Brown 2, Gaius Frederick (b. 7 Mar 1861, d. 22 Feb 1899)

Note: Gaius Frederick Brown was born at Bushey Heath, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England on 11 March 1861 to Gaius Brown [a Master Rake Maker or Wood Turner] and Eleanor Harris. Further ancestory on the Brown side is unknown but Eleanor Harris's parents
were Joseph and Mary.



Gaius Frederick Brown settled in Queensland in about 1882 or 1883 and on 16 September 1885 he married Margaret McQuaker at Ipswich. They had five boys and three girls, of which five were born in Ipswich then three in Gympie to which town the
family had moved in about 1893. Two of the sons died in infancy and another was Killed In Action during World War I. Handwritten Family Trees for The Brown and McQuaker families are held as separate records.



Gaius Brown's occupation at the time of his death at Gympie on 22 February 1899 at age only 37 years was Painter. He was buried in grave No 10 in the Methodist Private portion of Gympie cemetery. His son-in-law Thomas Edward Selwood, who died
on 12 June 1919 at age 34 years, was buried in the same grave site on 14 June of that year. The grave does not have a headstone.

Given Name: Gaius Frederick

Occupation: Painter.

Change: Date: 12 Feb 2019
Time: 16:50

Given Name: Alan

Change: Date: 4 Jan 2014
Time: 09:38

Note: In the early 1900s the Crowe family moved to Far Southwest Queensland from the Northwestern Districts of NSW, Brewarrina and Warren.



In 1915 George Henry Crowe purchased the Toompine hotel, sold it in 1926 and purchased Glenvalley, east of Toompine. Son William purchased Wyola, which was nearby and later Delory was added to that run.



When George Crowe died in 1937 settlement of his estate resulted in his daughter Clara and her husband George Ernest Green owning Glenvalley, which adjoined their run, Saltbush Downs, to the south.

Given Name: George Henry

Change: Date: 4 Oct 2020
Time: 13:53

Note: Held in Family History papers is "The Tough Old Goat" by Vince Challenor. It lightheartedly describes the Life and Times of the distant township of Quilpie Qld and names many early families/residents thereof.



Included in those names is Jerry Geppert, a Gardener, probably the Jeronas Geppert who was Clara Jane's father. Also included is Dick Geppert, a Carrier.

Given Name: Clara Jane

Change: Date: 4 Oct 2020
Time: 13:53

Given Name: George A.

Change: Date: 22 Feb 2015
Time: 16:27

Note: History of the Boulton family for these writings starts with George Boulton 1 who married Elizabeth Tippett in England. He is said to have 'owned a beautiful property' near Stratford upon Avon.



Besides it having been established that this couple had a son, designated George Boulton 2 for these Family Tree writings, searching for information concerning other offspring has not been undertaken.

Given Name: George

Change: Date: 2 Jan 2004

Given Name: Elizabeth

Change: Date: 4 Jan 2004

Given Name: William

Change: Date: 24 Feb 2011

Given Name: Henrietta

Change: Date: 26 Sep 1998

Given Name: Mary Ann

Change: Date: 6 Mar 2019
Time: 16:34

Given Name: David Henry Wm

Change: Date: 6 Mar 2019
Time: 16:34

Given Name: John

Change: Date: 4 Jan 2014
Time: 09:38

Given Name: Louisa

Change: Date: 4 Jan 2014
Time: 09:38

Given Name: May

Change: Date: 4 Jan 2014
Time: 09:38

Given Name: Margaret

Change: Date: 12 Feb 2019
Time: 16:52

Note: Louis Bird's Death Certificate shows that he died at Grafton NSW on 26 January 1925, occupation Farmer, usual residence Whiporie [a small rural community between Grafton and Casino], age 64 years, 42 years in NSW, born at Montreal, Canada,
married at Sunny Corner via Lithgow when aged 23 years.



A record of marriage at Uniting Church Archives shows Louis Bird, Smelter, Sunny Corner, aged 23 years, parents Louis Bird and Mary Kennedy, married 27 October 1885 Jane Dowling, Spinster, Mudgee Road, aged 20 years, parents George Dowling,
Labourer and Harriet Freestone. The marriage was at Tarana, near Oberon.



The Marriage Certificate shows Louis Bird's place of residence as Mitchell, the place of marriage as Wesleyan Church, Mitchell [substituted for the word Bathurst.].



Sunny Corner, Mudgee Road, Tarana and Mitchell are all in the general Bathurst area.



Children born to this couple were -



William L., born 1886 at East Macquarie [location not known], died 1890 at Bungendore [near Queanbeyan].



Emily, born 1888 in NSW, died 1889 at Bungendore.



Florence Mary, born 1891 at Broken Hill, married in 1909 at Casino while living at Whiporie, died in Sydney.



Ethel May, born 1893 at Wattle Flat [near Sunny Corner], married in 1913 at Casino [probably living at Whiporie], died in NSW.



Annie L., born 1896 at Wattle Flat, married in 1917 at Casino [probably living at Whiporie], died in NSW.



George Wilfred, born 1898 at Wattle Flat, married in 1923 at Camira Creek [adjacent to Whiporie where it is known he was residing], died at Casino in 1950.



Louis Arthur, born 1904 at Sunny Corner, died in 1948 at Morisset [was known to have been living at Whiporie].



Dorothy L., born 1910 at Lismore, married at Camira Creek [was known to be living at Whiporie], died in 1985 at Casino.



From the above it has been assumed that Louis Bird was born in 1861 or 1862, came to NSW in 1882 when 20 years of age, married at age 23 years when his occupation was Smelter, living at Sunny Corner/Wattle Flat/Mitchell in the Bathurst area.
It seems he and his wife moved to East Macquarie [location unknown] where their first child was born in 1886, their second in 1888 and both died at Bungendore, near Queanbeyan, in 1890 and 1889 respectively.



Broken Hill was the birth place of the third child in 1891, then back to the Bathurst area for the birth of 4 children between 1893 and 1904 at Wattle Flat and Sunny Corner. Next was a marriage of Florence Mary in 1909, at Casino, while the
family was living at Whiporie. The couple's 8th child was registered as having been born at Lismore in 1910 at which time the family's place of residence would have been Whiporie.



Louis Bird's Death Certificate records his occupation as Farmer in 1925 and place of residence as Whiporie. It is known that he and his wife were also involved in retail trade at Whiporie, conducting the only country store in that small rural
centre. After Louis' death that shop was taken over by his son George Wilfred who continued to trade there until he sold out in 1946 and left the district. This terminated the Bird family's association with Whiporie which had extended over a
period of about 40 years.

Given Name: Louis

Change: Date: 16 Sep 2021
Time: 16:55

Given Name: Eliza JANE

Change: Date: 5 Aug 2003

Note: A search of records at Uniting Church Archives found a marriage of Louis Bird 2, born at Montreal, Canada, to Jane Dowling.

Listed as parents of the former were Louis Bird 1 and Mary Kennedy.

Listed as parents of the latter were George Dowling and Harriet Freestone.

Given Name: Louis

Change: Date: 17 Sep 2022
Time: 11:22

Given Name: Mary

Change: Date: 14 Oct 1998

Note: Besides daughter Eliza Jane being born at Rylestone in 1865 and dying at Casino in 1945, other children, all born at Rylestone, appear to have been -

Albert Yeo born 1865, died 1920
Henry W. born 1870
Crisia born 1872
Walter J. born 1878
Edna Mary born 1881 died 1920
Alice Ina born 1883
Esther M. born 1886

Given Name: George

Change: Date: 10 Sep 2019
Time: 12:09