John Wilson
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ca. 1846 — 7 August 1872
John Wilson (29A)
Headstone
A fragment of John Wilson's headstone discovered in a Toowong Cemetery Archaeological Dig in 2016
- Erected: North Brisbane Burial Grounds, Episcopalian section. After 7 August 1872
- Moved to: North Brisbane Burial Grounds, Reserved Area. ca. 1914. Recorded as John Wilson
- Demolished and disposed of in: Toowong Cemetery, Portion 29A. ca. 1930
- Discovered: Toowong Cemetery, Portion 29A near Section 72. ca. May 2016
Inscription
In
memory
of
John Wilson
(Constable)
who died at Brisbane
7th August 1872
aged 26 years
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Death registration: John Wilson
Death date: 07/08/1872
Mother's name: Mary Harris
Father/parent's name: Joseph Wilson
Registration details: 1872/B/7393
I am sorry to say that a fine young fellow, a mounted trooper, named John Wilson, aged 22, and who had been relegated from this district a month ago, on account of bad health, to Brisbane, succumbed to pumonary complaint, accelerated by the severe frosts of this locality, on the 6th inst.