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Edward James GORDON (1889 - 1950)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Edward James GORDON (1889 - 1950)	George Henry Haughton GORDON ( - 1939)	Henry Edward Wallace GORDON
			Elizabeth 'Lillian' HILL (1844 - 1905)	Richard HILL (1817 - 1900)
				Agnes Mary CHAPMAN (1820 - 1908)
		Margaret DELAHUNTY (1866 - 1929)

b. 1889 at Eton, Queensland, Australia

d. 1950 at Kilsyth, Victoria, Australia aged 61

Near Relatives of Edward James GORDON (1889 - 1950)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Henry Edward Wallace GORDON
Grandmother	Elizabeth ‘Lillian’ HILL	1844	Bratton Flemming, Devon, England	1905	Georgetown, Queensland, Australia	61
Father	George Henry Haughton GORDON			1939	Queensland, Australia
Mother	Margaret DELAHUNTY	1866	Kilkenny, Ireland	1929	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	63
Self	Edward James GORDON	1889	Eton, Queensland, Australia	1950	Kilsyth, Victoria, Australia	61
Brother	William George GORDON	1885	Eton, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1935	Carmila, Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia	50
Brother	Henry Richard GORDON	1887	Eton, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1955	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	68
Brother	George Francis GORDON	1891
Sister	Florence Agnes GORDON	1893	Walkerston, Queensland, Australia	1962	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	69
Brother in Law	Leonard Victor MATHESON
Brother in Law	Thomas KIRWAN

Events in Edward James GORDON (1889 - 1950)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1889		Edward James GORDON was born	Eton, Queensland, Australia	Note 1	18
1929	40	Death of mother Margaret DELAHUNTY (aged 63)	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	Note 2	60
1939	50	Death of father George Henry Haughton GORDON	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	52
1950	61	Edward James GORDON died	Kilsyth, Victoria, Australia	Note 4	22, 60
1950	61	Burial	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria	Note 5	90

Note 1: Edward James Gordon Event date: 26/04/1889 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1889/C/7007 Mother: Margaret Delahunty Father/parent: George Gordon Burial info - Eton

Note 2: Burial info Townsville Daily Bulletin 1 May 1929 MACKAY MURDER CASE. Charge Against Gordon. MACKAY April 30. Charles Henry Horton Gordon was to-day committed for trial at the Cir- cuit Court on June 16, on a charge of wilfully murdering his wife, Margaret Elisabeth Gordon, at Eton, on April 20. Detective Acting Sergeant Kearney gave evidence at length regarding a visit to the house where the tragedy occurred and bringing the accused to the Mackay watchhouse, where later he interviewed the accused and ad- ministered the usual caution. Accused said he was wearing blood stained socks and a shirt on Saturday night in question. Constable Harry West of Eton, de- tailed the visit of Gordon to the Eton Police Station when the accused said 'I am in trouble, as I have killed my missus'. Accused said he had a row and lost his temper and killed her on the farm. He said he hit her with a stone and then flung it at her. He said he hit her with a brick till she stopped screaming. She said "Don't. Don't hurt me." He hit her till she stopped. This happened about an hour after his son and daugh- ter went to the pictures. A lamp be- came overturned and the kerosene ran over her, catching her alight. He put the fire out with some water. She accused him of being too friendly with other women at Eton and he got wild and lost his temper. There was also an argument with his son to sell the farm, which worried him. He wanted his son to break the agreement. Several other witnesses were ex- amined but no new facts were elicited and accused was committed for trial.

Note 3: George Henry Gordon in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name George Henry Gordon Death Date 1 Aug 1939 Death Place Queensland Registration Date 1939 Registration Place Australia Father Henry Mother Elizabeth Hill Registration Number 003423 Page number 700 Daily Mercury (Mackay) 3 Aug 1939 THANKS. MRS. A. LETTE wishes to thank the Doctors, Matron, Sisters and Nurs- ing Staff of the District Hospital for their skilful attention and services rendered whilst the late George Henry Haughton Gordon was an inmate of the institution, and also all kind friends who rendered assistance and condolences.

Note 4: Burial info - Kilsyth GORDON Edward James Death Mother , Unknown DELEHUNTY Father, GORDON Born - MACKAY QUEENSLAND Death - KILSYTH Age - 61 1950 20533/1950 Daily Mercury (Mackay) 29 June 1950 GORDON: At Kilsyth, Victoria, on June 27, Edward James Gordon, for- merly of Oakenden. Deeply re- gretted.

Note 5: Edward James Gordon Birth 26 Apr 1889 Eton, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia Death 27 Jun 1950 (aged 61) Kilsyth, Yarra Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia Burial Springvale Botanical Cemetery Springvale, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria, Australia Plot Cremated remains scattered at cemetery

Source References:

18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Edward James Gordon Event date: 26/04/1889 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1889/C/7007 Mother: Margaret Delahunty Father/parent: George Gordon

22. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Victoria bdm index, Title: Victorian bdm

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: GORDON Edward James Death Mother , Unknown DELEHUNTY Father, GORDON Born - MACKAY QUEENSLAND Death - KILSYTH Age - 61 1950 20533/1950

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

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Daily Mercury (Mackay) 29 June 1950 GORDON: At Kilsyth, Victoria, on June 27, Edward James Gordon, for- merly of Oakenden. Deeply re- gretted.

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

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Edward James Gordon Birth 26 Apr 1889 Eton, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia Death 27 Jun 1950 (aged 61) Kilsyth, Yarra Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia Burial Springvale Botanical Cemetery Springvale, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria, Australia Plot Cremated remains scattered at cemetery

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