Jane Harris (1844–1917)
The death occurred yesterday afternoon in the Mater Misericordiae Private Hospital, of Mrs Jane Harris, relict of the late Mr George Harris of the firm of J. and G. Harris. The deceased lady was one of the oldest residents of the State and was the fourth child of the late Hon George Thorn of Clermont, Ipswich, one of the earliest pioneers of Queensland and a member of the first Queensland Parliament. Her husband predeceased her by about 26 years. Both her sons—Messrs George and John Ernest Harris—are also dead. She is survived by two daughters—Mrs Lumley Hill, of Bellevue Station, and Mrs R. G. Casey, wife of Mr R. G. Casey, chairman of the VRC and a director of Messrs Goldsborough, Mort, and Co., Melbourne. The funeral will leave St. John’s Cathedral this afternoon for the Toowong Cemetery. Bishop Le Fanu and Rev. W. Thompson, of St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, New Farm, will conduct the burial service.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- tribute, Brisbane Courier, 17 March 1917, p 15
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Harris, George (husband)
- Hill, Edith Maud (daughter)
- Casey, Evelyn Jane (daughter)
- Hill, Charles Lumley (son-in-law)
- Casey, Richard Gardiner (son-in-law)
- Taylor, George Condamine (son-in-law)
- Thorn, Jane (mother)
- Thorn, George (father)
- Harris, John (father-in-law)
- Thorn, George Henry (brother)
- Thorn, John (brother)
- Thorn, William M. (brother)
- Thorn, Frances Augusta (sister-in-law)
- Underwood, Julia Isabella (sister-in-law)
- Harris, Catherine Lucy (sister-in-law)
- Underwood, James William (brother-in-law)
- Harris, John (brother-in-law)
- Underwood, Elizabeth (aunt by marriage)
- Underwood, Joseph (uncle by marriage)
- Watkins, Julia Sarah (niece by marriage)
- Underwood, Charlotte Emily (niece by marriage)
- Webber, Sarah Emily (niece by marriage)
- Webber, Louisa Jane (niece by marriage)
- Underwood, Lucy Ann (niece by marriage)
- Underwood, James John (nephew by marriage)
- Underwood, Walter George (nephew by marriage)
- Underwood, Thomas Joseph (nephew by marriage)
- Underwood, John William (nephew by marriage)
- Casey, Richard Gavin Gardiner (grandson)
- Casey, Dermot Armstrong (grandson)
Citation details
'Harris, Jane (1844–1917)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/harris-jane-14120/text25121, accessed 10 December 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Thorn, Jane
Birth
1844
Ipswich,
Queensland,
Australia
Death
15 March,
1917
(aged ~ 73)
Brisbane,
Queensland,
Australia
Cause of Death
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