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| Margaret PARKER (1831 - 1913) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Peter John THURBON (1856 - 1933) |
Margaret PARKER (1831 - 1913) + Richard THURBON (1818 - 1881) Henry CURTIS (1837 - 1917) |
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| b. 12 Feb 1831 at Co Limerick, Ireland |
| m. (1) 17 Aug 1847 Richard THURBON (1818 - 1881) at Genoura, New South Wales, Australia |
| m. (2) 03 May 1900 Henry CURTIS (1837 - 1917) at Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 28 Feb 1913 at Jerangle, New South Wales, Australia aged 82 |
| Near Relatives of Margaret PARKER (1831 - 1913) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Self | Margaret PARKER | 12 Feb 1831 | Co Limerick, Ireland | 28 Feb 1913 | Jerangle, New South Wales, Australia | 82 |
| Husband | Richard THURBON | 1818 | London, Middlesex, England | 01 Jan 1881 | Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 63 |
| Husband | Henry CURTIS | 1837 | Stroud, Gloucestershire, England | 02 Jul 1917 | Jerangle, New South Wales, Australia | 80 |
| Son | Peter John THURBON | 28 Mar 1856 | Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 02 Jun 1933 | Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 77 |
| Daughter in Law | Mary Ann RAWLINGS | 30 Jun 1857 | New South Wales, Australia | 22 Feb 1942 | Jerangle, New South Wales, Australia | 84 |
| Granddaughter | Isabel May THURBON | abt 1888 | Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 11 Apr 1951 | Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 63 |
| Grandson | Charles Peter THURBON | abt 1891 | 09 Feb 1964 | Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| Grandson | Alfred Walter THURBON | 20 Dec 1894 | Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 28 Mar 1972 | Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia | 77 |
| Events in Margaret PARKER (1831 - 1913)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 12 Feb 1831 | Margaret PARKER was born | Co Limerick, Ireland | 76 | ||
| 17 Aug 1847 | 16 | Married Richard THURBON (aged 29) | Genoura, New South Wales, Australia | 76 | |
| 28 Mar 1856 | 25 | Birth of son Peter John THURBON | Nimmitabel, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 76 | |
| 01 Jan 1881 | 49 | Death of husband Richard THURBON (aged 63) | Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 76 | |
| 03 May 1900 | 69 | Married Henry CURTIS (aged 63) | Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 76 | |
| 28 Feb 1913 | 82 | Margaret PARKER died | Jerangle, New South Wales, Australia | 76 | |
| Personal Notes: |
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Margaret married Richard Thurbon on 17 Aug 1847 in the Church of England, in Genoura, NSW. They had 12 (twelve), children, Richard John, John, Joseph, James, Peter John, Thomas Patrick, William, George, Jane Louisa, Albert Henry, Charles Ernest, and, Ellen Mary
She married Henry Curtis on 3 May 1900 in St. Paul's Church of England, Cooma, NSW The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser (NSW: 1862 - 1931) Fri 14 Mar 1913 Page 2 The Passing of Mrs. Curtis. (Contributed by P.C.H.) One by one, those pleasant links connecting the history of Manaro, past, and present, are being severed; and our grand old pioneers, with their homely and unassuming ways and their old fashioned hospitality, are, to our regret, gradually passing from amongst us. After years of strenuous life, which their happy dispositions, and their amazing vitality have so well enabled them to endure they pass peacefully away, borne down at last in the battle of life by the honourable burden of a ripe old age. Mrs. Curtis was one of these "kindly old friends," whose doors were ever open to the hungry wayfarer, and whose cheerful face and familiar figure will be missed among a wide circle of friends and neighbours. Justly claiming her family to be the oldest residents of Manaro, the old lady had had a wide and varied experience of pioneering life, in the days when the district, as a white man's country, was yet in its infancy. Having an intimate knowledge of all those events which go to make our local history, her wonderful retentive memory, and her homely manner of conversation, made her an interesting personality. Margaret Curtis was a native of Ireland, having been born at Limerick in the year 1831; and the first years of her childhood were spent by the historical "green banks of Shannon." She was a daughter of John and Margaret Parker, who, in 1840 emigrated to New South Wales, and coming to Manaro, entered the employ of Jocelyn Moore, then owner of Burnima Station, near Bombala. Here their youngest child, Joseph Parker, was born, the first white child born on Manaro. Subsequently, Mr. Parker removed his family to the vicinity of what is now the town of Cooma, and engaged himself to Mr. Hazlingden of Ganowra, then to Mr. Jonathan Wild, of Green Hills, (now Carlaminda); and finally to Mr. Lawrence Harnett, of Rosebrook, grandfather to the present owner of Homeleigh. At that time Cooma was rather a dull place and consisted of a couple of bark huts only. The land it occupies was then a portion of a vast cattle run and was occasionally used as a camping ground by tribes of coastal blacks, who paid regular summer visits to the highlands of Maneroo. Even in those days, the aboriginals knew the value of Manaro as a sanitorium, a fact which our white compatriots were slow to grasp. By this time, by industry and thrift, Mr. Parker had acquired sufficient capital to enable him to enter into partnership with Richard Thurbon, sen., in the purchase and control of Good Good cattle station. His daughter Margaret shortly after became the wife of her father's partner, and Mr. and Mrs. Thurbon took up their abode at the old Good Good homestead in the Jingera district. Here the second generation of the Thurbon family were born, comprising seven sons and two daughters; the former of whom having become large land holders in the neighbourhood, and who, in their younger days, were famous throughout Manaro as champion horsemen. Over 30 years ago Mrs. Thurbon became a widow, but for some twenty years after, she lived on at the old home, dispensing hospitality, and ever extending a hearty welcome to those who made the homestead their place of call. In 1901 she was married to Mr. Henry Curtis, of Jerangle, and from then till the time of her death, resided at that place. Right up to the last she was able to move about her home and her end came suddenly. She is survived by her husband, the whole of her family, and a large family of descendants down to the fifth generation. Her sons are Richard (Whinstone Valley), Joseph, William, Peter, Thomas, James, Albert, and Charles, and her two daughters, Mrs. Robert Scott and Mrs. E. Boate, all of whom reside in the district. The late Mrs. Curtis comes of a long-living family, as at the time of their death both her parents had long passed the allotted span; and there are yet living Mrs. Mellowdew, 93; and Mrs. Tyrie, 80 (both sisters), and Mr. Joseph Parker, (the Uncle Joe of Jingera), 70, brother. Her grandchildren number 82, and her great grandchildren 55. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Mr. Roddan, and over 200 friends and mourners followed the hearse to the Jerangle cemetery. The Rev. S. West officiated at the grave. |
| Source References: |
| 76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/ |
| - Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41472697/margaret-curtis (Birth) |
| - Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41472697/margaret-curtis (Death) |
| - Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41472697/margaret-curtis (Name, Notes) |
| - Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41472692/henry-curtis (Marriage) |
| - Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41472697/margaret-curtis (Marriage) |