Joseph Preston (1831–1910)
We regret to chronicle the death of one of the oldest inhabitants of Inverell in the person of Mr Joseph Preston, aged 79 years. The sad event took place on Monday at his daughters (Mrs Dickerson) residence in Granville-street. The deceased leaves a wife and large grown up family. The funeral took place to-day the remains being interred in the Church of England portion of the cemetery, the service at the graveside being read by the Salvation Army Captain.
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Additional Resources
- is found guilty of the manslaughter of his niece, Emma Cross, Australian, Windsor, Richmond, and Hawkesbury Advertiser (NSW), 4 June 1881, p 2
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Preston, Elizabeth (wife)
- Preston, Frances (wife)
- Preston, Elizabeth Susannah (wife)
- Jurd, Elizabeth (mother-in-law)
- Cross, Charlotte (mother-in-law)
- Cross, David (father-in-law)
- Cross, Elleanor (sister-in-law)
- Cross, Charlotte (sister-in-law)
- Starkey, Mary Ann (sister-in-law)
- Douglass, Ann (sister-in-law)
- Cross, Mary Ann (sister-in-law)
- Cross, Emma Peel (sister-in-law)
- Crawford, Eliza (sister-in-law)
- Starkey, Sarah Hephzibah (sister-in-law)
- Cross, Annie (sister-in-law)
- Seagrott, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Cross, Sophia Jane (sister-in-law)
- Cross, John (brother-in-law)
- Cross, David (brother-in-law)
- Douglass, Thomas Green (brother-in-law)
- Cross, Thomas James (brother-in-law)
- Cross, William Alexander (brother-in-law)
- Cross, Alexander George (brother-in-law)
- Starkey, James (brother-in-law)
- Cross, David George (brother-in-law)
- Greentree, Reuben (brother-in-law)
- Crawford, William (brother-in-law)
- Cross, Richard William (brother-in-law)
- Cross, James Jeremiah (brother-in-law)
- Cross, Emma Isabella (niece by marriage)
Citation details
'Preston, Joseph (1831–1910)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/preston-joseph-24892/text33451, accessed 20 April 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1831
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
10 January,
1910
(aged ~ 79)
Inverell,
New South Wales,
Australia
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