Kirk River

 
 Pos S 20°00.047 
   E 146°45.726
These records have been assembled from the few headstones in the old cemetery plus a number of additional records in local histories, where the burial place is known.

Kirk River is a few kilometers along the Ravenswood-Mingela road, and the cemetery is about 1 km back on the Ravenswood side, on the left as you face Mingela. It is almost out of sight, up on a scrubby ridge inside the property fence. It is not wonderfully maintained, but appears to be in current use, which surprised me.

Actual headstone data; + Data from other sources

Original data obtained by Alan Wagener, updates from historical records or from helpful readers.

Some shots of the Kirk River cemetery - Click on picture for larger scale view
    Surname:  Bawden née Hoar        +
First names:  Ellen Jane (Nellie)
       Born:  22 Jul 1866              At:  Menheniot,Cornwall 
       Died:  29 Mar 1949              At:  Charters Towers,QLD
        Age:  83                   Buried:  Kirk River
   Comments:  Wife of William Baratt Bawden.

    Surname:  Bawden                 +
First names:  William Baratt
       Born:  14 Sep 1852              At:  Menheniot,Cornwall 
       Died:  9 Jan 1925               At:  Kirk River,QLD
        Age:  73                   Buried:  Kirk River
   Comments:  Spouse of Nellie Bawden.

    Surname:  Caspani                 
First names:  Martin Henry
       Born:  1927                     At: 
       Died:  15 Aug 1971              At: 
        Age:  44                   Buried:  Kirk River
   Comments:  'loving husband and father'.

    Surname:  Caspani                 
First names:  Richard Domenic
       Born:  1922                     At: 
       Died:  10 Feb 1989              At: 
        Age:  67                   Buried:  Kirk River
   Comments:  'our dear brother'.

    Surname:  Cavanagh                
First names:  Anna Maria
       Born:  27 Aug 1910              At: 
       Died:  26 Feb 2000              At: 
        Age:  90                   Buried:  Kirk River
   Comments:  Wife of James Patrick Cavanagh.

    Surname:  Cavanagh                
First names:  James Patrick
       Born:  19 Apr 1915              At: 
       Died:  18 May 1999              At: 
        Age:  84                   Buried:  Kirk River
   Comments:  Spouse of Anna Maria Cavanagh.

    Surname:  Kay née Kerr             + 
First names:  Eliza
       Born:                           At:  Portadown,Co. Armargh,Ireland
       Died:  17 Jun 1898              At: 
        Age:                       Buried:  Kirk River
   Comments:  Wife of Richard John Kay.

    Surname:  Kay                      + 
First names:  Richard John
       Born:  circa 1831               At:  Selby,Yorkshire,Ireland
       Died:  27 Aug 1901              At: 
        Age:                       Buried:  Kirk River
   Comments:  Spouse of Eliza Kay.

    Surname:  Kelso                    
First names:  Daniel
       Born:  ca 1896                  At: 
       Died:  5 Jul 1905               At: 
        Age:  9                    Buried:  Kirk River
   Comments:  'our dear son'.

Thanks to Bob Kelso for pointing out an obvious error...
    Surname:  McLelland               
First names:  Annie
       Born:  1879                     At: 
       Died:  11 Aug 1919              At: 
        Age:  40                   Buried:  Kirk River
   Comments:  Wife of Joseph McLelland.

    Surname:  McLelland               
First names:  Joseph
       Born:  1872                     At: 
       Died:  17 Jan 1961              At: 
        Age:  89                   Buried:  Kirk River
   Comments:  Spouse of Annie McLelland.
The McClennan grave at Kirk River cemetery
    Surname:  Romalli née Bawden     +
First names:  Elizabeth (Lizzie)
       Born:  3 Feb 1901               At: 
       Died:  17 Nov 1933              At:  Charters Towers,QLD
        Age:  32                   Buried:  Kirk River
   Comments:  Wife of John (Jack) Romalli.

    Surname:  Scroggie                
First names:  Isabella
       Born:                           At: 
       Died:  1 Apr 1895               At: 
        Age:                       Buried:  Kirk River
   Comments:  'my dear wife'. 
The Scroggie grave at Kirk River cemetery
    Surname:  Stone                    
First names:  Charlie
       Born:                           At: 
       Died:  31 May 1908              At: 
        Age:                       Buried:  Kirk River
   Comments:  'by John & Ann Kay'. Husband of Annie Stone.
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