Joseph Easterbrook ¹

  General Notes:

<p>Marriage Cert: 1881, Joseph Easterbrook to Emily Elizabeth Howard, in Tamworth.</p><p>Death Cert: 1928, Joseph Easterbrook, son of Jacob & Ann, in Boomi.</p><p>Joseph became a carpenter and married Emma Howard in 1881 in the Presbyterian Church at Tamworth where he was living and working. Emma was at that time a domestic servant. Following his marriage he began to work in the Moree area. In 1885 he was working in “Eulowrie” a station on the coach route from Moree to Barraba which was then owned by Edward W King. In 1892 he purchased land in Moree and until at least 1895 continued to work in the area. In 1889 he was working as a carpenter at Boomi and he built his own house. In about 1900 one of the local landowners, Mr C F Broughton of Naroola, near Boomi, was involved with some building on his property. He says “I had not far to look for a carpenter, in</p><p>fact he came to me, in a titled cart with camping equipment for his small family. One son was a very helpful lad of about 14 or 15 years of age and there was no haggling about wages. Joe Easterbrook, a competent carpenter as I knew him to be asked 13 shillings a day for himself and his son and I take it that was equal to the ruling wages of the day and what he had charged elsewhere.” In 1900 Joe was working for G W Leadingham at Wallon via Moree. The Easterbrook’s remained in their home at Boomi until 1922 when, apparently due to advancing age, Joseph sold the property to his son Joseph. He had sold his Moree property to his son</p>some years earlier in 1911 shortly after the death of Emma. Joseph died at Garah in 1928 having outlived his wife by 18 years and leaving two children. The Easterbrook’s had two children, Joseph who became a carpenter and mill owner and Hilda who married William Hook andhad nine children.

  Death Notes:

Age:78

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Carpenter.