Grace Anderson (born Thomson)

Grace Thomson was born in the Wannon District, Victoria, Australia in 1845. Grace died before March 1898 She married twice. Grace Thomson married George William Bell Hawkins in Victoria, Australia on August 7, 1866. George William Bell Hawkins was born circa 1839 in Scotland. He was the son of James Hawkins and Margaret Carruthers. George died after a fall from his horse in Coleraine, Victoria, Australia on November 25, 1866 and was buried on November 27, 1866 in the Hamilton Cemetery. Occupation: Manager - Brung Brungle Station. An inquest was held into George`s death on November 26, 1866. George had been galloping in company with Thomas Hourigan when it appears that the strap on his saddle broke, and he fell from his horse along with the sadle and bridle. Thomas found him bleeding from his mouth and nose and summoned the local Doctor. He died shortly after he was moved to a nearby house. The inquest`s verdict was that he came by his death from a fracture at the base of the skull, through falling from his horse. Grace then married Suetonius Anderson in Victoria, Australia in 1872. Suetonius Anderson was born circa 1839 in Scotland. Suetonius was the son of Thomas Anderson and Janet Rive. Suetonius died in Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia in 1925. He was baptised in Victoria, Australia in 1849. In March 1898 Suetonius lived in Western Australia. Occupation: grazier.