John Mills Capper (1858 - 1950)

Born 17 Jun 1858 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Husband of Martha (Chadwick) Capper — married 5 Dec 1887 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 2 Oct 1950 at age 92 in Nambour, Queensland, Australia

Biography

Mother: Mary Mills, Father: Matthew Capper

Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser (Qld. : 1922 - 1954), Friday 6 October 1950, page 1
Nambour Resident's Death at 92 MR. J. M. CAPPER The death occurred at Nambour on Tuesday of Mr. John Mills Capper at the age of 92 years. The deceased once lived In a cottage on the present site of Lennons Hotel, Brisbane.

Mr. Capper was born where Charlotte Street now is. In his childhood days he gathered chips from trees cut down in Queen Street, along which he saw bullock and horse teams pass daily. In those days there was a creek on the site of the present City Hall and a slip-rail fence at Roma Street through which, the aborigines were chased out of town at sundown. Mr. Capper joined the Police Force and served in Cooktown, on the Palmer goldfield. and at Barcaldlne. Resigning from the Police Force he returned to Brisbane and then moved to Nambour. Despite his age, the late Mr. Capper was active almost until his death.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/78379526

• Birth: Queensland Marriage Index 1858/B/650
• Death: Queensland Death Index 1950/C/4274
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160604540/john-mills-capper: accessed 21 August 2022), memorial page for John Mills Capper (19 Jul 1858–2 Oct 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 160604540, citing Nambour General Cemetery, Nambour, Sunshine Coast Council, Queensland, Australia; Maintained by Rich Fedoush (contributor 46805205).