Joseph James Sutherland

#466, (circa 1878-1 May 1926)
FatherHugh Joseph Sutherland (4 Aug 1841-21 Aug 1913)
MotherMargaret Nicholson (c 1845-10 Aug 1883)
ChartsBrown family - descendants
Miller Family (Scotland) - descendants
Nicholson Family 1 - descendants
Four generations
Last Edited24 Apr 2018
The headstone of Joseph James Sutherland and Edith Ellen McMillan
(Source: Greg Bell)
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Joseph was born circa 1878 at Parkes, New South Wales.1,2,3 He was the son of Hugh Joseph Sutherland and Margaret Nicholson. He presumably moved with his parents to Cobar, New South Wales, circa 1880.4

His mother died 10 August 1883.5

He may have attended the wedding of his sister in the marriage of Henry Cyril Rogers and Alexandra Sutherland in a Wesleyan ceremony at the residence of Hugh Sutherland on Thursday, 16 March 1893 at Cornish Town, Cobar, New South Wales. Alexandra and Henry went on to have five known children together.6

He married Edith Ellen McMillan, daughter of Alexander Bourke McMillan and Louisa Sharpe, on Thursday, 15 January 1903 at Cobar, New South Wales..7 Joseph and Edith lived in 1919 at Newcastle, New South Wales.8 Joseph (and presumably his spouse Edith) lived in April 1926 at the Newcastle suburb of Wickham, New South Wales.9 Joseph James Sutherland was a stevedore and senior unionist.8

He was involved in an accident at work on 1 May 1926:
YESTERDAY'S CASUALTIES
Joseph Sutherland, aged 48 years, a wharf labourer, living in Bishopgate street, Wickham, was working in the hold of the steamer Port Auckland, at Lee Wharf yesterday, when he was struck by a bale of paper that had fallen 20 feet. He was admitted to the Newcastle Hospital, suffering from a fractured pelvis and shock. Last night his condition was critical.10



Joseph died on 1 May 1926 at Newcastle hospital, in Newcastle, New South Wales. He was fatally injured by a bale of falling paper whilst working on the docks.11,8 His body was interred at Presbyterian cemetery on 2 May 1926 at the Newcastle suburb of Sandgate, New South Wales. His funeral was attended by several hundred wharf workers..4

In his obituary it stated:
"The late Mlr. Sutlherland, who was one of the best known and most popular figures in the trades union movement in the district, was born at Parkes 47 1/2 years ago. He was a son of the late Mr. Hugh Sutherland, a pioneer of the Parkes, Forbes, and Grenfell districts. Moving to Cobar at an early age, he lived there for many years, coming to Newcastle in 1919, and following here his occupation on the waterfront. Always an active unionist, he was one of the pioneer members of the Amalgamated Miners' Association in the Cobar district, and for a number of years was secretary to the Eight-hour movement in that centre, where he was also known as a fine athlete and footballer."8

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1878BirthParkes, New South Wales1,2,3
1903MarriageCobar, New South Wales7
1919ResidenceNewcastle, New South Wales8
1926Residencethe Newcastle suburb of Wickham, New South Wales9
Occupation8
1926Quotation type 2Newcastle, New South Wales10
1926DeathNewcastle hospital, in Newcastle, New South Wales11,8
1926Burial at Presbyterian cemetery in the Newcastle suburb of Sandgate, New South Wales4
Quotation type 28

Family

Edith Ellen McMillan (1883-21 Jun 1946)
Children

Citations

  1. [S2] New South Wales, Death Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1883 No. 6175.
  2. [S544] E-mails from Kate Lindsay to Tim Hill, June 2012 Sutherland spreadsheet 18 June 2012.
  3. [S813] The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 1926 'LATE MR. J. SUTHERLAND.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) , 3 May, p. 6, viewed 10 October, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138166400 (for place).
  4. [S813] The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 1926 'LATE MR. J. SUTHERLAND', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 3 May, p. 6. , viewed 24 Apr 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138166400
  5. [S2] New South Wales, Death Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1883 No.6175.
  6. [S3] New South Wales, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1893 No. 2912.
  7. [S3] New South Wales, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1903 No. 952 (Index only).
  8. [S813] The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 1926 'LATE MR. J. SUTHERLAND.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) , 3 May, p. 6, viewed 10 October, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138166400
  9. [S813] The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 1926 'LATE MR. J. SUTHERLAND.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) , 3 May, p. 6, viewed 7 August, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138166400
  10. [S813] The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 1926 'YESTERDAY'S CASUALTIES.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954) , 1 May, p. 6, viewed 7 August, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138173821
  11. [S2] New South Wales, Death Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1926 No. 7946 (Index only).