After a few days of Broadford records, it’s time for a change of location to nearby Tulla. I “love” how the poor wife misses out on having her name stated in these obituaries even though all the children are listed.
The Catholic Press, 5 October 1939. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106345498
The Yongala in which he lost his son Thomas, was lost, apparently during a cyclone off the coast of Queensland in April 1911.
The Northern Miner, 31 March 1911, page 5. There is such pathos in reading of the elderly woman whose two sons and a nephew were on board. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article80349950
From John’s age at death based on the cemetery records below, it should be possible for any family member to find his baptism in the Tulla parish registers by ordering in the microfilm.
| Baptisms and marriages, 1819-1880. | Family History Library | British Film | 979693 Item 4 |
From the Fields of Mars cemetery records available here, we learn that it’s likely (but not certain) his wife’s name was Bridget.
| Names: | John Howard | |||||||||||||||
| Service Date: | 28 Jul 1939 | |||||||||||||||
| Date of Death: | 27 Aug 1939 | |||||||||||||||
| Age: | 86 | |||||||||||||||
| Gender: | M | |||||||||||||||
| Register Number: | 4511 | |||||||||||||||
| Burial Type: | Burial | |||||||||||||||
| Location: | Section Grave C Grave : 57 | |||||||||||||||
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East Clare Emigrants 