Ellis Read

#16569, (-before November 1901)
Last Edited17 Sep 2023
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In April 1863, Ellis travelled from Rockhampton to Brisbane to deliver a petition from the citizens of Port Denison, asking that they be incorporated as a municipality.1 Ellis lived in August 1865 at Port Denison, Queensland.2

He was a Justice of the Peace.3

Ellis Read, trading as R. Towns & Co. had a large store at Normanton which still stands today.4 He was found on a passenger list on the Ellesmere on 26 April 1866 from Bowen They were bound for the Albert River in the Gulf of Carpentaria.5

Ellis left Burketown, Queensland, on Saturday, 18 August 1866 on his journey to Flinders.6 On Tuesday, 28 August 1866 he arrived in the Flinders Region, Queensland.6

On 27 September 1866 he departed from Rockhampton to Brisbane.7

The explorer William Landsborough wrote in his published diary that he considered Ellis "the chief merchant of Carpentaria."8

His brother Thomas died at Port Denison, Queensland, of an overdose of laudnum on 3 December 1866. Ellis was staying with him in the hotel, but was unable to summon help quickly enough.9

He seemingly travelled from Burketown to Port Denison, Queensland, in July 1867.10

He evidently bought some land at Port Denison on Tuesday, 8 October 1867.11

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"Some very fine specimens of gold and copper from the Carpentaria country were brought down by Mr. Ellis Read, of Burketown, who arrived here by the last trip of the Tinonee. Mr. H. Hill, of East-street, to whom we are in debted for particulars, informs us that the gold, about 51/2 ounces in weight, is from the Leichhardt River, and is of a dark scaly appearance. It is found in the gullies and the beds of creeks about the Leichhardt Ranges. The copper specimen, about 20lbs. weight, was taken from a lode on the Gregory River. It crops out several yards in height for a distance of about 200 yards, and contains about sixty per cent of copper.— Rockhampton Bulletin, September 24."


Ellis evidently knew Henry, as his daughter Ellen recalls that she was "presented by the late Mr.Ellis Read with the first published copy of the opera "Maritana," and which is held by her sorrowing family as an heir-loom."12,13 He was found on a passenger list on the SS Tinonee on 26 September 1868 from Rockhampton. He then travelled on to Brisbane, showing the same gold and specimens there. to Maryborough, Queensland.14,15

On Friday, 27 August 1869 Ellis and party set off on an overland journey from the Gulf of Carpentaria on their way to Bowen via Flinders, a journey of over 1,100 kilometres.16

Ellis died before November 1901 at Guadalajara, Mexico.17

As he died intestate, on Monday, 21 October 1901 The Queensland Trustee made an aaplication to deal with the lands he owned at Burketown.17

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1863Note memo only CR CR1
1865ResidencePort Denison, Queensland2
Note memo only CR CR3
Note memo only CR CRNormanton, Queensland4
1866Passngr list5
1866Note memo only CR CRBurketown, Queensland6
1866Note memo onlyFlinders Region, Queensland6
1866Note memo only CR CRRockhampton, Queensland7
1866Note memo only CR CR8
1866Note memo only CR CRPort Denison, Queensland9
1867Note memo only CR CRPort Denison, Queensland10
1867Note memo only CR CRPort Denison, Queensland11
1868Passngr listMaryborough, Queensland14,15
1869Note memo only CR CR16
1901DeathGuadalajara, Mexico17
1901Note memo only CR CR17

Family
Child

Citations

  1. [S335] The Courier (Brisbane), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1863 'ROCKHAMPTON.', The Courier (Brisbane, Qld. : 1861 - 1864), 11 April, p. 2. , viewed 12 Sep 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3162621
  2. [S1031] The Herald, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1865 'Family Notices', The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), 22 August, p. 2. , viewed 12 Sep 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244465720
  3. [S350] The Brisbane Courier, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1866 'Family Notices', The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), 26 May, p. 4. , viewed 12 Sep 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1268100
  4. [S1462] A. C. Towner An Outline of the History of Western Queensland p.801.
  5. [S1464] Sweers Island Chronology (https://www.sweers.com.au/peter_saenger_history_notes.pdf) p.24.
  6. [S350] The Brisbane Courier, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1866 'BOWEN.', The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), 22 September, p. 6. , viewed 07 Sep 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1274574
  7. [S1465] The Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 1866 'Shipping Intelligence.', Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser (Qld. : 1861 - 1908), 29 September, p. 2. , viewed 12 Sep 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123333379
  8. [S350] The Brisbane Courier, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1866 'THE GULF COUNTRY.', The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), 14 November, p. 3. , viewed 12 Sep 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127664
  9. [S332] The Queenslander, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1866 'DEATH FROM OVERDOSE OF LAUDANUM.', The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), 22 December, p. 9. , viewed 07 Sep 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20311052
  10. [S1205] The Warwick Examiner and Times, Queensland, Australia, 1867 'BURKE TOWN.', Warwick Examiner and Times (Qld. : 1867 - 1919), 18 July, p. 3. , viewed 07 Sep 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82095341
  11. [S1461] Noble Numismatics Pty Ltd (https://noble.com.au/) https://noble.com.au/auctions/lot/?id=292146
  12. [S332] The Queenslander, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1868 'THE NEW ROUTE TO GYMPIE.', The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866-1939), 3 October, p. 9, viewed 23 January, 2011, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20320787
  13. [S330] The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton), Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 1913 'PERSONAL NEWS.', Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), 18 June, p. 8, viewed 11 May, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article53302839
  14. [S1256] The Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 1868, Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), 29 September, p. 2. , viewed 07 Sep 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page17454582
  15. [S921] The Age, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1868 'INTERCOLONIAL NEWS.', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 7 October, p. 3. , viewed 07 Sep 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article177004262
  16. [S268] The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1868 'NORMAN TOWNSHIP.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 16 September, p. 2. , viewed 12 Sep 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13172965
  17. [S1206] The Week, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1901 'Intestate Estate.', The Week (Brisbane, Qld. : 1876 - 1934), 25 October, p. 24. , viewed 07 Sep 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article192515805