Ernest Borchardt was born in 1858 in Gersewalde, Germany as the second child of Christian Friedrich Borchardt and Maria Elisabeth Koppen. He had three siblings, namely: Mary Hannah Dora, Frederick William, and Hannah Frederica Louisa.

When he was 41, Ernest married Bridget Gaffney,daughter of Michael Gaffney and Ellen Kilraine, on 09 January 1899[1] in Queensland, Australia.

Ernest Borchardt and Bridget Gaffney had no children.

Ernest died in May 1926[2] in Gayndah, Queensland, Australia, age 68.

Bridget died in April 1936[3] in Queensland, Australia. She was buried on 16 April 1936 in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Citations:

1. Queensland Government - Births, deaths, marriages and divorces, C255 (Burchardt)

2. Queensland Government - Births, deaths, marriages and divorces, C1410

3. Queensland Government - Births, deaths, marriages and divorces, B31247 (Burchardt)

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OBITUARY - Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947) Saturday 29 May 1926 p 10

OBITUARY - Our Gayndah correspondent writes the death took place, at the Gayndah General Hospital on Tuesday evening, of Mr. Earnest Borchardt, one of the pioneers of the Burnett District, at the age of 86 years. Deceased contracted a chill a few weeks ago from which he succumbed. He is survived by a widow and one brother, for whom great sympathy is felt.

Deceased arrived in Australia in the,60's, accompanied by his parents, who settled in this district. He was employed at Mount Perry and Eidsvold for different periods, and engaged in various pursuits, particularly mining. It is a well-kuown fact that during his sojourn in those eentres he walked from each place to Gayndah to attend meetings of the M.U.I.O.O.F. Lodge of which he had been a very ardent member.

He eventually took up his residence at Gayndah, and had lived there for many years. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon to the Gayndah Cemetery, and was largely attended by members of the Odd-fellows' Lodge, relatives and friends The Rev. Father Thompson officiated at the graveside, after which the Odd- follows' burial service was conducted by Bro. E. Reid.

Family Notices - The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) Thursday 16 April 1936 p 1

BORCHARDT - The Funeral of the late Mrs. Bridget Borchardt (late of Gayndah, Q.) will move from the Funeral Parlour, 581 Stanley street, South Brisbane, This (Thursday) Afternoon, at 2.30 o clock, for the Toowong Cemetery. FOLEY, CREMIN, PTY., LTD.

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