Elizabeth Lush^[1]

Abt 1863 - 1954  (91 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Lush  [2]
  Nickname	Eliza
  Birth	Abt 1863	Easky, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom   [3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Emigration	30 Jun 1888	London, England, United Kingdom   [5]
  	Aboard the Taroba
  Immigration	17 Aug 1888	Brisbane, Colony of Queensland   [3]
  	Aboard the Taroba
  Death	19 Mar 1954	Gatton, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia   [6]
  	Gatton Hospital
  Burial	20 Mar 1954	Helidon General Cemetery, Helidon, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I929	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2018

  
  

  Family	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)
  Marriage	23 May 1882	Easky, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom   [4]
  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, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Children	1. Euphemia Fairbanks,   b. Abt 1884, _______, _______, Ireland, United Kingdom d. 16 Apr 1971, Toowoomba, Darling Downs Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 87 years)   2. Ethel Fairbanks,   b. Abt 1885, (unknown) d. Bef 1938, (unknown) (Age < 52 years)   3. Lillian Fairbanks,   b. Abt 1886, Easky, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom d. 27 Nov 1971, Laidley, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 85 years)   4. James Richard Fairbanks,   b. 22 Sep 1889, Glenmore, Jondaryan Division, Colony of Queensland d. 22 Sep 1955, Helidon, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 66 years)   5. Myra Fairbanks,   b. 30 Sep 1891, Koojarawon, Highfields, Colony of Queensland d. 26 Jun 1972, Laidley, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 80 years)   6. John Thomson Fairbanks,   b. 11 Nov 1892, Koojarawon, Highfields, Colony of Queensland d. 27 Jul 1964, Helidon, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 71 years)   7. Margaret Emma Fairbanks,   b. 8 Jan 1894, Helidon, Moreton West, Colony of Queensland d. 21 Jun 1970, Toowoomba, Darling Downs Region, Queensland, Australia (Age 76 years)   8. Elsie Beatrice Fairbanks,   b. 28 Mar 1900, Helidon, Moreton West, Colony of Queensland d. ?, (unknown)   9. Ronald Cooke Fairbanks,   b. 22 Apr 1902, Helidon Scrub, Moreton West, Queensland, Australia d. 6 Mar 1960, Hamilton, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F2925	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1863 - Easky, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom Marriage - 23 May 1882 - Easky, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom Immigration - 17 Aug 1888 - Brisbane, Colony of Queensland Burial - 20 Mar 1954 - Helidon General Cemetery, Helidon, Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Elizabeth (Lush) Fairbanks, her husband John Edward Fairbanks, and two daughters, Eliza and Mary J, departed from London, England on their way to Australia in 1888. [QSA-1888a] also notes that their origin was Warwick. [3] Elizabeth Lush’s parents were James Lush and Margaret Cook. [6] [QDoJaAG-1891b], the birth entry for Elizabeth (Lush) Fairbanks’ daughter Myra, lists four living children: Euphemia (age 7), Ethel (age 6), Lillian (age 4), and James Richard (age 2). With the exception of Ethel, for whom no birth record has yet been found, these correspond roughly to the children that were known to have been alive in 1891. The record also states that there were no deceased children of John Edward and Elizabeth (Lush) Fairbanks. Consequently, Euphemia must be the eldest child who emigrated from the United Kingdom under the name “Eliza”, and Lillian is probably the second or third eldest who emigrated under the name “Mary J”. Being so close in age to Euphemia, Ethel remains unresolved. [8]

  
  

• Reference

  Herndon, William. "Elizabeth Lush". Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I929&tree=LindellHerndon (accessed July 10, 2025).