George Sutherland (1855 - 1905)

Husband of Ada Alice (Bowen) Sutherland — married 1882 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Died 1 Dec 1905 at age 50 in Kew, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

George was born in Dumbarton, Scotland in 1855.

He migrated to Australia with family, and lived in NSW, Victoria and South Australia. He met his wife in South Australia and married her there, before moving back to Victoria.

He passed away in 1905.^[1]

He is remembered at Boroondara Cemetery in Kew, Victoria, Australia. His findagrave record includes the following biography: "He was a Scottish-born Australian journalist and writer.

George Sutherland (1855-1905), journalist, was born on 1 October 1855 at Dumbarton, Scotland, second son of George Sutherland, draftsman, and his wife Jane, née Smith. In 1864 the family, which included Alexander, (memorial#74208108) migrated to New South Wales where George attended Sydney Grammar School for five years. When the family moved to Melbourne in 1870 he went to Scotch College.

In 1902 Sutherland returned to Melbourne to join the editorial staff of the Age. Modest, cultured and urbane, with 'high integrity and exceedingly happy temperament', he died suddenly at his home at Kew on 1 December 1905 of rupture of the heart and was buried in the Boroondara cemetery, with Rev. C. Strong officiating. He left an estate valued for probate at £339. In Adelaide on 25 September 1882 he had married Ada Alice, daughter of R. G. Brown, and was survived by her and their two sons and three daughters, one of whom, Margaret, became a distinguished composer."^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Victorian Deaths Index SUTHERLAND Geo Death <Unknown Family Name>, Jane SMITH <Unknown Family Name>, Sutherland Geo Kew <Unknown Family Name> 50 1905 13078/1905
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194412577/george-sutherland