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Edward David Ogilvie (1814–1896)

Me. E. D. S. [Edward David Stewart] Ogilvie, late member of the N.S.W. Upper House, and son of Captain Ogilvie, R.N., died at Fernside, Bowral, N.S.W., from failure of the heart's action. The deceased was born at Tottenham, London, and came to the colony with his parents when 10 years of age. He was the first pioneer of the inland route to the Clarence River, and was the founder of the Yulgilbar station in that district. Mrs. Ogilvie and her sister, Lady Onslow, the wife of the Chief Justice of West Australia, were present at the death. The remains will be interred in the family vault at Yulgilbar, Clarence River. The diseased was 81 years of age.

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'Ogilvie, Edward David (1814–1896)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/ogilvie-edward-david-777/text778, accessed 9 November 2024.

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25 July, 1814
London, Middlesex, England

Death

25 January, 1896 (aged 81)
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

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