William Busby
ca. May 1857 - 14 April 1928
William Busby (4‑3‑22)
William and his wife Annie departed Plymouth aboard the Mhari Bhan on 29 August 1882 and arrived in Brisbane 29 November 1882. William worked as an Inspector of Works until he controversially lost his job for using obscene language.
William established himself as a stonemason and had a workshop and home in Cemetery Road (now Sylvan Road), Toowong, and a quarry at Goodna. Notable works in Toowong Cemetery include:
- the heritage-listed Caskey Monument. William won the competition to design a memorial to the late Lieutenant Caskey and it is the first known South African War memorial in Queensland.
- a memorial to Mr. Percy Lionel Benjamin erected by the directors of Messrs. Hoffnung and Co. At the time the marble obelisk was said to be the largest piece of marble cut in Queensland.
- a memorial to Stephen Alonzo Spragg, a member of Australia's first full International Rugby Union team.
Headstone
Inscription
In loving rememberance
of
William Busby
Died 4th April 1928,
Aged 76 years 11 months.
Also his wife
Annie
Died 10th May 1932,
Aged 84 years.
At rest.