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Horatio Edward Johnson (1861....1941)

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  • Born : 19/1/1861
  • Where Born : Narrowgut , N.S.W
  • Occupation : Farmer
  • Died : 7/8/1941
  • Where Died/Buried : Balgalow / Old Cemetery, Bangalow N.S.W
  • Parents Names : .H . Charles . Johnson . (b.1799...d1875) & .H . Alice . Waddington . (b.1815...d.1872
  • 1stSpouse's Name : Sarah . Jane . Williams . (b2/10/1895...d.3/8/1908)
  • Date Married : 10/2/1885
  • Where Married : New Camden , Hunter River, N.S.W
  • Spouse's Parents unknown at present
  • 2ndSpouse's Name : Barbara Corbin
  • Date Married :1910
  • Where Married : Morpeth N.S.W
  • Spouse's Parentsunknown at present
  • Children

  • (1) H . George . Osterley . Johnson . (b.31-10-1885...d.28/12/1969) m 31/1/1906 H . Alice Catherine . Landers . (b.....d)
    (2) Edward . Johnson . (b.4-12-1886...d.1966) m Mary ?(b.......)
    (3) H . Arthur . James . Johnson . (b.13-7-1888....d.24-10-1983) m 2/1912 . H .Flowers. Louise . Flowers . (b.......)
    (4) Alfred "paddy" . Johnson . (b.1889..d.1972) Born at Bangalow N.S.W
    (5) James Harmon Henry. Johnson . (b.1-10-1891..d.1917) ANZAC #
    (6) Gertrude . Johnson . (b.21-5-1893.....d.) Born at Bangalow N.S.W
    (7) H . Isabella . Johnson . (b.1-7-1895..d.1954) m H . Cecil . Hamon . Miller . (b....d)
    (8) H . Charles Robert . Johnson .(b.1-7-1895..d.1954) m 7/12/1920 H . Margaret Mabel . Bennett . (b.....d)
    (9) H . Frederick Walter . Johnson . (b.11-3-1898..d.1951) & H . Edna . Moore . (b.....d)
    (10) Lionel Richard . Johnson . (b.11-3-1898...d.1951)
    (11).H . Marmaduke . Waddington "snow" . Johnson . (b.7/6/1900....d.1988) m 27/1/1926 H . Francis Rita . Whiteside . (b....d.4/5/1975)
    (12) H . Rueben Stanley . Johnson . (b.18-2-1902..d.27-11-1944.) m 1934 . H . Maude . Burley . (b.....d)
    (13) H .Ivo .Uric . Johnson . (b.9-12-1903.. d.23-5-1961) m 1930.H Muriel . Martin . (b.....d)
    (14) H . Keith . Allen . Johnson . (18-10-1906..d.) m 1930. H . Ellen Gladys . Casten . (b.....d)
    *** one still born child & mother died during child birth 3/8/1908

    History & Achievements :

    Of the fourteen children born to Charles & Alice Johnson , Horatio Edward (Ned) Johnson was the Youngest. He grew up on the family farm at Narrowgut . On the 10th of February 1885 he married Sarah Jane Williams of New Camden in the Hunter Valley.

    In late 1888 with his wife and 3 sons George , Arthur & Alfred via ship travelled to Ballina N.S.W ,then onto Bangalow via Dray. Three of his brothers were cedar cutters in the area , the most famous being Cudgerjack (John Thomas Johnson)

    Horatio Johnson farmed at Possum Creek (Tyagarah) , Byron Bay area & Talofa

    Eleven more children were born at their farm "Hillsborough"with the last in 1908 taking the lives of both mother & child, his Wife Sarah Jane, was only 44 years .

    Horatio again married Mrs Corbin . She had one son via a previous marriage,Ernest. No more children were born of this marriage . Hillsborough was eventually sold , a property on the Tweed River became home . Later homes were at Coopers Plains & Red Hill (Brisbane) & Eumundi . Horatio passed away on 7-7-1841, aged 80 years

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