John Copland King LETHBRIDGE

1867 - 1932  (65 years)

• Name	John Copland King LETHBRIDGE
  Birth	18 Jul 1867	Rosedale, Victoria, Australia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	952
  _UID	912FCD9D10F5463095B74C2E2F9807B7F053
  Death	29 Aug 1932	Mitchell, Queensland, Australia   [2, 3]
  Burial	Mitchell General Cemetery, Queensland, Australia
  Notes	Obituary from The Brisbane Courier, 1 September 1932 (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22011648): J. C. K. Lethbridge. The death occurred at Mitchell on August 29, after several months' illness, of Mr. John Cop- land King Lethbridge at the age of 65 years. The late Mr. Lethbridge was born at Scarne (Victoria) on July l8, 1867. He was a son of the late Mr. Robert Copland Lethbridge and the late Mrs. Lethbridge, of Forest Vale station, Mitchell. He came with his parents to Forest Vale station in 1872, and was educated at the Toowoomba Grammar School. After being engaged in the banking profession for six years at Mitchell, Adavale, Charleville, and Mackay, in 1890 he took the position of jackeroo at Oak Park station (the property of his brother in-law, the late Mr. J. R. Nimmo). In 1898 he was appointed to the position of manager of Tryconnell Downs and Ularunda stations, near Morven, by the Bank of New South Wales, and sub- sequently was appointed administrator of Nive Junction, on the Warrego, and Woodlands station, Mitchell. , In 1901 he purchased Warren Point, Mitchell, where he had been engaged in sheep raising and citrus growing up to the time of his death. In 1902 he married Miss Florence M'Lean, the youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. D. M'Lean, of Bindango station, Roma. The late Mr. Lethbridge was a member of the Booringa Shire Council and Leichhardt Rabbit Board. He is survived by a son, Robert Copland King Lethbridge, and a daughter (Mollie Lethbridge), and one grandchild. The funeral, which took place from All Saints' Church of Eng- land, Mitchell, to the Mitchell Cemetery, on Monday afternoon, was largely attended. The Rev. Canon Eva (Roma) officiated. Headstone inscription: In Loving Memory of My dear husband & our father John Copland King Lethbridge Born Scarne Victoria July 18, 1867 Died Aug. 29 1932 Peace perfect peace
  Person ID	I952	Folkestone, Kent
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2020

  
  

  Father	Robert Copland LETHBRIDGE,   b. 11 Sep 1838, Werrington, Penrith, NSW, Australia d. 31 Oct 1919, Forest Vale, Queensland, Australia (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Ella Minter,   b. 29 Sep 1844, Folkestone, Kent d. 15 Jul 1902, Forest Vale, Queensland, Australia (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	9 Apr 1863	Trinity Church, Barrabool, Victoria, Australia   [1, 4]
  	Robert a grazier of Queensland JP.
  Family ID	F205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Alice Agnes FULFORD
  Family ID	F354	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

  Family 2	Florence Ann McLEAN,   b. 29 May 1867, Bindango, Queensland, Australia d. 13 Dec 1938, Mitchell, Queensland, Australia (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1904	Queensland, Australia   [5]
  Children	1. Florence Mary McLean LETHBRIDGE   2. Robert LETHBRIDGE   3. Ella LETHBRIDGE,   b. 1909, Queensland, Australia d. 4 Jun 1911, Queensland, Australia (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Jul 1867 - Rosedale, Victoria, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S45] Pioneer Index, Victoria, from Margaret Young April 2008. [S177] http://austcemindex.com/inscription.php?id=5350388. [S129] Queensland online BMD index, October 2010 and later, reg no. 1932/C/2907. (Reliability: 3). [S120] Family Notices. (1863, April 21). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954), p. 10. Retrieved October 5, 2010, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28620738. [S54] Queensland Historical Marriages Index, April 2008.