Alexander WARWICK (1861

Alexander WARWICK (1861 - 1943)

blacksmith

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Victor John WARWICK (1890 - ) Evelyn Jane WARWICK (1891 - ) Ethel May WARWICK (1894 - 1904) Veronica Margaret WARWICK (1895 - ) Charles William WARWICK (1897 - 1897) Irene M WARWICK (1898 - )	Alexander WARWICK (1861 - 1943) + Margaret Ann Esther? WALL (1867 - 1946)	John WARWICK (1824 - 1900)



		Maria Rebecca FAIRLEY (1833 - 1873)	Alexander Hicks FAIRLEY (1810 - 1877)	Alexander FAIRLEY
				Elizabeth HICKS
			Mary Anne CLARKE (1813 - 1874)	Thomas CLARKE
				Christina MUIRHEAD

b. 1861 at Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia

m. 1888 Margaret Ann Esther? WALL (1867 - 1946) at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

d. 20 May 1943 at Leeton, New South Wales, Australia aged 82

Near Relatives of Alexander WARWICK (1861 - 1943)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Alexander Hicks FAIRLEY	abt 1810	Co Cavan, Ireland	12 Apr 1877	Boro, New South Wales, Australia	67
Grandmother	Mary Anne CLARKE	abt 1813	Co Londonderry, Ireland	28 Apr 1874	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia	61

Father in Law	John WALL	abt 1842	Ennis, Co Clare, Ireland	06 Sep 1914	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia	72
Mother in Law	Mary Ann RYAN	1842	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	03 Aug 1905	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia	63

Father	John WARWICK	1824	Warwickshire, England	10 Apr 1900	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	76
Mother	Maria Rebecca FAIRLEY	abt 1833	Co Londonderry, Ireland	05 Jan 1873	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia	40

Self	Alexander WARWICK	1861	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia	20 May 1943	Leeton, New South Wales, Australia	82

Wife	Margaret Ann Esther? WALL	1867	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia	15 Sep 1946	Leeton, New South Wales, Australia	79

Son	Victor John WARWICK	1890	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia
Daughter	Evelyn Jane WARWICK	1891	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia
Daughter	Ethel May WARWICK	1894	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia	1904	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia	10
Daughter	Veronica Margaret WARWICK	1895	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia
Son	Charles William WARWICK	1897	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia	1897	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia	0
Daughter	Irene M WARWICK	1898	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia

Sister	Elizabeth WARWICK	1854	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia
Sister	Jane WARWICK	abt 1856	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia	1857	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia	1
Brother	Frederick WARWICK	22 Mar 1856	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia	01 May 1932	Duntroon, ACT, Australia	76
Sister	Mary Ann WARWICK	1859	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia	08 Mar 1946	Majura, New South Wales, Australia	87
Brother	John WARWICK	1862	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia	1864	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia	2
Sister	Louisa Jane WARWICK	1865	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia	1865	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia	0
Sister	Osburn John WARWICK	1866	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia	1873	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia	7
Brother	George Thomas WARWICK	1868	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia
Sister	Christina WARWICK	1870	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia	20 Jan 1953	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	83

Aunt	Elizabeth FAIRLEY	abt 1836	Co Londonderry, Ireland
Aunt	Mary Anne FAIRLEY	1838	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle	Thomas FAIRLEY	1840	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia	16 Oct 1915	Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia	75
Aunt	Mary TEMPLE	1852	Canberry, New South Wales, Australia	1930	Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia	78
Uncle	Alexander FAIRLEY	1843	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia	1883	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	40
Aunt	Charlotte TEMPLE	1848	Canberry, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle	Richard FAIRLEY	1844	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt	Harriet FAIRLEY	1846	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle	Terrance FAIRLEY	1850	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt	Hicks James FAIRLEY	1852	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt	Martha Jane FAIRLEY	1855	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Aunt	Jane Arabella FAIRLEY	1857	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Uncle	Robert T FAIRLEY	abt 1859	Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia

Cousin	Edith Emma FAIRLEY	1870	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Mary Anne FAIRLEY	1871	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Clara Amelia FAIRLEY	1872	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Alexander Wilson FAIRLEY	1874	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Charlotte Maud FAIRLEY	1875	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Stephen Allan FAIRLEY	1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Thomas Willson FAIRLEY	1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Adelaide May FAIRLEY	1883	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Annie Elizabeth FAIRLEY	1884	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Richard Barville FAIRLEY	1886	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Francis Hicks FAIRLEY	1888	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Frederick Temple FAIRLEY	1891	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Lydia FAIRLEY	1872	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Mary FAIRLEY	1874	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Alexander Aubrey FAIRLEY	1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Jane I FAIRLEY	1878	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	David A C FAIRLEY	1881	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Niece	Emily Grace WARWICK	1878	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Sydnet Austen WARWICK	1882	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Alexander George WARWICK	1885	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	05 Sep 1931	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia	46
Nephew	Frederick John WARWICK	1887	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Eva Flora Rebecca WARWICK	1889	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Edith Jannet WARWICK	1892	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Arthur Joseph WARWICK	1896	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	27 Jul 1980	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	84
Niece	Clara Janet WARWICK	1897	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Ethel MAYO	1880	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Joseph William MAYO	1882	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1957	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	75
Niece	Eveline (Lyna) MAYO	1884	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Jessie MAYO	1886	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	09 Aug 1968		82
Niece	Laura MAYO	1888	Majura, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Elizabeth Dorothy MAYO	1890	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Alice Christina MAYO	1893	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Josephine Marion MAYO	1895	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Coral Rebecca MAYO	1898	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Clara Willamine MAYO	1901	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	William Frederick MAYO	1897	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1972	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	75
Niece	Myrtle May MAYO	1899	Duntroon, ACT, Australia	09 Dec 1976	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	77
Niece	Irene Agnes MAYO	1902	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Bernard MAXWELL	1882	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1882	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	0
Nephew	John Henry MAXWELL	1885	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Thomas Joseph MAXWELL	1886	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	07 May 1918	Jerico, Palestine	32
Niece	Susan MAXWELL	1888	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	24 Dec 1976	Canberra, ACT, Australia	88
Nephew	Edward Crofton MAXWELL	1890	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	01 Mar 1927	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	37
Nephew	Michael Patrick MAXWELL	1892	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1970	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	78
Niece	Mary Jospehine MAXWELL	1895	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	20 Dec 1977	Canberra, ACT, Australia	82
Niece	Frances Mary MAXWELL	1897	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	10 May 1974	Canberra, ACT, Australia	77
Niece	Kathleen M MAXWELL	1898	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1901	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	3
Nephew	Sylvester F MAXWELL	1900	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1901	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1
Nephew	Norman James MAXWELL	1902	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Marjorie F MAXWELL	1904	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Albert Philip MAXWELL	1907	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1977		70
Nephew	Arthur Thomas MAXWELL	1908	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	Aug 1995	Canberra, ACT, Australia	87
Niece	Catherine GALLAGHER	1890	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Mary GALLAGHER	1892	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Michael J GALLAGHER	1893	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Margaret GALLAGHER	1895	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Peter E GALLAGHER	1898	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Patrick Sarsfield GALLAGHER	1900	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	John COPPIN	1903	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Kathleen M COPPIN	1905	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Margaret (Rita) A COPPIN	1910	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Elmo Jane COPPIN	1912	Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Thomas W COPPIN	1915	Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Veronica F M PINDER	1897	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Annie J PINDER	1899	Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Mary J PINDER	1903	Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Ethel M PINDER	1907	Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Charles A J PINDER	1909	Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Thora E PINDER	1914	Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia

Sister in Law	Mary Catherine WALL	1863	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	26 Jul 1935	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	72
Sister in Law	Catherine WALL	1865	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	12 Jul 1946	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	81
Sister in Law	Esther Amie WALL	1870	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia
Brother in Law	John WALL	1872	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia
Sister in Law	Jane Alice WALL	1876	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	13 Nov 1950	Randwick, New South Wales, Australia	74
Sister in Law	Honora Letitia (Nora) WALL	1878	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law	Ada Sarah Florence (Jane) WALL	1880	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law	Alice Mary Elizabeth Morris AUSTEN	1854	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	03 Jun 1927	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	73
Brother in Law	William MAYO	1855	Duntroon, ACT, Australia	04 May 1936	Majura, New South Wales, Australia	81
Brother in Law	Frederick Reuben MAYO	1861	Duntroon, ACT, Australia	26 May 1939	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	78

Events in Alexander WARWICK (1861 - 1943)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1861		Alexander WARWICK was born	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia		6
05 Jan 1873	12	Death of mother Maria Rebecca FAIRLEY (aged 40)	Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia		6
1888	27	Married Margaret Ann Esther? WALL (aged 21)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	7125/1888	6
1890	29	Birth of son Victor John WARWICK	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia		6
1891	30	Birth of daughter Evelyn Jane WARWICK	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia		6
1894	33	Birth of daughter Ethel May WARWICK	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia		6
1895	34	Birth of daughter Veronica Margaret WARWICK	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia		6
1897	36	Birth of son Charles William WARWICK	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia		6
1897	36	Death of son Charles William WARWICK	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia		6
1898	37	Birth of daughter Irene M WARWICK	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia		6
10 Apr 1900	39	Death of father John WARWICK (aged 76)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6
1904	43	Death of daughter Ethel May WARWICK (aged 10)	Tuggeranong, ACT, Australia		6
20 May 1943	82	Alexander WARWICK died	Leeton, New South Wales, Australia		6

Source References:

6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001

- Reference = 324 (Marriage)

- Notes: Note Queanbeyan Register and NSW BDM Index has Alexander’s wife as Margaret WALL.

- Reference = 327 (Birth)

- Reference = 327 (Death)

- Reference = 324 (Name, Notes)

80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/

- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/1967/alexander-warwick.html (Name, Notes)

- Notes: Alexander Warwick

Born: 1861; Died: 1943; Married: Esther Wall

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Ginninderra Blacksmith's Workshop
The Ginninderra smithy is one of just a few standalone blacksmith shops left in Australia and,...

Alexander Warwick came from Braidwood, where his father, John, had combined blacksmithing and work as a teamster along the Braidwood to Nelligen Road. John Warwick was married to Rebecca [nee Fairley], and another of their sons, Frederick Warwick, was also well known in the Canberra district. By 1878 his father John had bought the Canberra blacksmith's shop (located near St John's), which doubled up as the local post office.

Although he must have learned his trade at his father's anvil, Alexander Warwick seems to have been employed as a junior smith in Queanbeyan, as this is his address at the time of his marriage to Esther Wall in 1888. It is thought that he was employed by Charles Hawes at the corner of Crawford and Morrisett Streets in the late 1880s.

In 1889, Alexander Warwick was keen to set out in business on his own. When the Currans left the Ginninderra Blacksmith's Workshop, he saw his opportunity. Through Esther, he was related to the Hatch and Curran families. He and George Curran had married two first cousins: Esther Wall and Mary Ann Hatch. The connection may seem tenuous today, but these kinships tended to be much more significant in the tight-knit communities such as Ginninderra in late nineteenth century. It suggests that he was already very familiar with the Ginninderra workshop through family connections.

From the start, young Warwick volunteered in community roles. He chaired a meeting held at The Cricketers' Arms to make arrangements for the annual One Tree Hill races. Helping him at the bellows, seems to have been Augustus Frederick Helmund, the son of a German sign writer from Queanbeyan. We know that the two men were good mates, because, in 1890, Warwick and Helmund were both fined for bearing arms on the Sabbath. Whether Helmund actually worked professionally at Ginninderra is not confirmed; however, we do know that he was a blacksmith at Jeir in the 1890s, before plying this trade in Gundaroo and Hall.

Although it seemed like a good business move for the son to take over at Ginninderra and, between them, the Warwicks might have hoped to corner the district's business, this was not to be. Warwick's span as the Ginninderra smith ended in March 1891. Like Flourence McAuliffe, he was declared bankrupt. No handover had been arranged, which meant that the smithy was vacant until Henry 'Harry' Curran took it over a few months later.

As events later in his life demonstrate, Warwick had plenty of potential. He invented a 'break of gauge' system, which won praise from the Minister of Railways and was patented in 1915. It may be the case that Warwick was too young when he was blacksmithing in Ginninderra to make good and he needed time to mature.

References
Body, A. H., Firm Still You Stand: the Anglican Church of St John the Baptist, Canberra, Its Parish and Parishoners, 1841-1984, Canberra, 1986
Gillespie, L. L., Ginninderra: Forerunner to Canberra, Campbell, 1992
Gillespie, L. L., Canberra: 1820-1913, Canberra, 1991
Shumack, S. An Autobiography, or, Tales and Legends of Canberra Pioneers (ed. J. E. and S. Shumack), Canberra, 1967
Various editions of the Queanbeyan Age

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