[Index]
Benjamin Ralph FALKINER (1860 - 1896)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Frederick FALKINER (1881 - 1945)
John Hobbs FALKINER (1883 - 1957)
Margaret R FALKINER (1885 - 1885)
Benjamin R FALKINER (1887 - 1902)
George R FALKINER (1889 - 1889)
Jeanie May FALKINER (1890 - 1963)
Nellie Pilgrim FALKINER (1892 - 1980)
 Benjamin Ralph FALKINER (1860 - 1896)

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Frances (Fanny) PILGRIM (1859 - 1945)
 John FALKINER (1816 - 1894) Nathaniel FALKINER



Penelope Winifred (MINCHEN) PINCH



Margaret (Margaretta) HOBBS (1819 - 1906) John HOBBS (1785 - 1847)



Margaret (Bridged Bridget Biddie )BALLARD (1795 - 1879) Possibly John BALLARD (1750 - 1800)
Possibly Moira CARROL
Benjamin Ralph FALKINER
Benjamin Ralph FALKINER
Benjamin Ralph FALKINER Benjamin Ralph FALKINER
Pic P1. In Loving Memory of
BENJAMIN RALPHE FALKINER
who died April 12 1896
aged 33 years

Pic 1. In Loving Memory of
BENJAMIN RALPHE FALKINER
who died April 12 1896
aged 33 years

b. 1860 at Maitland, NSW, Australia
m. 1881 Frances (Fanny) PILGRIM (1859 - 1945) at West Maitland, NSW, Australia
d. 12 Apr 1896 at West Maitland, NSW, Australia aged 36
Near Relatives of Benjamin Ralph FALKINER (1860 - 1896)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Nathaniel FALKINER
Grandmother Penelope Winifred (MINCHEN) PINCH
Grandfather John HOBBS abt 1785 Terryglass, Tipperary, Ireland abt 1847 Co Tipperary, Ireland 62
Grandmother Margaret (Bridged Bridget Biddie )BALLARD 1795 Tipperary, Ireland 1879 Grenville, Ontario, Canada 84

Father in Law Abraham PILGRIM
Mother in Law Margaret (PILGRIM)

Father John FALKINER 1816 Terryglass, Tipperary, Ireland 02 Jul 1894 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 78
Mother Margaret (Margaretta) HOBBS abt 1819 Ireland 04 Feb 1906 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 87

Self Benjamin Ralph FALKINER 1860 Maitland, NSW, Australia 12 Apr 1896 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 36

Wife Frances (Fanny) PILGRIM 1859 Paterson, NSW, Australia 31 Aug 1945 Mayfield, NSW, Australia 86

Son Frederick FALKINER 21 Nov 1881 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 20 May 1945 Mayfield, NSW, Australia 63
Son John Hobbs FALKINER 20 May 1883 East Maitland, NSW, Australia 1957 Maitland, NSW, Australia 74
Daughter Margaret R FALKINER 03 Feb 1885 East Maitland, NSW, Australia 03 Feb 1885 East Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Son Benjamin R FALKINER 21 Oct 1887 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 13 Nov 1902 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 15
Son George R FALKINER 1889 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1889 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Daughter Jeanie May FALKINER 1890 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1963 Rockdale, Sydney, NSW, Australia 73
Daughter Nellie Pilgrim FALKINER 1892 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1980 NSW, Australia 88

Sister Infant FALKINER abt 1842
Brother Robert FALKINER 1843 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 27 Jun 1922 Queensland, Australia 79
Sister Jane FALKINER 10 Apr 1845 Maitland, NSW, Australia 07 Apr 1914 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 68
Sister Rebecca FALKINER 05 Sep 1846 Maitland, NSW, Australia 16 Jul 1921 Maitland, NSW, Australia 74
Sister Mary Anne FALKINER 10 May 1848 NSW, Australia 16 Jan 1917 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 68
Sister Margaret Hobbs FALKINER 13 Feb 1850 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 14 Aug 1888 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 38
Brother John Hobbs FALKINER 18 Jan 1851 Maitland, NSW, Australia 12 Dec 1862 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 11
Brother Samuel FALKINER 1853 Maitland, NSW, Australia 19 Oct 1854 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1
Brother Frederick Nathaniel FALKINER 06 Jul 1855 Maitland, NSW, Australia 28 Sep 1894 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 39
Sister Female FALKINER 1857 Maitland, NSW, Australia
Sister Fanny Maria FALKINER 21 Sep 1857 Maitland, NSW, Australia 17 Apr 1932 Neutral Bay, NSW, Australia 74
Sister Ellen FALKINER 1862 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1892 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 30

Daughter in Law Annie PHEE 1888 Newcastle Cemetery, NSW, Australia 1965 Hamilton, New South Wales, Australia 77
Daughter in Law Agnes Mary BYRNES 1975
Son in Law Evan Alexander THOMAS 1889 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Son in Law Stanley Hilton (MACRAE) MCRAE 1893 Millfield, New South Wales, Australia

Grandson William Frederick FALKINER 1902 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1902 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Grandson Benjamin Earl FALKINER 1907 Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia 1978 NSW, Australia 71
Granddaughter Margaret B FALKINER 1909 Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia 1999 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 90
Granddaughter Nellie Gwen THOMAS 1916 Canterbury, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2002 86
Granddaughter Ruth M THOMAS 1920 Rockdale, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1977 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 57

Aunt Jane (Australia) HOBBS abt 1822 Ireland 17 Mar 1917 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 95
Uncle Andrew HODGINS abt 1819 Inniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland 10 Mar 1874 Farley, Maitland, NSW, Australia 55
Uncle Robert Jnr HOBBS 10 Sep 1822 Co Tipperary, Ireland 05 Aug 1908 Goulbourn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada 85
Aunt Mary Jane (Jane )COYLES abt 1837 Ireland 1923 Ashton, Goulburn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada 86
Aunt ???????Jane (Canada)HOBBS 24 Sep 1825 Ireland 08 Jun 1907 Canada 81
Uncle William Alexander HOBBS 15 Aug 1832 Ireland 09 Feb 1918 Leeds, Ontario, Canada 85
Aunt Mary Ann HOBBS 1835 Ure, Co. Tipperary, Ireland 09 May 1873 Canada 38
Uncle Nelson CORBITT 1830 Nepean, Canada 1897 Carleton, Ontario, Canada 67

Cousin Thomas HODGINS 08 May 1846 Co Tipperary, Ireland 24 Nov 1921 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 75
Cousin John HODGINS 17 Jun 1848 Ireland 21 Dec 1923 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 75
Cousin Eliza HODGINS 1850 Co Tipperary, Ireland 19 Sep 1885 Anvil Creek, Greta, NSW, Australia 35
Cousin William HODGINS 1853 Co Tipperary, Ireland 29 Jun 1911 Uralla, NSW, Australia 58
Cousin James HODGINS 1855 NSW, Australia 06 May 1857 Maitland, NSW, Australia 2
Cousin Margaret HODGINS 05 Dec 1858 Maitland, NSW, Australia 02 Sep 1908 Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia 49
Cousin Robert HODGINS 07 Dec 1861 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 16 Nov 1919 Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 57
Cousin Frederick Andrew HODGINS 1864 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1943 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 79
Cousin Ina HODGINS abt 1865
Cousin John Edward HOBBS abt 1859 Chelsea, Quebec, Canada 19 May 1913 Ashton, Goulburn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada 54
Cousin Isabella HOBBS abt 1861 Goulbourn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada 1939 Carleton, Ontario, Canada 78
Cousin Robert James HOBBS abt 1863 Goulbourn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada 1927 Goulbourn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada 64
Cousin William Alexander HOBBS abt 1865 Ontario, Canada 1878 Carleton, Ontario, Canada 13
Cousin Angus Coyles HOBBS abt 1868 Goulbourn, Ontario, Canada 1965 Carleton, Ontario, Canada 97
Cousin Nelson Albert HOBBS 1870 Goulbourn, Carleton, Ontario, Canada 1962 Ontario, Canada 92
Cousin Arthur Ralph HOBBS 1873 Ontario, Canada 1927 Carleton, Ontario, Canada 54
Cousin Thomas Henry HOBBS abt 1877 Ontario, Canada 1879 2
Cousin William CORBITT 1857 Sittsville, Ontario, Canada 1933 Carleton, Ontario, Canada 76
Cousin Eliza Jane CORBITT 1858 Ontario, Canada 1921 York, Ontario, Canada 63
Cousin Sarah Ellen CORBITT 1861 1891 30
Cousin Margaret Ann CORBITT 1863
Cousin Nelson Alexander CORBITT 1867
Cousin John Edward CORBITT 1868
Cousin Robert Silas CORBITT 1870
Cousin Crawford CORBITT 1872 Carleton, Goulbourn, Ontario, Canada
Cousin Spearman CORBITT 1872 Carleton, Goulbourn, Ontario, Canada

Niece Bessie Frances FALKINER 1958 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nephew John (Jack) Percy Kingston FALKINER 13 Nov 1868 Queensland, Australia 12 Apr 1928 Gosford, NSW, Australia 59
Niece Mary Ellen FALKINER 04 Dec 1872 Queensland, Australia 1940 Queensland, Australia 68
Niece Unnamed FALKINER 20 May 1874 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Nephew Robert Davenport FALKINER 1876 Queensland, Australia 11 Nov 1895 Cleveland, Queensland, Australia 19
Nephew Kingston Sydney FALKINER 1878 Queensland, Australia 1935 Wynnum, Queensland, Australia 57
Niece Margaret (Daisy) Hobbs FALKINER 09 Oct 1880 Queensland, Australia 1918 Queensland, Australia 38
Niece Emma ROURKE 1865 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1866 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1
Nephew George ROURKE 02 Aug 1866 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1943 Mosman, NSW, Australia 77
Niece Alice ROURKE 1867 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1942 Paterson, NSW, Australia 75
Niece Jane ROURKE 1869 Maitland, NSW, Australia 08 Aug 1869 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Nephew Benjamin ROURKE 20 Jul 1870 Maitland, NSW, Australia 20 Jul 1924 Burwood, Newcastle, NSW, Australia 54
Nephew Harry (Henry) Marshall ROURKE 03 Jul 1872 Maitland, NSW, Australia 02 Apr 1953 Maitland, NSW, Australia 80
Nephew John Falkiner ROURKE 1874 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1950 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 76
Niece Emma (Emily) ROURKE 1876 26 Sep 1927 Sydney, NSW, Australia 51
Niece Unnamed ROURKE 1876 Maitland, NSW, Australia
Niece Edith ROURKE 25 Nov 1878 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1956 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 78
Niece Margaret ROURKE 1879 Maitland, NSW, Australia 31 May 1957 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 78
Niece Jemima May ROURKE 1881 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 08 Aug 1968 Raymond Terrace, NSW, Australia 87
Niece Isabel ROURKE 24 Nov 1883 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1968 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 85
Nephew Arthur G ROURKE 1885 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1885 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Niece Ruth Campbell MACDOUGALL
Niece Mary Campbell MACDOUGALL 1875 Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Nephew Robert MACDOUGALL
Nephew Archibald Falkiner MACDOUGALL 1877 Maitland, NSW, Australia
Nephew Eric Campbell MACDOUGALL 1885 Duno, Victoria, Australia 1954 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 69
Niece Florence Mary HOWARTH 19 Sep 1872 Maitland, NSW, Australia 26 Feb 1920 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia 47
Niece Margaretta H Falkiner HOWARTH 19 Sep 1872 Maitland, NSW, Australia Aug 1909 Granville, NSW, Australia 36
Nephew John Shepherd Falkiner HOWARTH 1874 Buninyong, Victoria, Australia 05 May 1915 Gallipoli, Turkey 41
Nephew Robert Henry St Patrick HOWARTH 17 Mar 1877 Break O'Day, Vic, Australia 13 Aug 1956 Lakemba, NSW, Australia 79
Nephew Horace Maitland StAlbans HOWARTH 10 Oct 1879 Mooroopna, Vic, Australia 22 Apr 1950 Concord, Sydney, NSW, Australia 70
Nephew Harold Frederick Benjamin Samuel HOWARTH 17 Oct 1882 Elmore, Victoria, Australia 29 Apr 1932 Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia 49
Niece Ruby Sybil Falkiner HOWARTH 1884 Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Niece Ethel May HOWARTH 13 May 1886 Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia 27 May 1886 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 0
Nephew Cyril Reginald Falkiner HOWARTH 1887 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 20 Mar 1961 Homebush, NSW, Australia 74
Nephew Darcy Frederick FALKINER 08 Jan 1891 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1935 Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia 44
Nephew John Hobbs FALKINER 1892 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 06 Oct 1961 Queensland, Australia 69
Niece Margaret Maud FALKINER 27 Jan 1893 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 21 May 1893 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 0
Nephew Frederick (Fred) FALKINER 1894 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1917 Ypres, Belgium 23
Niece Elsie May BRUNKER 1879 Maitland, NSW, Australia 1956 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 77
Nephew Herbert James Nixon BRUNKER 1882 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 12 Oct 1917 Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium 35
Nephew Arthur F BRUNKER 14 Feb 1885 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1935 Ryde, Sydney, NSW, Australia 50
Niece Irene Weiss BRUNKER 25 Nov 1887 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1947 60
Niece Bessie Hewlett BRUNKER 1889 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1956 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 67
Nephew Royden Falkiner BRUNKER 1891 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1914 Mungindi, New South Wales, Australia 23
Nephew Keith Eugene BRUNKER 1893 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 1969 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 76
Niece Joyce Marguerite BRUNKER 1894 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 21 Sep 1978 Dubbo, NSW, Australia 84
Niece Zita Neila Nesbit BRUNKER 1897 West Maitland, NSW, Australia

Sister in Law Elizabeth Anne KINGSTON 1846 New South Wales, Australia 1928 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 82
Brother in Law John ROURKE 1838 NSW, Australia 1916 West Maitland, NSW, Australia 78
Brother in Law William BONE aft 1921
Brother in Law John Campbell MACDOUGALL 21 Jan 1846 Longbottom, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Sep 1889 Balmain, NSW, Australia 43
Brother in Law John HOWARTH 23 Oct 1849 Paddington, Sydney, NSW, Australia 06 Mar 1924 Lismore, NSW, Australia 74
Sister in Law Maud Therese BITHREY
Brother in Law James Henry BRUNKER 1855 1916 Newcastle, NSW, Australia 61
Events in Benjamin Ralph FALKINER (1860 - 1896)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1860 Benjamin Ralph FALKINER was born Maitland, NSW, Australia reg no 8879/1860 17
1881 21 Married Frances (Fanny) PILGRIM (aged 22) West Maitland, NSW, Australia reg No 4679/1881 17
21 Nov 1881 21 Birth of son Frederick FALKINER West Maitland, NSW, Australia reg no 20092/1881 17
20 May 1883 23 Birth of son John Hobbs FALKINER East Maitland, NSW, Australia reg no 22199/1883 17
03 Feb 1885 25 Birth of daughter Margaret R FALKINER East Maitland, NSW, Australia reg no 24716/1885 17
03 Feb 1885 25 Death of daughter Margaret R FALKINER East Maitland, NSW, Australia reg no 11461/1885 17
21 Oct 1887 27 Birth of son Benjamin R FALKINER West Maitland, NSW, Australia reg no 26581/1886 17
1889 29 Birth of son George R FALKINER West Maitland, NSW, Australia Reg no 25857/1889 52
1889 29 Death of son George R FALKINER West Maitland, NSW, Australia Reg No 11085/1889 52
1890 30 Birth of daughter Jeanie May FALKINER West Maitland, NSW, Australia reg no 20610/1890 17
1892 32 Birth of daughter Nellie Pilgrim FALKINER West Maitland, NSW, Australia Reg no 21469/1892 52
02 Jul 1894 34 Death of father John FALKINER (aged 78) West Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 1 17, 60
1896 36 Burial Campbells Hill Cemetery, Maitland, NSW Note 2 90
12 Apr 1896 36 Benjamin Ralph FALKINER died West Maitland, NSW, Australia Note 3 17, 60
Note 1: see notes for newspaper articles

The IGI has a John Falkiner born 18 May 1816 in Terryglass, married 1939 Terryglass, died 1906 NSW, Australia. (I can't find this death record in the NSW bdm) - wife Margarete died 1906

The NSW bdm reg no 7952/1894 FALKINER JOHN NATHANIEL PINIFRED WEST MAITLAND

From a Rootsweb personal page: Bev Edmonds inherited a shed full of old newspapers that she transcribed interesting bits from:
Taken from the Queenslander, Brisbane, Saturday, October 6, 1894
FALKINER, on the 28th September, at Coral COTTAGE, West Maitland, Frederick Nathaniel FALKINER, aged 38 years, second son John FALKINER, and brother of R. FALKINER, Wynnum.

The Queenslander 6 Oct 1894
FALKINER--On the 2nd. July, at his residence, Coral Cottage, West Maitland, John FALKINER, son of the late Nathaniel FALKINER, county Tipperary, aged 80 years.

The Methodist (Sydney) 28 July 1894
IN MEMORIAM.
MR. JOHN FALKINER.
On the 2nd July, John Falkiner finished
his course with joy, and entered the rest
of God. He was born in Ireland on the
30th September, 1814, and had, therefore,
reached his 80th year. He came to this
colony in 1842, and was converted
to God in the year 1840, in the
old country. With the exception of a
few weeks spent in Sydney, all his
colonial life has been associated with
the Hunter River District. By his
death, one of the old landmarks of
Methodism has been removed from the
West Maitland Circuit. And although
his days of active service had ceased for
some time, his loss is most keenly felt
by all classes of the Community. For
over 50 years Mr. Falkiner had been
identified with Methodism in this Circuit.
He was a co-worker with
Jonathan Innis, the first minister appointed
and his first work was the
starting of a Sabbath-school on the
verandah of the mission-house. During
this long course of years he filled with
credit to himself aud great satisfaction
to others, every office in the Church
that a laymen could fill — from Sabbath
school superintendent to a representative
in Conference. A very clear insight
into Mr. Falkiner's character is obtained
from a document which had been carefully
preserved. It is in the form of a
covenant engagement made with God in
the year 1840. This covenant engagement
was re-signed in 1847, and 1853,
and, with further additions, in 1885.
The united testimony of all that knew
him is that he kept this covenant. He
walked with God in the deepest
humility of spirit — while his life was
entirely devoted to His service. His
own workmen, together with the widow,
the fatherless, and the distressed, rise
up with one accord to tell to-day what
was not known before, of the good he
had done and the help he had rendered
to them in their day of need. In the
consecration of his life to God, verily
he had kept his covenant. A memorial
service was conducted in the West
Maitland Church on July 8th, by the
Rev. C. Jones, and a large congregation
was present to testify their respect and
esteem for their departed friend.
[The Editors desire to add a few
words to the above. The late John Falkiner
was known to both of them for the
past 26 years. He was a man of
unblemished character, of striking
physique, of kindly disposition, and of
rare and unwavering fidelity to Methodism.
By his personal character, his
liberal support, and his services both in
and out of office, he did much to build
up our Church on the Hunter River.
He was ever a friend to ministers and a
lover of good men. ' The memory of
the just is blessed.']

The Maitland Weekly Mercury 7 July 1894
LOCAL NEWS.
Lamented Death of Mr. John Falkiner. —
A venerable townsman went to his rest at midday on
Monday. Mr. John Falkiner, who was within a few
months of completing his eightieth year, died at
his residence between one and two o'clock, from
bronchitis accclerated by influenza and weak
ness of the heart's action. The connection
of the deceased gentleman with west Mait
land dates back to the thirties, but we have not
ascertained the exact year of Mr Falkiner's
advent — we believe it was 1837 or 1838.
He was by trade a boot and shoemaker,
and worked at his bench for many years, till by in
dustry and frugality he enlarged his means and
his way of business. And eventually he abandoned
the boot and shoe trade for that of a baker and con
fectioner, which he was carrying on at the time of
his death, assisted mainly by his wife. Mr. Falkiner
was senior trustee and Circuit steward in the Wes
leyan Church, with which he had been con
nected almost since its establishment in
West Maitland, and he has in turn held all
the offices in the church. He was an alderman of
the Borough for one term, but was not otherwise pro
minent in general public life. No religious move
ment, however, lacked his countenance and his
earnest help. He leaves a widow and three sons
and four daughters surviving, one of his daughters
being married to Mr. John Rourke and the other to
Mr. J. H. Brunker. — The late Mr. Falkiner
was a sincerely religious man, a pattern to all
around him. He was a leader in the church
of God — a pillar of the edifice. An able expounder
of the truth as he saw it, he walked in the way in
which he would have others walk; and he was
zealous, painstaking, unsparing of effort, and perse
vering. His extended experience made him a valu
able counsellor alike in religious and in worldly
matters; his probity and uprightness in every re
lation of life won him the trust and confidence of
everybody, and in his death the town suffers an ir
reparable loss. Fervent in spirit, he was also dili
gent in business, and he succeeded in acquiring a
decent competency by virtue of exemplary conduct
of his affairs. Death has been busy of late, but
has taken none whose absence will be so severely
missed in some circles.
Note 2: Benjamin Ralph “Ben” Falkiner

Birth
1860
Death
12 Apr 1896 (aged 35–36)
Maitland City, New South Wales, Australia
Burial
Campbells Hill Cemetery
Maitland, Maitland City, New South Wales, Australia
Plot
Sect C6, plot 3
Note 3: reg no 6805/1896 FALKINER BENJAMIN R JOHN MARGARET WEST MAITLAND

Maitland Daily Mercury 17 April 1896
DEATHS.
FALKINER.—On the 12th, at his mother's residence, Bourke-
street, West Maitland, Benjamin Ralphe Falkiner, youngest
son of the late John Falkiner, aged 35.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate 13 April 1896
FATAL ACCIDENT
On Friday last Mr Benjamin Falkiner, of
West Maitland, sustained fatal injuries
while in the performance of the duties con-
nected with his position in the Railway
Department at West Maitland. Mr.
Falkiner fell from the platform to
the permanent way, and struck his
head violently against one of the
rails. The sufferer was conveyed to his home
in an insensible condition and passed away
between 5 and 6 o'clock yesterday morning,
without having regained consciousness. The
deceased, who was the youngest son of the
late Mr. John Falkiner, and was 35 years of
age, leaves a widow and six children, The
funeral will leave the reidence of Mrs. Fal-
kiner, sen., Bourke street, West Maitland, at
3 o'clock this afternoon,
Personal Notes:
The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser Tuesday 1 March 1881 Page 4
ACCIDENT.-Yesterday afternoon an accident of a somewhat serious nature happened to Benjamin J Falkiner, youngest son of Mr. John Falkiner West Maitland. It seems that he was on horseback riding after a bullock when his horse fell with him sideways on to the ground, He sustained a fracture of the ankle, and received several bruises Dr Pierce was called in and attended to the injuries.
Source References:
17. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: NSW bdm register, Title: NSW bdm register
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: 6805/1896 FALKINER BENJAMIN R JOHN MARGARET WEST MAITLAND
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: reg No 4679/1881
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: reg no 8879/1860
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Maitland Daily Mercury 17 April 1896
DEATHS.
FALKINER.—On the 12th, at his mother's residence, Bourke-
street, West Maitland, Benjamin Ralphe Falkiner, youngest
son of the late John Falkiner, aged 35.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate 13 April 1896
FATAL ACCIDENT
On Friday last Mr Benjamin Falkiner, of
West Maitland, sustained fatal injuries
while in the performance of the duties con-
nected with his position in the Railway
Department at West Maitland. Mr.
Falkiner fell from the platform to
the permanent way, and struck his
head violently against one of the
rails. The sufferer was conveyed to his home
in an insensible condition and passed away
between 5 and 6 o'clock yesterday morning,
without having regained consciousness. The
deceased, who was the youngest son of the
late Mr. John Falkiner, and was 35 years of
age, leaves a widow and six children, The
funeral will leave the reidence of Mrs. Fal-
kiner, sen., Bourke street, West Maitland, at
3 o'clock this afternoon,
90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com
- Reference = (Burial)
- Notes: Benjamin Ralph “Ben” Falkiner

Birth
1860
Death
12 Apr 1896 (aged 35–36)
Maitland City, New South Wales, Australia
Burial
Campbells Hill Cemetery
Maitland, Maitland City, New South Wales, Australia
Plot
Sect C6, plot 3
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