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James FOWLER (1858 - 1940)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	James FOWLER (1858 - 1940) + Elizabeth MURFIN (STONE) ( - 1916) Alice HESKETH (1860 - 1936)	John FOWLER
		Adelaide MOLLAT

b. abt 1858

m. (1) 1911 Elizabeth MURFIN (STONE) ( - 1916) at Queensland, Australia

m. (2) 1917 Alice HESKETH (1860 - 1936) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1940 at Townsville, Queensland, Australia aged 82

Near Relatives of James FOWLER (1858 - 1940)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	William MURFIN	1820	Bedfordshire, England	1886	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	66
Mother in Law	Mary TOMKINS	1824	Bedfordshire, England	1911	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	87
Father in Law	Edward HESKETH
Mother in Law	Nancy BRAITHWAITE
Father	John FOWLER
Mother	Adelaide MOLLAT
Self	James FOWLER	abt 1858		1940	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	82
Wife	Elizabeth MURFIN (STONE)			1916	Queensland, Australia
Wife	Alice HESKETH	1860	Richton, Lancashire, England	1936	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	76
Step Son	Thomas Edward ASHWORTH	1882		1932	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	50
Step Daughter	Eliza Ethel ASHWORTH	1884		1973	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	89
Step Son	Leonard ASHWORTH	1892	Queensland, Australia	1980	Queensland, Australia	88

Events in James FOWLER (1858 - 1940)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1858		James FOWLER was born		Note 1
1911	53	Married Elizabeth MURFIN (STONE)	Queensland, Australia	Note 2	18
1916	58	Death of wife Elizabeth MURFIN (STONE)	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	18, 60
1917	59	Married Alice HESKETH (aged 57)	Queensland, Australia	Note 4	18
1932	74	Death of step son Thomas Edward ASHWORTH (aged 50)	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	18
1936	78	Death of wife Alice HESKETH (aged 76)	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	Note 6	18, 60
1940	82	James FOWLER died	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	Note 7	60
1940	82	Burial	Belgian Gardens Cemetery, Townsville	Note 8	90

Note 1: Died 1940 - age 82 years - Headstone

Note 2: Qld bdm James Fowler Event date: 18/04/1911 Event type: Marriage registration Registration details: 1911/C/480 Spouse: Elizabeth Stone

Note 3: Old bdm Elizabeth Fowler Event date: 21/04/1916 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1916/C/2913 Mother: Mary Tomkins Father/parent: William Murfin Townsville Daily Bulletin 24 April 1916 T H A N K S. MR JAMES FOWLER desires to Ten- der his SINCERE THANKS to the many friends who sent floral tributes and messages of sympathy during his recent very sad bereavement. DEATH. FOWLER.—Elizabeth, dearly beloved wife of James Fowler, died on Good Friday (21st April), 1916. FOWLER.—Elizabeth, loving mother of May, William, Percy, and Ernie Stone, died on Good Friday (21st April), 1916. We shall meet again.

Note 4: James Fowler Event date: 04/07/1917 Event type: Marriage registration Registration details: 1917/C/2460 Spouse: Alice Burtenshaw

Note 5: 1932 B17477 Thomas Edward Ashworth Richard Ashworth Elizabeth Alice Hesketh The Brisbane courier Mail 4 June 1932 Ashworth. - The Friends of Mrs. T. E. Ash- worth and Family, of Redarc Street, Fairfield, are invited to attend the Funeral of her deceased Husband and their Father, Rev. Thomas Edward Ashworth, to leave the Fairfield Bap- tist' Church, after Service commencing at 11 o'clock, This (Saturday) Morn- ing, for the South Brisbane Cemetery. CANNON & SCRIPPS, Funeral Directors.

Note 6: 1936 C4776 Alice Fowler Edward Hesketh Nancy Braithwaite Townsville Daily Bulletin 26 Oct 1936 FUNERAL NOTICE. THE Friends and Relatives of Mr J. Fowler, Mrs. E. Rollinson and Family (Balfe's Creek), Mr. and Mrs. L. Ashworth and Family (Ayr), and Mrs. E. Ashworth and Family (Bris bane), are respectfully invited to attend the FUNERAL of their late beloved Wife, Mother, and Grand mother, ALICE FOWLER, (late of Plume Street South Townsville), which will move from the Stokes Street Methodist Church, City, THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON at 2 o'clock. (New Cemetery). F. HEATLET & SONS (PTT.) LTD. Undertakers. 'Phones: Day 1330; Night 771.

Note 7: Burial info Townsville Daily Bulletin 31 May 1941 THANKS. MR. and MRS. L. ASHWORTH of Ayr, and MRS. E. E. ROLLINSON. of Balfe's creek, desire to express to the Rev. H. W. Prouse, to the Doc tors, the Matrons and Nursing Staffs of the Palms and Bayview Private Hospitals, and to all friends, their sincere thanks for the great kindness and unremitting attention to their stepfather, the late Mr. James Fowler, during his recent serious illness, and declining days culminating in his de cease on May 22, 1940. Townsville Daily Bulletin 23 May 1940 FUNERAL NOTICE. THE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS of Mr. and Mrs. L. Ashworth and Family (Ayr), and Mrs. E. C. Rollin son and Family (Balfes Creek), are respectfully invited to attend the FUNERAL of their dearly beloved Stepfather and Grandfather, JAMES FOWLER, which will move from the Central Methodist Church, Stokes Street, City, THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON at 4 o'clock to the New Cemetery.

Note 8: James Fowler BIRTH unknown DEATH 22 May 1940 BURIAL Belgian Gardens Cemetery Belgian Gardens, Townsville City, Queensland, Australia Show Map GPS-Latitude: -19.2437009, Longitude: 146.7841398 PLOT Section 1C, Row 10

Source References:

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

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Qld bdm James Fowler Event date: 18/04/1911 Event type: Marriage registration Registration details: 1911/C/480 Spouse: Elizabeth Stone

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: James Fowler Event date: 04/07/1917 Event type: Marriage registration Registration details: 1917/C/2460 Spouse: Alice Burtenshaw

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

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Townsville Daily Bulletin 23 May 1940 FUNERAL NOTICE. THE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS of Mr. and Mrs. L. Ashworth and Family (Ayr), and Mrs. E. C. Rollin son and Family (Balfes Creek), are respectfully invited to attend the FUNERAL of their dearly beloved Stepfather and Grandfather, JAMES FOWLER, which will move from the Central Methodist Church, Stokes Street, City, THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON at 4 o'clock to the New Cemetery. Townsville Daily Bulletin 31 May 1941 THANKS. MR. and MRS. L. ASHWORTH of Ayr, and MRS. E. E. ROLLINSON. of Balfe's creek, desire to express to the Rev. H. W. Prouse, to the Doc tors, the Matrons and Nursing Staffs of the Palms and Bayview Private Hospitals, and to all friends, their sincere thanks for the great kindness and unremitting attention to their stepfather, the late Mr. James Fowler, during his recent serious illness, and declining days culminating in his de cease on May 22, 1940.

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

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: James Fowler BIRTH unknown DEATH 22 May 1940 BURIAL Belgian Gardens Cemetery Belgian Gardens, Townsville City, Queensland, Australia Show Map GPS-Latitude: -19.2437009, Longitude: 146.7841398 PLOT Section 1C, Row 10

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