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The Queenslander, Sunday 22 January
1916 On Friday week another old colonist passed away—Mrs.
William Hoskin, of Tresillian, Roger-street, off Gregory-terrace,
Brisbane, The deceased lady was born at St. Agnes, Cornwall, England, in
1836, and was married to Mr. William Hoskin, of St. Paul, Cornwall,
England, in 1858. The newly-married pair sailed for Queensland by the
sailing ship Alfred, in June 1858, arriving in Brisbane (then part of
New South Wales) in the following September, and were present at the
reading of the proclamation of separation from New South Wales in 1859.
During her long residence in Brisbane the late Mrs. Hoskin witnessed the
development of the city from a very small place to its present
dimensions. For upwards of 50 years the deceased lady had resided in
Roger-street. She was a member of the Methodist Church from the time the
Primitive Methodists opened their church in Adelaide-street, the
meetings being subsequently held in a new church erected in Leichhardt-street.
The funeral took place on Saturday, and a short service was conducted at
the house by the Revs. M. Foggon and W. Smith. At the graveside the
service was conducted by Rev. M. Foggon, assisted by Revs. W. Smith
(president of the Methodist Conference), W. Powell, and G. E. Rowe. A
very large number of friends attended to pay their last respects. The
remains were carried by the members of the District Executive of the
Independent Order of Rechabites. The deceased leaves a husband (Mr. W.
Hoskin), five sons (Messrs. R. Hoskin, of Alpha, A. H. Hoskin, of
Toowoomba, Fred. W. Hoskin, A. E. Hoskin, and Horace C. Hoskin), and two
daughters (Misses C. and B. Hoskin, Tresillian, Brisbane). There are
also 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Three grandchildren have
enlisted in the Australian Expeditionary Forces, and two of them took
part in the historic landing at Anzac—Private C. Hoskin, 9th Battalion,
and Private F. W. Hoskin, 15th Battalion (the latter died from wounds
received). Signaller O. U. Hoskin, 31st Battalion, is at present in
Egypt. A large number of beautiful wreaths were received from numerous
friends of the deceased lady. Contributed by Bob Bolitho |