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George Watson (mayor)
George Watson (1852–1923) was mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in 1892. Personal life George Watson was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 11 April 1852, the son of George Watson, senior, and his wife Elizabeth (née Lindsay).Queensland Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages Aged 10 years old, he immigrated to Brisbane on the ship ''Ocean Chief'' with his father. He attended the Brisbane Normal School. George Watson married Harriett Barnes, daughter of John Barnes and his wife Lydia (née Allwood), on 7 November 1877 in Brisbane. The couple had nine children: * Elizabeth Lucy (1879-1949) * Henry Thomas (1880-1883) * James Francis (1882-1967) * Gertrude Matilda (1884-1957, Mrs Whyte) * Lydia Beatrice (1886-1960, Mrs Eldred) * Daisy Lilian (1888-1978, Mrs Wyllie) * Helen Evelyn (1889-1905) * George (1891-1964) * Norman Mayor (1893-1918) Their son Norman Mayor Watson was a lance corporal in the Australian Imperial Forces in World War I and was killed in action on 5 April 1918. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Allworth Clark
John Allworth Clark (1846-1932) was mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in 1891. Personal life John Allworth Clark was born in 1846 in Adelaide, South Australia.Brisbane City Council Archives After completing his education, he moved to Sydney where he married Elizabeth Ann Jane Mullarky in 1871. Born in 1843, she was three years older than him. She remembered the imperial troops in Sydney where she was born, and the first railway to Parramatta. The couple had the following children: * Adelaide Louise, married Perth 1905 to Wesley Castles, died Sydney 1949Western Australia Births, Deaths & Marriages * May Helen, born Sydney 1877, married Sydney 1910 to Walter Gibson, died Sydney 1966 * John Raymond (Ray), born Sydney 1875 died Sydney 1954New South Wales Register of Births, Deaths & Marriages * Stanley Richardson, born Sydney 1878, died Sydney 1964. About 1882 they moved to Brisbane and then many years later back to Sydney. John Allworth Clark died on Tuesday 14 June 1932 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |