Individual Details
George WESTON 🧬⛵
(23 Mar 1870 - 17 Mar 1953)
Immigration Details: Landed in Brisbane on the Glamis on 17 Dec 1881.
Compositor (Produced the Lockyer Herald weekly newspaper at 97 Railway Road, Gatton, Queensland.)
21 years old in 1891 when Bram was born
Cemetery Details
Cemetery: Lutwyche Cemetery
Street Address: Cnr Lutwyche and Kitchener Rds, Kedron
UBD Ref: Map 139 R1
Part Portion Section Grave Number
Monumental 2 93A 17
Zena says: "George Weston's parents lived in Seventh Avenue, Windsor, opposite 'Boothville'. Their land went from Seventh A venue through to Eildon Road and they gave the Eildon Road allotment to George and Isabella to build a home.
George came from Salford, Manchester, England and Isabella from Edinburgh, Scotland. They met here in Australia and married after they emigrated with their respective families. There were six children in the family and Mary was the eldest. Her siblings were named Winifred, (known as 'Wyn') Ridgeway, (known as 'Ridge'), Alan, Ida and Les. They also are all deceased now. George and his family lived in Gatton when Mum was about 19 and he and his son, Ridge published a weekly paper called, the Gatton Times."
Compositor (Produced the Lockyer Herald weekly newspaper at 97 Railway Road, Gatton, Queensland.)
21 years old in 1891 when Bram was born
Cemetery Details
Cemetery: Lutwyche Cemetery
Street Address: Cnr Lutwyche and Kitchener Rds, Kedron
UBD Ref: Map 139 R1
Part Portion Section Grave Number
Monumental 2 93A 17
Zena says: "George Weston's parents lived in Seventh Avenue, Windsor, opposite 'Boothville'. Their land went from Seventh A venue through to Eildon Road and they gave the Eildon Road allotment to George and Isabella to build a home.
George came from Salford, Manchester, England and Isabella from Edinburgh, Scotland. They met here in Australia and married after they emigrated with their respective families. There were six children in the family and Mary was the eldest. Her siblings were named Winifred, (known as 'Wyn') Ridgeway, (known as 'Ridge'), Alan, Ida and Les. They also are all deceased now. George and his family lived in Gatton when Mum was about 19 and he and his son, Ridge published a weekly paper called, the Gatton Times."
Events
| Birth | 23 Mar 1870 | Salford, Lancashire, England | |||
| Baptism | 11 Apr 1870 | Sacred Trinity, Salford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Immigration | 20 Dec 1881 | Ship: Glamis, Brisbane, Queensland, Australian Colonies | | ||
| Marriage | 1 Oct 1890 | Swan Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Isabella Aitken "Belle" TAIT ⛵🧬 | | ||
| Residence | 26 Jun 1895 | Printer - Sub Div 96 & 98, Portion 604, Stennett's Corner, Enoggera, Brisbane, Queensland, Australian Colonies | |||
| Residence | 1903 | Printer - Boundary Street, Middle Ridge, Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia | |||
| Residence | 1906 | Linotyper - Braeside, cnr South & Ramsay Sts, Dalby, Queensland, Australia | | ||
| Residence | 1910 | Journalist - Crescent Street, Gatton, Queensland, Australia | | ||
| Residence | 1914 | Linotypist - Thomas St (12th on left from Bayswater St), Bayswater, Ithaca, Brisbane, Queensland | | ||
| Residence | 1915 | Linotypist - Thomas St (12th on left from Bayswater St), Bayswater, Ithaca, Brisbane, Queensland | |||
| Residence | 1934 | Linotypist - Eildon Road, Windsor, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||
| Residence | 1939 | Linotypist - Eildon Road, Windsor, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||
| Death | 17 Mar 1953 | 1. Cerebral haemorrhage 2. Arteriosclerosis - Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | | ||
| Burial | 18 Mar 1953 | Grave: MON-2-93A-17, Lutwyche Cemetery, Kedron, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Families
| Spouse | Isabella Aitken "Belle" TAIT ⛵🧬 (1870 - 1951) |
| Child | Mary Elizabeth "Bram or Bramble" WESTON 🧬 (1891 - 1987) |
| Child | Winifred May "Wyn" WESTON (1893 - 1987) |
| Child | George Ridgeway "Ridge" WESTON (1897 - 1978) |
| Child | Alan Aitken WESTON (1899 - 1987) |
| Child | Ida Grace "Ide" WESTON (1901 - 1987) |
| Child | Leslie Tait WESTON (1905 - 1970) |
| Father | William WESTON 🧬⛵ (1848 - 1925) |
| Mother | Elizabeth RIDGEWAY ⛵ (1849 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Robert WESTON (1873 - 1947) |
| Sibling | John WESTON (1877 - 1908) |
Notes
Baptism
Abode 32 Quay StreetImmigration
First name(s): GeorgeLast name: Weston
Sex: M
Status: -
Birth year 1870
Age: 11
Nationality: England
Passenger or crew: Passenger
Departure year: 1881
Departure date 15 Sep 1881
Arrival year: 1881
Arrival date: 20 Dec 1881
Ship's departure port: Plymouth
Arrival port: Brisbane
Ship name: Glamis
Ship's master: Henry Baker
List type: Departure
State: Queensland
Country: Australia
Database Title: Queensland Customs House Shipping 1852-1885:
Passengers And Crew
Record set: Australia, Inward, Outward & Coastal Passenger Lists 1826-1972
Category: Travel & migration
Subcategory: Passenger Lists
Collections from: Australasia, Australia
Marriage
George occupation: CompositorResidence
Registered at this address on 2 Jun 1901.Residence
Registered at this address on 29 Sep 1907.Residence
Registered at this address on 5 Jun 1914.Death
Australia, Queensland Funeral Home and Burial RecordsGeorge Weston
Birth: Circa 1871
Burial: Mar 17 1953
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Age at death: 82
Record type: Funeral Director Records Index
Source: Alex Gow
Register reference: 33/17582
Occupation: Retired Lino Typist
Father: William WESTON (Lead Headed Nail Manufacturer)
Mother: Elizabeth RIDGWAY
Certified by: A. A. Weston (son, Sackville St, Greenslopes)