OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 161, 10 July 1930, Page 20

OBITUARY.

MRS. MARY JILLINGS. The death of Mrs. Mary Jillings, at the age of 72 years, occurred at a private hospital in Auckland. She was born in Fapatoetoe, being the second daughter of the late Anthony and Matilda Regan. Having lived in and around Auckland all. her life, she experienced the hardships of the late 'fifties and early 'sixties. Mrs. Jillings retained vivid recollections of the. Maori war and its accompanying privations. She married in Auckland in 1579, and survived her husband by lo years. The last forty years of her life were spent in Ellerslie, where she was well known and widely respected. There are six sons, five daughters, 38 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

MR. A. CULLY.

INDIAN MUTINY VETERAN. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) GISBORNE, Wednesday. One of the very few remaining survivors of those who took part in the suppression of the Indian Mutiny died at the Memorial Home yesterday in the person of Mr. Alexander Cully, who had attained the age of nearly 92 years. As a youth Mr. Cully was in India with the 72nd Highlanders, but he was invalided home. He then took up engine driving, and came to New Zealand in 1871 or 1572. Mr. Cully wa6 employed for the most part ,on railway construction and other public works in various parts of the country, until finally he secured, a position as surfaceman with the Cook County Council, with which body he remained until his advancing age caused his retirement about 14 or 15 years ago.

MRS. E. McQUADE

One of the oldest residents of Thames, Mrs. Elizabeth McQuade, died at the hospital there on July S, aged SS years. She was the widow of Mr. Richard Crawford McQuade. In March last she fell heavily on concrete, and one thigh was broken. She was too far advanced in years for the fracture to knit.

She was born in the vicinity of Glasgow, and came to Auckland with her parents, Mr., and Mrs. William Lang Thorburn, with the Scottish immigrants in the ships Jane Gifford and Duchess of Argvle in 1542. The Thorburn family were for some time farming at what is now Arkle's Bay, and Mr. McQuade resided with them. Mr. Thorburn and Mr. McQuade went to . New Caledonia. Returning to Auckland, they went to Thames goldfields. Miss Thorburn was married to Mr. McQuade in Auckland,

and went to live at Thames. The tout - ing children survived: Mr. Robert McQuade, manager at New Plymouth for Mackv, Logan, Ltd.; Mrs. W. ThomsonSmith," and Mrs. Gooder, of Thames.

MR. CHARLES SPRING

A resident of Foxton for the past oO years, Mr. Charles Spring, died reeently, acred 93 vears. He was born in Buckinghamshire, and came to New Zealand wnen 19 years of age. He is survived by following children: Messrs. W. H. ana C. A. Spring (Foxton), A. D. Spring (Whangarei), Mesdames J. Cummerfield (Foxton), and G. Huse (Hamilton), There are -28 grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren.