Louisa Gordon White, 18771953 (aged 76 years)

Name
Louisa Gordon /White/
Given names
Louisa Gordon
Surname
White
Married name
Louisa Gordon /Parkins/
Birth 1877 48 38

Death of a paternal grandfatherGeorge White
1877 (aged 0)

Birth of a sisterIda Mary White
1879 (aged 2 years)

Death of a maternal grandfatherGeorge Tailby
18 June 1880 (aged 3 years)

Note: RYLSTONE.

RYLSTONE.

THURSDAY Mr. George. Tailby, of Fernside, a very old and respected resident and a native of the colony, died this morning, aged 75 years. Sydney Morning Herald, Friday 18 June 1880, p. 5. George Tailby Death

Burial of a maternal grandfatherGeorge Tailby
after 18 June 1880 (aged 3 years)
Note: Headstone reads:

Headstone reads:
In loving memory
of
George Tailby
Who died 17th June 1880
Aged 74 years
And also of
Catherine Tailby
Relict of the above
Who died 16th Sep 1905
Aged 86 years
Until the day break

Birth of a brotherFrancis Livingstone White
1883 (aged 6 years)

Death of a brotherFrancis Livingstone White
1885 (aged 8 years)

Death of a brotherGeorge Wilson White
16 November 1899 (aged 22 years)

Note: Death of Mr. George White.

Death of Mr. George White.

A telegram on Wednesday, conveyed the sad news to Mr. White of the death of his eldest son George at Rylstone. He has suffered terribly for some years now from consumption of the throat which compelled him to resign a good appointment in the civil service. Since then, he has been gradually becoming worse, and suffered so much that, hard as it may seem, his death must have been a merciful release from pain. He was married some years since to Miss Hardwick, of Rylstone, who is now left a widow with three children. Some weeks since, the case looked so serious that his parents went down from here, but he rallied again, and Mr. White came home, leaving Mrs. White with her son, and she is there now. Deceased's brother, Mr. Wal White was also there, having gone up from Sydney when the end was near. Mrs. Wal White is invalided in Sydney, and is likely to be under the doctors for some time, so that the family's cup of troubles seems to be very full now, and public sympathy goes out specially to Mr. and Mrs. White upon whom such heavy burdens are laid in their declining years.

Bligh Watchman, Wednesday 22 November 1899, p. 2. George Wilson White Obituary

MarriageSamuel W ParkinsView this family
1900 (aged 23 years)

Death of a fatherJethro White
25 March 1901 (aged 24 years)

Note: Deaths

Deaths

COONABARABRAN, Monday. Mr. Jethro White, the oldest resident and the oldest magistrate in the town, died this morning aged 72. He was on active service in the Kaffir war in the fifties.

Daily Telegraph, Tuesday 26 March 1901, p. 6. Jethro White Death

Note: Death of Mr. Jethro White

Death of Mr. Jethro White

The news of the death of Mr. Jethro White, one of the oldest and most respected residents of Coonabarabran, will cause a general feeling of sorrow over a large area; for Mr White is well known not only locally, but in many other districts for his hospitality and general kindness of disposition. Mr. White had not been well for some time, but the complaint took an acute and serious form about 6th or 7th March, when he took to his bed under an acute attack of dysentery, and though at times he appeared to improve, he continued to grow weaker, and on Sunday all hope was abandoned, and he passed away at 20 minutes to 3 on Monday morning. When Mr. White was young, he was, like many of our young men, attracted from England to South Africa and went there, a boy of 14, and saw a good deal of active service in the Kaffir war. Afterwards, he came to N. S. Wales and had a varied experience in pastoral matters and was on the Snowy River rush (now Kiandra) in stirring times of '59 and the early sixties. He was the first storekeeper at Coonabarabran managing the business here for his brother-in-law Mr. P. A. Wilmott of Coonamble, but he afterwards bought the business, and carried it on himself till about three years ago, when business was not prospering, and he gave it up, and devoted himself to the farm which he had reclaimed from the wilderness when he first came here, and he worked at it till his sickness came on a few weeks since. He always had a love for farming and often said that farming and not storekeeping was his vocation; which was probably true for he was too good natured to grind the faces of the poor, which is one of the conditions of success in business. Mr. White had reached the allotted span being 72 years of age. He leaves a widow two sons, (both married), and three daughters one of whom is Mrs. W. Parkins of the firm of Starr and Parkins. His two eldest sons Arthur and George died before him.

Bligh Watchman, Wednesday 27 March 1901, p. 2. Jethro White Obituary

Note: Deaths

Deaths

WHITE. - March 25, at his residence, Coonabarabran, Jethro White, J.P., aged 73 years.

Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 1 April 1901, p. 1. Jethro White Death

Note: Deaths

Deaths

WHITE. - March 25, at his residence, Coonabarabran, Jethro White, J.P., aged 73 years.

Sydney Mail, Saturday 6 April 1901, p. 881. Jethro White Death

Death of a maternal grandmotherCatherine Timmins
16 September 1905 (aged 28 years)

Note: Death of Mrs Tailby, (Catherine Timmins)

Death of Mrs Tailby, (Catherine Timmins) Probably the oldest resident of the district. In the death of Mrs Tailby probably the district loses its oldest inhabitant, she having arrived in the district in 1835-70 years ago. Her death, which took place 16-9-1905 at her residence, Rylstone, was due to senile decay,but the end was very sudden. She awoke on Saturday morning at 4 o'clock when her grand-daughter, Miss Tailby, saw she was in pain at 6 o'clock. Mr George Tailby her son went for the doctor, but before he had returned she had breathed her last. She quietly stepped over the border line with no rude shock, as gently almost as an infant goes to slumber. It might truly be said the candle burnt to it's socket and the flame gently died away. The deceased lady would have been 86 years of age in December, and belongs to a long lived family. Her mother lived to 100, and one of her botherers is 96, and another over 90, and like Mrs Tailby, saw very little sickness. Mrs Tailby was a native of Richmond, as was also her husband, whom she survived 25 years. Old hands about that place will remember the brotherer last referred to, Jack Timmins, the drover with his famous dogs who would do more than a dozen men. Mr and Mrs Tailby came to the district shortly after their marriage and lived at Rockville, now the property of Mr George McQuiggin. In 1854 they took up Fernside and also purchased what was then known as Willow Glen, a grant to Captain Chevelle. The district was at that time known as "Narrangra", a black's name signifying "no grass,"having got that name from the fact that it was part of a cattle run at Marsdens, and the black herdsmen used to keep the stock around the part they knew until it was eaten very bare. Mrs Tailby was noted for her attention to the sick of the district. No call for kindness ever passed her unheeded, and she would ride at all hours and over bad roads and bush to give assistance. Many a man and woman in the district now getting on the shady side of life, were first clothed by the lady who has now gone to her rest. In church matters Mr and Mrs Tailby took a prominent part, and the Anglican and Methodist Churches in the olden days owe a great deal to them. Divine service was frequently held at their home. Mr Tailby paid a considerable sum at the completion of the Anglican Church, which was subsequently refunded to him as funds became available. The home at Fernside represented a phase in pastoral life that does not now exist-at least only in the back country if at all. Mr Tailby had sheep and cattle stations at Coonamble, the latter being Gallargumbone and the former Merri-Merri station, now owned by Mr Peacock, one of our most wealthy squatters. Fernside (then Willow Glen,) was acquired as a shearing depot, it being a common thing in those days to travel sheep where there was more convenience for carriers, and where the sheep could be washed away from the cattle. The Cudgegong (which all old hands say has much changed in character) was very suitable for the purpose, being a chain of very long ponds. The wool was washed on the sheep's back and shorn, and the sheep again traveled back to Coonamble as they came. About 7,000 sheep were brought down each year in this way, though the number reached as high as 9,000. Mr Tailby was the first white man to settle at Gallargambone, but he considered the climate unsuitable to live in, so fixed his home at Rylstone. It is worth mentioning that in those days Mr Tailby was never interfered by the lawless bushranging characters who were too common at that time. This is attributed to the fact that Mr Tailby would never have an "assigned" servant - that the system being productive of so much cruelty. The deceased lady left 4 sons and 9 daughters, 42 surviving grand-children, and 29 great-grand-children. Most of the family are married and left the district. One daughter married Mr W. W. Armstrong, so well known as C.P.S. here for a number of years, and another married Mr H.K. White the local chemist at the time. Mrs Tailby died full of days and honor, and very much of the "sting of death" is removed, but there is always avoid, where the "pale horse and his rider" takes away a loved one. As many as possible of the family were present to show the last token of love, and many residents attended the funeral on Monday. We add ours to the many expressions of sympathy for those who miss a dear familiar face now gone. Rylstone Express, 22 September, 1905. Obituary Mrs Tailby

Note: DEATH OF MRS TAILBY, sen.

DEATH OF MRS TAILBY, sen. Our Rylstone correspondent writes:- "I regret to report the death of Mrs. Tailby, sen., of this town. The deceased was the relict of the late George Tailby, and was one of the oldest residents of this district. Some 30 odd years ago Mr. and Mrs. Tailby settled on "Fernside", and reared a large and respected family, and up till 10 years ago occupied that estate, and at Mr. Tailby's death the family removed to Rylstone, where the lady died. Up to two years ago, deceased was an active woman, but old age and infirmity eventually came, and she became bedridden, and on Saturday morning last, at 6 o'clock, after a long illness, she passed away to that "bourne from whence no traveller ever returns." Deceased was 86 years of age at the time of her death, leaves a family of six daughters and one son to mourn their loss, and to them I tender my most sincere sympathy in their sad affliction. The remains were interred in the Church of England portion of the Rylstone cemetery on Monday afternoon, the Rev. F. J. Harris officiating at the grave. [Deceased was the mother of Mrs. Thurston, of Mudgee. - Ed. "G."] Mudgee Guardian, Thursday 21 September 1905, p. 13. Obituary Catherine Tailby

Note: Death

Death

TAILBY.- September 16, 1905, at her residence, Richmond Cottage. Catherine, relict of the late George Tailby, of Fernside near Rylstone, In her 86th year. Australian Star, Saturday 14 October 1905, p. 6. Catherine Tailby Death

Burial of a maternal grandmotherCatherine Timmins
18 September 1905 (aged 28 years)
Note: Headstone reads:

Headstone reads:
In loving memory
of
George Tailby
Who died 17th June 1880
Aged 74 years
And also of
Catherine Tailby
Relict of the above
Who died 16th Sep 1905
Aged 86 years
Until the day break

Death of a motherCaroline Tailby
1920 (aged 43 years)

Note: DEATH OF AGED COONABARABRAN RESIDENT.

DEATH OF AGED COONABARABRAN RESIDENT.

The death occurred at Coonabarabran recently of Mrs. White, widow of the late Mr. Jethro White, at the age of 83 years. Her husband predeceased her 22 years ago. Deceased had been a resident of the town for 60 years. Two daughters and two sons survive. Mr. H. R. Hardwick, architect, of Mudgee, is a relative.

Mudgee Guardian, Thursday 19 April 1923, p. 9. Caroline White Obituary

Death of a brotherAlfred Hardwick White
1939 (aged 62 years)

Death of a brotherWallace Edmund White
23 July 1939 (aged 62 years)

Note: Deaths

Deaths

WHITE. - July 23, 1939, Wallace Edmond, late Coonabarabran.

Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 25 July 1939, p. 10. Wallace White Death

Death of a sisterFlorence Catherine N White
1948 (aged 71 years)

Death 1953 (aged 76 years)

Family with parents
father
mother
Marriage Marriage9 June 1863
19 months
elder brother
4 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
18691939
Birth: 1869 40 30
Death: 1939
2 years
elder brother
4 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sibling
3 years
herself
3 years
younger sister
5 years
younger brother
Family with Samuel W Parkins
husband
herself
Marriage Marriage1900