John Charles Ethelbert Gowen or Gowan b. Apr 1874 Bath, Somerset d. 1942 Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia: Gowens Around the World

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John Charles Ethelbert Gowen or Gowan

John Charles Ethelbert Gowen or Gowan

Male 1874 - 1942  (~ 67 years)

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  • Name John Charles Ethelbert Gowen or Gowan  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Born Apr 1874  Bath, Somerset Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 26 May 1874  Walcot St Swithin, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1881  Yatton Keynell, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Relationship to Head: Nephew Staying with his Mothers sister 
    Residence 1891  Chippenham Road, Yatton Keynell, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Relation to Head: Nephew Occupation: Apprentice Steam Engine Fitter. Living with Mothers sister. Surname Gowan 
    Married April 1900  Yeovil, Somerset Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1901  9 Tyler Street, Ramsey, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Relation to Head of House: Head Occupation: Electrical Engine Driver 
    Residence 1914  19 Elizabeth Street, Williamstown North, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation: Engineer 
    _MILT 1914-1920  Melbourne, Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Died 1942  Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I48577914483  Gowen
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2021 

    Father Charles Gibbs Gowen,   b. 1831, Bath Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. April 1878, Littledale, Colwall, Ledbury, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Sarah Anne Shipway,   b. April 1846, Horton, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 14 May 1865  Bath St Saviour, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    Married 07 Jun 1865  Bristol, St Mary Redcliffe, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14
    Family ID F2392  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Virtue Ada Tompkins,   b. 1875, Closworth, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1946, Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 9 Jun 1900  Closworth, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • Fathers name is George on the Marriage certificate
    Children 
     1. Joyce Irene K Gowan,   b. 1905, Tendring, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Kenneth Ernest Gray Gowan,   b. 3 Aug 1906, Tendring, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1976, Park, Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. F.F.G. Gowan
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F1109  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Apr 1874 - Bath, Somerset Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 26 May 1874 - Walcot St Swithin, Somerset, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
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    3. [S-172123096] 1881 England Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Class: RG11; Piece: 2029; Folio: 32; Page: 15; GSU roll: 1341489.

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    8. [S1666999427] Australia, WWI Service Records, 1914-1920, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920.

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    14. [S-158889553] England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; Collection: Redcliffe, St Mary; -; Date Range: 1865 - 1866; Film Number: 1595695.