Murdock Brooker, 1853–1913 (aged 60 years)
- Name
- Murdock /Brooker/
- Given names
- Murdock
- Surname
- Brooker
- Also known as
- /Murdo/
| Birth | May 13, 1853
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44 |
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| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Wade December 17, 1859 (aged 6 years) Note: Citation of original death certificate |
| Burial of a paternal grandmother | Mary Wade December 20, 1859 (aged 6 years) Note: Citation of original death certificate |
| Birth of a daughter | Sarah Louisa Brooker August 27, 1885 (aged 32 years) |
| Death of a father | John Brooker December 7, 1886 (aged 33 years) Cause: John died from Gastritis and Debility. He was attended by Dr. B.J. Newsmarch. Note: The death informant was John's nephew W. McKenzie, who was living at Wilds Meadow. The death was reg… The death informant was John's nephew W. McKenzie, who was living at Wilds Meadow. The death was registered on the 9th of December, 1886 at Robertson, NSW. Source: copy of death certificate. |
| Burial of a father | John Brooker December 9, 1886 (aged 33 years) Note: Witnesses to the burial were C. Tildsley and A. Kirkland. |
| Birth of a son | John James Brooker 1887 (aged 33 years) |
| Birth of a son | Fredrick Donald Brooker about February 1888 (aged 34 years) |
| Birth of a son | Herbert Brooker February 1888 (aged 34 years) |
| Death of a son | Fredrick Donald Brooker April 20, 1888 (aged 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter | Janet Isabel Brooker November 20, 1889 (aged 36 years) |
| Census | 1891 (aged 37 years) Note: Lived at Daisy Bank, East Kangaloon, Camden. 3 males and 2 females were living there. |
| Birth of a son | Albert Ernest Brooker May 9, 1892 (aged 38 years) |
| Birth of a son | Archie Joseph Brooker May 9, 1892 (aged 38 years) |
| Birth of a son | Walter Lyall Brooker March 3, 1894 (aged 40 years) |
| Death of a mother | Janet MacKenzie May 4, 1901 (aged 47 years) Cause: Heart Disease |
| Burial of a mother | Janet MacKenzie May 6, 1901 (aged 47 years) |
| Death of a son | John James Brooker March 14, 1902 (aged 48 years) Age: 14 Cause: Accident - struck by lightning Note: Inquest, Bowral Free Press (New South Wales : 1901 - 1906) Wednesday 19 March 1902 p 3 Article. Inquest, Bowral Free Press (New South Wales : 1901 - 1906) Wednesday 19 March 1902 p 3 Article. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. . From our Correspondent, It is with deep regrret that we have to record the death of John James Brooker (son of Mr. M. Brooker, of East Kangaloon), who was killed by lightning in the severe storm that passed over the district on Friday afternoon last. The District Coroner (Mr, A. D. Badgery) conducted an inquest on Saturday last at East Kangaloon, when the following evidence was given :— Murdo Brooker being duly sworn, stated, that the deceased, John James Brooker, was 14 years old. For the past week he has been out at Kelly's Creek milking the cows, his brother was with him. Yesterday (14th) about 7 p.m., my son Herbert reported" to me that John James had been struck with lightning und killed at Kelly's Creek. I at once proceeded there and found him dead. He had evidently been struck on the right side of the head, as a strip of hair 1/2 inch wide was completely. removed. There were marks of bruises on the chest, and his shirt and trousers were torn, and the boot was burst off the left foot. Afterwards I placed deceased's body in a vehicle and brought it home. Herbert Murdo Brooker being duly sworn states : I am a son- of Murdo Brooker, and for the last week have been at Kelly's Creek with the deceased: yesterday (14th) about 5 p.m. deceased and I were milking ; there was a heavy thunderstorm at the time ;.he was sitting down milking : I was milking a few feet away ; I must have been unconscious for a time,perhaps an hour. I felt giddy when I woke ; I received an injury to my finger ; I,looked round me, and saw deceased lying down behind the cow ; the cow was lying dead in the bail; I tried to wake him, but found he was dead, I then carried him to the can house, and rode home and told my father ; my father at once started for the scene of the accident. Some of the timber about the bail was split. The cow I was milking was singed about the hips and near foreleg. The jury returned the following verdict; We find that the said J. J. Brooker, at Kelly's Creek, Berrima, N.S. W., on the 14th March, 1902, was accidentally killed by lightning. |
| Burial of a son | John James Brooker March 16, 1902 (aged 48 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jonathan Brooker June 17, 1906 (aged 53 years) Cause: Blood Poisoning |
| Burial of a brother | Jonathan Brooker June 19, 1906 (aged 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Francis Wesley Morrow — Sarah Louisa Brooker — View this family April 19, 1911 (aged 57 years) |
| Death | June 29, 1913 (aged 60 years) |
| Burial | July 2, 1913 (3 days after death) |
| Obituary | Obituary July 4, 1913 (5 days after death)Note: As briefly reported in our last issue, Mr. Murdo Brooker, one of the pioneer residents of the distri… As briefly reported in our last issue, Mr. Murdo Brooker, one of the pioneer residents of the district, passed away at his late residence, 'Yarrawa,' near Robertson, on Sunday night last. He was apparently in his usual good health when he partook of his tea that evening, but shortly after retiring to bed he complained of feeling unwell, and his sudden illness had only been of an hour's duration when he breathed his last. The news of his sadden demise caused quite a shock to the community. The late Mr. Brooker was highly respected by all classes throughout the district. He was a committeeman and steward of the Robertson Agricultural Society and on the committee of the Robertson Progress Association; in both these institutions he took a keen interest, and it was only in very bad weather that he was absent from the meetings. In his younger days deceased was a good cricketer, and often did yeoman service for the club he played with (East Kangaloon). He was 60 years of age, and leaves a widow and grown up family of sons and daughters to mourn their great loss. The funeral, which took place on Wednesday, was one of the largest seen in the district for many years, representatives from all parts of the district being present to pay their last tribute of respect to one who had always tried to do his best to advance the interests of the locality in which he lived, and whose every action was as straight as a gun barrel. His remains were laid to rest in the East Kangaloon cemetery, the burial service being conducted by the Rev. J. F. Schwegler. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Messrs. T. E. Bursill (Robertson) and R. B. Simpson (Moss Vale). Original publication: Robertson Advocate (NSW), 4 July 1913, p 2. |
| father |
1809–1886
Birth: June 24, 1809
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33 — Windsor, New South Wales, Australia Death: December 7, 1886 — East Kangaloon, New South Wales, Australia |
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| mother |
1809–1901
Birth: 1809 — Ross Shire, Scotland Death: May 4, 1901 — Robertson, New South Wales, Australia |
| Marriage | Marriage — February 10, 1843 — Berkeley, New South Wales, Australia |
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6 years
elder sister |
1848–1931
Birth: December 28, 1848
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39 — Charcoal Creek, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 20, 1931 — Bowral, New South Wales, Australia |
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11 months
elder brother |
1849–1906
Birth: December 3, 1849
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40 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Death: June 17, 1906 — Bowral Hospital, Bowral, New South Wales, Australia |
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18 months
elder brother |
1851–1935
Birth: May 24, 1851
41
42 — Charcoal (now Unanderra), New South Wales, Australia Death: April 5, 1935 — Forest Lodge, Kangaloon, New South Wales, Australia |
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2 years
himself |
1853–1913
Birth: May 13, 1853
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44 Death: June 29, 1913 — Yarrawa, Robertson, New South Wales, Australia |
| himself |
1853–1913
Birth: May 13, 1853
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44 Death: June 29, 1913 — Yarrawa, Robertson, New South Wales, Australia |
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| partner |
1851–1940
Birth: 1851 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Death: May 5, 1940 — East Kangaloon, New South Wales, Australia |
| son |
1892–1971
Birth: May 9, 1892
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41 — Robertson, New South Wales, Australia Death: May 29, 1971 — Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia |
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1892–1946
Birth: May 9, 1892
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41 — Kangaloon, New South Wales, Australia Death: November 8, 1946 — Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
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-4 years
son |
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1 month
son |
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22 months
daughter |
1889–1967
Birth: November 20, 1889
36
38 — Kangaloon, New South Wales, Australia Death: May 4, 1967 — Los Angeles, California, USA |
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-22 months
son |
1887–1902
Birth: 1887
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36 — Robertson, New South Wales, Australia Death: March 14, 1902 — Kelly's Creek, Berrima, New South Wales, Australia |
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-15 months
daughter |
1885–1964
Birth: August 27, 1885
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34 — Robertson, New South Wales, Australia Death: July 8, 1964 — District Hospital, Bowral, New South Wales, Australia |
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9 years
son |
1894–1968
Birth: March 3, 1894
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43 — Robertson, New South Wales, Australia Death: August 2, 1968 — Yass, New South Wales, Australia |
| Census | Lived at Daisy Bank, East Kangaloon, Camden. 3 males and 2 females were living there. |
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| Obituary | As briefly reported in our last issue, Mr. Murdo Brooker, one of the pioneer residents of the district, passed away at his late residence, 'Yarrawa,' near Robertson, on Sunday night last. He was apparently in his usual good health when he partook of his tea that evening, but shortly after retiring to bed he complained of feeling unwell, and his sudden illness had only been of an hour's duration when he breathed his last. The news of his sadden demise caused quite a shock to the community. The late Mr. Brooker was highly respected by all classes throughout the district. He was a committeeman and steward of the Robertson Agricultural Society and on the committee of the Robertson Progress Association; in both these institutions he took a keen interest, and it was only in very bad weather that he was absent from the meetings. In his younger days deceased was a good cricketer, and often did yeoman service for the club he played with (East Kangaloon). He was 60 years of age, and leaves a widow and grown up family of sons and daughters to mourn their great loss. The funeral, which took place on Wednesday, was one of the largest seen in the district for many years, representatives from all parts of the district being present to pay their last tribute of respect to one who had always tried to do his best to advance the interests of the locality in which he lived, and whose every action was as straight as a gun barrel. His remains were laid to rest in the East Kangaloon cemetery, the burial service being conducted by the Rev. J. F. Schwegler. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Messrs. T. E. Bursill (Robertson) and R. B. Simpson (Moss Vale). Original publication: Robertson Advocate (NSW), 4 July 1913, p 2. |
| Name | Name is Murdock on birth certificate. Later used the name Murdo |