Individual Details
John "Jack" SETTER
(10 Aug 1865 - 13 Oct 1943)
Events
| Birth | 10 Aug 1865 | Wli-Elwah Station (near Langs Crossing), Murrumbidgee River, New South Wales, Australian Colonies |  | ||
| Marriage | 8 May 1889 | Richmond, Queensland, Australian Colonies - Mary Tereria BURKE | |||
| Death | 13 Oct 1943 | Wren Street, Longreach, Queensland, Australia | | ||
| Burial | Aft 13 Oct 1943 | Section 4, Row 13, Grave P1224, Longreach Town Cemetery, Longreach, Queensland, Australia | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Tereria BURKE (1868 - 1937) |
| Child | Mary Elizabeth SETTER (1890 - ) |
| Child | George SETTER (1891 - 1891) |
| Child | Alice Maud SETTER (1893 - ) |
| Child | Ruby May SETTER (1895 - ) |
| Child | Beatrice SETTER (1898 - ) |
| Child | Edward John SETTER (1900 - ) |
| Child | Kathleen Louisa SETTER (1905 - ) |
| Father | Frederick George SETTER ⛵🧬 (1828 - 1905) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Lucy PARKER ⛵🧬 (1828 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Charles William SETTER (1857 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Jane SETTER (1858 - 1934) |
| Sibling | John SETTER (1860 - 1861) |
| Sibling | James Henry "Jim" SETTER (1861 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Charlotte SETTER 🧬 (1863 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Harriet Agnes SETTER 🧬 (1867 - 1954) |
Notes
Birth
Terri has Jack’s birth certificate - born on ‘Wli-Elwah Station’, (part of the Lang brothers property at South Hay and close to Lang’s Crossing, where I think they would have crossed the Murrumbidgee, on 10-8-1865.Eli Elwah is a homestead on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River in southwest New South Wales situated about 370km north of Melbourne. Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, is about 580km east of Eli Elwah. Eli Elwah is about 97m above sea level. The nearest sea is the Tasman Sea which is part of the South Pacific Ocean about 370km south of Eli Elwah.
The nearest more populous place is the town of Hay which is 13km away with a population of around 2,700 (show me a map with Eli Elwah and Hay).
Death
Text: "OBITUARYMR. JOHN SETTER
The death occurred on Wednesday
at his residence, Wren Street, of Mr.
John Setter. Deceased who was 76
years of age, was born at Hay
(N.SW.). In his early days, Mr.
Setter was a tank sinker. He married
at Richmond in the year 1889 and
accompanied by his wife, Mr. Setter
came to Longreach and took up
carrying, later working on Bimbah
and Darr River Downs for many
years. Mrs. Setter predeceased her
husband six years ago. Mr. Setter is
survived by two sisters, Mrs. B. Cole
man (Wandal, Rockhampton) and
Mrs. H. Whelmn (Rockhampton also
by four daughters and one
son - Mrs. O. Hill, Mrs. J. Roach,
Mrs. A. Searles, Mrs. C. Williams
and Edward John Setter (all of Long-
reach). Thete are 38 grandchildren
and 20 great-grandchildren.
Rev. C. E. Torlach officiated at the
graveside.
He is also survived by two sisters
Mrs. B. Coleman (Wandal, Rock
hampton) and Mrs. H. Whelan
(Rockhampton)."
Birth: Circa 1859 - New South Wales, Australia
Death: Oct 12 1943 - Wren Street, Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Obituary publication: Oct 16 1943 - Longreach, Queensland, Australia
Newspaper: The Longreach Leader
NB: They have the date or day incorrect - 12 October 1943 was a Tuesday.
Burial
John SetterBirth
1865
Hay, Hay Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Death
13 Oct 1943 (aged 77–78)
Longreach, Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia
Burial
Longreach Town Cemetery
Longreach, Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia
Plot
Section 4, Row 13, Grave P1224
Memorial ID
160611098