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John Hardgrave (1826–1906) was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ==Personal life== John Hardgrave was born in Ardee, County Louth, Ireland on 14 April 1826, the son of William Hardgrave (a cordwainer and cobbler) and Elizabeth Smith.〔(Hardgrave (Australia) Family History - John Hardgrave ) 〕〔(Hardgrave (Australia) Family History )〕 Parents William and Elizabeth immigrated with their children on ''Neptune'' leaving Cork Harbour on 26 Oct 1843 and arriving in Sydney on 11 February 1843.〔 William quickly established himself as a cordwainer, assisted by his children including his son John. In 1848 John then moved to Brisbane (then known as Moreton Bay). As he thought the prospects were better in Brisbane than in Sydney, he encouraged the rest of his family to move from Sydney to Brisbane. On the voyage from Sydney to Brisbane, the family met a young woman from Northern Ireland, Margaret Lydia Blair, who was coming to Brisbane on a six-month contract as a ''lady's help'' to the wife of the Church of England minister.〔〔 John met and fell in love with Margaret and they were married on 29 July 1850 in Brisbane. They had a number of children:〔Queensland Registrar-General of Births, Deaths & Marriages〕 * Eliza Jane, born Brisbane 1851 * Margaret Ann, born Brisbane 1853 * William Alexander, born Brisbane 1855, died Brisbane 1860 * Philip, born Brisbane 1857, a solicitor〔 * John Edmund, born Brisbane 1859, died Brisbane 1860 * Frederick Lewis, born Brisbane 1861, a chemist〔 * Florence, born Brisbane 1864 * Ernest Wensley Stephen, born Brisbane 1869, a surveyor〔 In 1860 John purchased 6 acres (2.4 hectares) of land in West End, a Brisbane inner suburb. Hardgrave Road in West End is named after him.〔("Toowong Cemetery: Brisbane Mayors" ), Friends of Toowong Cemetery Association〕 John and Margaret had their home on Petrie Terrace (electoral rolls after 1903 show it as 172 Petrie Terrace).〔Queensland Electoral Rolls〕 John Hardgrave died in Brisbane on 8 Nov 1906 and his wife Margaret died in Brisbane in 1924 aged 95 years.〔 They are buried in Toowong Cemetery, together with other family members.〔(Hardgrave John ) — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Hardgrave」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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