1838 - 1896

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• Birth	5 Dec 1838	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Arrived	Abt 1878	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  Residence	Abt 1880	Blinman, South Australia, Australia
  	Blacksmith
  Died	21 Jan 1896	Warrina, South Australia, Australia
  	The late Mr. J.R. Brumby - Warrina January 29 1896. The many friends and acquaintances of Mr. John Robert Brumby of Warrina, will receive with regret the news of his sudden death, which occured on Tuesday, January 21. The weather here was exceedingly hot for several days, and affected the health of Mr. Brumby, who attended dinner only a few hours before the unexpected end. The deceased was a son of the late Mr. James Brumby of Longford, Tasmania, and was born in 1839. He was apprenticed to his uncle, Mr. W. Flood, blacksmith of Longford, and subsequently commenced business on his own account iin the Cressy District. It was not long, however, before he received the offer of a position at his trade from Mr. A O'Connor or Connorville, one of the largest estates in the Lake River District - an appointment which he accepted and held for twelve years. Leaving Connorville he opened a butchering business at Longford which he continued for three years, after which he and his family took up their residence at Georgetown, on the River Tamar. In 1878 Mr. Brumby came to South Australia, where he took up some land in the Yanyarrie District and turned his attention to agriculture, but finding this unprofitable, owing to the irregularity of the seasons, he in 1880 or 1881 accepted the position of foreman of the blacksmithing on the Blinman Mine, under Captain Paul and the late Captain Bryant, and remained there until the construction of the Great Northern line of railway from Hergott Springs to Oodnadatta started in 1885, when he received the position of Superintendent of the Blacksmithing Department. On the line being completed he started a butchering and stock-breeding business at Warrina, which he carried on until his death. His kindness and hospitality were well known, and his death will be regretted, especially by those accustomed to have him as a co-worker in all matters of local interest. The deceased married Miss Mary Brumby, daughter of the late Mr. R. Brumby, of Harwick, Tasmania, who with four sons and four daughters survived him. From the "Register", 31st of January 1896, page 6. Obituary of John Brumby
  Person ID	I72	The Brumbys - Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2010
  Father	James BRUMBY,   b. 16 Mar 1814, North Esk, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 7 Apr 1855, Longford, Tasmania, Australia
  Mother	Mary Anne FLOOD,   b. 22 Mar 1821, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 25 Aug 1871, Longford, Tasmania, Australia
  Married	25 Oct 1836	Longford, Tasmania, Australia
  Family ID	F135	Group Sheet
  Family	Mary BRUMBY,   b. 31 May 1840, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 7 Dec 1913, Norseman, Western Australia, Australia
  Married	28 Nov 1861	Longford, Tasmania, Australia
  Notes	Married at 'Harwick Hill', the residence of Robert Brumby.
  Children	1. Herbert Graham BRUMBY,   b. 7 Sep 1862, Longford, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 15 Feb 1885, Blinman, South Australia, Australia > 2. John Robert BRUMBY,   b. 27 Aug 1864, Longford, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 3 Feb 1911, Yudnamutana near Farina, South Australia, Australia   3. Linda Mary BRUMBY,   b. 4 May 1866, Longford, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 19 Feb 1961, Everard Park, South Australia, Australia   4. Denton BRUMBY,   b. 29 Jul 1868, Longford, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 25 Nov 1937, Dalwallinu, Western Australia, Australia   5. Clarisa Maud BRUMBY,   b. 20 May 1870, Longford, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 27 Feb 1876, Longford, Tasmania, Australia   6. Mabel Annie BRUMBY,   b. 2 Jun 1872, Longford, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 3 Jul 1955, Kensington Park, South Australia, Australia   7. Bertie Thornlow BRUMBY,   b. 22 Jul 1874, Longford, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 17 Aug 1949, Perth, Western Australia, Australia > 8. Harry Bruce BRUMBY,   b. 30 Sep 1876, Longford, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 1 Aug 1948, Oodnadatta, South Australia, Australia   9. Leila Maud BRUMBY,   b. 23 Mar 1879, George Town, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 2 Jan 1950, Dalwallinu, Western Australia, Australia   10. Ida Blanche BRUMBY,   b. 4 Apr 1883, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia ,   d. 17 Oct 1955, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F163	Group Sheet

• Event Map		Event Birth - 5 Dec 1838 - Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Married - 28 Nov 1861 - Longford, Tasmania, Australia Arrived - Abt 1878 - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Residence - Blacksmith - Abt 1880 - Blinman, South Australia, Australia Died - 21 Jan 1896 - Warrina, South Australia, Australia  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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