Lily (Cave) Picton (abt. 1881 - 1954)

Born about 29 Mar 1881 in Blackwater, Queensland, Australia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of William Joseph Picton — married about 6 Jun 1906 in Queensland, Australia

Died 25 Jun 1954 at about age 73 in Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Lily Cave (1881-1954) was born in Queensland (possibly 29 Mar 1881 in Blackwater - see comment in references). She was the daughter of Frederick Cave and Sarah Adams.
Theirs was a large family and her father's earlier years in Australia are unclear but certainly by 1903 he was settled in Rockhampton on East Street and Lily is recorded with the family. ^[1]

She married William Robert Picton in Queensland (likely Rockhampton) on the 6th June 1906. ^[2] He worked as a labourer, stockman and station manager and theirs was a fairly nomadic existence moving from station to station as work demanded. After spending a short while at "Bimerah" near Isisford ^[3] they returned to Rockhampton to Nicholson Street briefly ^[4] before moving a couple more times during the next decade. They spent over 10 years at Monte Christo on Curtis Island ^[5] before settling in Gladstone, Queensland firstly on Ann Street ^[6] and ultimately Bonar Street ^[7] which is where they lived when Lily died on the 25th June 1954. ^[8]

She was buried in the cemetery there subsequently. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ 1903 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1207 #6208081 (accessed 6 August 2022)
   Name: Lilly Cave; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1903; Electoral Place: Rockhampton, Capricornia, Queensland, Australia.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
   Queensland Federation Index 1890 - 1914; Registration Number: 002209; Page number: 4191
   Ancestry uk Record 1780 #397867 (accessed 6 August 2022)
   Lily Cave marriage to William Joseph Picton on 6 Jun 1906 in Queensland.
3. ↑ 1908 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1207 #15999446 (accessed 6 August 2022)
   Name: Lily Picton; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1908; Electoral Place: Isisford, Maranoa, Queensland, Australia.
4. ↑ 1909 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1207 #188155423 (accessed 6 August 2022)
   Name: Lily Picton; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1909; Electoral Place: Rockhampton North, Capricornia, Queensland, Australia; Residence Address: Nicholson St.
5. ↑ 1928 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1207 #176082030 (accessed 6 August 2022)
   Name: Lily Picton; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1928; Electoral Place: Gladstone, Capricornia, Queensland, Australia; Residence Address: Monte Christo, Curtis Island.
6. ↑ 1943 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1207 #27880572 (accessed 6 August 2022)
   Name: Lily Picton; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1943; Electoral Place: Gladstone, Capricornia, Queensland, Australia.
7. ↑ 1949 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1207 #28499939 (accessed 6 August 2022)
   Name: Lily Picton; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1949; Electoral Place: Gladstone, Capricornia, Queensland, Australia.
8. ↑ Death: "Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985"
   Queensland Death Index 1950-1954; Registration Number: 003302; Page Number: 1893
   Ancestry uk Record 1779 #5226853 (accessed 6 August 2022)
   Lily Picton death 25 Jun 1954, child of Frederick Joseph Cave & Sarah Adams, in Queensland.
9. ↑ Burial: "Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current"
   Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208000573/lily-picton
   Lily Picton burial (died on 25 Jun 1954) in Gladstone, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.

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