Deaths in the 1880s

Walter Bateman

1826–1882 (age 56)

Fremantle

James Quinn

1819–1881 (age 62)

Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane

James Bryant

1826–1881 (age 55)

Sale

John Sutherland

1816–1889 (age 73)

Rookwood Necropolis

John Sutherland (16 February 1816 – 23 June 1889) was a builder and politician in colonial New South Wales.

Jane Tost

1817–1889 (age 72)

Rookwood Necropolis

Jane Catharine Tost (1817-1889) was an Australian taxidermist.

John Frazer

1827–1884 (age 57)

Rookwood Necropolis

James Alipius Goold

1812–1886 (age 74)

St. Patrick's Cathedral

William Quin

1836–1880 (age 44)

Woodville

Frederick Federici

1850–1888 (age 38)

Melbourne General Cemetery

Frederick Federici (22 April 1850 – 3 March 1888) was an Italian-born British opera singer known for his work in the b...

George Coulthard

1856–1883 (age 27)

Melbourne General Cemetery

James Francis

1819–1884 (age 65)

Melbourne General Cemetery

James Stephens

1821–1889 (age 68)

Melbourne General Cemetery

James Stephens (8 August 1821 – 14 November 1889) was a Welsh-born stonemason, Chartist, and Australian trade unionist...

S. T. Gill

1818–1880 (age 62)

Melbourne General Cemetery

William Hammersley

1826–1886 (age 60)

Melbourne General Cemetery

Ned Kelly

1854–1880 (age 26)

Old Melbourne Gaol

Daniel Livingston

1840–1888 (age 48)

Millicent

Daniel Livingston (12 October 1840 – 30 September 1888) was a carpenter, storekeeper and, briefly, politician in colon...

Frederick Septimus Peppercorne

1882–1882 (age 0)

Rookwood Necropolis

Frederick Septimus Peppercorne was a colonial civil engineer whose professional work contributed to Australia's infrastr...

François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau

1802–1880 (age 78)

Melbourne General Cemetery

Marcus Clarke

1846–1881 (age 35)

Melbourne General Cemetery

Marcus Clarke was a notable Australian writer and journalist whose literary works documented colonial society.

Redmond Barry

1813–1880 (age 67)

Melbourne General Cemetery

Peter Lalor

1827–1889 (age 62)

Melbourne General Cemetery

Peter Fintan Lalor ( LAW-lər); 5 February 1827 – 9 February 1889) was an Irish-Australian rebel and, later, politicia...

John O'Shanassy

1818–1883 (age 65)

Melbourne General Cemetery

Robert Hoddle

1794–1881 (age 87)

Melbourne General Cemetery

Robert Hoddle was a colonial painter whose artistic works contributed to Australian cultural development.

George Wegner

1847–1881 (age 34)

Melbourne General Cemetery

Henry Kendall

1839–1882 (age 43)

Waverley Cemetery

Henry Kendall was an Australian writer and poet whose literary works contributed to colonial cultural development.

Julian Tenison Woods

1832–1889 (age 57)

Waverley Cemetery

Julian Edmund Tenison-Woods (15 November 1832 – 7 October 1889), commonly referred to as Father Woods, was an English ...

James Martin

1820–1886 (age 66)

Waverley Cemetery

James Martin was an Australian judge whose judicial service contributed to the development of colonial law.

Captain Moonlite

1842–1880 (age 38)

Gundagai

Edward Flood

1805–1888 (age 83)

Waverley Cemetery

Edward Flood (24 June 1805 – 9 September 1888) was an Australian politician.

Martin Griver

1814–1886 (age 72)

St Mary's Cathedral, Perth

Richard Driver

1829–1880 (age 51)

Waverley Cemetery

Richard Driver was a colonial solicitor whose legal practice served his community.

William E. Sheridan

1839–1887 (age 48)

Waverley Cemetery

William E.

Timothy Stoessiger Noble

1885–1885 (age 0)

Waverley Cemetery

Timothy Stoessiger Noble was a professional photographer whose work documented colonial Australian life.

Joseph Broadstock

1813–1883 (age 70)

Salisbury

Thomas Walker

1804–1886 (age 82)

St John's Ashfield

Thomas Walker was an Australian politician whose public service contributed to colonial governance.

Joseph Weaver Allen

1821–1886 (age 65)

Melbourne General Cemetery

John Stirling Craig

1848–1885 (age 37)

Melbourne General Cemetery

John Stirling Craig was a nineteenth-century Australian writer based in Melbourne.

Charles Le Cren

1831–1889 (age 58)

Melbourne General Cemetery

George Sutherland

1829–1885 (age 56)

Melbourne General Cemetery

George Sutherland was a nineteenth-century painter active in colonial Australia.

Thomas Holt White

1843–1881 (age 38)

Melbourne General Cemetery

Louis Buvelot

1814–1888 (age 74)

Boroondara General Cemetery

Abram-Louis "Louis" Buvelot (French pronunciation: [lwi byvlo]; 3 March 1814 – 30 May 1888) was a Swiss landscape pain...

Alexander Fullerton Mollison

1805–1885 (age 80)

Boroondara General Cemetery

Frederick Barton

1841–1885 (age 44)

Boroondara General Cemetery

Frederick Barton was a nineteenth-century surgeon practicing in colonial Victoria.

Joseph Marceau

1806–1883 (age 77)

Dapto

David Charteris McArthur

1808–1887 (age 79)

Fawkner Memorial Park

David Charteris McArthur was a nineteenth-century banker instrumental in colonial Australian finance.

Mary Higham

1819–1883 (age 64)

Fremantle Cemetery

Henry Trigg

1791–1882 (age 91)

East Perth Cemeteries

Henry Trigg was a nineteenth-century resident of colonial Australia.

James Thomas

1826–1884 (age 58)

East Perth Cemeteries

Robert John Sholl

1819–1886 (age 67)

East Perth Cemeteries

Robert John Sholl was a nineteenth-century judge in colonial Australia.

Edmund Wright

1824–1888 (age 64)

North Road Cemetery

Edmund William Wright (4 April 1824 – 5 August 1888) was a London-born architect in the colony of South Australia.