Family background
John Lind was born in c1845. His wife was named Annie and the couple had two children, born in Sydney. By 1887, he lived in Macdonald Street, Erskineville. John Lind died on 22 November 1887. He was buried in the Roman Catholic cemetery, Rookwood.
Local government service
John Lind was an alderman on Macdonaldtown (Erskineville) Council in 1885-87.
References
‘Borough of Macdonaldtown’, New South Wales Government Gazette, 24 June 1884, p. 4056, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221674440
‘Funerals’, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 November 1887, p. 16, http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13667994