{"id":632,"date":"2026-05-15T10:46:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T00:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytestsite.com.au\/tocah\/?p=632"},"modified":"2026-05-15T11:56:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T01:56:57","slug":"632-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytestsite.com.au\/tocah\/632-2\/","title":{"rendered":"BRINKLEY Emma Ann"},"content":{"rendered":"

Born: 5 October 1837 (5 Nov 1836) Ipswich Suffolk England<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Father: Charles JOHNSON<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Mother: Rachel MASON<\/p>\n

Married: George BRINKLEY<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

20 May 1854 Ipswich Suffolk England<\/p>\n

Died: 15 July 1926 (1926\/C\/2729) Queensland<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Buried: Diddillibah Cemetery Qld<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Plot DD1 Row 5 No.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Arrived in Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Eastern Empire departed London 16 May 1866<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Arrived Brisbane 14 September 1866<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

On board \u2013 BRINKLEY George 31<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Emma 29<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Lucy 10<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

George 7<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Emma 5<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

William 3<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Children Born<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Lucy c. 1856 England<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

George c. 1859 England<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Emma c. 1861 England<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

William c. 1863 England<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Robert 19 September 1866 Qld<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Ana Maria 4 December 1867 Qld<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Arthur 27 June 1871 Qld<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Lizzy 27 November 1873 Qld<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Alice 30 October 1875 Qld<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Charles Henry 26 December 1879 Qld<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

James Edward 21 February 1884 Qld<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Electoral Rolls<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

1903 \u2013 1909 Woombye, domestic duties<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

1912 \u2013 1922 Petrie\u2019s Creek, home duties<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

1925 Paynter\u2019s Creek Woombye, home duties<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

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Mr. and Mrs. G. Brinkley, of Ferndale, Diddillibah road, via Woombye. Mr Brinkley was born in, Suffolk, England, on May 29, 1834, and his wife was born at Ipswich, Suffolk, on November 5, 1836. They were married at Ipswich, England on May 20, 1854, and 13 children were born to them, of whom three sons and three daughters are living.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

There are also 34 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Mr Brinkley served in the East Suffolk Artillery during the Prussian war. He joined the London police in 1862. In 1866 Mr. and Mrs. Brinkley came to Queensland in the Eastern Empire and two years later Mr. Brinkley joined the Queensland Police Force with which he remained till 1884, when he met with an accident and retired on a pension. He then took up a selection and has lived on it ever since.<\/p>\n

Brisbane Courier 28 May 1924, P18<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

OBITUARY<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

MRS. E. BRINKLEY.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

WOOMBYE, Wednesday. The death occurred last Friday of Mrs. Emma Brinkley, relict of Mr.George Brinkley. The late Mrs. Brinkley, who was in her 89th year, was born in Suffolk, England, and arrived in Queensland, accompanied by her husband, in the sailing ship Eastern Empire, 60 years ago.<\/p>\n

After 17 years residence in Brisbane, Mrs. Brinkley selected land in this district, where she resided up to the time if her death. She is survived by three sons, Messrs. J. E. and C. H. Brinkley (Diddillibah), and Mr. W. Brinkley, (Pialba), and three daughters, Mrs. W. Turner (Paddington, Brisbane), Mrs. R. Campbell (Nikenbah, N.S.W.), and Mrs. J. Thompson (Amamoor).<\/p>\n

Daily Mail 22 July 1926 P8<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

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Sources
\nhttps:\/\/ trove.nla.gov.au \u2013 Brisbane Courier 1924; Daily Mail 1926
\nwww.qld.gov.au\/family-history-research
\nQueensland Electoral Rolls<\/p>\n

Keywords
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\nGeorge Brinkley
\nSuffolk, England
\nFernvale
\nWoombye
\nEast Suffolk Artillery
\nPrussian War
\nLondon Police
\nEastern Empire
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