Lilyvale burials

The following information was drawn from the public record (https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/) as well as a privately compiled document titled Gogango District Cemeteries Burials and Monumental Descriptions.

The late Jim Dobbs, who farmed at Boolburra west of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, gave me the document. Where I’ve been able to identify the location of cemeteries, I have included a map reference.

The information may be useful to family researchers but comes with the warning that there may be errors and omissions as well as incomplete details. In some cases I have added newspaper references that support burial details.

Lilyvale details follow:


Death registration: Alexander Higgins Death date: 19/08/1876 Mother’s name:- Father/parent’s name:- Registration details: 1876/C/1900


Death registration: David Petrie Balfour Death date: 30/08/1876 Mother’s name:- Father/parent’s name:- Balfour Registration details: 1876/C/1903


Death registration: Agnes Margaret Ferguson Death date: 25/03/1877 Mother’s name: Jane Scott Fraser Father/parent’s name: John Ferguson Registration details: 1877/C/1994 Birth registration: Agnes Margaret Ferguson Birth date: 27/06/1876 Mother’s name: Jane Scott Fraser Father/parent’s name: John Ferguson Registration details: 1876/C/594


Death registration: John Edward Minnis Death date: 09/04/1877 Mother’s name: Kate Davison Father/parent’s name: Andrew Minnis Registration details: 1877/C/1998 Birth registration: John Edward Minnis Birth date: 28/07/1875 Mother’s name: Kate Davison Father/parent’s name: Andrew Minnis Registration details: 1875/C/234


Death registration: Patrick Devine Death date: 15/04/1878 Mother’s name:- Father/parent’s name:- Registration details: 1878/C/2584


Death registration: Charles Binstead Death date: 21/05/1878 Mother’s name: Margaret Brodie Father/parent’s name: Luke Thomas Binstead Registration details: 1878/C/2586


Death registration: Sarah Stewart Slater Death date: 03/11/1878 Mother’s name: Margaret Tait Father/parent’s name: Andrew Stewart Registration details: 1878/C/2590


Death registration: Thomas Collins Death date: 30/01/1886 Mother’s name: Elizabeth Daton Father/parent’s name: John Collins Registration details: 1886/C/4458


Death registration: Catherine Collins Death date: 25/08/1895 Mother’s name:- Father/parent’s name: Johnson Drion Registration details: 1895/C/4108

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 Surname  Christian name/s  Death date  Burial  Age  Parents/notes  familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au ref  Location
 HIGGINS  Alexander  19/08/1876  19/08/1876  51    1876/C/1900  Near Gogango
 BALFOUR  David Petrie  30/08/1876  30/08/1876  66    1876/C/1903  
 FERGUSON  Agnes Margaret  25/03/1877  25/03/1877  9 mths  John/Jane Scott Fraser  1877/C/1994  
 MINNIS  John Edward  09/04/1877  18/04/1877  1  Andrew/Kate Davison  1877/C/1998  
 BEGWHANE  S/B    04/08/1877      No record  
 DEVINE  Patrick  15/04/1878  18/04/1878      1878/C/2584  
 BINSTEAD  Charles  21/05/1878  21/05/1878  12 hrs  Luke Thomas/Margaret Brodie  1878/C/2586  
 SLATER  Sarah Stewart  03/11/1878  04/11/1878  31  Andrew/Margaret Tait  1878/C/2590  
 COLLINS  Thomas  30/01/1886  31/01/1886  66  John/Elizabeth Daton  1886/C/4458  
 COLLINS  Catherine  25/08/1895  26/08/1895  75  Johnson Drion  1895/C/4108