Church of Ireland, Killeter, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland Marriages 1845-1901, Extracted from numerous FHL films of Civil Registration of Marriages in Ireland, Transcribed, Compiled and Submitted by Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia, Marriage, Entry 94; John Kyle & Rebecca Forster; 16 Feb 1858; Image of original entry in possession on Maree Evans
2. ↑ Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild, "," database, Lines 183 to 187 (Kyle Family); citing Volume 4, Ship Maryborough : accessed 25 July 2021
3. ↑ Death Registration Index, "The State of Queensland, Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages"; index entry for Rebecca Kyle, Death Date: 23 Jul 1924, Father: Robert Forster, Mother: -, Registration Number: 1924/C/2330; link to record : accessed 18 Nov 2021; Copy of Certificate in the possession of Maree Evans
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, Memorial: Rebecca Kyle (Foster), Birth Date: 6 Jan 1842, Death Date: 23 Jul 1924, Bowen Flemington Road Cemetery, Bowen, Queensland, Australia, Plot: Grave 920, Find A Grave: Memorial #176769840, accessed: 18 Nov 2021 , Headstone Image, Maintained By: Richie Wright, 48346415.
5. ↑ Bowen Independent (Qld. : 1911 - 1954), 1924, 'DEATH OF A VERY OLD IDENTITY.', 26 July, Page: 5, Trove, National Library of Australia (digistised newspaper archives : accessed 18 Nov 2021)