Name: Paul Kirby Full Ancestry

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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Ann Eaton: Birth: 17 Apr 1833 in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 25 Aug 1924 in Howard, Queensland, Australia

  2. Mary Ann Elizabeth Eaton: Birth: 8 May 1835 in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 27 Jun 1870 in "Rosehill", Maryborough, Queensland, Australia

  3. Jane Eaton: Birth: 13 May 1837 in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 11 Oct 1872 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia

  4. Elizabeth Mary Eaton: Birth: 1 Sep 1839 in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 15 Nov 1933 in "Clifton", Boompa, Queensland, Australia

  5. Susannah Eaton: Birth: Jan 1842 in Bulga, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 21 Jul 1937 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia

  6. Charlotta Eaton: Birth: 31 Mar 1844 in Bulga, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 27 Oct 1923 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia

  7. William Eaton: Birth: 6 Mar 1847 in Bulga, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 20 Mar 1887 in "Teebar" Maryborough, Queensland, Australia

  8. Caroline Eaton: Birth: 22 Mar 1850 in Cockfighters Creek, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 27 Sep 1850 in Richmond, New South Wales, Australia

  9. Martha Mary Richmond Eaton: Birth: 20 Sep 1851 in "Roseberry", Richmond, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 9 Apr 1931 in Brooweena, Queensland, Australia

  10. Veronica Eaton: Birth: 1 Mar 1854 in "Roseberry", Richmond, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 20 Mar 1942 in Biggenden, Queensland, Australia

  11. Euphemia Eaton: Birth: 1 Mar 1854 in "Roseberry", Richmond, New South Wales, Australia. Death: 1946 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia


Notes
a. Note:   In about late 1831, John Eaton commenced a farm at Bulga where he employed skilled men to make bricks on the Bulga farm and cut pine and rosewood back in the ranges. In 1844, he took up a grant in the Northern Rivers. The property was "Roseberry" near where Kyogle now stands. The family's last three children were born here.
  W.H.Corfield in his "Reminiscences of Queensland" (1921) that his uncle Henry Corfield had owned "Teebar" Station but his wife died in 1853 and in 1854 he sold "Teebar" for a nominal sum to his head stockman, John Eaton. However, it seems unlikely that John Eaton was ever a stockman for Corfield or that he really paid a nominal amount, nevertheless, he was the purchaser. (Probably a touch of romanticism here)
  In 1855, the family moved from the Northern Rivers to "Teebar" with the family opting to overland with the stock rather than a sea voyage. Apparently the furniture was shipped and the ship wrecked with a total loss of life. John also bought another of Corfield's runs, namely, "Wycalber" following up with "Yeroombah". The nearest town 40 miles away was Maryborough, then only 8 years old. He was to obtain further land holdings over the years including "Tiaro" Station which in 1864, was resumed for establishing the town of Tiaro. With the discovery of gold at Gympie, the homestead was converted into a hotel run by John's son-in-law, William Inman.
  In 1856, John purchased land on the Mary River at Maryborough and commenced building a town house named "Rosehill", an elegant two strory building. Subsequently a sugarcane planation was built nearby on "Eatonvale".
  In 1877, the children had all left and John and Mary Ann were alone. They sold "Rosehill" and the Eatonvale plantation and retired to Teebar. Up until then John had been heavily involved in Maryborough business, local government and business including the Cotton Growing Association, the hospital committee and Maryborough Sugar Company. He also played cricket with the Maryborough Club. Above info was from an article in the June 1987 Eather Family Newsletter.
  Elected as an alderman at the first election for the Municipality of Maryborough. Received the second-highest vote. (April 1861). He became the mayor in September 1861 after the person receiving the highest vote resigned following a bit of a scandal.
  From 'Maryborough Chronicle' of Friiday, 25 March 1904. 'Mr John Eaton, now considerably past his nineties, has been in rather feeble health lately, though sitll able to move about. Mr. Eaton has over 300 direct descendants, which perhaps, is an Australian record. It is not every man who can say his grand-daughter is a grandmother, and this Mr. Eaton can claim. We trust he will live to be a centenarian.' Ironically, he was already dead.
  There are no Eaton descendants from this couple as the only son, William, apparently died without children.

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