| [Index] |
| Anthony BRUNSKILL (1859 - 1936) |
| farmer |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
| Anthony BRUNSKILL (1859 - 1936) + Elizabeth Caroline BAKER (1865 - 1948) |
George BRUNSKILL (1834 - 1893) | |||
| Mary Ann NORMAN (1839 - 1930) | ||||
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| b. 06 Dec 1859 at Westmorland, England |
| m. 1884 Elizabeth Caroline BAKER (1865 - 1948) at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 11 Dec 1936 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia aged 77 |
| Near Relatives of Anthony BRUNSKILL (1859 - 1936) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Father in Law | Thomas BAKER | 20 Nov 1836 | Icklesham, Sussex, England | 05 Aug 1925 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 88 |
| Mother in Law | Anne BAKER | 02 Sep 1840 | Glennies Creek, New South Wales, Australia | 04 Oct 1897 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 57 |
| Father | George BRUNSKILL | abt 1834 | Westmorland, England | 29 Jan 1893 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 59 |
| Mother | Mary Ann NORMAN | abt 1839 | Cumberland, England | 29 Dec 1930 | Manly, New South Wales, Australia | 91 |
| Self | Anthony BRUNSKILL | 06 Dec 1859 | Westmorland, England | 11 Dec 1936 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 77 |
| Wife | Elizabeth Caroline BAKER | 02 Nov 1865 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 30 Jun 1948 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 82 |
| Brother | Christopher Charles Hodgson BRUNSKILL | 29 Nov 1861 | Rosby Ravensworth, Westmorland, England | 21 Feb 1901 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 39 |
| Sister | Sarah Elizabeth BRUNSKILL | abt 1864 | 09 Jul 1961 | The Rock, New South Wales, Australia | 97 | |
| Brother | George BRUNSKILL | abt 1866 | Westmorland, England | 1960 | 94 | |
| Brother | John Robert BRUNSKILL | abt 1869 | Westmorland, England | 1948 | 79 | |
| Sister | Hannah BRUNSKILL | 26 Apr 1871 | England | 20 Feb 1965 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 93 |
| Sister | Annie Mary BRUNSKILL | 1878 | Kiama, New South Wales, Australia | 20 Feb 1965 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 87 |
| Brother | Thomas Norman BRUNSKILL | 1884 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 1956 | 72 | |
| Niece | Ethel May BRUNSKILL | 12 Oct 1888 | Lake Albert, New South Wales, Australia | 10 Aug 1963 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 74 |
| Nephew | Thomas Vincent BRUNSKILL | 18 May 1892 | Lake Albert, New South Wales, Australia | 20 Jul 1980 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 88 |
| Niece | Mabel Alice BRUNSKILL | 20 Feb 1895 | Lake Albert, New South Wales, Australia | 1985 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 90 |
| Nephew | Robert Lancaster BRUNSKILL | 17 Aug 1897 | Lake Albert, New South Wales, Australia | 1984 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 87 |
| Niece | Isabel BRUNSKILL | 25 Feb 1900 | Lake Albert, New South Wales, Australia | 14 Mar 1987 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 87 |
| Nephew | Percy Lancelot Summerville BAKER | 1885 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | Benjamin Francis L BAKER | 1887 | Jerilderie, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | Cecil Clevland BAKER | 21 Feb 1889 | Jerilderie, New South Wales, Australia | Jun 1970 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 81 |
| Niece | Pearl BAKER | 1892 | Jerilderie, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Niece | Myrtle Lil BAKER | 1897 | Young, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Nephew | Albert Henry BAKER | 06 Feb 1899 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 12 Jun 1963 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 64 |
| Brother in Law | Thomas William BAKER | abt Apr 1860 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 14 Feb 1941 | Stockinbingal, New South Wales, Australia | 80 |
| Sister in Law | Sarah Caroline BAKER | 12 Dec 1861 | Lake Albert, New South Wales, Australia | 18 Oct 1937 | Lake Albert, New South Wales, Australia | 75 |
| Brother in Law | Aaron James BAKER | 31 Jul 1863 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 07 Jul 1948 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 84 |
| Sister in Law | Mary Ann Amelia BAKER | 1868 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 23 Nov 1936 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 68 |
| Brother in Law | Frederick Arthur BAKER | 1871 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 19 Mar 1950 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 79 |
| Brother in Law | Stephen Henry BAKER | 1873 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 30 Jan 1943 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 70 |
| Brother in Law | John Fuller Forster BAKER | 1876 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 07 Apr 1945 | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia | 69 |
| Brother in Law | Benjamin Frank BAKER | 1879 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 1879 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 0 |
| Sister in Law | Clara Helena BAKER | 1882 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 12 Sep 1944 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 62 |
| Brother in Law | David George GORDON | 1857 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| Sister in Law | Elizabeth VINCENT | 22 Jan 1866 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 16 Nov 1963 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 97 |
| Brother in Law | Thomas William MILNE | 1943 | ||||
| Brother in Law | Robert Joseph DUNN | 12 Sep 1862 | Picton, New South Wales, Australia | 05 Mar 1958 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 95 |
| Brother in Law | Laurence Hubert GORMLY | 11 Sep 1876 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 19 Nov 1927 | Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia | 51 |
| Events in Anthony BRUNSKILL (1859 - 1936)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 06 Dec 1859 | Anthony BRUNSKILL was born | Westmorland, England | |||
| 1861 | 2 | Census | Crosby Ravensworth, Westmorland, England | ||
| 1871 | 12 | Census | Brampton, Westmorland, England | ||
| 05 Dec 1877 | 17 | Immigration | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | per 'Pericles' | 71 |
| 1884 | 25 | Married Elizabeth Caroline BAKER (aged 19) | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 71 | |
| 29 Jan 1893 | 33 | Death of father George BRUNSKILL (aged 59) | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 71 | |
| 29 Dec 1930 | 71 | Death of mother Mary Ann NORMAN (aged 91) | Manly, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 11 Dec 1936 | 77 | Anthony BRUNSKILL died | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | 71 | |
| Personal Notes: |
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Son of George Brunskill and Mary Ann (Norman) Brunskill.
Immigrated at age 18, landing at Kiama. Married Elizabeth Ann Caroline Baker. Father of George Edgar Brunskill, Thomas H. Brunskill, Allan Oliver Brunskill, Elsie (Brunskill) Bennett, Anthony Brunskill, and Linda (Brunskill) Carlisle. OBITUARY MR. ANTHONY BRUNSKILL By the death at "Allonby," Forest Hill, in the early hours of Friday morning, of Mr. Anthony Brunskill, the Wagga district has lost an honoured citizen, and one who had set a standard in farming practice which was a very big influence not only in the development of the Riverina, but of the whole State. The late Mr. Brunskill, although not in the best of health, had actively supervised the work at "Allonby," the show farm of the Riverina, until recent weeks, and his death came as a shock to a wide circle of friends. While thus engaged a' few days ago he was inspecting a harvester at work when the sudden swerving of a team caused the sulky in which he was seated to capsize, and it is believed' that this accident shortened a life which had been on inspiration not only to members of his own family but to the whole farming community. Mr. Anthony Brunskill, who was 77 years of age, was born amongst the Cambrian Mountains, in the north of England, and was the eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Brunskill and came to Australia with his parents and other members of the family, arriving at Sydney on December 6, 1877, after a voyage of 97 days on board, the Pericles, a boat' which was later wrecked off the western coast of Western Australia. He was then 18 years of age. The family came almost immediately to the Wagga district and Mr. Anthony Brunsklll was engaged for a time on the construction of the main South railway line between Junee and Bomen. His father then took up dairying pursuits on part of the farm known as Flowerdale, which Mr. Brunskill leased from the late F. C. Pearson, of Sandy Creek Station. Wagga then had a population of about 300 people. The hard life and long hours which had 'been the vogue in the picturesque hut barren and inhospitable Cambrians had bred a hardy race, and this stood to the family in their fight with nature in the new land . In the early days the children milked the cows while the father distributed the milk in Wagga, carrying the milk to town on his 'back until it was possible to purchase a horse and cart to meet the demands of increasing business. Steady progress was made, more land and cows were secured and mixed farming embarked upon, the family pooling their resources and pulling together. Harvesting by means of the reaping hook, however, was a slow business and the father conceived the idea of the use of a scythe and cradle, by which increased the day's operations from half an acre to one and a half acres a day. With this advance in farming practice, Mr. Brunskill thus broke a spell of centuries and set a standard for the district to follow. Mr. George Brunskill died In June, 1893, and his wife survived him until she died on December 26, 1930, aged 92 years. The late Mr. Brunskill married Miss Elizabeth Baker, of Lake Albert, in 1884, and she survives him and there are six children: Messrs. G. E. Brunskill (Borambola), T. H. Brunskill (Wagga), A. S. Brunsklll (Old Borambola), A. O. Brunskill (Alonby). Brothers who survive are: Messrs. George Brunskill (Best-st.), Richard J. Brunskill (Tarcutta-st.) and Thomas N. Brunskill (Gurwood-st., Wagga); and sisters are Mrs. T. Milne (The Rock), Mrs. R. J. Bunn (Kurra jong), Mrs. F. Walker (Christ Church, N.Z.) and Mrs. Bert Gormly (Manly). There are also many grandchildren. The Tumut and Adelong Times NSW Tuesday 15 Dec. 1936 p.2 |
| Source References: |
| 62. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Australian Dictionary of Biography, Title: Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition, Publ: ANU, Locn: http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/adbonline.htm |
| - Reference = https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/brunskill-anthony-5405 (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: Anthony Brunskill (1859–1936)
Anthony Brunskill (1859-1936), farmer, was born on 6 December 1859 at Maulds Meaburn, Westmorland, England, eldest son of George Brunskill, farmer, and his wife Mary Ann, née Norman. The family arrived in Sydney as assisted migrants in December 1877. Anthony worked on construction of the Junee-Bomen railway, then as a station-hand near Wagga Wagga for 25s. a week. Hard work and thrift enabled him to buy a three-horse team and plough after two years. His family settled at Wagga in 1879 and acquired a farm, Flowerdale. With his father and brother George, he contract-harvested wheat and oats with the reaping-hook until his father introduced the scythe and cradle to awed locals, who dubbed him 'Old Yankee'. On 24 July 1884, at near-by Lake Albert, Brunskill married Elizabeth Caroline Baker. In 1888 he purchased 2300-acre (931 ha) Bon Accord with its own railway siding, and by 1890 had 1070 acres (433 ha) under cultivation. In 1892 Brunskill was also share-farming, growing hay for Sydney auctions. A pioneer in costing-practices and time-and-motion studies, he used 'mass production' techniques, in contrast to contemporary farming practices. In 1891 he won the Department of Agriculture's initial prize for the best-managed farm in the south-west. When conditions in the 1890s worsened, Brunskill sold Bon Accord to solve his financial problems. He then bought Allonby, a 4800-acre (1942 ha) farm near Forest Hill and, by 1900, was the biggest wheat-grower in the district with 3000 acres (1214 ha). By his commonsense farming practices and system of stock management Brunskill made Allonby known all over Australia; the farm became one of the show-places of the Riverina. Brunskill's Border Leicester sheep-stud was among the best in New South Wales. In 1907 he won the Sydney Mail prize for the best farm in the southern districts. That year, with Telacon Lloyd, he paid £3632 for 1638 acres (663 ha), once part of Borambola station, and they co-operated in stock-dealing throughout eastern Australia. Brunskill's interests extended to part-ownership of Dunlop station, near Bourke. He was also chairman and managing director of Anthony Brunskill & Sons Ltd of Old Borambola station. A tireless advocate and pioneer of fodder conservation, Brunskill was mainly responsible for the Royal Agricultural Society establishing its important fodder-conservation competitions, and was also a member of the New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association in the 1920s. He was a member of the Murray Lands Advisory Committee in 1922 and of the Federal Pastoral Advisory Committee in 1928. Brunskill was strongly interested in immigration; in 1910 he revisited Westmorland extolling the advantages of rural work in Australia. A big, sunburnt giant of a man, almost two metres tall, with black beard and massive shoulders, he made a remarkable impact. In 1924, the year his wool carried off honours at the Wembley Exhibition, he toured England's rural districts interviewing intending settlers for New South Wales. Survived by his wife, four sons and two daughters, Brunskill died at Allonby on 11 December 1936 and was buried in the Methodist cemetery, Wagga Wagga. His estate was valued for probate at £46,908. His reputation as 'King of Fodder' described a perfectionist who produced hay of superlative quality. |
| 71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/ |
| - Reference = 11 (Death) |
| - Reference = 42 (Name, Notes) |
| - Reference = 11 (Marriage) |
| 76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/ |
| - Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143115757/anthony-brunskill (Name, Notes) |
| 90. Type: Book, Abbr: History of Wagga, Title: A History of Wagga Wagga, Auth: Keith Swan, Date: 1970 |
| - Reference = p141-2, 173 (Name, Notes) |
| - Notes: Outstanding among the farmers of the period were Anthony
Brunskill and Telacon Lloyd (1868-1942) whose families had arrived in the fast-developing period of 1860-80. Both men cooperated in stock-dealing early in the twentieth century, buying and selling livestock throughout Eastern Australia. Lloyd was an excellent judge of stock while Anthony Brunskill skilfully probed the stock market. But it was rather for his farming activities that the latter became famous. By 1891 his 2,000 acre Model Farm, Bon Accord, thirteen miles south of Wagga Wagga adjacent to the main Southern Railway line, was so highly improved that he was awarded the Department of Agriculture 50 guinea prize for the best farm in the southern district of the colony. The farm was highly mechanized for those days, a large force of skilled labour was used and production was so high that the Department of Railways installed a siding in 1892 on the guarantee of 2,500 tons for despatch annually. Later in the difficult years of the 1890s Anthony Bruns-kill sold Bon Accord to ease his financial problems, and local lore has it that during the sale he sprang to the auctioneer's chair and called 'the sale's over!' because the proceeds had already exceeded his expectations and solved his financial problems. By 1900 Anthony Brunskill had recovered and was farming on similar lines at Allonby near Forest Hill, about ten miles east of Wagga Wagga. He was the biggest wheat-grower in the district during the 1900 season, sowing 3,000 acres to lead Booth Brothers of Gobbagombalin—2,800 acres and Eunonyhareenyha station— 2,700 acres. Allonby won the Sydney Mail prize of £50 for the best farm in the southern districts in 1907, and was for many years acknowledged a show place. Anthony Brunskill had many interests beyond the district, particularly at one stage the huge Dunlop station on the Darling. |