# Richard Alfred Tills

Richard Alfred Tills (12 JUN 1860 – 7 JUN 1937); child of Alfred Tills and Alice Harrison; born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England; married Caroline Adelaide Andresen; parent of 4 children; died in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

**Lifespan:** 12 JUN 1860 – 7 JUN 1937

## Parents
- [Alfred Tills](/p/alfred-tills-15857.md) (father)
- [Alice Harrison](/p/alice-harrison-15347.md) (mother)

## Spouses
- [Caroline Adelaide Andresen](/p/caroline-adelaide-andresen-15021.md) — m. 30 APR 1896

## Children
- [Alfred Christian Tills](/p/alfred-christian-tills-15858.md)
- [Richard Tills](/p/richard-tills-15885.md)
- [Ivy Tills](/p/ivy-tills-15866.md)
- [Olive Tills](/p/olive-tills-15884.md)

## Timeline
- 12 JUN 1860 — **Born** at Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England — 63 Great Thornton Street, Hull
- 1861 — **Residence** at Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
- 1871 — **Residence** at Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England — 111 Great Thornton Street
- 1881 — **Residence** at Newington, Yorkshire, England — 147 Wheeler Street
- 1881 — **Occupation** at Newington, Yorkshire, England — Joiner (Master)
- 15 JUL 1882 — **Departure** at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland — Aboard "Scottish Knight";  Passenger List  M1699    (imm/117)
- 2 NOV 1882 — **Arrival** at Mackay, Queensland, Australia — Aboard "Scottish Knight"
- 1886 — **Civic office** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Alderman of Cairns
- BEF 1886 — **Business** — 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.
- 8 FEB 1886 — **Military service** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Lieutenant
- 1887 — **Military service** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Lieutenant, Cairns Garrison Battery
- 1890 — **Elected office** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Chairman Cairns Divisional Board
- 6 FEB 1891 — **Military service** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Captain
- FROM 1898 TO 1908 — **Civic office** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Alderman of Cairns; Mayor of Cairns three times in this period
- 10 FEB 1900 — **Elected office** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Mayor
- 1901 — **Elected office** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Mayor
- 1903 — **Residence** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Lake Street
- 1903 — **Occupation** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Sawmiller
- 1905 — **Residence** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Lake Street
- 1905 — **Elected office** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Superintendent, Cairns Fire Brigade Board
- 1905 — **Occupation** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Sawmiller
- 7 FEB 1907 — **Elected office** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Mayor
- 1908 — **Residence** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Lake Street
- 1908 — **Occupation** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Sawmiller
- 1913 — **Residence** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Sheridan Street
- 1913 — **Residence** at Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia — Contractor
- 1913 — **Occupation** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Clerk of Works
- 1919 — **Residence** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Abbott Street
- 1919 — **Occupation** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Inspector of Works
- 1925 — **Residence** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Abbott Street
- 1925 — **Occupation** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Inspector of Works
- 1930 — **Residence** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — 74 Abbott Street
- 1930 — **Occupation** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Architect
- 1936 — **Residence** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — 30 Shield Street
- 1936 — **Occupation** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Architect
- 1937 — **Residence** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — 30 Shields Street
- 1937 — **Occupation** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Architect
- 7 JUN 1937 — **Died** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Cairns District Hospital
- 7 JUN 1937 — **Buried** at Cairns, Queensland, Australia — Martyn Street Cemetery Monumental East Side E3  Plot 3315

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