Abraham Fleetwood Luya

  Noted events in his life were:

• fact. Educated at the Mecahnics Institute Liverpool. 1865 was foreman of works at Lockyer Creek Railway camp. Luya AF. Member of the South Brisbane Mechanics' Institute South Brisbane - Mechanics' Institute Bill 1886/v.3 898 Luya Abraham Fleetwood Sitting Member for the electoral district of South Brisbane - Elections Tribunal 1888/v.l 725-726 Luya Abraham Fleetwood Mayor of South Brisbane Brisbane - Cricket Ground Bill 1897/vA 1151 From the State Library of Quensland: http://www. slq. qld. gov. aulscd/ committees/li ly.htm Marriage Cert Info: Signed the register with his name; status is given as bachelor; usual place of residence as Singleton NSW; occupation: 'Bush Carpenter'. Married according to the rites of the Catholic Church by J. Healy. Witnesses Patrick McDonald and Catherine Ryan. Transport information: Arrived in Australia onboard the 'Anglia' as Midshipman when he was 18 yrs old in 1855 and having served his 2 years apprenticeship, he left the ship and stayed in the Colony of New South Wales. Although. according to a newspaper story [supplied by Mrs Pam Woodrow], he we nt to New Zealand, but only stayed a few weeks and then returned to Australia. According to his Obituary in the Brisbane Courier Mail on 717/1899, he arrived in Australia at the age of 16. According to Migrant Ships to NSW http://members.iinet.net. aul _perthdp s/ shipping/mig- nsw. htm ANGLIA arrived 24 09 1855 Botany Bay Cemetery: Grave Location Search Name Sex Burial Date Age Luya Abraham F NR * 08 / 07 /1899 Unknown Luya Herbert E NR* 29/03 /1930 Unknown Brisbane City Council records show that more than one individual is buried in this grave. Thier details are shown above. Grave Location: south Brisbane Cemetery, 181 Annerley Rd Dutton Park UBD Ref Map 179 P4 Portion Grave Number 3B 128 Possible marriage date 26 July 1857. Timber Merchant

• connection. Marian Grant 's connection to Robert is as follows:

Marian Grant (nee Hamburger) (c1940)
Her father was James Hamburger (c1900) who married Thelkla Zoeller (c1900)
Her father was August Zoeller (c1870)
His father was ? Zoeller (c1800) & he also had Carl Zoeller (1868) who married Minnie Luya (1874)
Her father was Abraham Luya (1837) & he also had Jessica Luya (1867) who married Hezekiah Martin (1861)
They had Catherine Martin (1893) who married Charles Radcliffe (1891)
They had Mary Radcliffe (1923) who married Henry Stubbs (1916)
His father was Arthur Stubbs (1887)
His father was Albert Stubbs (1856) who married Maria Hazelgrove (1862)
Her father was Robert Hazelgrove (1842)
His father was William Hazelgrove (1821) who married Anne Plumbe (1803)
She also married Robert Pearson (1795)
They had William Pearson (1831) who married Susannah Dawes (1841)
Her father was Edward Bannister Dawes (1813)
They had James Dawes (1843)
He had Annie Florence Dawes (1873) who married Arthur Augustus Bray (1869)
They had Albert Alan Bray (1896)
He had Robert Alfred Bray (1920)
He had Robert Arthur (1947) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

Abraham married Eliza Clare on 26 Dec 1857 in Patricks Plains, near Singleton, NSW Australia. (Eliza Clare was born in 1838 in Tipperary, Ireland UK and died on 26 May 1923 in Coonoona, Annerley Rd, South Brisbane, Queensland Australia.)