Richard Alfred Tills

Richard Alfred Tills
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1860–1937 · 76 years old

Born 12 June 1860 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, EnglandDied 7 June 1937 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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AT Alfred Tills 1826–1901 father AH Alice Harrison 1823–1895 mother

Spouse

CA Caroline Adelaide Andresen 1874–1915 m. 30 April 1896

Children with Caroline Adelaide Andresen

AT Alfred Christian Tills 1898–1970 RT Richard Tills 1900–1973 IT Ivy Tills 1901–1974 OT Olive Tills 1903–1970

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1860s
Born 12 June 1860

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

63 Great Thornton Street, Hull

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Residence 1861

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Death of brother John Henry Tills September 1865

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Englandaged 2
1870s
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Residence 1871

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

111 Great Thornton Street

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1880s
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Residence 1881

Newington, Yorkshire, England

147 Wheeler Street

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Occupation 1881

Newington, Yorkshire, England

Joiner (Master)
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Departure 15 July 1882

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Aboard "Scottish Knight"; Passenger List M1699 (imm/117)
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Arrival 2 November 1882

Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Aboard "Scottish Knight"

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Business before 1886

Established a sawmill at Jungara, on the Atherton Tableland, after early pioneering ventures there and before moving to Cairns where he later built a mill on the site afterwards occupied by Cairns Timber Ltd.

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Military service 8 February 1886

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Lieutenant
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Civic office 1886

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Alderman of Cairns

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Military service 1887

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Lieutenant, Cairns Garrison Battery

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Marriage of brother Charles William Tills March 1889

Marylebone, London, England
1890s
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Elected office 1890

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Chairman Cairns Divisional Board
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Military service 6 February 1891

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Captain
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Death of mother Alice Harrison April 1895

Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding, Englandaged 72
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Married to Caroline Adelaide Andresen 30 April 1896

Queensland, Australia

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Birth of son Alfred Christian Tills 26 March 1898

Cairns, Queensland, Australia
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Civic office 1898–1908

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Alderman of Cairns; Mayor of Cairns three times in this period

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1900s
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Birth of son Richard Tills 14 January 1900

Cairns, Queensland, Australia
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Elected office 10 February 1900

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Mayor

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Birth of daughter Ivy Tills 28 June 1901

Cairns, Queensland, Australia
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Death of father Alfred Tills 6 November 1901

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Englandaged 75
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Elected office 1901

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Mayor

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Birth of daughter Olive Tills 2 April 1903

Cairns, Queensland, Australia
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Residence 1903

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Lake Street

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Occupation 1903

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Sawmiller
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Death of brother Charles William Tills January 1904

Paddington, London, Englandaged 41
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Residence 1905

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Lake Street
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Elected office 1905

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Superintendent, Cairns Fire Brigade Board
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Occupation 1905

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Sawmiller
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Elected office 7 February 1907

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Mayor

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Residence 1908

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Lake Street

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Occupation 1908

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Sawmiller
1910s
53
Residence 1913

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Sheridan Street

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Residence 1913

Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia

Contractor

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Occupation 1913

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Clerk of Works
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Death of wife Caroline Adelaide Andresen 1 October 1915

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australiaaged 41
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Residence 1919

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Abbott Street
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Occupation 1919

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Inspector of Works
1920s
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Marriage of son Alfred Christian Tills 13 August 1924

Queensland, Australia
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Marriage of son Richard Tills 18 August 1924

Cairns, Queensland, Australia
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Residence 1925

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Abbott Street
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Occupation 1925

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Inspector of Works
1930s
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Residence 1930

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

74 Abbott Street
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Occupation 1930

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Architect
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Residence 1936

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

30 Shield Street

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Occupation 1936

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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Residence 1937

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

30 Shields Street

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Occupation 1937

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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Died 7 June 1937

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Cairns District Hospital

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Buried 7 June 1937

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Martyn Street Cemetery Monumental East Side E3 Plot 3315

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