John Rowe

"Thomas Rowe" aged 19 and "John Rowe" aged 18, brothers, both single men from Cornwall, arrived in NSW 1858 on board the Fitzjames. NSW State Archives Shipping Lists.

John Rowe, storekeeper Macleay River, died October 1890 aged 49. John had married Julia Mofitt in Sydney in 1864, and they moved to the Kempsey area (with his brother Thomas).

They had one child, daughter Alice, who had married 1886. Her son Reginald aged 2, died January 1890. Alice died 1901 aged 36.

John's father:

Death 1885/11377 Kempsey; Rowe, James, son of Thomas and Mary.

Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney) Sat 10 Oct 1885 (and several Sydney papers);

ROWE.-October 6, at his residence, Kinchela Creek, Macleay River, James Rowe, sen., aged 70 years, father of John Rowe, storekeeper, Macleay River.

John's brother Joseph:

Macleay Argus (Kempsey) Sat 12 Jun 1886 DEATHS.

ROWE.— On May 16th at his residence, No. 21 Albermarle street, Kingston, Newtown, Joseph Rowe, brother of Messrs. John, Thomas and James Rowe of Macleay River, and son of the late Mr. James Rowe; aged 40 years, leaving a widow and large circle of relations to lament his loss.

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BDM NSW

Marriage 1864/315 Sydney; Rowe, John, to Mofitt, Julia.

Birth 1865/10219 Macleay River; Rowe, Alice A, to John and Julia A.

Death 1890/6590 Kempsey; Rowe, John, son of James and Elizabeth.

Macleay Argus (Kempsey NSW) Wed 15 Oct 1890

Death of Mr. John Rowe, J.P.

Mr. John Rowe, whose funeral took place on Saturday last (11th Oct), at the Frederickton Cemetery, was a native of Cornwall, England. For about thirty years he had been settled on the river, the principal part of the time being spent in farming.

For some ten or twelve years Mr. Rowe conducted a store business at Kinchela Creek, and more recently erecting an imposing structure, in which postal work and storekeeping was combined.

Owing to his kindly and generous disposition he had made a great number of friends, who assembled round his grave on Saturday. Until about nine months ago he had enjoyed fairly good health, and since that time he suffered considerably, his end resulting from a complication of diseases.

He was a member of the Good Templar Order, and a number of members of this order, wearing regalia, were present at the funeral. Owing to the great concourse of people who assembled to pay a last respect to the deceased, the funeral arrangements were considerably delayed, and after holding a part of the service at the, Kinchela Wesleyan Church, it was fully one o'clock when the two river steamers heavily laden, slowly approached the Frederickton wharf. Here, the mournful assembly was considerably augmented, and as the procession slowly moved forward it extended over a great distance toward the cemetery.

The service at the grave was rendered by the Rev. T. A. Hanton, being followed by that of the Templars.

The deceased was only 49 years of age, Mrs. Eggins being the only child.

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Macleay Argus (Kempsey NSW) Fri 9 Oct 1891

In Memoriam

ROWE. — In loving memory of my dear husband, John, who departed this life on October 9, 1890, at his residence, Kinchela. Inserted by his affectionate wife Julia A. Rowe.

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John's only child:

Birth 1865/10219 Macleay River; Rowe, Alice A, to John and Julia A.

Macleay Argus (Kempsey NSW) Thu 23 Dec 1886 MARRIAGE.

EGGINS. — ROWE. — On the 21st instant, at the Wesleyan Church, Kinchela, by the Rev. E. Fox, Herbert Eggins, of the Public School, Gladstone, son of James Eggins, Esq., Manning River, to Alice Ann, only daughter of John Rowe, Esq., storekeeper, Kinchela.

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• Census: 1851 - Church Town, Church Town, Landewednack, Cornwall, England
• Residence: Paul, Cornwall, England, United KingdomPaul, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom - 1851
• Immigration: Apr 23 1858 - Sydney, NSW aboard "Fitzjames" arriving 28 July 1858
• Census: 1861 - 20 Coom Lane, Newlyn West, St Paul, Cornwall, England
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