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Richard BRACKEN (1858 - 1941)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Richard BRACKEN (1858 - 1941) + Mary Anne VEITCH (1858 - 1937)	Hugh BRACKEN
		Susan (BRACKEN)

b. 1858 at Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland

+. Mary Anne VEITCH (1858 - 1937)

d. 1941 at Maryborough, Queensland, Australia aged 83

Near Relatives of Richard BRACKEN (1858 - 1941)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Thomas VEITCH
Mother in Law	Isabella WALMSLEY
Father	Hugh BRACKEN
Mother	Susan (BRACKEN)
Self	Richard BRACKEN	1858	Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland	1941	Maryborough, Queensland, Australia	83
Spouse/Partner	Mary Anne VEITCH	1858	Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland	1937	Scarness, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia	79
Brother	James John BRACKEN	1864	Enniskillen, Ireland	1935	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	71
Niece	Maud Susan BRACKEN	1896	Queensland, Australia	1970	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	74
Brother in Law	James VEITCH	1853	Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland	1940	Euroa, Victoria, Australia	87
Sister in Law	Anne GORDON	1872	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1936	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	64

Events in Richard BRACKEN (1858 - 1941)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1858		Richard BRACKEN was born	Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland	Note 1
1937	79	Death of wife Mary Anne VEITCH (aged 79)	Scarness, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia	Note 2	18, 60
1941	83	Richard BRACKEN died	Maryborough, Queensland, Australia	Note 3	18, 60
1941	83	Burial	Maryborough Cemetery	Note 4	90

Note 1: Obit - Burial info - 1857, Enniskillen

Note 2: Burial info Mary Anne Bracken Event date: 26/07/1937 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1937/C/3318 Mother: Isabella Wamsley Father/parent: Thomas Veitch Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser 27 July 1937 OBITUARY MRS. R. B. BRACKEN The death occurred yesterday of Mrs. Mary Anne Bracken at her resi dence, Scarness, after a long illness. Mrs. Bracken who was aged 78 years and 11 months, was born in Enniskillen. Ireland, and came out to Queensland on April 26 1883 in the sailing ship, Gran ville, landing at Maryborough. Mr. and Mrs. Bracken resided at Mary borough for some years and later set- tied at Gunalda where they engaged in dairying for 23 years. Retiring from these pursuits Mr. and Mrs. Bracken went to Scarness. Mrs. Bracken is survived by her hus band, Mr. Richard Bracken (Scarness). three sons — Messrs. Hugh Valentine. Richard William and James Henry Bracken (.Gunalda) — and one daughter. Florence Isabel - Scarness). There is one brother. Mr. James Veitch (Mel bourne). The funeral will leave St. Paul's Church of England at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon.

Note 3: Mentioned in brothers obit 1935 Richard Bracken Event date: 21/07/1941 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1941/C/3328 Mother: Susan - Father/parent: Hugh Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser 22 July 1941 MR. R. BRACKEN The death of Mr. Richard Bracken, aged 83 years, a well-known and re spected resident of Scarness, occurred yesterday. The late Mr. Bracken was born at Enniskillen, Ireland, and came out to Queensland in the sailing ship Earl Granville, landing at Maryborough on April 26 1883. He had worked in Maryborough and district ever since. He was an employee of the Queensland Railway Department for many years subsequently he took up land at Gunalda were he engagen in farming for several years. For the past year he had lived a retired life at Scarness. His wife predeceased him by four years. He is survived by three sons Messrs. Hugh, William, and James Bracken, all of Gunalda and one daughter.

Note 4: Richard Bracken Birth 1857 Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland Death 21 Jul 1941 (aged 83–84) Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia Burial Maryborough Cemetery Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia Plot Monumental K Plot 500

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Richard Bracken Event date: 21/07/1941 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1941/C/3328 Mother: Susan - Father/parent: Hugh

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

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser 22 July 1941 MR. R. BRACKEN The death of Mr. Richard Bracken, aged 83 years, a well-known and re spected resident of Scarness, occurred yesterday. The late Mr. Bracken was born at Enniskillen, Ireland, and came out to Queensland in the sailing ship Earl Granville, landing at Maryborough on April 26 1883. He had worked in Maryborough and district ever since. He was an employee of the Queensland Railway Department for many years subsequently he took up land at Gunalda were he engagen in farming for several years. For the past year he had lived a retired life at Scarness. His wife predeceased him by four years. He is survived by three sons Messrs. Hugh, William, and James Bracken, all of Gunalda and one daughter.

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

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Richard Bracken Birth 1857 Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland Death 21 Jul 1941 (aged 83–84) Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia Burial Maryborough Cemetery Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia Plot Monumental K Plot 500

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