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Obituaries & funerals, 1861

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 June 1861 · page 5

Major-General Gibson, General Vernon, Lady Jane Peel, Lady Charlotte Le Bury, Thomas Flower Ellis…

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Death of Mr. Christopher Cooper. (From Saturday's Mercury.)

Empire · Monday 10 June 1861 · page 8

MANY of our readers will regret to hear that our old and respected fellow townsman, Mr. Christopher Cooper, saddler, of East Mitiand, died early yesterday morning, of the wound he inflicted on himself on Tuesday…

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Obituary

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 12 June 1861 · page 2

Major-General Gibson, General Vernon, Lady Jane Peel, Lady Charlotte Lo Bury, Thomas Flower Ellis…

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Death of Captain Boyd

The Australian Home Companion and Band of Hope Journal · Saturday 15 June 1861 · page 16

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The Portfolio. the Farmer's Funeral

Sydney Mail · Saturday 22 June 1861 · page 3

Fory me under the old yew tree, In the spot where my fathers lie, With the crowd of my head to the nether sea, And my face to the open sky ;…

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Inquest on the Late Mr. Jones

Empire · Thursday 4 July 1861 · page 8

The Maitland Ensign contains the following report of the inquest on the late Mr. John Jones—His sad death (says that paper) will be deeply lamented by a wide circle of friends, to whom the intelligence of.it…

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The Death of Mr. Henry Alexander

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 July 1861 · page 2

In addition to the particulars of this sad event, in the foregoing letter, from our Macleay River correspondent, we give the following remarks, by Mr. James Starr, jun, in a letter to the Armidale Express…

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Obituary

Empire · Thursday 11 July 1861 · page 8

Amongst the deaths reported during the month are the names of the Duke of Bedford, Sir H. Williamson, Sir George Jackson, Sir Henry Durrant, and Professor Henslow…

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Death of the Rev. Edward Maginnis

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 July 1861 · page 3

We have to record, with great pain the death of the Rev. Edward Maginnis, of the College of Our Lady of Angels, Niagara. He came to our city rather indisposed from cold and inflamation on the…

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Poet's Corner. Original. the Death of the Wicked and of the Righteous Contrasted

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 July 1861 · page 6

Suggested by the following passage from St. Jerome:—"Lugeatur mortuus, sed ille quem Ghehenna suscipit, quem Tartarus devorat, in cujus p[?]nam seter[?] ignis [?]stuat; nos quorum exitum…

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The Mysterious Death of Count Teleki

Empire · Tuesday 16 July 1861 · page 3

LETTERS from Pe[?]th confirm the telegraphic announcement of the sensation created by the death of Count Telcki The report got abroad at 9 o' clock the morning of the 8th, and a dente crowd soon assembled in…

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The Late. Mr. Renton Nicholson

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 20 July 1861 · page 3

In our latest edition of last week we recorded the decease of this well-known contribuot to the amusoment of tho-Intvhoui' publio, and who, under his psoudo-legal cognomen of "The Lord Chief Baron," had identified…

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Death of Alice Hawthorn

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 20 July 1861 · page 4

We have to record the death of this celebrated mare, which took place at the Croft Stud Farm, near Darlington, on Saturday, the 20th inst. She has long been a great sufferer from an abscess on the udder, which…

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Death of the Duke of Bedford, K. G.

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 July 1861 · page 2

It is with regret that we announce the demise of the Duke of Bedford. His grace, who has for some months past been in a declining state, expired on Tuesday afternoon, the 14th of May…

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Death of the Last Surviving- Officer of the Ship Victory. of Trafalgar

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 20 July 1861 · page 3

Lieutenant Rotely died at his residence, May Hill, Swansea, on the 21st inst, aged seventy-six. Lieutenant Rotcly was the last surviving officer of the ship Victory, of Trafalgar, haring fought with Nelson at the…

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Death of J. H. Rutter, Esq

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 27 July 1861 · page 3

We have this week the painful duty to record the decease of Mr. J. H. Rutter; which melancholy event took place at his residence, Richmond, on Sunday last and terminated a painful illness of but two or three days…

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Death of the Right Rev. Dr. Bonnand, Vicar Apostolic of Pondicherry

Freeman's Journal · Wednesday 31 July 1861 · page 7

Our readers will peruse with a melancholy pleasure the following letter from bis Lordship, the Vicar Apostolic of the Patna Vicariate, to the Very Rev. Father Lewis, giving the…

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Obituary

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 August 1861 · page 7

Lord Abinger, Admirals Dundas, Pelham, Morrison, and Stewart, and Sir George M'Lean, Lord Campbell, and Prince Gortschakoff…

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Death of Lord Campbell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 August 1861 · page 7

Prominent amongst the incidents of the week is the sudden death of Lord Chancellor Campbell; he presided in the House of Lords on Friday evening; on Saturday he attended a…

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Death of the Sultan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 August 1861 · page 7

The death of the Sultan was last night announced by Lord John Russell in the House of Commons. His Majesty. Abdul Medjid died yesterday morning, 25th June, in the 39th year…

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