Charles GRANT

[Carsamus]

Hi Ed
Thank you very much for reply and the warm welcome!

Yes, I have keen interest now to know the burial place of Charles.

On Saturday I'm going to chase up the local historical society group leader as she apparently has a wealth of local knowledge. I wondered too about a Clohesy River burial, seeing Katie was living there (and I found that a Clohesy River goldfield was established there about the same time).

However it did say in a Trove newspaper article that Charles' body was railed to Myola (near Kuranda) and was put into a coffin there. It would be backtracking to return to Clohesy but is still possible.
 
There is only one recorded grave at Myola, which is of a farmer who took his own life and was buried on his own property. And my sister yesterday looked at Old Smithfield (north Cairns) Cemetary's burials but alas he wasn't amongst those either - neither Cairns Pioneer cemetary nor listed at the Mareeba Pioneer cemetary, where his wife Kate is buried of course....

So it will be interesting when his grave is finally found. I will update this chat when and if we do find it! Many thanks 

Hi Carsamus. Welcome to RootsChat

It has been awhile since I have looked at this family. About the only thing missing is the location of Charles grave . I suspect it is around Clohesy River but never recorded.
Good luck on your family research. It will be both frustrating and rewarding

Ed

[Carsamus]

Hi Judith
Thank you very much for contacting them! At least that has been confirmed.

I was contemplating ordering a death certificate for Charles, so knowing it should contain burial details will save a bit of footwork!

Think I'll still meet with the local historical lady as she may be able to answer other questions. Thank you so much for your help

I contacted the Mareeba Shire Council for a search  of all the local cemeteries
..lovely lady rang me back to say  there are no burial details for Charles Grant.




However a copy of his death certificate should say place of burial

Regards Jenn

[Carsamus]

Hi Ed & Judith

Bit the bullet and purchased a death certificate for Charles Grant yesterday, and it says he was buried at Biboohra!

I asked the lady at the Mareeba Historical society this morning about this and she said while there wasn’t an official cemetery, one day when she was cleaning up around 5 family graves there (think they may be Petersons buried at a private Biboohra cemetery listed on Findagrave) someone mentioned to her that several people (think she said 20-30) were also buried in the nearby paddock that had cattle in it.
She says she looked where they said, but unfortunately due to cattle being there no mounds were present, ie, the ground was flat).
And potentially Charles may have been buried on a private property too.
It was summer and without refrigeration in FNQ (and the state of his body) would have required he be buried asap.

My sister and I won’t give up finding out about it though so we may reply in the future.

If you ever come across any further details regarding Charles and Kate Sargent Grant, please let us know.

It looks like (from an Electoral Roll) Kate stayed in the Carriers Arms Hotel, Mareeba in 1913, a year before her death. So to find any further info - such as if she had purchased property etc would be great to know as well.

[EdCan]

Congratulations. So somewhere around Biboohra. Unfortunate to think that the paddock could be his resting place.

Ed

[Carsamus]

Yes Ed, it’s very sad to think that this could be the case… 

If I find anything else I’ll post back on this chat.

[sparrett]

Congratulations. So somewhere around Biboohra. Unfortunate to think that the paddock could be his resting place.

Ed

A story in the Victorian news today
Won't actually help your quest,but solved a similar resting place mystery for one family.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-15/unmarked-grave-found-in-search-for-langleys-final-resting-place/105035954

Sue

[judb]

Very interesting article, Sue.  I have ancestors buried on a property near Temora but records of exactly where on the property have been lost.

Judith

[Carsamus]

Hi Sue
Thank you very much for sharing.
This is very timely! 🙂

Two days ago I discovered where Katie Curtis (murdered woman) was buried, and as well not in a cemetery with a grave marked either.

Was hoping to visit the area this weekend except weather is rainy. Not expecting a marked grave nor a mound.

Wonder if Andrew Frost and team would venture this far north and at what cost 🤔


A story in the Victorian news today
Won't actually help your quest,but solved a similar resting place mystery for one family.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-15/unmarked-grave-found-in-search-for-langleys-final-resting-place/105035954

Sue
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