John Thomson Fairbanks^[1]

1892 - 1964  (71 years)

• Name	John Thomson Fairbanks  [2, 3]
  Birth	11 Nov 1892	Koojarawon, Highfields, Colony of Queensland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Railway employee  [3]
  Residence	Jul 1964	Helidon, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia   [3]
  Railway Street
  Cause of Death	Gunshot wound to the head  [3]
  Death	27 Jul 1964	Helidon, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia   [3]
  Burial	Aft 27 Jul 1964	Helidon General Cemetery, Helidon, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia   [4]
  Person ID	I5061	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	John Edward Fairbanks,   b. Bef 31 Aug 1862, Kenilworth, Parish of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom d. 28 Apr 1938, Toowoomba, Darling Downs Region, Queensland, Australia (Age > 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Lush,   b. Abt 1863, Easky, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom d. 19 Mar 1954, Gatton, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	23 May 1882	Easky, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom   [5]
  Notes	Dates for the marriage of John Edward Fairbanks to Elizabeth Lush vary greatly across the Australian birth entires of their children. Sources [QDoJaAG-1891a] and [QDoJaAG-1891b] have the date 23 May 1882; [QDoJaAG-1892a] has 22 May 1882; [QDoJaAG-1894a] has 23 May 1883; [QDoJaAG-1900a] and [QDoJaAG-1902a] have 22 May 1884. On the assumption that John and Elizabeth’s memories would have been more accurate earlier in their marriage, and because it appears as frequently as any other date, this database uses “23 May 1882”, but a Irish marriage record should be sought. [2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F2925	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Nov 1892 - Koojarawon, Highfields, Colony of Queensland Residence - Jul 1964 - Helidon, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia Death - 27 Jul 1964 - Helidon, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia Burial - Aft 27 Jul 1964 - Helidon General Cemetery, Helidon, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Source [QDoJaAG-1964a] does not state whether John Thomson Fairbanks’ death was accidental, suicide, or the result of his being murdered. [3]

  
  

• Reference

  Herndon, William Robert. "John Thomson Fairbanks", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I5061&sitever=standard&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 06-Jun-2026].