 1838 - 1900 (62 years)
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| Name |
Percy Rollo BRETT |
| Suffix |
,Mounted Constable and Coroner, of Urana,NSW |
| Born |
21 Jul 1838 |
Wexford, Ireland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
25 Sep 1900 |
Albury, New South Wales , Australia |
| Cause: congestion of the lungs, and accidental overdose of narcotics |
- Ref:Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser (NSW : 1892; 1898 - 1954) Friday 28 September 1900
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| Buried |
Urana, New South Wales , Australia |
| Person ID |
I24641 |
Kirkpatrick Family |
| Last Modified |
20 Oct 2023 |
| Family 1 |
Mary Helena FORTUNE, ,nee Wilson, b. Abt 1833, Belfast, Ireland , d. 1910 (Age ~ 77 years) |
| Married |
25 Oct 1858 |
Dunolly, Victoria, Australia |
- This marriage was most likely bigamous as Mary had never divorced her first husband Joseph Fortune.
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| Last Modified |
20 Oct 2023 |
| Family ID |
F8707 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Mary Ann LEEK, b. 1848, Staffordshire, England , d. 4 Jul 1927, Urana, New South Wales , Australia (Age 79 years) |
| Married |
26 Jun 1866 |
Corowa, New South Wales , Australia |
| Children |
| | 1. Edward Annesley BRETT, ,of "Wexford", Darlington Point,New South Wales,Australia, b. 26 Mar 1867, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia , d. 21 Dec 1936, Darlington Point. New South Wales, Australia (Age 69 years) |
| | 2. Percy Henry BRETT, b. 1 Jul 1868, d. 24 Mar 1945, Chatswood Oval, New South Wales, Australia (Age 76 years) |
| | 3. Kathleen Winifred BRETT, b. 26 Mar 1873, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. Charles Rollo BRETT, , Stock Inspector , Bathurst district., b. 15 Nov 1875, d. 4 Jan 1949, Walgett, New South Wales, Australia (Age 73 years) |
| | 5. John BRETT, b. 28 Mar 1877, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia , d. 9 Jun 1878, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia (Age 1 years) |
| | 6. Harry John Edwin BRETT, b. 15 Jun 1879, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia , d. 1972, Kyabram, Victoria , Australia (Age 92 years) |
| | 7. George BRETT, b. 29 Mar 1881, d. 25 Feb 1883 (Age 1 years) |
| | 8. Ethel Mary BRETT, b. 1884, Urana, New South Wales , Australia , d. 1921, Hong Kong (Age 37 years) |
| | 9. Annesley Rollo Grey BRETT, b. 1891, Urana, New South Wales , Australia , d. 1973, Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia (Age 82 years) |
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| Last Modified |
18 Feb 2014 |
| Family ID |
F8312 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Mounted Constable( Dunolly 1859) Stock and Station Agent and Coroner of Urana, NSW. He eloped with Mary Ann Leek aged 16. Percy was at the bank/hotel at the time of the raid by Ned Kelly in 1879. He stepped forward at one point to prevent Ned Kelly shooting Aaron Sherritt. For that he was rewarded with the post of Stock and Station agent. Prior to this he was struggling as a farmer in the area.
- (Medical):Ref:Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1896 - 1938) Friday 28 September 1900
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