William Davies TWIGG

   Research Notes:

OBITUARY

"MR W. D. TWIGG

Mr William Davies Twigg, a director of Messrs Burns and Twigg, died in Rockhampton on Tuesday. He became ill on Saturday and was taken to a hospital. Mr Twigg had been in poor health for about two years.

Born in Rockhampton 59 years ago, Mr Twigg was the j youngest son of Mr E. F. Twigg, one of the founders of Messrs Burns and Twigg in 1875, Mr W. D. Twigg entered the firm and became store manager shortly before theshop was transferred from William Street to Stanley Street in September, 1930. Later he was appointed a director.

Mr Twigg was always a keen garden lover and spent much of his leisure experimenting with plant cross-breeding. He was also fond of crotons and his collection of them was regarded as one of the best in Rockhampton.

Poultry breeding, and particularly breeding game birds, was another of his hobbies. He was a constant exhibitor of poultry at shows in and around Rockhampton for many years and won many prizes.

He was also a keen fisherman in his younger days, and occasionally entertained his staff with tales of his fishing trips.

Mr Twigg is survived by his wife, Mrs Jessie Twigg, two daughters, Misses Audrey and Margaret, and one son, William..." ³

   Marriage Information:

William married Jessie McDONALD, daughter of William McDONALD and Annie Elizabeth MOYLE, in 1916 in Queensland, Australia ¹. (Jessie McDONALD was born in 1895 in Queensland, Australia ⁴ and died in 1965 in Queensland, Australia ⁵.)