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Nannine Cemetery L - Z

 

LONERGAN Lawrence — 54 yrs, bur 25 Aug 1907. Section & Location unknown, the cause of his death in the Nannine Hospital was the effect of burns received six weeks previously. Reg Murchison 72/1907. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

McDONNELL W —15 mths, bur 24 Apr 1907. Section & Location unknown, Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

McKELLAR Francis John — 27yrs, died 11 Mar 1912, Section & Location unknown, he was born in 1885 the cause of death was Typhoid fever, and his occupation was that of a contractor. He was universally liked and respected in Nannine and surrounding areas to the extent that all businesses in Nannine were closed during his funeral as a mark of respect and nearly all male residents attended his funeral. Reg Murchison 15/1912. Buried at Nannine Cemetery

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Francis John MCKELLAR

MCLEOD William John — 32 yrs, bur 15 Oct 1909, Section & Location unknown, he was born in 1873 and died at Nannine. Reg Murchison 60/1909, Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

MITCHELL William — 57 yrs, bur 23 Nov 1897, Section & Location unknown, he was born in Cornwall, England on 10 May 1840 and his Parents were Noah and Elizabeth nee Wellington, he was married twice 1st to Mary Elizabeth GILBERT in 1860 in UK, she died in 1865 in South Australia and 2nd to Caroline Cocking MAYNE from 1866 to 1895 in South Australia. He was the sibling of Francis Mitchell and the half-sibling of Mary Ann Bartle (nee Paull). He was the Father of James, Mary, Joseph, Lionel, Pearl, Lucy, and May Mitchell The cause of his death was the breakup of his constitution. He had one son living with him in Peak Hill and was being transported to Nannine for medical help but died on the way. Reg 1486/1897. Buried at Nannine WA Cemetery. 60/1909, Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

MORGAN William — 26 yrs, died 28 Aug 1902, Section & Location unknown, the cause of his death was caused by an accidental fall down a mine shaft, his occupation was that of a miner. Reg 1637/1902. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

William MORGAN

MULLER Henry August — age unknown, died 28 February 1895, Section & Location unknown, he was born in Germany and the cause of his death was suicide following losing a local court case with a former friend over a dry blowing machine, he first shot dead the person who won the case, John Sutherland, and then shot himself dead in his adjacent camp at Nannine WA, leaving a note confessing to the shooting. His occupation was that of a fossicker/miner although he was known to have significant wealth in Victoria. Reg 340/1895. Buried at Nannine Cemetery  -  Story: https://bit.ly/3S6xUSH

MURPHY Michael — 45 yrs, died 11 November 1897, Section & Location unknown, he was an old Murchison pioneer and was born in Northern Ireland, he had been suffering for some time and had come to Nannine from Peak Hill WA for medical help but died the day after his arrival, the cause of his death was general debility. Reg 1482/1897. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

NEISH James — 36 yrs, died 28 April 1898, Section & Location unknown, he was born in Scotland UK and came to WA via Hawthorn Victoria. He was the Husband of Ellen Catherine KELLY and was the Father of children living in Victoria, the cause of his death was dysentery after arriving from Abbotts. Reg 1532/1898. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

NUTTALL James — 40yrs, died 2nd Jan 1906, Section & Location unknown, he was the son of Adam Nuttall and Alice nee Howard, he was the husband of Sarah Ellen GIBSON in 1891 in Victoria and was the father of six children including Charles, Howard, and Mary Alice Frederica plus three others, one a girl born some four months after his death in May 1906 in Wedderburn Victoria where his wife had family support, he was working at the Ingleston Mine at Meekatharra and the cause of his death was an accident whilst he was down the mine shaft repairing a pump. His occupation was that of a blacksmith and was a long-term respected resident of Cue WA where he lived and had also worked in other mines in the area. It was not possible to arrange his funeral at Cue so it was arranged at Nannine WA where his wife could attend at the time. Reg Murchison 7/1906. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

O'BRIEN Maurice — 70yrs, d Dec 1910, at the home of son-in-law J Toohey at Nannine, Cause: Senile Decay and Cancer, Born Ireland, Had six daughters and three sons, RC, Reg Murchison 50/1910, Buried at Nannine Cemetery.
Meekatharra Miner 17 December 1910, page 2
An old and esteemed resident in the person of Mr. Maurice O'Brien passed away at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. J. Toohey, at Nannine on Sunday night last after a long and painful illness. The deceased had been under the doctor's care for some months, but as his age was very much against him there was no hope of his ultimate recovery. The cause of death was senile decay together with cancer. The deceased came to Nannine about 14 years ago. Sometime later he had the Shamrock Hotel at the Twelve Mile erected and of late years has been working a show at the same place. The deceased was 70 years of age and a native of Ireland. He leaves a family of six daughters and three sons, some of the former are living at Meskatharra. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon, the body being interred in the Roman Catholic portion of the Nannine cemetery, the Rev Father Flavahan officiating. The pallbearers were Messrs Toohey, Darrigan, Thornton, and McCann. Wreaths were sent by Mesdames Gill, Coleman, and Paul. Mr. and Mrs. A. Murphy, and Miss Mulcahy. Over 40 vehicles followed the remains also a number on foot.

O'REILLY Patrick — 55 yrs, bur late April 1897, Section & Location unknown, the cause of death was natural causes as he was found deceased in his tent at Nannine. Reg 1457/1897. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

PARKER Herbert Walter ¾ 19yrs, d 5 Dec 1899, at Nannine, Father: William Alexander PARKER, Mother: Margaret Davidson, Reg 1358/1899, Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

ROBINSON Ellen Theresa — 35 yrs, bur 4 Jul 1905, Section & Location unknown, born in Sydney NSW in 1870,  her parents were Michael & Ellen Brown, she married John George Robinson (owner/manager of the Royalist Mine) in Nannine WA in 1901 and she was the mother of John Henry Robinson born in Nannine WA in 1904 and Jane Sylvia Robinson born in Perth in 1902. Reg 1566/1905. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

Ellen Theresa ROBINSON - Photo Ancestry.com

ROBINSON Frances Mary — 36 yrs, bur 9 June 1899, Section & Location unknown, she was born in Liverpool, England in 1863 and her Parents were Robert and Frances nee Topping, she became the wife of John George Robinson (owner of the Royalist Mine at Nannine) in Perth WA in 1897, the cause of her death was a short illness of eclampsia. Reg 1335/1899. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

Murchison Advocate 17 June 1899, page 2

RODGERS Richard — age unknown, bur 25 Jan 1906, Section & Location unknown, Reg Murchison 8/1906. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

SAVAGE Matthew — 66 yrs, bur 14 Aug 1905, Section & Location unknown, Reg 1577/1905. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

SIMPSON Jane — age unknown, died at Nannine on 20 December 1899, Section & Location unknown, the cause of death was heat apoplexy. Reg 1331/1900, Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

West Australian 22 December 1899, page 5

SMITH Annie — 5 ½ yrs, bur 1 Apr 1909, Section & Location unknown, Parents were William John and Elizabeth Smith Banks of Burnakanrra, and she was born on 21 May 1903 in Gabanintha WA, the cause of her death at Nannine Hospital was diphtheria. Reg Murchison 21/1909. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

SMITH William John — 42 yrs, bur 5 Sept 1909, Section & Location unknown, he was born in Bendigo Victoria in 1867, the son of John Smith and Ann nee Doyle, he was the husband of Adelaide Annie Margaretta Edwards in 1893 in Perth WA He also had a brother living in Day Dawn WA. William was the father of eight children born in the Perth WA area between 1894 and 1908 including Ellis, Francis, Haywood, Marguretta, Olive and Violet Smith plus one other child. The cause of death was miner's phthisis of which he had suffered for a long time, his occupation was a miner. He came to the Nannine/Cuddingwarra about 12 years before his death. Reg Murchison 52/1909, Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

William John Smith - Photo - Ancestry.com

SPENCE Thomas — 67 yrs, bur 13 Nov 1905, Section & Location unknown, he was born in Bristol, England Reg. 1591/1905. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

STRAPP unnamed male — bur 1898, Cause: stillborn, Child of James STRAPP & Mary Ann nee LEEHEY, Section & Location unknown,  Reg 1530/1898. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

STURM Elizabeth ― 72yrs, May 1915, from Gabanintha, died at the Nannine Hospital, Reg 21/1915 Murchison, Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

STURM - Meekatharra Miner 8 May 1915, page 2

SUTHERLAND John AKA The Duke of Sutherland — died 26 February 1895, Section & Location unknown, the cause of his death was that he was killed by a former friend following winning a local court case against the former friend, Henry August MULLER, over a dry blowing machine, he was shot dead by the assailant who then took his own life in the same manner and left a note confessing to the first shooting. His occupation was that of a miner. Reg Murchison 339/1895 (registered Southerland) Buried at Nannine Cemetery.  Story: https://bit.ly/3S6xUSH

SWINTON James — 45 yrs, died 3 Aug 1909, Methodist Section, Loc unknown, he was the husband of Mary Alice Swinton in 1899 in WA and was also the father of a son, James Frederick Swinton, the cause of his death was consumption from which he had been suffering for a long time, his occupation was previously that of an engine driver but had in recent years taken up the homestead lease at The Gap Well on the Peak Hill Road after living many years at Cue, Chesterfield, and Nannine. Reg Murchison 48/1909. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

Murchison Times and Day Dawn Gazette 12 August 1909, page 2

SWINTON Mary Alice — 68 yrs, died 28 Jun 1927, Methodist Section, Loc unknown, she came to WA from Ballarat Victoria and was the wife of Mr. James Swinton from 1899 in WA and she was also the mother of an adult son James Frederick Swinton, she had been in WA 31 years after leaving Victoria living many years at Cue, Chesterfield, and Nannine. Reg Murchison 11/1927. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

James & Mary SWINTON

THORLEY Mary ‘Molly’ Ellen (Carroll) — 86 yrs, died 22 Jun 1994, Section & Location unknown, she was born in Nannine WA on 18 March 1909 and her Parents were George Thomas and Maria Ellen Carroll nee Kemp, she was the wife of Kenneth D THORLEY married in 1937. Reg (not available due to privacy), Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

Molly Ellen Carroll THORLEY

TURNER Thomas B — 1 day, bur 23 Jul 1907, Section & Location unknown, Reg Murchison 67/1907. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

ULYETT George — age unknown, bur 26 January 1899, Section & Location unknown, the cause of death was typhoid fever and he had been working in Nannine WA for about 3 years, he had been ailing for some weeks before his death but did not want to be admitted to the Nannine Hospital, No Reg found. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

Murchison Advocate 28 January 1899, page 3  -  Nannine Notes.
A death occurred last Wednesday morning from fever. The deceased, George Ulyett, has been working about here for about three years and was well-known and liked. The unfortunate man was ailing for some weeks and received every attention but he would not allow himself to be taken to any hospital. His remains were interred in the local cemetery. He has friends in Victoria but is understood to have no relations. The former has been communicated with. 

UNNAMED adult male — Section & Location unknown, died 29 May 1899, the cause of death at the Nannine Hospital was typhoid fever and pneumonia, his occupation was a miner from The Star of the East Mine at Gabanintha WA, he was in an almost exhausted condition on arrival at the hospital under the complication of the disorders he was suffering and had unfortunately left it too late for medical, Reg not found. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

WALLACE Kathleen Mary — infant, bur 18 Nov 1909, Section & Location unknown, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace of Meekatharra WA. Reg Murchison 64/1909, Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

WHILLAS Mary — 1 yr, buried Jul 1904, Section & Location unknown, she was born in Nannine WA in 1903 and her parents were Charles John and Amelia nee Bond, who were married in Claremont WA in 1902. Reg 1563/1904. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

WICKS Charles Dr — 36 yrs, bur 2 May 1898 Section & Location unknown, born 30 JUL 1863 Troqueer, Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, son of Henry William Wicks and Marion nee Cairns, married to Mabel Elizabeth nee Smith in Northumberland. England in 1891. He had one child, Ronald Henry Cairns Wicks born 1891 in Northumberland England. He had been the resident surgeon at Jarrahdale, Carnarvon, and Nannine Hospitals over some years, the cause of his death at Bond's Hotel in Nannine was consumption, Reg 1536/1898. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

WILKINS George Ernest — 23 yrs, bur 31 Jan 1909, Section & Location unknown, born 17 Aug 1884 at Moama, New South Wales, Father: George Edward Wilkins, Mother: Charlotte Ethel nee Young, Occupation: Teacher,  Reg Murchison 16/1909. Buried at Nannine Cemetery.

Wilkins Family - George Edward, Ethel Caroline, George Ernest & Charlotte Ethel nee Young was taken at Maryborough, Victoria and the family were living at Homebush, Victoria at the time.was taken. Photo Ancestry.com