Harry Henry ATKINSON (1891

Harry Henry ATKINSON (1891 - 1918)

Timbergetter, Labourer, carpenter

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Helen Dorothy ATKINSON (1913 - 1989) Mavis Beatrice Florence ATKINSON (1916 - 2010)	Harry Henry ATKINSON (1891 - 1918) + Lillian Margaret Ann MADDEN (1894 - 1977)	Henry ATKINSON (1859 - 1928)	John ATKINSON

			Hannah GILL

		Emily NEWTON (1868 - 1949)	William NEWTON (1839 - )	Thomas NEWTON (1816 - 1903)
				Jane BASNETT (1820 - 1864)
			Elizabeth BARBER (1841 - 1897)	Thomas BARBER (1802 - 1877)
				Sarah NICKSON (1797 - 1849)

Pic 9. Flood damaged railway bridge over the Burdekin River, 1917. Flood damaged section of the railway bridge over the Burdekin River in the 1917 floods. A section of the bridge has been swept away leaving twisted and tangled railway lines. Flood debris has been lodged between the sleepers on the decking. A group of observers have gathered on the far side of the bridge.

Pic 10. Floodwaters surround the Crown Hotel at Home Hill, 1918. Exterior view of the Crown Hotel at Home Hill. A large group of people find shelter on the verandahs of the hotel during a flood.

b. 25 Dec 1891 at Railway reserve, Croydon, Queensland, Australia

m. 19 May 1913 Lillian Margaret Ann MADDEN (1894 - 1977) at Homestead, Queensland, Australia

d. 12 May 1918 at Ayr, Queensland, Australia aged 26

Parents:

Henry ATKINSON (1859 - 1928)

Emily NEWTON (1868 - 1949)

Siblings (9):

Beatrice Blanche NEWTON (1888 - 1911)

Elizabeth Maud ATKINSON (1894 - 1931)

Ethel Florence ATKINSON (1896 - 1969)

Thomas ATKINSON (1899 - 1974)

Jessie ATKINSON (1902 - 1902)

Elsie May ATKINSON (1903 - 1978)

John Leslie ATKINSON (1906 - 1965)

Hilda Isabel ATKINSON (1912 - )

Lilian Emily ATKINSON (1912 - )

Children (2):

Helen Dorothy ATKINSON (1913 - 1989)

Mavis Beatrice Florence ATKINSON (1916 - 2010)

Grandchildren (6):

Julian F ELY (1939 - 1958), John Laurence ELY (1942 - 2014)

Events in Harry Henry ATKINSON (1891 - 1918)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
25 Dec 1891		Harry Henry ATKINSON was born	Railway reserve, Croydon, Queensland, Australia	Certificate
19 May 1913	21	Married Lillian Margaret Ann MADDEN (aged 19)	Homestead, Queensland, Australia	Certificate
27 Nov 1913	21	Birth of daughter Helen Dorothy ATKINSON	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	1913/C008117
12 Jul 1916	24	Birth of daughter Mavis Beatrice Florence ATKINSON	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
12 May 1918	26	Harry Henry ATKINSON died	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	Certificate
12 May 1918	26	Burial	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	Grave No 355 at 5pm.

Personal Notes:

Harry and Lillian's marriage certificate shows Harry, his father (Henry) as 'timbergetter' and his father-in-law (Julian) as a timber contractor.

Death: Killed working on the Inkerman Railway Bridge over the Burdekin at Ayr after the cyclone that swept down the Queensland coast causing much devastation. Struck on head by large piece of timber. Unconscious for five days (death certificate says 1 day). Burried in ayr cemetry (over road from sexton's house). Head stone probably provided by Julian Edward Madden (or citizens of Ayr?)

The Inkerman Bridge was only completed 1/8/1913. The record flood level of 1918 was not reached again until Feb 1958. (http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/qld/fld_history/floodsum_1950.shtml)

Harry's headstone reads:
Sacred to the memory
of
Harry
beloved husband of
lilian Atkinson
died 12 May 1918
From injuries received on the Inkerman Bridge
aged 26 years, 5 months
R.I.P.
Erected by his loving wife and little daughters
We trust our loss will be his gain,
And that with Christ he's gone to reign.

Cairns Post 16 May 1918
FATAL ACCIDENT.
TOWNSVILLE, May 15.
A carpenter named Henry Atkinson, sustained fatal injuries while at work on the Inkerman railway bridge. Deceased, who resided at South Townsville, leaves a widow and two children.

TheWestern Champion and general Advertiser for the Central-Western Districts 8 Jun 1918
"A peculiar accident, which unfortunately resulted fatally, occurred on the repair works of the Inkerman Bridge, on Friday last. Whilst a carpenter named Henry Atkinson was engaged with others in put- ting on headstocks, a pile was being drawn by steam power from the new work to where they were driving a distance of some two chains. The rope with which the pile was being drawn got caught against another log, and when pressure was put on the rope it slipped off the log, and in the rebound, struck a straight-edge, which Atkinson was using at the time, flying up and striking him just above the right ear, inflicting a wound of 5in. The Injured man was taken to the Ayr Hospital in an unconscious condition, and died there on Saturday night, being buried at Ayr on Sunday. The deceased, who was a young man, resided on Railway Estate, and leaves a widow and two children."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910%E2%80%931921_Australian_region_cyclone_seasons
1918 Innisfail cyclone
The 1918 Innisfail cyclone made landfall in the area around Innisfail, Queensland, Australia on 10 March 1918. It was more severe than the earlier Mackay storm. Only 12 houses survived being unroofed or totally destroyed. Damage was also sustained in Cairns, 100 km to the north, and inland to the Atherton Tableland. A 3.6m storm surge was experienced to the south at Mission Beach. 37 people were killed in Innisfail, and an estimated 40 to 60 more in outlying areas. The lowest pressure recorded was 926hPa, but again, damage to recording equipment meant that no accurate minimum for the storm's center survived. Estimates place the figure below 910hPa.

Following this destruction, the area experienced a period of prosperity in the local agricultural industries. This led to the construction of many buildings in a grand art-deco style.

Source References:

2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997

- Reference = 153 (Name, Notes)

This public tree has about 60,100 people. Every person in the tree is related by birth or marriage to at least one other person in the tree - no strays. The people in the tree come mainly from four projects.

My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
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