DEATH OF A PIONEER COLONIST
The friends of Mr John Inglis, of Pine Forest, will hear with sincere regret of his death on Tuesday afternoon, at the ripe age of 69. Nearly three years ago he had a paralytic stroke, and since then had been in a weak state of health. On Friday evening last Mr Inglis was prostrated by a second attack, which resulted in apoplexy, and from that he never rallied. The deceased gentleman, who arrived in this colony in the ship Fairfield in 1839 at the age of 14, was for many years associated with the Hon. A. B. Murray in pastoral pursuits on the Adelaide Plains. In common with most colonists he was attracted to the Victorian goldfields early in the fifties. On his return to this colony he began farming in the Woodside district, and subsequently removed to Kapunda, where he took up a large area of country. There he remained for 15 years, when his sons secured land on Yorke's Peninsula, and afterwards Mr Inglis joined them. Later on they selected land in the Hundred of Wiltanga where Mr Inglis and his family have lived for the past seven years. He was a man of keen observation and varied resource —a self-reliant, determined worker; the head of his family in its truest sense; a worthy neighbour; and a colonist enjoying the esteem of that large circle of friends whom he had acquired during 55 years of colonial life. Like a patriarch of old, John Inglis has gone, down to his grave full of years and honour, leaving to his children the invaluable heritage of a good name and a worthy record. The funeral procession will pass through Kadina at 2.30 this afternoon, en route to the Kadina cemetery.
DEATH OF A PIONEER COLONIST
The friends of Mr John Inglis, of Pine Forest, will hear with sincere regret of his death on Tuesday afternoon, at the ripe age of 69. Nearly three years ago he had a paralytic stroke, and since then had been in a weak state of health. On Friday evening last Mr Inglis was prostrated by a second attack, which resulted in apoplexy, and from that he never rallied. The deceased gentleman, who arrived in this colony in the ship Fairfield in 1839 at the age of 14, was for many years associated with the Hon. A. B. Murray in pastoral pursuits on the Adelaide Plains. In common with most colonists he was attracted to the Victorian goldfields early in the fifties. On his return to this colony he began farming in the Woodside district, and subsequently removed to Kapunda, where he took up a large area of country. There he remained for 15 years, when his sons secured land on Yorke's Peninsula, and afterwards Mr Inglis joined them. Later on they selected land in the Hundred of Wiltanga where Mr Inglis and his family have lived for the past seven years. He was a man of keen observation and varied resource —a self-reliant, determined worker; the head of his family in its truest sense; a worthy neighbour; and a colonist enjoying the esteem of that large circle of friends whom he had acquired during 55 years of colonial life. Like a patriarch of old, John Inglis has gone, down to his grave full of years and honour, leaving to his children the invaluable heritage of a good name and a worthy record. The funeral procession will pass through Kadina at 2.30 this afternoon, en route to the Kadina cemetery.
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The grave is unmarked.
Family Members
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Alexander Inglis
1823–1880
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Jane Inglis Kelly
1827–1919
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Elizabeth Inglis Gemmell
1829–1906
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Agnes Inglis Kelly
1834–1882
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Margaret Bogie Inglis Richardson
1838–1924
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Francis Turnbull "Frank" Inglis
1840–1905
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Oliver Keble Richardson Inglis
1842–1919
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Janet "Jean" Inglis
1844–1895
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Mary Inglis
1847–1924
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Alice Elsie Inglis Phillips
1849–1928
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