THORNTON, Lillian Elizabeth Norma

Name – THORNTON, Lillian Elizabeth Norma
Born – 18/04/1913
Died – 2/06/1958
Location – Number 128 Anglican Section
Mother – Ellen Elizabeth Octavia Farr
Father – Christian Alexander Adolph Buttner

Notes – Lillian Elizabeth Norma was born to Ellen Elizabeth Octavia (nee Farr) and Christian Alexander Adolph Buttner in 1913. Her father Christian, was a linotype expert, so a newspaper print master and so was her Uncle Frederic who was also working in the Mercury paper at Mackay around the time of Lillians birth.

She had siblings of Lila Ellen born 1914 , John Douglas and Ray 1917 and also a half brother Christopher who was born in 1942. Lillians mother died in 1923. Her father remarried in 1935.

Lillian Buttner married Sydney Thornton (who was born in Longreach in 1909) at Mt Isa in 1934. They had two sons, one was Stafford, but the other sons name is yet to be uncovered.

Lillian and Sydney travelled around as the census shows. In 1937 in Richmond with Sydney as Postal Clerk, Lillian Home duties; in 1941 to 1949 Church St, Babinda, Sydney a Postal worker at Cherry St, Malaney; 1956 Sydney was Post Master Lillian Home duties; in 1958 still at Cherry Street with Sydney her home duties and Stafford was a mill hand. In 1958 the couple were still living at Malaney where Sydney was the post master. The couple and their son Stafford then moved to Tara in 1958 with Sydney listed as the Postmaster, Lillian a housewife and Stafford a labourer. It was not long after their move to the area that Lillian died.

Lillian has a headstone which reads – My Dear Wife and our Mother Lillian Elizabeth Norma Thornton Passed away June 2nd 1958 Aged 46.

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