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John (Jack) DARWEN (1874 - 1954)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Henry Gordon DARWEN ( - 1967) Arthur James DARWEN (1900 - 1979) Ethel May DARWEN (1901 - 1971) John Thomas DARWEN (1902 - 1988) William John (Robert) DARWEN (1904 - 1921) Amelia Jane DARWEN (1906 - ) Daisy Eveline DARWEN (1908 - ) Dorothy Beatrice DARWEN (1910 - 1969) Mabel Isabella DARWEN (1911 - 1914) Albert Edward DARWEN (1914 - 1984) Frederick Alexander DARWEN (1915 - ) Cynthia Jean DARWEN (1918 - )	John (Jack) DARWEN (1874 - 1954) + Ellen Mary CORNFORD (1881 - 1934)	James DARWEN (1835 - 1875)	James DARWEN
			Ellizabeth PORTER
		Elizabeth Hume TAYLOR (1835 - 1901)	Thomas TAYLOR
			Nancy HUME

b. 1874 at Bowen, Queensland, Australia

m. 1899 Ellen Mary CORNFORD (1881 - 1934) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1954 at Ayr, Queensland, Australia aged 80

Near Relatives of John (Jack) DARWEN (1874 - 1954)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	James DARWEN
Grandmother	Ellizabeth PORTER
Grandfather	Thomas TAYLOR
Grandmother	Nancy HUME
Father in Law	Barnaby Robert CORNFORD	1850	Kent, England	1930	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	80
Mother in Law	Amelia Jane CHOAT	1854	Gillingham, Kent, England	1927	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	73
Father	James DARWEN	1835	Chorley, Lancashire, England	1875	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	40
Mother	Elizabeth Hume TAYLOR	1835	Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire, England	1901	Dunwich, Redlands, Queensland, Australia	66
Self	John (Jack) DARWEN	1874	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1954	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	80
Wife	Ellen Mary CORNFORD	1881	Kent, England	1934	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	53
Son	Henry Gordon DARWEN			1967	Queensland, Australia
Son	Arthur James DARWEN	1900	Queensland, Australia	1979	Queensland, Australia	79
Daughter	Ethel May DARWEN	1901	Queensland, Australia	1971	Queensland, Australia	70
Son	John Thomas DARWEN	1902	Queensland, Australia	1988	Queensland, Australia	86
Son	William John (Robert) DARWEN	1904	Queensland, Australia	1921	Queensland, Australia	17
Daughter	Amelia Jane DARWEN	1906	Queensland, Australia
Daughter	Daisy Eveline DARWEN	1908	Queensland, Australia
Daughter	Dorothy Beatrice DARWEN	1910	Queensland, Australia	1969	Queensland, Australia	59
Daughter	Mabel Isabella DARWEN	1911	Queensland, Australia	1914	Queensland, Australia	3
Son	Albert Edward DARWEN	1914	Queensland, Australia	1984	Queensland, Australia	70
Son	Frederick Alexander DARWEN	1915	Queensland, Australia
Daughter	Cynthia Jean DARWEN	1918	Queensland, Australia
Sister	Alice DARWEN	1856	Bolton, Lancashire, England	1889	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	33
Brother	Albert DARWEN	1859	Walton, Lancashire, England	1896	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	37
Sister	Margaret Ann DARWEN	1861	England	1863	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	2
Brother	Edward DARWEN	1864	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1912	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	48
Brother	James DARWEN	1867	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1906	Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia	39
Sister	Ellizabeth Ann DARWEN	1870	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1950	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	80
Brother	William Henry DARWEN	1872		1931	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	59
Daughter in Law	Violet NEWTON
Son in Law	Possibly Joseph Gladstone LEWIS
Daughter in Law	Possibly Olive Elsie FARMER
Niece	Elizabeth Annie DARWEN	1884	Queensland, Australia	1945	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	61
Nephew	Albert Charles (Sonny) DARWEN	1885	Queensland, Australia	1955	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	70
Niece	Alice Mary DARWEN	1887	Queensland, Australia	1968	Gladesville, New South Wales, Australia	81
Nephew	Arthur James DARWEN	1889	Queensland, Australia	1949	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	60
Nephew	John Henry DARWEN	1891	Queensland, Australia	1968	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	77
Nephew	William DARWEN	1893	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1974	New South Wales, Australia	81
Niece	Ethel May DARWEN	1895	Queensland, Australia	1896	Queensland, Australia	1
Niece	Edie DARWEN
Nephew	Wilfred DARWEN
Nephew	Allan Edward DARWEN	1893	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1926	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	33
Nephew	Son SPENCER			bef 1950
Niece	Minnie Ann DARWEN	1892	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1899	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	7
Nephew	William Howard SPENCER	1898	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1981	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	83
Niece	Amy Elizabeth SPENCER	1902	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1998	Sydney, NSW, Australia	96
Niece	Martha Hannah SPENCER	1907	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1994	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	87
Nephew	Granville Beatty SPENCER	1911	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1998	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	87
Niece	Daughter 4 DARWEN
Nephew	Jim DARWEN
Niece	Mildred Doris DARWEN	1898	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1974	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	76
Nephew	Victor DARWEN	1900	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1957	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	57
Nephew	Ronald "Curry" DARWEN	1902	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1950	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	48
Niece	Madge DARWEN	1904	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1987	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	83
Nephew	Douglas James DARWEN	1906	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1988	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	82
Niece	Mabel DARWEN	1907	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1997	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	90
Nephew	Claude Leslie DARWEN	1909	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1994	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	85
Niece	Marjorie DARWEN	1911	Queensland, Australia	1987	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	76
Nephew	Henry William DARWEN	1913	Queensland, Australia	1994	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	81
Niece	Irene May DARWEN	1915	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1988	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	73
Niece	Ivy Caroline DARWEN	1917	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1917	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	0
Nephew	Roy Edward DARWEN	1918	Queensland, Australia	1993	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	75
Nephew	Walter Robert (Bob) DARWEN	1921	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	2003	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	82
Niece	Enid DARWEN	1923	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	2007	Point Clare, Central Coast, NSW, Australia	84
Nephew	Victor John CORNFORD	1907	Queensland, Australia	1990	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	83
Niece	Elizabeth May CORNFORD	1910	Queensland, Australia	2000	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	90
Nephew	Thomas Gilbert CORNFORD	1913	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	1996	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	83
Nephew	Norman Robert CORNFORD	1916	Queensland, Australia	1973	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	57
Nephew	Gordon Richard CORNFORD	1922		2002	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	80
Brother in Law	John Thomas CORNFORD	1880	Kent, England	1959	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	79
Brother in Law	John BARR	1838	Nottinghamshire, England	1913	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	75
Sister in Law	Annie MEIZNER	1865	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1933	Queensland, Australia	68
Sister in Law	Sarah Elizabeth WOODWARD	1865	Newbury, Berkshire, England	1929	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	64
Brother in Law	George (E. A.) SPENCER		England	1907	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law	Caroline CHRISTOFFERSON	1877	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1946	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	69

Events in John (Jack) DARWEN (1874 - 1954)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1874		John (Jack) DARWEN was born	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	obit
1875	1	Death of father James DARWEN (aged 40)	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	Note 1	52, 60
1899	25	Married Ellen Mary CORNFORD (aged 18)	Queensland, Australia	Note 2	18
1900	26	Birth of son Arthur James DARWEN	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	18
1901	27	Birth of daughter Ethel May DARWEN	Queensland, Australia	Note 4	18
1901	27	Death of mother Elizabeth Hume TAYLOR (aged 66)	Dunwich, Redlands, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52
1902	28	Birth of son John Thomas DARWEN	Queensland, Australia	Note 6	18
1904	30	Birth of son William John (Robert) DARWEN	Queensland, Australia	Note 7	18
1906	32	Birth of daughter Amelia Jane DARWEN	Queensland, Australia	Note 8	18
1908	34	Birth of daughter Daisy Eveline DARWEN	Queensland, Australia	Note 9	18
1910	36	Birth of daughter Dorothy Beatrice DARWEN	Queensland, Australia	Note 10	18
1911	37	Birth of daughter Mabel Isabella DARWEN	Queensland, Australia	Note 11	18
1914	40	Birth of son Albert Edward DARWEN	Queensland, Australia	Note 12	18
1914	40	Death of daughter Mabel Isabella DARWEN (aged 3)	Queensland, Australia	Note 13	18
1915	41	Birth of son Frederick Alexander DARWEN	Queensland, Australia	Note 14	18
1918	44	Birth of daughter Cynthia Jean DARWEN	Queensland, Australia	Note 15	18
1921	47	Death of son William John (Robert) DARWEN (aged 17)	Queensland, Australia	Note 16	18
1934	60	Death of wife Ellen Mary CORNFORD (aged 53)	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	Note 17	18, 60
1954	80	John (Jack) DARWEN died	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	Note 18	60
1954	80	Burial	Ayr Cemetery, Queensland, Australia	Note 19	90

Note 1: Burial Name John Darwin Death Date 15Apr1875 Death Place Queensland Father's Name James Darwin Mother's Name Elizabeth Porter Registration Year 1875 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 000073 Page number 3523 The Queenslander (Brisbane) 1 May 1875 Port Dennison Fatal Accident. —On Thursday evening, James Darwin, a steady, honest, hardworking man, who did his best to support a large family by shooting and selling wild ducks and in other ways, was drowned close to the jetty steps. Mr. Bristowe had provided him with a boat and net, and latterly he had been engaged in fishing. On Thursday evening he went out and returned safely with his fish, which he sold in town, and afterwards had tea with his wife and family. He then went down to secure his boat and net, and it is supposed that in hauling in the boat he slipped off the steps and, not being a good swim mer, was drowned. Mr. Young, who was on the jetty at the time, heard a cry and saw Darwin throw up his arms before sinking for the last time. In about half an hour the body was re covered. The members of the Bowen Dramatic Company will give an entertainment in their theatre, Dalrymple street, on the 27th instant, in aid of the wife and family of James Darwin.

Note 2: Ellen Mary Cornford Event date: 06/09/1899 Event type: Marriage registration Registration details: 1899/C/2393 Spouse: John Darwen

Note 3: Arthur James Darwen Event date: 02/04/1900 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1900/C/11394 Mother: Mary Ellen Cornford Father/parent: John Darwen

Note 4: Ethel May Darwen Event date: 23/03/1901 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1901/C/11358 Mother: Ellen Mary Cornford Father/parent: John Darwen

Note 5: Burial Admitted to Dunwich Asylum - 3rd January 1900 and Found Drowned (Supposed Suicide) - Aged 66 years. Name Elizabeth Darwen Death Date 06Feb1901 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Thomas Taylor Mother's Name Nancy Hume Registration Year 1901 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 003198 Page number 6096

Note 6: John Thomas Darwen Event date: 22/09/1902 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1902/C/11696 Mother: Ellen Mary Cornford Father/parent: John Darwen

Note 7: William Robert Darwen Event date: 03/09/1904 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1904/C/11735 Mother: Ellen Mary Cornford Father/parent: John Darwen

Note 8: Amelia Jane Darwen Event date: 16/07/1906 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1906/C/11040 Mother: Ellen Mary Cornford Father/parent: John Darwen

Note 9: Daisy Eveline Darwen Event date: 29/05/1908 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1908/C/11524 Mother: Ellen Mary Cornford Father/parent: John Darwen

Note 10: Dorothy Beatrice Darwen Event date: 10/01/1910 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1910/C/12279 Mother: Ellen Mary Cornford Father/parent: John Darwen

Note 11: Mable Isabella Darwen Event date: 18/12/1911 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1912/C/14100 Mother: Ellen Mary Cornford Father/parent: John Darwen

Note 12: Death reg Albert Edward Darwen Event date: 27/02/1914 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1914/C/14874 Mother: Ellen Mary Cornford Father/parent: John Darwen

Note 13: Mabel Isabella Darwen Event date: 17/05/1914 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1914/C/4566 Mother: Ellen Mary Cornford Father/parent: John Darwen

Note 14: Frederick Alexander Darwen Event date: 16/12/1915 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1915/C/15973 Mother: Ellen Mary Cornford Father/parent: John Darwen

Note 15: Cynthia Jean Darwen Event date: 26/07/1918 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1918/C/11726 Mother: Ellen Mary Cornford Father/parent: John Darwen

Note 16: William John Darwen Event date: 09/03/1921 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1921/C/2144 Mother: Ellen Mary Cornford Father/parent: John Darwen

Note 17: Ellen Mary Darwen Event date: 07/03/1934 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1934/C/46 Mother: Amelia Jane Chaot Father/parent: Barnaby Robert Cornford Townsville Daily Bulletin 14 Mar 1934 We are sorry to see reported the death or Mrs. J. Darwen (Home Hill) which took place last Wednesday in the Home Hill hospital. Mrs. Dar wen was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Cornford. The hus band, Mr. Jack Darwen, Is a brother of our late townsman, Mr. W. H Darwen. The burial took place at Ayr. Bowen Independent 12 March 1934 The many friends of Mr. J. Darwen will hear with regret of the death of his wife, which took place at the Home Hill Hospital on Wednesday at 1 o'clock at the age of 52 years The late Mrs. Darwen was a daughter, of the late Mr. and Mrs B. R. Cornford. who had spent many years of their life in the Ayr district. She came to Australia with her parents from Kent (England.) 48 years ago, and most of her life had been spent on the Burdekin The deceased was a most industrious woman in her home life. A husband and ten children are left to mourn their sad loss, three of whom are married, one of the daughters being Mrs. Joseph Lewis (Ayr) whose husband recently met with a serious accident, whilst, driving a tractor at Airdmillan the other married members of the family being Mrs. J. Searle and Mr. A. J. Darwen, both of Ayr. For many years the family have been interested in the dairying industry and it was only some 12 months ago they came to Home Hill to follow this calling. Mr. Jack Darwen is a brother of the late Mr. W. H. Darwen, who took such an active part in the public life of Bowen. The burial service took place at Ayr, when a large circle of friends gathered to pay their respects to one hold in high esteem.

Note 18: Bowen Independent 17 Dec 1954 OBITUARY JOHN DARWEN The death took place at Ayr on Monday of Mr John Darwen, a very old resident of Ayr, and member of one of Bowen’s oldest families. The late “Jack" Darwen was born in Bowen eighty years ago, being a son of Mr. and Mr. James Darwen, who came to Bowen from England in 1863. Jack was the last surviving member of their family of seven, which included the founder of the “Bowen Independent,” the late Mr. W. H. Darwen. Jack was looked upon us a sickly child in what was a rather vigorous family, but his later life belied this unpromising start. At the age of nineteen he went to Ayr and engaged in all sorts of arduous jobs, before settling down to the butchering trade, which he followed for more than forty years. Apart from working long hours at this trade, he conducted a sugar farm at Airdmillan with the help of his sturdy wife, and for one period of five years they had a dairy farm at Home Hill. They raised a family of twelve children, of whom ten survive. His wife predeceased him in 1934, and Jack had spent the reremaining years in Ayr. A quiet spoken and gentle man, with a lively sense of humour, he was held in high regard by all who knew him, and this was evidenced by the very large attendance at the funeral, which was held on Tuesday afternoon. Kev. Canon A- D- Thorpe performed the last sad rites at the graveside.

Note 19: John Darwen Birth 5 Sep 1874 Death 13 Dec 1954 (aged 80) Burial Ayr Cemetery Ayr, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia Plot Grave 1108

Source References:

18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Ellen Mary Cornford Event date: 06/09/1899 Event type: Marriage registration Registration details: 1899/C/2393 Spouse: John Darwen

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Bowen Independent 17 Dec 1954 OBITUARY JOHN DARWEN The death took place at Ayr on Monday of Mr John Darwen, a very old resident of Ayr, and member of one of Bowen’s oldest families. The late “Jack" Darwen was born in Bowen eighty years ago, being a son of Mr. and Mr. James Darwen, who came to Bowen from England in 1863. Jack was the last surviving member of their family of seven, which included the founder of the “Bowen Independent,” the late Mr. W. H. Darwen. Jack was looked upon us a sickly child in what was a rather vigorous family, but his later life belied this unpromising start. At the age of nineteen he went to Ayr and engaged in all sorts of arduous jobs, before settling down to the butchering trade, which he followed for more than forty years. Apart from working long hours at this trade, he conducted a sugar farm at Airdmillan with the help of his sturdy wife, and for one period of five years they had a dairy farm at Home Hill. They raised a family of twelve children, of whom ten survive. His wife predeceased him in 1934, and Jack had spent the reremaining years in Ayr. A quiet spoken and gentle man, with a lively sense of humour, he was held in high regard by all who knew him, and this was evidenced by the very large attendance at the funeral, which was held on Tuesday afternoon. Kev. Canon A- D- Thorpe performed the last sad rites at the graveside.

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: John Darwen Birth 5 Sep 1874 Death 13 Dec 1954 (aged 80) Burial Ayr Cemetery Ayr, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia Plot Grave 1108

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