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Violet McINTYRE
1835 - 1911

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• Birth	11 Feb 1835	"Edintaggarl", Glen Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
  Christened	Source IGI, C114994/1041998
  Gender	Female
  Died	10 Sep 1911	Greenount, Qld, Aust
  Person ID	I1263	Qld Branch Tree 1
  Last Modified	13 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Peter McINTYRE,   b. 18 Aug 1808, "Edintaggarl:, Luss, Dunbarton, Scotland ,   d. 04 Apr 1882, Emu Creek, Greenount, Qld, Aust
  Mother	Jane McFARLANE,   b. Abt 1815, Lochgoil, Argyleshire, Scotland ,   d. 25 Mar 1859, "Stuckendroin", Arrochar, Dunbarton, Scotland
  Family ID	F412	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Daniel BRODIE,   b. 19 Dec 1834, "Garbel" Arrochar, Dunbardon, Scotland ,   d. 17 Jul 1874, Oxley, Brisbane, Qld, Aust (Q/BDM 1874/000341)
  Married	30 Nov 1860
  Children	1. Jane BRODIE,   b. 30 Jun 1861, Stillbra, Tarbet, Scotland ,   d. 20 Sep 1938, Toowoomba Qld. Aust. (Q/BDM 1939/005199)   2. Agnes BRODIE,   b. 10 Mar 1863, Ipswich Qld Aust (Q/BDM 1863/000523) ,   d. 11 Dec 1922, Allora Qld Aust   3. John Eason BRODIE,   b. 02 Jun 1864, Arthur Street, Ipswich Qld, Aust. ,   d. 21 Jun 1949, Toowoomba Qld. Aust.   4. Violet Christina BRODIE,   b. 19 Sep 1868, Ipswich Qld Aust (Q/BDM 1868/001466 ,   d. 28 Jul 1952, Toowoomba Qld. Aust. Aged 84 Yrs   5. Daniel BRODIE,   b. 23 Apr 1870, Ipswich Qld Aust (Q/BDM 1870/001310) ,   d. 04 Nov 1924, Greenount, Qld, Aust (Q/BDM 1924/004308)   6. Malcolm Colin Joseph BRODIE,   b. 04 Apr 1875, "Benvorlick", Emu Creek, Qld. Aust. ,   d. 24 Dec 1961, Toowoomba Qld. Aust.   7. Peter BRODIE,   b. 12 Jul 1866, Ipswich, Queensland ,   d. 24 Mar 1959, Toowoomba, Queensland
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2015
  Family ID	F484	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  EXTRACTS FROM THE BOOK "Loch Lomond to Australia 1862/ The Family of Peter & Jane Mc Intyre" Extracts revelant to Forsyth Family. "Violet, the eldest child of Peter & Jane Mc Intyre, was born on 11 February 1835 at "Edintaggarl", a farm in Glen Luss, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. When Violet was 6 yearts old, the family moved north to "Stuckendroin" When Violet's mother died in March 1859, she and her sister Agnes took care of the family. On 30 November 1860 at the Brodie farm, "Garbel", just north of Ardlui, Violet married Daniel Brodie, the fifth son and seventh child of John Brodie and Agnes MacFarlane. After their marriage they lived at Stillbraw, Tarbet where their first child, Jane was born. In July 1862, Daniel, Violet and Jane migrated to Queensland with Violet's father and family on the "Ocean Chief". It must have been a difficult journey for Violet with a year old child and pregnant with her second. They settled in Ipswich where Daniel found work at mc Donalds, and later with Walter Gray. About 1864 they bought an allotment in Arthur Street, Woodend and had a house built. Daniel was hard working, reld iable and honest and became foreman for J. & G. Harris who were merchants and shipping agents. Five more children - Agnes, Joh Eason, Peter, Violet Christina, and Daniel were born to Violet and Daniel in Ipswich. The older children attended school. All was going well for the family. On 17 July 1874, after a fall from his horse when returning to Ipswich from Brisbane, Daniel died from concussion of the brain aggravated by a whole night's exposure to the cold. He was buried in the Ipswich cemetery. Violet was 39 years old and left with a young family of six and one unborn. She was an unstentatious but staunch Presbyterian, with a great love for her Church and in all her sorrows at this time, her faith was her strength and comfort. Through the kind influence of John Archibald, the manager of J. & G. Harris where Daniel worked, the men of the firm gave her 100 Pounds. Along with assistance of other friends in Ipswich, Violet was able to keep her family together. She remembered all her life these practical gestures of kindness. Violet now decided to go to "Benvorlick", Emu Creek to stay with her father, Peter Mc Intyre and her brothers Donald and Colin, who had offered her a home and where she kept house for them. Her youngest son, Malcolm was born there in 1875. As Peter Mc Intyre was not in a position to support his daughter and her children indefinitely, Violet decided to become a storekeeper. For 150 Pounds she purchased a building with living quarters attached which had been the Farmer's Arms Hotel at The Siding, later Greenmount. It is believed to have been the first and, at that time, the only building there. It had been built for railway workers when the railway came through but the owner had been unable to make it pay. The story goes that when Violet went to take over her property, the former owner had barricaded himself in and refused to come out until offered more money. Violet asked for help from two Irishmen who said they would smoke him out. When they threatened to do this, the man came out smartly. He was offered 5 Pounds extra and left, so all was well. After paying for the building, the only capital left to buy stock was 40 Pounds, and with this she cheerfully, and determinedly made a start in her new life. The store opened for business in July 1876. The company and support of her father and brothers were a great help to violet in the early years when her family were young. Her brothers, Dan and colin, helped in the evening to ipen up goods and calculate a profitable selling price. She did not make an instant fortune as a storekeeper and for some years it was a hard battle. The population of the Greenmount district was neither large nor rich and agricultural markets were very unstable. Yet with all the drawbacks, the business prospered. Each year, as the district grew, it became established on a firmer foundation. The shelves were no longer sparsely stocked - indeed the store was bulging at the seams. The change from farming to dairying resulted in a bigger and better circulation of cash, giving the business an impetus. Eventually another store was opened in Nobby to cope with the volume of business and a monthly delivery service was started to Pilton and West Haldon. The family grew up in her home with love and joy. Violet possessed a charming disposition and a kindly nature. As time went by she was loved by all,m and her never ending kindness to those in trouble or distress will not be forgotten. Violet set a high standard for the conduct of her business, and by her integrity and straight forward dealings gained the respect and goodwill of the community. Many a struggling settler was helped through difficult times with credit, sometimes extended with no strings attached. In a number of instances she carried debts of 80 and 90 Pounds for months or even years,m large sums of money for 100 years ago. As the business grew she needed assistance. First her son, Dan the Malcolm became grocers but only after Violet had sent them to Brisbane to learn accountancy and business management. She taught the grocery trade to her nephew, Jack Mc Intyre who became manager of the Nobby store, a position he held until 1923. In 1899. with the business under her sons' management and her family settled, Violet retired to Clayfield, Brisbane where she lived with her daughter Violet Christina, "Tean", and her husband Arthur Hoey Davis. Violet had extra rooms built on to their house for her own use. In May 1904 the business title was changed from Mrs. Violet Brodie to V. Brodie & Co. Violet returned to Greenmount in 1906 and built a comfortable cottage there, which she called "Glen Falloch". Her granchildren remember visiting Grandma Brodie and having bread, butter and sugar as a treat. She saw a substantial brick building replace the original building which was used for storage. When opening the Greenmount Show in April 1911, the Hon. James Tolmie, MLA for Toowoomba, paid tribute to Violet saying she had "acted as 'mother' of the people of Greenmount". On 10 September 1911, after five years of retirement spent amongst her family and with the people she had helped and cheered by her hopful nature, she passed peacefully away at her home. The next afternoon, Violet was buried in the Greenmount Cemetery. There were over 100 vehicles plus 100 horseman, estimated in all to be 400 people in the funeral procession." Shipping: 14 July 1862m de. Greenock, Scot. Ship: "Ocean Chief"; arr. Moreton Bay, Qld., 31 Oct 1862