Outback Graves Markers

Magnus Maxton CALDER

Burial Location:Lawlers  (details...)
Occupation: Merchant
Date of Death: 04 May 1896
Age:30 years
Cause of Death:Typhoid
OGM Ref#: 1002
Headstone:Standard
Monument Style: Stone slab

Inscription

In Memory of
Magnus Maxton Calder,
born Invercargill N.Z. 18th July 1865
Died Lawlers 4th May 1896 Vale

Biography

Known as Max, the deceased, a partner in the firm of Calder & Co., of Mt Magnet, had recently moved to Lawlers to open a branch of the business. He was very popular in the area. The deceased was a brother of Herbert Keith Calder, of Cue, to whom he left an estate of £750. Mr Calder was buried in Plot 09, Section C, in the north-east corner.

Parents:Jane and William Henderson CALDER (Merchant)
Birth Details:Invercargill, New Zealand, 13 July 1865; Birth Reg.No.1865/22758, New Zealand
Death Certificate:1102/1896