Constance Charlotte LAMONT (1863

Constance Charlotte LAMONT (1863 - 1949)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Daughter ATKINSON Joyce ATKINSON K. J. ATKINSON R. L. ATKINSON	Constance Charlotte LAMONT (1863 - 1949) + Robert James ATKINSON (1866 - 1939)

Pic P1. In loving memory of
Our Darling Mother
Died 11th October 1949
Aged 86 years
"He giveth His beloved sleep."
Peace be your curtain
God's great love enfolding
Dream ye the dreams
That O'er His children sweep
Mansions of light
And loveliness beholding
For so he giveth His beloved sleep.

Pic S1. In Loving Memory of
a devoted husband
and father
ROBERT JAMES
ATKINSON
Died 1st March 1939

Pic 1. In loving memory of
Our Darling Mother
Died 11th October 1949
Aged 86 years
"He giveth His beloved sleep."
Peace be your curtain
God's great love enfolding
Dream ye the dreams
That O'er His children sweep
Mansions of light
And loveliness beholding
For so he giveth His beloved sleep.

b. 1863 at Boronia,, Knox City, Victoria, Australia

+. Robert James ATKINSON (1866 - 1939)

d. 1949 at Queensland, Australia aged 86

Near Relatives of Constance Charlotte LAMONT (1863 - 1949)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	James ATKINSON	1824	County Armagh, Ireland	1899	Wairuna, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia	75
Mother in Law	Catherine (Kate) GOOD	1825	Coachford, Co. Cork, Ireland	1917	Queensland, Australia	92

Self	Constance Charlotte LAMONT	1863	Boronia,, Knox City, Victoria, Australia	1949	Queensland, Australia	86

Spouse/Partner	Robert James ATKINSON	1866	Queensland, Australia	1939	Queensland, Australia	73

Daughter	Daughter ATKINSON
Daughter	Joyce ATKINSON
Son	K. J. ATKINSON
Son	R. L. ATKINSON

Son in Law	A. J. CHAMPNEYS

Nephew	Bryan Atkinson LYNN	1896	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Henry ATKINSON
Nephew	James ATKINSON

Sister in Law	Elizabeth Kate ATKINSON	1861	Victoria	1912	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	51
Brother in Law	Henry John ATKINSON	1864	Queensland, Australia	1934	Queensland, Australia	70
Brother in Law	Thomas Joseph Good ATKINSON	1869	Queensland, Australia	1930	Queensland, Australia	61

Events in Constance Charlotte LAMONT (1863 - 1949)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1863		Constance Charlotte LAMONT was born	Boronia,, Knox City, Victoria, Australia	Burial info
1939	76	Death of husband Robert James ATKINSON (aged 73)	Queensland, Australia	Note 1	60
1949	86	Constance Charlotte LAMONT died	Queensland, Australia	Note 2	60
1949	86	Burial	Cashmire Station Ruins & Cemetery, Kirrama, Tablelands, Queensland	Note 3	90

Note 1: Burial info

Cairns Post 1 March 1939
OBITUARY.
MR. R. J. ATKINSON.
MT. GARNET, March 1.
Mr. Robert James Atkinson, owner
of Cashmere Station, on the upper
Herbert River, near Mt. Garnet, died
at the homestead shortly before 1 o'clock
this morning. He had suffered a long
and painful illness; necessitating last
year an operation in Sydney from which
he had recovered just sufficiently to be
brought home to Cashmere. Mr.
Atkinson, who was 72, was the second, son
of the Mr. James Atkinson, a pioneer
station owner, who took up grazing land
at Elizabeth Creek, in the Mt Surprise
district, where deceased was born, being
the first white child in that district.
A kindly gentleman, and first-class
cattle and horse man, he was very highly
respected throughout the North.
He leaves a widow and a grown up
family-- Mrs. A. J. Champneys (Glen
Harding Station), Mr. R. L. Atkinson
(Glen Ruth Station), Mr. K. J. Atkinson
(Wairuna Station) and Miss Joyce
Atkinson (Cashmere). The funeral will
probably be held at Cashmere Station
early this afternoon.
Mr. H. J. Atkinson, of Greenvale
Station, died a few years ago, and Mr.
T. J. Atkinson, of Gunnawarra. Station,
died in 1930.
Deceased was the last member of his
generation in the Atkinson family.

Cairns Post 4 March 1939
MR. R. J. ATKINSON.
REVIEW OF HIS LIFE.
GENTLEMAN PASTORALIST.
MT. GARNET, March 3.
It is with deep regret and a strong
feeling of personal loss that the pass-
ing of Mr. Robert James Atkinson,
of Cashmere Station, early on, Wed-
nesday morning at the age of 72, is
recorded. A kindly man with a keen
sense of humour and readiness to do a
good turn at any time, he was well
liked and respected throughout the
north.
With his exceptionally wide know-
ledge and experience, gained by a life-
time among cattle and horses, he had
built up probably the finest herd of
beef cattle and stud of thoroughbred
and draught horses in North Queens-
land.
Born of pioneering pastoralists,
James and Kate Atkinson, he was the
first white child born at Elizabeth
Creek, near where the township of
Mt. Surprise now stands. He soon came
to the fore as an outstanding horse
master and a daring rider. Leaving
the Mt Surprise district, he came to
his father's property Wairuna Sta-
ion, on the Upper Burdekin, where,
with his brothers (the late Mr. H. J.
Atkinson, of Greenvale Station, and
the late Mr. T. J. Atkinson, of Gun-
nawarra Station, who both prede-
ceased him by some years) he gained
further experience among stock. Later
he purchased Abergowrie Station on the,
the Lower Herbert, married Miss
Lamont, of Melbourne, and settled
down there for some years. Early in
this century he purchased Cashmere
Station, on the Upper Herbert River,
and with his wife and young family
commenced on the great task of mak-
ing it the beautiful home it is to-day.
Cashmere homestead is picturesquely
situated on a high basalt tableland
above the bank of the Herbert. In
the time he could spare from his many
duties on this big station Mr. Atkin-
son, who was an ardent gardener, ''
built up the famous terrace garden
with basalt, -which was lying loose on
the tableland. From annual visits to
the Sydney Royal Show, where he pur-
chased the best pedigreed animals
most suitable for the north, he gradu-
ally built up the station stock until
the Cashmere thoroughbred and
Clydesdale horses bearing the well
known 9WD brands are recognised as
possibly the best in the north. By the
judicious mating of pedigree Devon
and Shorthorn cattle, also purchased
at the Sydney Show sales, he produced
a strain, the stock from which are
eagerly sought by cattle buyers.
A fine upstanding man, nearly 6 ft
in height, in his youth he excelled
in athletics, and was noted for his
swimming ability. Many tales are
told by old hands of his daring feats.
One of them was the swimming of the
Herbert River in flood with a 50lb
bag of flour balanced on his head.
This was not a stunt but was repeat
edly done in the wet season part of
the day's work.
He treated his many employees, as
he did his guests in his hospitable
home - with the greatest consider-
tion.
Besides his widow and family
Messrs R. L. ("Montv") and K. J
Atkinson. Mrs. A. J Champneys, Miss
Joyce Atkinson - a number of em
ployees who have spent their life or a
large portion of it in his service, are
left to mourn the loss of this fine
gentleman. In the peaceful little
cemetery, within view of his home at
Cashmere, amid the surroundings he
loved so well, he was laid to rest.

Note 2: Burial info

Daily Mercury (Mackay) 20 Oct 1949
The death occurred at "Mun-
galla," Ingham, of Mrs. Con
stance Atkinson, formerly . of
Cashmere Station, .widow of the
late R. L. Atkinson, and mother
of Mr. R. L. (Monty) Atkinson,
of "Mungalla," on Sunday last.
She was 86 years of age, and was
residing with her son. The re
mains were conveyed from Ing
ham to Cashmere Station, where
they were interred beside those
of her late husband.

Note 3: Constance Charlotte La Mont Atkinson
BIRTH
1863
Boronia, Knox City, Victoria, Australia
DEATH
11 Oct 1949 (aged 85–86)
BURIAL
Cashmere Station Ruins and Cemetery
Kirrama, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia

Source References:

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Daily Mercury (Mackay) 20 Oct 1949
The death occurred at "Mun-
galla," Ingham, of Mrs. Con
stance Atkinson, formerly . of
Cashmere Station, .widow of the
late R. L. Atkinson, and mother
of Mr. R. L. (Monty) Atkinson,
of "Mungalla," on Sunday last.
She was 86 years of age, and was
residing with her son. The re
mains were conveyed from Ing
ham to Cashmere Station, where
they were interred beside those
of her late husband.

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Constance Charlotte La Mont Atkinson
BIRTH
1863
Boronia, Knox City, Victoria, Australia
DEATH
11 Oct 1949 (aged 85–86)
BURIAL
Cashmere Station Ruins and Cemetery
Kirrama, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia

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