unnamed Verney
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26 November 1870 — 26 November 1870
unnamed Verney (Toowong Cemetery Symbology Display)
Headstone
A fragment of the headstone of an unnamed infant son of George Hope and Morforwyn Verney, discovered in a Toowong Cemetery Archaeological Dig in 2015.
- Erected: North Brisbane Burial Grounds, Episcopalian section. After 26 November 1870
- Moved to: North Brisbane Burial Grounds, Reserved Area. ca. 1914. Recorded as Verner
- Demolished and disposed of in: Toowong Cemetery, Portion 29A. ca. 1930
- Discovered: Toowong Cemetery, Portion 29A near Section 72. ca. May 2015
- Moved to: Toowong Cemetery Symbolism Display. ca. 2016
Inscription
The infant son of
George Hope and
Morforwyn Verney
born and died
26 November 1870
The Lord gave and the
Lord hath taken away
… the way of the
Lord
Learn more
- Birth Record - Queensland Government - Marine birth
Birth registration: Unnamed Verney
Birth date: 26/11/1870
Mother's name: Harriet Julia Morforwyn Hinde
Father/parent's name: George Hope Verney
Registration details: 1870/B/11811
BIRTH.
VERNEY.—On the 26th November, the wife of Geo. H. Verney, Esq., A.D.C., of a son, who survived his birth only a few minutes.
Major George Hope Verney, ca. 1895, was previously A.D.C. to the Governor Blackall Queensland, from 1868 - 1871. State Library of Queensland
Harriet Julia Morfarwyn Verney, December 1868. State Library of Queensland