Individual Details
James MASKREY
(Abt 1864 - 3 Jul 1933)
Qld Death Reg# 1933/B21052 James Maskrey, Master Builder, Age: 68 years; 46 years in Queensland (arrived approx 1887); Father: John Maskrey (Tradesman); Mother: Hannah Dean; Wife: Georgina Thallon, Married: Brisbane, Queensland, [at age] 22 years; Children: Walter 39 years, Margaret Thallan 37 years, 1 female deceased, 2 males deceased.
Walter's birth certificate shows his occupation as stonemason. Walter's death certificate shows his occupation as builder.
Maskrey Kinship says: In 1891 census age 19 living at Coppenhall Parish, Cheshire with parents and siblings; In 1901 census age 27, single, living on Howard Street, Coppenhall Monks with parents and sister Ellen 19; Appeared on Australia Electoral Rolls in 1905, 1908, 1913, 1921, 1925 at Brisbane, Queensland; Occupation: railway worker; Death: 1945 Q4 [Crewe] age 73
MASKREY.— In memory of my Husband, James Maskrey, who died at his home, 70 Thomas Street, Torwood, the third of July, 1933. Inserted by his loving Wife and Son and Daughter, Walter and Margaret. (from The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Tuesday 3 July 1933, page 10)
OBITUARY.
Mr. J. Maskrey.
With the death of Mr. James Maskrey, which occurred yesterday, there was removed one of the outstanding pioneer figures of the building industry in Queensland. The late Mr. Maskrey, who was 68 years of age, was a native of Derbyshire, England. Like many of his race he was imbued with the spirit of adventure, and at an early age he crossed the seas to Brisbane, where he decided to settle. For a time, after his arrival in this city, he followed the occupation of stone mason, until he accepted a position as inspector of works in the Government service. For the past 30 years the late Mr. Maskrey was in the foremost ranks us a builder and contractor in Brisbane, and he was responsible for the erection of many well known buildings. He was always clos ly associated with the work of the Master Builders' Association, and on one occasion, about 22 years ago, was elected president of that body. He also displayed keen interest in local government matters, and was for a number of years a member of the old Toowong Shire Council. The late Mr. Maskrey was a welcome figure on bowling greens everywhere. He was a foundation member and past president of the Auchenflower Bowling Club, and at the time of his death was one of the trustees. He is survived by his widow, his son, Mr. Walter Maskrey, of Lima Street, Auchenflower, and a daughter, Mrs. G. H. Curry, of Lake Barrine, North Queensland. The funeral, which is to be private, will leave his residence in Thomas Street, Torwood, for the Toowong Cemetery at 10.30 o'clock to-morrow morning. (from The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Wednesday 4 July 1933, page 15)
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Wirksworth is a small market town in Derbyshire, England, with a population of over 9,000. The population of the Wirksworth area including Cromford, Bolehill and Middleton-by-Wirksworth is about 12,000. Wirksworth is listed in the Domesday Book in 1086. Within it is the source of the River Ecclesbourne. The town was granted its market charter by Edward I in 1306. The market is held every Tuesday in the market square in the busy town centre. Perhaps the finest building in Wirksworth is St. Mary's Church, which was one of the first centres of Christian teaching in England and is believed to date back to around 653 AD. The ancient Wirksworth Hundred or Wapentake was named after the town.
Wirksworth is on the border of Amber Valley and Derbyshire Dales districts
Historically, it developed as a centre for lead mining, but then later on, it branched into quarrying.
Many of the institutions in the area have connections with the Gell family, of Hopton Hall, whose most famous member was Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, who fought on Parliament's side in the Civil War. One of his predecessors, Anthony Gell, founded the local grammar school, and one of his successors, Phillip Gell, opened the curiously named Via Gellia (possibly named in allusion to the Roman Via Appia), a road from the family's lead mines around Wirksworth to the smelter in Cromford. (In the middle of the last century the Anthony Gell School became one of the first comprehensive schools and remains a model for local, community-based education in a rural area)
Wirksworth is rumoured to be the ancient Roman town of Lutudarum, although there is much speculation as to the exact whereabouts/origins of this settlement. This used to be the capital of the area and up until the later Industrial Revolution, the town was the 5th biggest in Derbyshire, after Derby, Chesterfield, Matlock and Buxton. In 2009, a small team of volunteers undertook a project to discover a Roman fort near the vicarage but the attempt was unsuccessful.
Walter's birth certificate shows his occupation as stonemason. Walter's death certificate shows his occupation as builder.
Maskrey Kinship says: In 1891 census age 19 living at Coppenhall Parish, Cheshire with parents and siblings; In 1901 census age 27, single, living on Howard Street, Coppenhall Monks with parents and sister Ellen 19; Appeared on Australia Electoral Rolls in 1905, 1908, 1913, 1921, 1925 at Brisbane, Queensland; Occupation: railway worker; Death: 1945 Q4 [Crewe] age 73
MASKREY.— In memory of my Husband, James Maskrey, who died at his home, 70 Thomas Street, Torwood, the third of July, 1933. Inserted by his loving Wife and Son and Daughter, Walter and Margaret. (from The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Tuesday 3 July 1933, page 10)
OBITUARY.
Mr. J. Maskrey.
With the death of Mr. James Maskrey, which occurred yesterday, there was removed one of the outstanding pioneer figures of the building industry in Queensland. The late Mr. Maskrey, who was 68 years of age, was a native of Derbyshire, England. Like many of his race he was imbued with the spirit of adventure, and at an early age he crossed the seas to Brisbane, where he decided to settle. For a time, after his arrival in this city, he followed the occupation of stone mason, until he accepted a position as inspector of works in the Government service. For the past 30 years the late Mr. Maskrey was in the foremost ranks us a builder and contractor in Brisbane, and he was responsible for the erection of many well known buildings. He was always clos ly associated with the work of the Master Builders' Association, and on one occasion, about 22 years ago, was elected president of that body. He also displayed keen interest in local government matters, and was for a number of years a member of the old Toowong Shire Council. The late Mr. Maskrey was a welcome figure on bowling greens everywhere. He was a foundation member and past president of the Auchenflower Bowling Club, and at the time of his death was one of the trustees. He is survived by his widow, his son, Mr. Walter Maskrey, of Lima Street, Auchenflower, and a daughter, Mrs. G. H. Curry, of Lake Barrine, North Queensland. The funeral, which is to be private, will leave his residence in Thomas Street, Torwood, for the Toowong Cemetery at 10.30 o'clock to-morrow morning. (from The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), Wednesday 4 July 1933, page 15)
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Wirksworth is a small market town in Derbyshire, England, with a population of over 9,000. The population of the Wirksworth area including Cromford, Bolehill and Middleton-by-Wirksworth is about 12,000. Wirksworth is listed in the Domesday Book in 1086. Within it is the source of the River Ecclesbourne. The town was granted its market charter by Edward I in 1306. The market is held every Tuesday in the market square in the busy town centre. Perhaps the finest building in Wirksworth is St. Mary's Church, which was one of the first centres of Christian teaching in England and is believed to date back to around 653 AD. The ancient Wirksworth Hundred or Wapentake was named after the town.
Wirksworth is on the border of Amber Valley and Derbyshire Dales districts
Historically, it developed as a centre for lead mining, but then later on, it branched into quarrying.
Many of the institutions in the area have connections with the Gell family, of Hopton Hall, whose most famous member was Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, who fought on Parliament's side in the Civil War. One of his predecessors, Anthony Gell, founded the local grammar school, and one of his successors, Phillip Gell, opened the curiously named Via Gellia (possibly named in allusion to the Roman Via Appia), a road from the family's lead mines around Wirksworth to the smelter in Cromford. (In the middle of the last century the Anthony Gell School became one of the first comprehensive schools and remains a model for local, community-based education in a rural area)
Wirksworth is rumoured to be the ancient Roman town of Lutudarum, although there is much speculation as to the exact whereabouts/origins of this settlement. This used to be the capital of the area and up until the later Industrial Revolution, the town was the 5th biggest in Derbyshire, after Derby, Chesterfield, Matlock and Buxton. In 2009, a small team of volunteers undertook a project to discover a Roman fort near the vicarage but the attempt was unsuccessful.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1864 | Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England | |||
| Marriage | 28 May 1887 | General Registry Office, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Georgina THALLON | |||
| Death | 3 Jul 1933 | Prostatic obstruction, Bilaterae, Pyelonephrityis, Uraemia. - 70 Thomas Street, Torwood, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||
| Burial | 5 Jul 1933 | Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Australia |
Families
| Spouse | Georgina THALLON (1861 - 1948) |
| Child | Ellen MASKREY (1889 - 1892) |
| Child | Robert John MASKREY (1891 - 1909) |
| Child | Walter MASKREY (1893 - 1958) |
| Child | Margaret Thallon MASKREY (1895 - ) |
| Child | James Thallon "Jim" MASKREY (1904 - 1929) |
| Father | James MASKREY (1836 - 1918) |
| Mother | Living |
| Sibling | Mary Jane MASKREY (1863 - ) |
| Sibling | William MASKREY (1865 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas MASKREY (1866 - ) |
| Sibling | John MASKREY (1868 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth MASKREY (1870 - ) |
| Sibling | Louisa MASKREY (1873 - ) |
| Sibling | George MASKREY (1875 - ) |
| Sibling | Emily Brewin MASKREY (1877 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas Henry MASKREY (1880 - ) |
| Sibling | Ellen MASKREY (1881 - ) |