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Alexander "Dick" Simpson WIGHT ( - 1949)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Living Living Living Eunice Olive WIGHT (1923 - 1926)	Alexander "Dick" Simpson WIGHT ( - 1949) + Flora Jane BROOK (1895 - 1971)	Unknown WIGHT

+. Flora Jane BROOK (1895 - 1971)

d. 1949 at Ayr, Queensland, Australia

Near Relatives of Alexander "Dick" Simpson WIGHT ( - 1949)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Joseph BROOK	1863	Ovens, Victoria, Australia	1904	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	41
Mother in Law	Isabella Elizabeth CAMERON	1870	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1926	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	56
Father	Unknown WIGHT
Self	Alexander "Dick" Simpson WIGHT			1949	Ayr, Queensland, Australia
Spouse/Partner	Flora Jane BROOK	1895	Queensland, Australia	1971	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	76
Daughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Son	Living or Recently Deceased
Son	Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter	Eunice Olive WIGHT	1923		1926	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	3
Half Sister	Dau WIGHT
Half Sister	Jean WIGHT
Half Brother	Jim WIGHT
Half Brother	Robert WIGHT
Son in Law	Living or Recently Deceased
Sister in Law	Isabella Mary BROOK	1897	Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law	Irene Sophie BROOK	1900	Queensland, Australia	1988	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	88
Sister in Law	Alexandra Edith BROOK	1903	Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	A. COX

Events in Alexander "Dick" Simpson WIGHT ( - 1949)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1923		Birth of daughter Eunice Olive WIGHT
1926		Death of daughter Eunice Olive WIGHT (aged 3)	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	Note 1	60
1949		Alexander "Dick" Simpson WIGHT died	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	Note 2	60

Note 1: Burdekin Burial Register Wight Olive Eunice F age 3 Ayr Cemetery Grave no 164 buried 1926-04-02 Bowen Independant 3 April 1926 FATAL TRAIN ACCIDENT. An accident of a very sad and awful nature occurred at Proserpine early on Thursday morning, result ing in the death of Mrs. Brookes, of Ayr, and her granddaughter, aged about three years. It appears that she was proceeding from Ayr to Proserpine by the mail train and, on arrival at Proserpine at about 4 a.m., thinking it was not going to stop, jumped off with the child in her arms and fell under the carriage, which went over her, cutting off one of her legs and causing other fearful injuries the child being killed instantly. Not withstanding her terrible injuries, Mrs Brookes lived until 9 a.m. The bodies were taken by that night’s train to Ayr for interment. Mrs. Brookes was a native of Bowen, the eldest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Donald Cameron, of Clunes, Lower Burdekin, and a niece of Mrs Hornung, George Street. The child was a daughter of Mrs White, of Proserpine; Mrs Brookes was widely known and highly respected and her untimely death under such tragic circumstances; will be deeply regretted. Daily Mercury (Mackay) 12 April 1926 Proserpine is still in the grip of the horror, of the railway accident which occurred on Thursday morning last, When Mrs. Brooks, of Ayr, and her little granddaughter, Olive Wight, lost their lives in such a tragic manner. Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton) Isabella Elizabeth Brooks and (55 years) grand daughter Eunice Olive Wight (3 years) Mrs Brook going to visit her son-in-law, Mr. Byers, in Proserpine

Note 2: Burdekin Burial register Wight Alexander Simpson M age 59 Anglican Ayr Cemetery grave no 2006 buried 1949-06-30. Cod - accidentally killed Townsville Daily Bulletin 2 July 1949 OBITUARY The death is reported of the well- known Ayr businessman, Alex- ander Simpson Wight, better knows at 'Dick,' aged 59. De- ceased, who was born in Towns- ville, came to Ayr 40 years ago, later entering the firm of A. S. Wight and Son, begun by his father some years previously. The late Mr. Wight was a keen bowler, and had many friends. He is sur- vived by his widow, one daugh- ter (Mrs. C. Carcary, of Ayr), two sons, Les and Joe, of Ayr, two brothers, Jim and Robert, of Giru, and two sisters, Jean of Ayr, and Mrs. A. Cox, of Ayr.

Source References:

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Townsville Daily Bulletin 2 July 1949 OBITUARY The death is reported of the well- known Ayr businessman, Alex- ander Simpson Wight, better knows at 'Dick,' aged 59. De- ceased, who was born in Towns- ville, came to Ayr 40 years ago, later entering the firm of A. S. Wight and Son, begun by his father some years previously. The late Mr. Wight was a keen bowler, and had many friends. He is sur- vived by his widow, one daugh- ter (Mrs. C. Carcary, of Ayr), two sons, Les and Joe, of Ayr, two brothers, Jim and Robert, of Giru, and two sisters, Jean of Ayr, and Mrs. A. Cox, of Ayr.

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