Richard Alfred Tills

Richard Alfred Tills
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1860 – 1937 76 years

Born 12 June 1860 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of YorkshireDied 7 June 1937 in Cairns, Queensland, aged 76

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Parents

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 IT Ivy Tills 1901–1974 OT Olive Tills 1903–1970 RT Richard Tills 1900–1973

Places 29 locations

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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 aged 1

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

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1870s
Residence 1871 aged 11

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

111 Great Thornton Street

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1880s
Residence 1881 aged 21

Newington, Yorkshire, England

147 Wheeler Street; Joiner (Master)

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Departure 15 July 1882 aged 22

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Aboard "Scottish Knight"; Passenger List M1699 (imm/117)
Arrival 2 November 1882 aged 22

Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Aboard "Scottish Knight"

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Civic office 1886 aged 26

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Alderman of Cairns

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Business before 1886 aged 26

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 aged 25

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Lieutenant
Military service 1887 aged 27

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Lieutenant, Cairns Garrison Battery

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1890s
Elected office 1890 aged 30

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Chairman Cairns Divisional Board
Military service 6 February 1891 aged 30

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Captain
Death of mother Alice Harrison April 1895 aged 34

Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding, Englandaged 72
Married to Caroline Adelaide Andresen 30 April 1896 aged 35

Queensland, Australia

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Civic office 1898–1908 aged 38

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

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

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Birth of son Alfred Christian Tills 26 March 1898 aged 37

Cairns, Queensland, Australia
1900s
Birth of son Richard Tills 14 January 1900 aged 39

Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Elected office 10 February 1900 aged 39

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Mayor

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Elected office 1901 aged 41

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Mayor

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Birth of daughter Ivy Tills 28 June 1901 aged 41

Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Death of father Alfred Tills 6 November 1901 aged 41

Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Englandaged 75
Residence 1903 aged 43

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Lake Street; Sawmiller

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Birth of daughter Olive Tills 2 April 1903 aged 42

Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Residence 1905 aged 45

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Lake Street; Sawmiller
Elected office 1905 aged 45

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Superintendent, Cairns Fire Brigade Board
Elected office 7 February 1907 aged 46

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Mayor

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Residence 1908 aged 48

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Lake Street; Sawmiller

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1910s
Residence 1913 aged 53

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Sheridan Street; Clerk of Works

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Residence 1913 aged 53

Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia

Contractor

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Death of wife Caroline Adelaide Andresen 1 October 1915 aged 55

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australiaaged 41
Residence 1919 aged 59

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Abbott Street; Inspector of Works
1920s
Residence 1925 aged 65

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Abbott Street; Inspector of Works
1930s
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Died 7 June 1937 aged 76

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Cairns District Hospital

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Buried 7 June 1937 aged 76

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Martyn Street Cemetery Monumental East Side E3 Plot 3315

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