Biography

The deceased is buried at North Niagara alongside the road at Tampa between Niagara and Dingo Creek. Thomas Kidd helped dig the grave. His death was certified in writing by Joseph Caddy, father, North Niagara.

The child's father, Joseph Caddy, was proprietor of the roadside pub at the Great Western Mine between Niagara and Dingo Creek. Joseph Caddy had gone to Menzies for stores when the child died. Tom Hanley rode about 20 miles along the road to meet the father and inform him of his son's death. He had lived in Queensland for 3 years.

The child's parents were married in Queensland on 11 July 1889 (Marriage Registration Number 1889/C/1837). Their first child was Joy May, born 29 May 1890, in Queensland. Sadly, Mrs Caddy died in 1910 leaving three small children and a baby only a few months old. They had moved on to the Desdemona Hotel in Malcolm by the time of her death.