William Rowe

Craig Miles: Not to be confused with his brother Henry (1848), who is not on the 1861 Census. William Rowe was aged 7 in the 1851 Census and 17 in the 1861 Census, I have therefore recorded his birth as 1844.

Cornwall Online Census Project, 1861: Folio 154 Page 17: 87, Cross Common Private House, 1, James Rowe, Head, M, 46, Fisherman, Constantine Cornwall; Elizabeth Rowe, Wife, M, 46, Fisherman's Wife, Landewednack Cornwall; (all children born Landewednack Cornwall);

William Rowe, Son, U, 17, Domestic Serv, ; Alice A Rowe, Dau, 10, Scholar; Richard Rowe, Son, 7, Scholar; Edward E Rowe, Son, 4, Scholar; Philip Rowe, son 10m.

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William, Joseph, Henry, Alice, John, Thomas, James, and Phillip are siblings of this Rowe family, and lived in Australia.

William, Joseph and Henry Rowe, and Alice Smith (Rowe) lived in Sydney.

John, Thomas and James Rowe, and later Phillip Rowe, were of the Macleay River.

See their separate profiles.

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Note: William Rowe does not have Henry in his name.

BDM NSW and Rookwood Cemetery information:

William Rowe died in 1892 in Sydney (born ~1844, so aged 48?):

Death 1892/3998 Burwood; Rowe, William, son of James and Elizabeth.

SMH Sat 31 Dec 1892:

THE FRIENDS of Mr. WILLIAM ROWE are kindly invited to attend his Funeral, to move from his late residence, Parramatta-road, THIS DAY, Saturday, at 2 o'clock, for Croydon station, thence to Necropolis. T. CRISFORD, Undertaker, Burwood and Ashfield.

Necropolis/Rookwood Cemetery:

William Rowe: Date of Burial 31 Dec 1892; Plot: CC_Zone B/#/645 (next to Joseph Rowe #646).

His wife Caroline Rowe (died 1911) is buried in the same plot as Joseph, next to William.

Marriage 1873/1305 Concord: Rowe, William, to Face (sic), Caroline.

Birth 1877/3908 Concord; Rowe, William H, to William and Caroline

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The SMH Sat 17 May 1873

ROWE—TRACE—April 12, at St. Luke's Church, Burwood, by the Rev. W. Lumsdaine, William, fourth son of James Rowe, of the Lizard, England, to Caroline, second daughter of William Trace, of Gloucestershire, England, late of Ryde, Sydney.

Caroline Rowe; Date of Burial 29 Apr 1911; Same plot as Joseph, Plot CC_Zone B/#/646, next to William in #645.

Death 1911/5008 Burwood; Rowe, Caroline (aged 79, born ~1832), daughter of Edward.

SMH Sat 29 April 1911

ROWE. April 28, at her residence, Great North road, Five Dock, Caroline Rowe, dearly beloved wife of the late William Rowe, aged 79.

SMH Mon 1 May 1911

ROWE.—The friends of the late Mrs CAROLINE ROWE are kindly invited to attend her Funeral to leave her late residence Great North road Five Dock THIS (Monday) MORNING at 8.45 (for the C of E Cemetery) Rookwood.

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Marriage 1873/1305 Concord: Rowe, William, to Face (sic), Caroline.

Birth of son 1877/3908 Concord; William H, to William and Caroline:

William Henry Rowe (his wife Eleanor, and their son William Cecil and daughter Dorothy Margaret):

Marriage 1920/6758 Drummoyne; Rowe, William H, to Argent, Eleanor.

Dorothy Rowe: Date of Burial 14 Jan 1943; Same Plot as her Grandfather, William Rowe (#645 died 1892).

Death 1943/2008 Drummoyne; Rowe, Dorothy Margaret (18, born ~1925), daughter of William and Eleanor.

SMH Thu 14 Jan 1943

ROWE - January 12 1943 Dorothy Margaret dearly beloved only daughter of William (Henry) and Eleanor Rowe and loving sister of William (Bill) of 17 College Street Drummoyne aged 18 years.

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William Rowe: Date of Burial 19 Jun 1950; buried Plot: CC_Zone B/#/644

Also in this plot, his wife; Eleanor Ashby: Date of Burial 4 Feb 1964.

(Eleanor Rowe had remarried after William Rowe had died)

Death 1950/9023 Drummoyne; Rowe, William Henry, (73, b~1877), son of William and Caroline.

SMH Mon 19 Jun 1950

ROWE-The Relatives and Friends of Mrs Eleanor Rowe and son Bill are invited to attend the Funeral of her dearly beloved Husband and his fond Father WILLIAM HENRY to leave the Private Chapel of Motor Funerals Ltd 93 Victoria Road Rozelle This Afternoon after a Service commencing at 2.45 o clock for Church of England Cemetery Rookwood.

SMH Fri 15 Sep 1950; Probate:

WILLIAM HENRY ROWE late of Drummoyne NSW Retired Caretaker died 16th June 1950 Administration with the Will dated 16th October 1948 annexed was granted on 6th September 1950.

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2nd Marriage 1953/20441 Sydney; Rowe, Eleanor, to Ashby, Henry Ernest J.

Death 1964/10659 Burwood; Ashby, Eleanor, daughter of Edwin and Margaret.

Ryerson Index: Ashby, Eleanor, death 4 Feb 1964, late of Drummoyne, SMH 5 Feb 1964.

(son Bill) Death 1955/27145 Balmain; Rowe, William Cecil, son of William Henry and Eleanor.

Ryerson Index: Rowe, William Cecil, death 23 Dec 1955, SMH 27 Dec 1955.

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William's brother Joseph Rowe:

Joseph Rowe; Date of Burial 18 May 1886; Plot CC_Zone B/#/646 (next to William died 1892)

Death 1886/4298 Newtown; Rowe, Joseph (aged 40, born ~1846), son of James and Mary (sic).

Joseph Rowe's death notice has a brother William Rowe with a funeral notice in Sydney for him:

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.

The SMH Tue 18 May 1886

THE FRIENDS of JOSEPH ROWE are invited to attend his Funeral to move from his late residence. No. 21, Albermarie-street, Kingston, Newtown, THIS (Tuesday) | AFTERNOON, at 2 o'clock, to Newtown Station, thence to Necropolis. MELVILLE and SON, 225, King-street, Newtown.

THE FRIENDS of Mr. WILLIAM ROWE are invited to attend the Funeral of his late beloved BROTHER Joseph; to move from his late residence, No. 21, Albemarle Street, Kingston, Newtown...

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William's brother Henry Rowe:

Death 1877/900 Sydney; Rowe, Henry, son of James and Elizabeth.

SMH Thu 7 Jun 1877; FUNERALS:

THE FRIENDS of Mr. WILLIAM ROWE are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral of his deceased BROTHER, Mr. Henry Rowe to move from his late residence, 90, Mary-street, Albion Estate, THIS (Friday) MORNING, at half-past 8 o'clock, to Necropolis. C. KINSELA and SONS, Oxford-street, near Crown-street ; and George-street South.

THE FRIENDS of Mr. S. SMITH (sister Alice Rowe) are invited to attend the Funeral of his deceased BROTHER-IN-LAW, Mr. Henry Rowe...

Rookwood Cemetery:

Henry Rowe, Date of Burial 7 Jun 1877; E_Zone B/#/845.

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Another William Rowe, not of the above family: (this information now removed)

William Henry Rowe's Obituary said that he arrived in NSW with his parents, when he was about 8 years of age. This does not match up with him being 17 in England in 1861.

• Reference: MyHeritage Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jul 19 2018, 10:22:36 UTC
• Census: 1861 - Private House, Cross Common, Landewednack, Cornwall, England
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Sep 1 2018, 7:56:00 UTC
• Reference: 1841 England & Wales Census - SmartCopy: Jan 14 2019, 22:25:02 UTC