BRS 12 Early Settlers Sandgate Portion Mansel Brace

Mancel Brace The lands adjoining Board Street indicate holdings under the names of Mansel Brace and J. W.Stirke J. W. Stirke held at least 68 acres in two parcels Lot 81, and Lot 86. Early Queensland Government records indicate that on 2nd April 1855 Moses Walmsley owned lot 81 with 107.8 acres. and William John Loudon in May 1854 owned Lot 86 with 89.6 acres ************************************************************************************ Mansel Brace on Lot 89 with 30 acres owned the lands west of Braun Street towards Bracken Ridge, and for those old enough to remember, the site of the first Kentucky Fried Chicken Store in Queensland, way back around 1978. But more importantly sited on this land now is Sandgate State High School  The only school located in Deagon is Sandgate District State High School (opened in 1959). When Mr Pizzey officially opened it in 1961, he said the school, which had an elaborate man-made lake in its grounds, was one of the most attractive in Queensland.   It was opened in January 1959 but the first classes – five, A1, A2, B1, C1 and C2 were conducted in the Sandgate Town Hall, on the floor and on the stage, because the first school building (F block) was not yet ready for occupation.  From 1959, Sandgate High School was the secondary school for the new developments in Boondall, and then Bracken Ridge.  Four Four Four of the Herron family attended Sandgate High School, as the family lived on a farm in Boondall.  ******************************************************************************* Mancel Brace married Margaret Barrett, before arriving in Queensland.  No arrival records have been sourced, but from further information, he may have come from Wales, and had an interest in mining. In 1862 they had a son named Lear Brace.  The baby died 9th May 1863, and his mother Margaret Brace died on 6th May 1863. Margaret Brace was the daughter of George Barrett and his wife Maria. Mancel Brace died 24th August 1892.  His death notes his father as John Brace and his mother as Caroline Williams. Rockhampton Bulletin and Central Queensland Advertiser (Qld. : 1861 - 1871) Thursday 14 May 1868 p 3 Advertising .. , one No. 200, in favour of Benjamin Jackson, for £10, the other, No. 203, in favour of Mansel Brace ... The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) Monday 13 November 1882 p 7 Advertising ... . Apply to Mancell Brace, caro of H. Richmond, Botanic House, Margaret-street.  By now he is trying to sell his sub-division at the corner of Alfred and Constance Streets Valley. Warden's Court. FRIDAY, 21st AUGUST. (Before the Wardfen, Mr W. M. Mowbray.) GOLDFIEIDS HOMESTEADS. The Northern Mining Register (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1891 - 1892) Saturday 29 August 1891 p 18 Article ... . 2222,. Matlhew ' Bennett,; senior, | 2 roods Buchanan Creek ; No. 2223, Mansell Brace, Then he is back on the Goldfields with a mining lease.   And he died in 1893 When did he obtain the land at Deagon? Another Mansel Brace  arrived in Australia  on the Polmaise, sailing into Maryborough on 12 September 1872 aged 3 years with his mother Jane Brace and his 4 siblings, Eliza, James, Anthony and Rowena. Brace    Mansel  3 Brace Jane       38 Brace Eliza      15   Brace James      9 Brace Anthony   7 Brace Rowena    5 In 1903 Jane Brace was living in Day Street Charters Towers.  Charters Towers was the centre of gold mining. Jane Brace died in 1911, her parents were John Isaac Jones and Ann Morgan. In 1871 Jane and the children were living in Brecon in Wales.  She was born Llangattock, Brecknockshire, Wales    He husband was Joseph and he had died before between 1868 and 1871. A report from the Charters Towers Hospital  The Resident Medical Officer, Dr. W.R. Kelly, reported for the month :—In door: Remaining 65; admitted 107; total 172. Discharged 79, died 11, remaining 82. Total 172. Average In door patients 78. Outdoor attendances 877.  The deaths were: Walter P.Herbert, William Budge, Andrew Mollega, Albert H. Cook, Jane Brace,  Ann Bland, Thos. Tafe, Mary Tuttle, Samuel James, Violet Fletchett, and Betsy Brown Anthony Sewes Brace died 1872 Father Joseph Brace mother Jane Eliza Brace was born 1856 at Breconshire.  She married in 1876 Samuel Brenton.   She died in 1936  Name: Eliza Brenton Death Date: 23 Jan 1936 Death Place: Queensland Father's name: Joseph Brace Mother's name: Jane Isaac Registration Year: 1936 Registration Place: Queensland Registration Number: 000528 According to the 1913 census Eliza Brenton and her husband Samuel Benton were living at Row Street Charters Towers and he was a miner.  Also living there was Rowena Brenton at Mary Street. James Brace died in 1938   Rowena Brace married William Baker and she died in December 1953 In 1903 they were living at Fiddler's Creek, and he was a labourer.  Fiddler's Creek was another gold mining region. In 1903 Mansel Brace was working on Corona Woolshed, in Maranoa as a labourer. This second Mancel Brace died 1928 in Queensland and his death was registered in 1936. Name: Mancel Brace Death Date: 1928 Death Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1936 Registration Place: Queensland Registration Number: 002350 Page Number: 181

The life of this Mansel Brace is one of desperation, and sadness, and indicative of the times.

He certainly was on the wrong side of the courts and known by the police in the Longreach region for many years.  

·  Longreach Items.

The Western Champion and General Advertiser for the Central-Western Districts (Barcaldine, Qld. : 1892 - 1922) Monday 19 May 1902 p 9 Article

... . William Murray and Mansel Brace were each fined 5B. THE only case in the Small Debts Court was brought by ... 285 words

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·  Longreach Items.

The Western Champion and General Advertiser for the Central-Western Districts (Barcaldine, Qld. : 1892 - 1922) Sunday 15 February 1903 p 4 Article

... Folicc Court. Mansell Brace, charged with indecent exposure, wns discharged. " Darling Jack," who is ... 382 words

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·  LONGREACH. (From Our Own Correspondent)

Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954) Thursday 19 February 1903 p 5 Article

... been a slight revival of business in thc Police Court. Mansell Brace, for indecent exposure, wns ... 451 words

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·  LONGBEACH.

The Capricornian (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1875 - 1929) Saturday 21 February 1903 p 32 Article

... h^ lieen a flight revival of busiuc*- in the Police Court. Mansell Brace, fi^r indwt^nt ex ... 448 words

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·  LONGREACH. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954) Friday 24 July 1903 p 3 Article

... discharged for drunkenness, while John Smithers was fined Ss. For disorderly conduct Mansell Brace was ... 1078 words

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·  Breaches of the Licensing Act.

The Western Champion and General Advertiser for the Central-Western Districts (Barcaldine, Qld. : 1892 - 1922) Saturday 26 September 1903 p 4 Article

... name1;! Mansell Brace, who had been arrested on\the 13th instant for drunkenness. When iVIansell Brace ... 452 words

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·  Longreach Items.

The Western Champion and General Advertiser for the Central-Western Districts (Barcaldine, Qld. : 1892 - 1922) Saturday 30 May 1908 p 7 Article

... Monday morning. In the Police Court Mansell Brace was charged with attempted suicide. He' pleaded guilty ... 682 words

But his life ended in a lonely outback

·  SKELETONS FOUND Longreach Discoveries

Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954) Saturday 21 December 1935 p 8 Article

... kangaroo shooter. An aged man named Mansel Brace had not been seen nor heard of for the past five or six ... 163 words

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The Central Queensland Herald (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1930 - 1956) Thursday 26 December 1935 p 22 Article

... November 12. by a kangaroo shooter. An aged ?. man named Mansel Brace had not been- seen nor heard of for ... 169 words .

Why did the family come to Australia?  Was this Mansel Brace the nephew of Mancel Brace, and did they come to Australia, as many others did in those times, after Joseph Brace died.

Was there a scheme to bring miners to the goldfields?