Joseph James Kirkby (1803–1878)
A very old resident of this place was buried to-day in the Episcopalian churchyard–I refer to the late Mr Joseph Kirkby, late owner of the estate of Kirkdale, who was once, in my recollection, a Justice of the Peace for this district, but now he is only a relic of the past. How mankind drop off one by one. I am reminded of those telling words of the greatest dramatist that ever lived. "Referring to the shortness of this life he says: "Out out brief candle, life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour on the stage and then is heard no more".
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- death notice, Launceston Examiner (Tas), 1 October 1878, p 2
- funeral notice, Cornwall Chronicle (Launceston, Tas), 2 October 1878, p 3
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Kirkby, Charlotte (wife)
- Kirkby, Maria Elizabeth (daughter)
- Gibson, Elizabeth Charlotte (daughter)
- Knight, Charlotte Frances (daughter)
- Kirkby, Joseph William (son)
- Kirkby, John Ritchie (son)
- Kirkby, Henry Underwood (son)
- Kirkby, Samuel Richard (son)
- Kirkby, James (son)
- Kirkby, Maria (daughter-in-law)
- Kirkby, Charlotte Louisa (daughter-in-law)
- Gibson, Robert (son-in-law)
- Knight, George Charles (son-in-law)
- Pounds, Philadelphia (mother-in-law)
- Underwood, James (father-in-law)
- Underwood, Catherine (sister-in-law)
- Underwood, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Underwood, James (brother-in-law)
- Underwood, Joseph (uncle by marriage)
- Underwood, William George (uncle by marriage)
- Milson, Marianne Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
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- Grimes, Cassandra Jane (niece by marriage)
- Grimes, Sydonia Eugenia (niece by marriage)
- Nowland, Pauline DeLessert (niece by marriage)
- Grimes, Emily Jane (niece by marriage)
- Chalmers, Josepha Mary (niece by marriage)
- Spalding, Clara Elizabeth (niece by marriage)
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- Goddard, Emily Eliza (niece by marriage)
- Grimes, Ada Louisa (niece by marriage)
- Gwynne-Hughes, Angelina Fenn (niece by marriage)
- Underwood, Mary Jane (niece by marriage)
- Grimes, Baby (niece by marriage)
- Underwood, Florence Mary (niece by marriage)
- Grimes, George Underwood (nephew by marriage)
- Grimes, Charles Edward (nephew by marriage)
- Underwood, Edward Grimes (nephew by marriage)
- Grimes, Sydney Richard (nephew by marriage)
- Underwood, Eugene Richard (nephew by marriage)
- Underwood, Sydney Edward (nephew by marriage)
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Citation details
'Kirkby, Joseph James (1803–1878)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/kirkby-joseph-james-25188/text33656, accessed 21 November 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1 May,
1803
Stanstead,
Hertfordshire,
England
Death
30 September,
1878
(aged 75)
Launceston,
Tasmania,
Australia
Cause of Death
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