Outback Graves Markers

Oliver James TAYLOR

Burial Location:Carlaminda  (details...)
Occupation: Miner
Place of Death: Carlaminda, 5kms from Yalgoo
Date of Death: 13 March 1896
Age:24 years
Cause of Death:Malaria
OGM Ref#: 4229
Headstone:None

Biography

Young Mr Taylor was buried by George Higham at Carlaminda. Witnesses present at the burial were Thomas H Harris and Andrew Walsh. The informant of his death was Police Constable Frederick R Fox (Regimental Number 134), of Yalgoo. Taylor died after suffering from malaria for two weeks. He had lived in Queensland for 22 years before moving to Western Australia. Carlaminda is about 5 kilometers from Yalgoo and this was the early days of mining in the Yalgoo district.

Parents:Emily (nee McRAE) & Alfred John TAYLOR
Birth Details:29 September 1871, Brisbane, Queensland; Birth Registration 1871/B/13202, Brisbane
Death Certificate:1981/1896
State Records Office: Oliver James Taylor AU WA S59 cons3458 1897/028 Item - Part of APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION (ORIGINALS)