John Brakenridge
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ca. 1833 — 26 March 1864
John Brakenridge (29A)
Headstone
A fragment of John Brakenridge's headstone discovered in a Toowong Cemetery Archaeological Dig in 2012.
- Erected: North Brisbane Burial Grounds, Episcopalian section. After 26 March 1864
- Moved to: North Brisbane Burial Grounds, Reserved Area. ca. 1914. Recorded as J. Brackenridge
- Demolished and disposed of in: Toowong Cemetery, Portion 29A. ca. 1930
- Discovered: Toowong Cemetery, Portion 29A near Section 72. ca. May 2012
Inscription
Jesu Mercy
In Memory of
The Reverend
John Brakenridge M.A.
of Christ's College
Cambridge
Clerk in Holy Orders
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- BRISBANE DIOCESAN CHURCH SOCIETY. (1863, August 25). The Courier (Brisbane, Qld. : 1861 - 1864), p. 3., note the different spelling of the last name.
During the year an addition has been made to the number of the Clergy by the arrival from England of the Rev. F. J. Grosvenor, B.A, of Pembroke College, Oxford, who is appointed as a Missionary Chaplain, to visit distant stations and settlements, under the direction of the Bishop, whose stipend, £250, is paid by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign parts: also the Rev. J. Brackenridge, M.A., of Christ College, Cambridge, and the Rev. H. J. Poole, M.A., of Pembroke College, Oxford, who is now stationed at Maryborough. The Rev. E. G. Moberly, of Dalby, has been admitted to the order of priesthood. Mr G. G. Danvers, of St. Augustine College, Canterbury, catechist, has also arrived.
Death registration: John Brakenridge
Death date: 26/03/1864
Mother's name: -
Father/parent's name: -
Registration details: 1864/B/1621
DEATH. March 26th, at St. John's Parsonage, Brisbane, the Rev. John Brakenridge, M.A., of Christ's College, Cambridge, aged 31.
st-johns-cathedral-1876.jpg
St John's Cathedral facing William Street, Brisbane taken about 1876 - State Library of Queensland.
- BYGONE BRISBANE. (1908, January 19). Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), p. 6., note the word "departed" instead of "Reverend" as shown on the headstone.
BYGONE BRISBANE
The Paddington Cemetery.
A young Church of England clergyman is thus recorded : “Jesu Mercy. In memory of the departed John Brakenridge, M.A. of Christ's College, Cambridge, Clerk in Holy Orders. Died March 20, 1861, aged 31.” He was one of the many young men who have come out to Queensland in that advanced stage of consumption which no climate can cure.