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Edmund HILL (1857 - 1939)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Edmund HILL (1857 - 1939) + Janet BRYSON (1863 - 1951)	Richard HILL (1817 - 1900)	George HILL
		Agnes Mary CHAPMAN (1820 - 1908)

b. 1857 at Cheldon, Devon, England

m. 1883 Janet BRYSON (1863 - 1951) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1939 at Flaggy Rock, Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia aged 82

Near Relatives of Edmund HILL (1857 - 1939)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	George HILL
Father	Richard HILL	1817	Shirwell, North Devon, England	1900	Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	83
Mother	Agnes Mary CHAPMAN	1820	Barnstable, North Devon, England	1908	Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	88
Self	Edmund HILL	1857	Cheldon, Devon, England	1939	Flaggy Rock, Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia	82
Wife	Janet BRYSON	1863	Nebo, Queensland, Australia	1951	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	88
Brother	John HILL	1842	Bratton Flemming, Devon, England	1867	Fort Cooper, Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia	25
Sister	Elizabeth ‘Lillian’ HILL	1844	Bratton Flemming, Devon, England	1905	Georgetown, Queensland, Australia	61
Brother	William HILL	1848	Bratton Flemming, Devon, England	1933	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	85
Brother	Richard HILL	1849	Swimbridge, Devon, England	1863	Saint Lawrence, Queensland, Australia	14
Brother	Thomas HILL	1853	Swimbridge, North Devon, England	1926	Hampden, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	73
Nephew	George Henry Haughton GORDON			1939	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Margaret Maria HILL	1870	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1942	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	72
Nephew	William Henry HILL	1880	Nebo, Queensland, Australia	1964	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	84
Brother in Law	Henry Edward Wallace GORDON
Brother in Law	Louis William Henry DEMETRUIS
Sister in Law	Ellen SWEENEY	abt 1845	Dublin, Ireland
Sister in Law	Annie Catherine Caroline 'Kate' RIECHELMAN	1855	Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	1926	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	71

Events in Edmund HILL (1857 - 1939)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1857		Edmund HILL was born	Cheldon, Devon, England	Burial info & 1861 census
1861	4	Census	Chulmleigh, South Molton, Devon	Note 1
1883	26	Married Janet BRYSON (aged 20)	Queensland, Australia	Note 2	52
1900	43	Death of father Richard HILL (aged 83)	Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 3	18, 60
1908	51	Death of mother Agnes Mary CHAPMAN (aged 88)	Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 4	18, 60
1939	82	Edmund HILL died	Flaggy Rock, Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52
1939	82	Burial	Lost Graves of Carmila, Queensland	Note 6	90

Note 1: HILL Richard (43) b Sherwell - game keeper Agness (41) b Barnstable William (12) Richard (10) b Swimbridge Thomas (7) b Swimbridge Edmund (4) b Cheldon

Note 2: Edmund Hill in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name Edmund Hill Marriage Date 20 Jul 1883 Marriage Place Queensland Registration Date 1883 Registration Place Queensland, Australia Spouse Janet Bryson Registration Number 000959 Page number 6647

Note 3: Burial info Richard Hill Event date: 06/11/1900 Event type: Death registration Date of birth: 1817 Registration details: 1900/C/2744 Mother: - Father/parent: George Hill Mackay Mercury 10 Nov 1900 DEATH. HILL — At his residence, Walkerston, on the 6th inst., Richard Hill, father of T. Hill, of The Leap. The Mercury. Vincit Omnia Veritas. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1900.

Note 4: Burial info Agnes Hill Event date: 16/08/1908 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1908/C/2323 Mother: - Father/parent: - Chapman THE DAILY MERCURY. 18th AUGUST 1908. THE death yesterday afternoon at Walkerston of Mrs Hill, a well known resident of this district will be heard by her many friends of regret, although she had attained more than her allotted three score & ten years. On her death, Mrs Hill was 88 years of age. Mrs Hill was the wife of the late Mr. R. Hill who predeceased her about eight years ago. Mrs. Hill & her husband were among the early settlers in this district. They came to Mackay in the year 1862 & for many years kept the Retreat Hotel at Mt. Spencer. Until recently, Mrs Hill lived privately. She had been ailing for almost six weeks. The deceased lady had endeared herself to a large circle of friends & was highly respected by all those who knew her. She leaves two grown up sons to mourn their loss. The funeral will leave from her late residence at Walkerston this afternoon at 3 o'clock for the Walkerston cemetery.

Note 5: Burial info Edmund Hill in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Edmund Hill Death Date 24 May 1939 Death Place Queensland Registration Date 1940 Registration Place Australia Registration Number 000752 Page number 1045

Note 6: Edmund “Ted” Hill Birth 1 Mar 1857 Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England Death 24 May 1939 (aged 82) Flaggy Rock, Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia Burial Lost Graves of Carmila. Carmila, Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia

Personal Notes:

From Find A Grave The first European settler in the Flaggy Rock area was Edmund Hill, who had left England as a boy in the 1850's, and after spending some time moving around spent a good number of years in the Nebo district before settling on a property in what was later to become known as Upper Flaggy Rock. The year was 1907 and having married years before, the family now comprised of his wife and five children, three boys and two girls. In those days draught horses were very much in demand for farm work and Edmund Hill in time became well known for the high class animals he bred of this type, and possible he bred riding horses as well. Edmund Hill had knowledge of carpentering and built some of the early houses around Flaggy Rock, and not only built hem, but cut and sawed the timber used himself. In 1916, he took up another selection, but this would have been just before the era of canegrowing in the area and he may not have been interested in the venture at the time, as a canegrowing proposition. Later he took on another selection over the Range, and continued breeding horses. In 1939, this original pioneer of Flaggy Rock died, since he came out to Australia as a boy in the 1850's he must have been around ninety years of age, certainly well over eighty. Buried at his property at Flaggy Rock, his grave was marked with white rocks. Over the years, the rocks were moved when cane was planted and the location of the gravesite was subsequently lost. Cause of Death - Myocarditis, Senility

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Edmund Hill in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name Edmund Hill Marriage Date 20 Jul 1883 Marriage Place Queensland Registration Date 1883 Registration Place Queensland, Australia Spouse Janet Bryson Registration Number 000959 Page number 6647

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Edmund Hill in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Edmund Hill Death Date 24 May 1939 Death Place Queensland Registration Date 1940 Registration Place Australia Registration Number 000752 Page number 1045

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

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Edmund “Ted” Hill Birth 1 Mar 1857 Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England Death 24 May 1939 (aged 82) Flaggy Rock, Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia Burial Lost Graves of Carmila. Carmila, Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia

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