Sarah AUTON (10.3.5.2.5)
Born
5 November 1887 Inglewood, New Zealand
Parents
Christopher AUTON and Margaret Ann AUTON
Emigrated
To Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia around 1900
Resided
with Mrs LOWTHER at Rockhampton 25 October 1907 – March 1908
Birth of Son
Robert William AUTON born 15 January 1908 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Death of Son
Robert William AUTON died 16 February 1908 at 49 Murray Street, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Father Charged with Incest
November 1907 Evidence in court against Christopher AUTON was given by Margaret Ann AUTON (Sarah’s mother) and brothers Joseph William AUTON and Thomas AUTON. Sarah not considered fit until after the child was born. Bail was granted
Marriage of Brother
Joseph William AUTON married Adela Louisa ARPS 15 January 1908 Primitive Methodist Church, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Father charged with Incest
16 February 1908 Christopher AUTON was charged with incest. Sarah had been residing with Mrs LOWTHER in Rockhampton since October 1907. Sarah reported in court to have never had any relations with her brothers or anyone else.
Margaret Ann AUTON (Sarah’s mother) had left her home 25 February 1907 to see her son who was away in hospital. She was two nights away from home. Two of her sons told her what had happened. Three years before Margaret Ann had threatened to leave Christopher if he behaved improperly with Sarah.
Sarah was medically examined. Margaret Ann believed that Christopher AUTON was the father of her daughter’s child because she had seen letters some four years ago in which Christopher had said his daughters would have to yield to his advances.
Christopher AUTON left the family home on 25 October 1907 to reside with his married daughter Mrs JACKSON. Margaret Ann AUTON moved to the residence of her son Joseph William AUTON at ‘Clear Water’, Rockhampton.
Sarah’s brother Joseph William AUTON had told his father it was a crime.
Thomas AUTON, Sarah’s brother told her father to leave the house or receive a good thrashing. Christopher went to his married daughter’s place Mrs JACKSON.
Sarah was reported to have not had a boyfriend. Christopher Albert AUTON her 17 year old brother gave evidence similar to other witnesses.
Incest Charges Second Sitting
4 March 1908 The case against Christopher AUTON resumed. Christopher AUTON found not guilty. Complaint was not made for nine months after the offence. A second issue of the recovery of money was going on with sons Joseph William AUTON and Thomas AUTON. Christopher’s daughter Annie Louisa AUTON felt that Sarah AUTON was lying.
Death of Sister
Annie Louisa AUTON died 1910 when Sarah was 23
Married
Gaston Julian LA BRUINY 18 March 1914 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Birth of Son
John Louis LA BRUINY born 20 December 1914 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Death of Mother
Margaret Ann AUTON died 1917 Queensland, Australia aged 63. Sarah was 30
Note on File
Annie Louisa AUTON wrote to her sister Elizabeth (Lizzie) AUTON from Australia to New Zealand asking her to write to Sarah and tell her that her mother had died. (Sarah had been disowned by the family after marrying Gaston LA BRUINY can’t be right given that Annie had died by then.
Birth of Children
Margaret Ann LA BRUINY born 4 February 1918 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
James William LA BRUINY born 5 May 1919 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Twins, Gaston Julian LA BRUINY and Elizabeth Jane LA BRUINY born 20 May 1920 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Vernon Marshall LA BRUINY born 17 December 1922 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Henry George LA BRUINY born 19 December 1924 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Mary Ellen LA BRUINY born 8 September 1927 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Death of Father
Christopher AUTON died 12 January 1929 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Death of Husband
Gaston Julian LA BRUINY died 7 October 1929 Raglan, Queensland, Australia. He drowned.
Notes
Sarah’s parents didn’t want her to marry Gaston LA BRUINY and subsequently disowned her. She was unable to cope with eight children after her husband died so the children were sent to Parkhurst Orphanage
Resided
1931 at 58 Talford Street, Fitzroy, Queensland, Australia
The Great Depression in Australia
Sarah was living in Queensland when Australians were suffering through the Great Depression
Death of Brothers
Joseph William AUTON died 23 June 1934 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when Sarah was 46
Thomas AUTON died 5 May 1936 at Goodna Mental Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia when Sarah was 48
Death of Son
James William LA BRUINY died 5 December 1966 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia age 47. Sarah was 79
Death of Sister
Elizabeth AUTON died 2 July 1968 when Sarah was 80
Died
19 August 1978 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia aged 90
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About Gaston Julian LA BRUINY (10.3.5.1.5/1) (husband of Sarah AUTON)
Born: 31 December 1879 Aramac, Queensland, Australia
Parents: John LA BRUINY and Matilda GARNER
Died: 7 October 1929 Delf Cottage, Raglan, Queensland, Australia
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Robert William AUTON (10.3.5.1.5.1)
Born
15 January 1908 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Sarah AUTON
Died
16 February 1908 at 49 Murray Street, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Buried
16 February 1908 South Rockhampton Cemetery, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Cause of Death
Congenital weakness, gastro-enteritis – exhaustion
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John Louis LA BRUINY (10.3.5.1.5.2)
Born
20 December 1914 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Sarah AUTON age 27 and Gaston Julian LA BRUINY age 34
Birth of Siblings
Margaret Ann LA BRUINY was born 4 February 1918 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when John was 3
James William LA BRUINY born 5 May 1919 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when John was 4
Twins Gaston Julian LA BRUINY and Elizabeth Jane LA BRUINY born 20 May 1920 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when John was 5
Vernon Marshall LA BRUINY born 17 December 1922 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when John was 7
Henry George LA BRUINY born 19 December 1924 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when John was 9
Mary Ellen LA BRUINY born 8 September 1927 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when John was 12
Death of Father
Gaston Julian LA BRUINY died 7 October 1929 Raglan Queensland, Australia aged 49. John was 14
Military
1940 – 1947 World War II
Married
John Louis LA BUINY married Edith GREENHAM 20 August 1955 Dinmore, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia when he was 40
Resided
1958 at Buckenham Street, Dinmore, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
1958 Storeman
Death of Wife
Edith GREENHAM died 28 July 1966 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia age 51. They had been married for 10 years. John was 51.
Death of Brother
James William LA BRUINY died 5 December 1966 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia when John was 51
Married 2
John Louis LA BRUINY married Nell Christina Grace Dagmar BORDHT 25 November 1967 Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia when he was 52
Death of Mother
Sarah AUTON died 19 August 1978 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia age 90. John was 63
Died
28 November 1987 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia aged 72
Buried
South Brisbane Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Headstone
John Louis LA BRUINY 28-11-1987 Aged 72 Years
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About Edith GREENHAM (10.3.5.1.5.2/1) (wife of John Louis LA BRUINY)
Born: 27 September 1914 Dinmore, Queensland, Australia
Died: 28 July 1966 St Andrew’s Hospital, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
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About Nell Christina Grace Dagmar BORDHT (10.3.5.1.5.2/2) (second wife of John Louis LA BRUINY
Born: 17 December 1914 Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
died: 26 September 1996 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Margaret Ann LA BRUINY (10.3.5.1.5.3)
Born
4 February 1918 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Sarah AUTON age 30 and Gaston Julian LA BRUINY age 38
Birth of Siblings
James William LA BRUINY born 5 May 1919 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when John was 4
Twins Gaston Julian LA BRUINY and Elizabeth Jane LA BRUINY born 20 May 1920 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when John was 5
Vernon Marshall LA BRUINY born 17 December 1922 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when John was 7
Henry George LA BRUINY born 19 December 1924 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when John was 9
Mary Ellen LA BRUINY born 8 September 1927 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when John was 12
Death of Father
Gaston Julian LA BRUINY died 7 October 1929 Raglan, Queensland, Australia age 49. Margaret was 11
Resided
1949 Misken Street, Toowong, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
1949 Machinist
Married
Tom CONNELLY 1951 Australia
Children
Two
Death of Mother
Sarah AUTON died 19 August 1978 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia age 90. Margaret was 60
Death of Brother
John Louis LA BRUINY died 28 November 1987 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia when Margaret was 69
Death of Husband
Tom CONNELLY died 17 November 1992 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia age 82
Died
26 November 1995 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia age 76
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About Tom CONNELLY (10.3.5.1.5.3/1) (husband of Margaret Ann LA BRUINY)
Born: 1 January 1910 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Died: 17 November 1992 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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James William LA BRUINY (10.3.5.1.5.4)
Born
5 May 1919 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Sarah AUTON age 31 and Gaston LA BRUINY age 39
Birth of Siblings
Twins Gaston Julian LA BRUINY and Elizabeth Jane LA BRUINY were born on May 20, 1920, in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, when James William was 1.
Vernon Marshall LA BRUINY born 17 December 1922 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when James was 3
Henry George LA BRUINY born 19 December 1924 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when James was 5
Mary Ellen LA BRUINY born 8 September 1927 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when James was 8
Death of Father
Gaston Julian LA BRUINY died 7 October 1929 Raglan, Queensland, Australia aged 49. James was 10
Died
5 December 1966 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Elizabeth Jane LA BRUINY (10.3.5.1.5.5)
Born
20 May 1920 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Sarah AUTON age 32 and Gaston LA BRUINY age 40
Birth of Siblings
Vernon Marshall LA BRUINY born 17 December 1922 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when Elizabeth was 2
Henry George LA BRUINY born 19 December 1924 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when Elizabeth was 4
Mary Ellen LA BRUINY born 8 September 1927 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when Elizabeth was 7
Death of Father
Gaston Julian LA BRUINY died 7 October 1929 Raglan, Queensland, Australia age 49. Elizabeth was 9
VP Day
15 August 1945 Elizabeth would have taken part in the celebrations of VP Day (Victory in the Pacific) as World War II ended. Elizabeth was 25
Married
Elizabeth Jane LA BRUINY married David ROOTS 12 September 1953 Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia when she was 33
Children
Five
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About David ROOTS (10.3.5.1.5.5/1) (husband of Elizabeth Jane LA BRUINY)
Born: 21 August 1922
Died: 28 September 1996 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Gaston Julian LA BRUNIY (10.3.5.1.5.6)
Born
20 May 1920 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Sarah AUTON age 32 and Gaston Julian LA BRUINY age 40
Birth of Siblings
Vernon Marshall LA BRUINY born 17 December 1922 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when Gaston was 2
Henry George LA BRUINY born 19 December 1924 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when Gaston was 4
Mary Ellen LA BRUINY born 8 September 1927 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when Gaston was 7
Death of Father
Gaston Julian LA BRUINY died 7 October 1929 Raglan, Queensland, Australia age 49. Gaston was 9
Death of Brother
James William LA BRUINY died 5 December 1966 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia when Gaston was 46
Death of Mother
Sarah AUTON died 19 August 1978 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia age 90. Gaston was 58
Death of Sister
Margaret Ann LA BRUINY died 26 November 1994 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia when Gaston was 74
Died
3 February 1997 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia age 76
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Vernon Marshall LA BRUINY (10.3.5.1.5.7)
Born
17 December 1922 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Sarah AUTON age 35 and Gaston Julian LA BRUINY age 42
Birth of Siblings
Henry George LA BRUINY born 19 December 1924 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when Vernon was 2
Mary Ellen LA BRUINY born 8 September 1927 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when Vernon was 4
Death of Father
Gaston Julian LA BRUINY died 7 October 1929 Raglan, Queensland, Australia age 49. Vernon was 6
Married
Josephine RYAN 31 December 1949 Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Windsor, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Children
Seven
Death of Brother
James William LA BRUINY died 5 December 1966 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia when Vernon was 43
Death of Mother
Sarah AUTON died 19 August 1978 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia age 90. Vernon was 55
Death of Siblings
John Louis LA BRUINY died 28 November 1987 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia when Vernon was 64
Margaret Ann LA BRUINY died 26 November 1994 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia when Vernon was 71
Gaston Julian LA BRUINY died 3 February 1997 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia when Vernon was 74
Resided
1972 – 2001 at 35 Wellington Street, Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died
15 January 2001 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia age 78
Celebration Mass
18 January 2001 Holy Cross Catholic Church, Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia officiated by Father Richard Pascoe
Buried
18 January 2001 Brisbane, Australia
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About Mary Josephine RYAN (10.3.5.1.5.7/1) (wife of Vernon Marshall LA BRUINY
Born: 29 August 1920 Warwick, Queensland, Australia
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Henry George LA BRUINY (10.3.5.1.5.8)
Born
19 December 1924 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Sarah AUTON age 37 and Gaston Julian LA BRUINY age 44
Birth of Sister
Mary Ellen LA BRUINY born 8 September 1927 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia when Henry was 2
Death of Father
Gaston Julian LA BRUINY died 7 October 1929 Raglan, Queensland, Australia age 49
Married
Dorothy (Dot)
Resided
1972 at 24 White Ave, Bankstown South, Blaxland, New South Wales, Australia
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Mary Ellen LA BRUINY (10.3.5.1.5.9)
Born
8 September 1927 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Sarah AUTON and Gaston Julian LA BRUINY
Married
Mervyn GOLLAGHER 1 April 1950 Salvation Army, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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About Mervyn GOLLAGHER (10.3.5.1.5.9/1) (husband of Mary Ellen LA BRUINY)
Born: 7 March 1925 Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Parents: Thomas GOLLAGHER (1866 – 1964) and Blanche EDGE (1890 – 1963)
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Sources:
10.3.5.1.5 AUTON, Sarah, Australia Marriage Index 1914
10.3.5.2.5 AUTON, Sarah, Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, QLD 1878 – 1954) Fri 15 Nov 1907 Page 2 Police Court
10.3.5.2.5 AUTON, Sarah, Truth (Brisbane QLD 1900 – 1954) Sun 16 Feb 1908 Page 12 Awful Allegation
10.3.5.2.5 AUTON, Sarah, Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, QLD 1878 – 1954) Fri 29 Nov 1907 Page 4 Police Court
10.3.5.2.5 AUTON, Sarah, Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, QLD 1878 – 1954) Sat 9 Nov 1907 Page 8 Police Court
10.3.5.2.5 AUTON, Sarah, The Capricornian (Rockhampton, QLD 1875 – 1929) Sat 30 Nov 1907 Page 18 Police Court
10.3.5.2.5 AUTON, Sarah, Truth (Brisbane, QLD 1900 – 1954) Sun 17 Nov 1907 Page Rude ‘Rocky.’
10.3.5.2.5 AUTON, Sarah, Truth (Brisbane, QLD 1900 – 1954) Sun 17 Nov 1907 Page Rude ‘Rocky.’
10.3.5.2 AUTON, Christopher, Truth (Brisbane, QLD 1900 – 1954) Sun 15 Mar 1908 Page 7 A Rocky Rouser
10.3.5.2.5 AUTON, Christopher, The Capricornian (Rockhampton, QLD 1875 – 1929) Sat 7 Mar 1908, Page 45 Second Sitting
10.3.5.2 AUTON, Christopher, Truth (Brisbane, QLD 1900 – 1954) Sun 24 Nov 1907 Page 3, Awful Allegations
10.3.5.2.5.1 AUTON, Robert William, Australia, Birth Index 1908
10.3.5.2.5.1 AUTON, Robert William, Australia, Death Index 1908
10.3.5.2.5.1 AUTON, Robert William, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index 1800s – Current
10.3.5.2.5.2 LA BRUINY, John Louis, Australia World War II Military Service Records 1939 – 1945
10.3.5.2.5.2 LA BRUINY, John Louis, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s – Current
10.3.5.2.5.3 LA BRUINY, Margaret Ann, Australia Birth Index 1918
10.3.5.2.5.7 LA BRUINY, Vernon Marshall, Death Notice, Brisbane Courier Mail