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Patrick Mayne

1825 — 17 August 1865

Patrick Mayne (7‑49‑9)

Mayne was born in 1824 at Cookstown, Tyrone, the son of Isaac Mayne and Rose Mullin. He arrived in Brisbane in 1849 after marrying in Sydney, Mary McIntosh from Ennis, Co. Clare.

Mayne established his butcher business in Queen St where the present Brisbane Arcade stands. He was an Alderman of the Brisbane City Council 1853 to 1865, the year he died of a heart attack. The family’s finances benefited many public institutions especially The University of Queensland.

Mayne Monument

Mayne Monument, Toowong Cemetery

Alderman Patrick Mayne Headstone of Patrick Mayne

Alderman Patrick Mayne, 1859 — Brisbane City Council.
Headstone of Patrick Mayne, Hale Street Cemetery Reserve, Milton — Brisbane City Council.

Sacred to the memory of
Patrick Mayne
Who departed this life 17th August 1865
Aged 41 years
leaving a wife and 5 children to lament their loss
This stone is erected by his ??? widow
Mary Mayne
also
In memory of Evelina Selina
daughter of Patrick & Mary Mayne
Aged 7? Months ? Days

Patrick and daughter Evelina were re-interred in Toowong Cemetery in 1889



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