John Andrew (Jack) ALCORN

1862 - 1934  (72 years)

• Name	John Andrew (Jack) ALCORN
  Born	1862	Lanark, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Sep 1934	Queensland, Australia   [1, 2, 3]
  Funeral Notice	25 Sep 1934	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia   [4]
  	1934 'Family Notices', Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), 25 September, p. 1. (DAILY.), viewed 05 Mar 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118550613 FUNERAL NOTICE. ALCORN. - The Relatives and Friends of Mrs. JOHN ALCORN and FAMILY, Mrs. C. GREEN, Mr. and Mrs. R. ALCORN, Mr. and Mrs. B. NOFFKE, Mr. and Mrs. D. MEURATH, are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of her deceased Husband and their Father and Father-in-law, to move from the Church of Christ, Boonah, at 2 o'clock, TO-DAY (TUESDAY), for the Boonah Cemetery. ABELL BROS., Boonah.
  Buried	25 Sep 1934	Boonah, Queensland, Australia   [2, 3, 5]
  	Boonah cemetery
  		ALCORN John Headstone
  Obituary	01 Oct 1934	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia   [6]
  	1934 'LATE MR. J. ALCORN.', Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), 1 October, p. 6. (DAILY.), viewed 05 Mar 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118556086 LATE MR. J. ALCORN. BOONAH, September 30. Soon after mid-day on Monday, September 24, at a local private hospital, Boonah, Mr. John Andrew Alcorn, of Church-street, Boonah, passed away at the age of 72 years. He was born at Lanark, Ontario, Canada, With his parents he came out to Australia, arriving at Rockhampton when only seven years of age. A few months later they went to Ipswich, but after a brief stay his parents selected land in the Fassifern district, and what is known as Blantyre to-day received its name from the early Alcorns, who owned that station. The chief industry in those days was cotton growing. The late Mr. Alcorn married Miss Young, of White Swamp, N.S.W., who died 16 years ago. After their marriage they settled for a time in Ipswich, where Mr. Alcorn engaged in carpentery. He continued in that trade on moving to Boonah some months later. The present Australan Hotel was built by him. About 12 years ago Mr. Alcorn married again and had continued actively in his trade until two weeks from his death. For 46 years he lived in the district and made for himself a wide circle of friends, a large number attending the funeral service at the Church of Christ and at the graveside. Mr. Alcorn had eight brothers, only one now remaining, Mr. G. D. Alcorn, of Old Kereelah, N.S.W.; and one sister, the late Mrs. Mary Blaker, who conducted a private hospital in Ipswich for many years, and also was private nurse for Dr. Cameron. Many of the older residents of Boonah and district remember her. Besides his brother, the mourners include the widow, three daughters - Mrs. C. Green and Mrs. A. Noffke (Boonah) and Mrs. D. Neurath (Ipswich) - and a son, Mr. R. Alcorn (Dugandan), as well as Mrs. Alcorn's family, Mrs. I. Young (Tenterfield), Mrs. R. Alcorn (Dugandan), Mrs. W. Ellison (Purga), and Messrs. C. and E. Heit. There are also four grandchildren.
  Probate	24 Jan 1935	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia   [7]
  	The Central Queensland Herald, Thursday 24 January 1935, page 21 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72383384 Alcorn, John A., Boonah, carpenter September 24, 1934. Dorothea Alcorn, Boonah, widow. Realty and Personalty, £439.
  Person ID	I16623	Rossow-Beitzel
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2019

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Elizabeth YOUNG,   d. 26 May 1919, Queensland, Australia
  Married	31 Aug 1886	Queensland, Australia   [8]
  Children	1. Ethel Jane ALCORN,   b. 04 Apr 1887, Queensland, Australia   2. Maud Evelyn ALCORN,   b. 25 May 1893, Queensland, Australia ,   d. 02 Jan 1963, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia  (Age 69 years)   3. Ada Ruby ALCORN,   b. 29 Sep 1897, Queensland, Australia   4. Myrtle Elizabeth ALCORN,   b. 12 Feb 1900, Queensland, Australia   5. Roland Edward McKurton ALCORN,   b. 27 Mar 1904, Queensland, Australia ,   d. 17 Sep 1984, Queensland, Australia  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F30492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Dorothea TRONC,   b. Abt 1879, Louisendorf, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 25 Aug 1960, Queensland, Australia  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Married	03 Feb 1923	Queensland, Australia   [9]
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F29585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1862 - Lanark, Ontario, Canada Married - 31 Aug 1886 - Queensland, Australia Married - 03 Feb 1923 - Queensland, Australia Died - 24 Sep 1934 - Queensland, Australia Funeral Notice - 25 Sep 1934 - Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Buried - 25 Sep 1934 - Boonah, Queensland, Australia Obituary - 01 Oct 1934 - Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Probate - 24 Jan 1935 - Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Queensland: Registry Birth Deaths Marriages, 1934/2755. [S32] Headstone transcription, from headstone photo taken by Anne McLean & Ashleigh Stratton. [S18] Queensland: Dern Index, copyright David & Julie Dern 1999, Monumental Inscriptions. [S128] Newspapers - Australia NLA, National Library of Australia, 1934 'Family Notices', Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), 25 September, p. 1. (DAILY.), viewed 05 Mar 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118550613. [S21] Cemetery Register of the Boonah Shire, compiled by Boonah Shire Archives and the Boonah Shire Council. Burials to 31 December 1994. [S128] Newspapers - Australia NLA, National Library of Australia, 1934 'LATE MR. J. ALCORN.', Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), 1 October, p. 6. (DAILY.), viewed 05 Mar 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118556086. [S128] Newspapers - Australia NLA, National Library of Australia, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72383384. [S2] Queensland: Registry Birth Deaths Marriages, 1886/C1848. [S2] Queensland: Registry Birth Deaths Marriages, 1923/C244.