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John Spencer Owen (Armitage) Owen (1879 - 1950)

John Spencer Owen Owen formerly Armitage
Born in Brisbane Water, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Husband of — married before 1908 (to 1932) in New South Wales, Australiamap
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Died at about age 71 in Casino, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Biography

John Spencer Owen Armitage was born in 1879.[1] He was the son of James Armitage and Ann Collins.

He married Alberta Mitchell in the Primitive Methodist Church, Emu Bay, Tasmania, on 26 April, 1901.[2][3] He left her in about 1905, and she filed for divorce in 1911.[4] He did not appear in court, and the divorce was granted in 1912.[5][6]

In 1908 he had a son with Eda Eleanor May Thistleton. They do not appear to have married, but lived as a married couple.

He died at Casino, NSW, in 1950,[7][8] and was interred in the East Lismore Cemetery.[9][10]

Obituary

MR. J. S. OWEN[11]

The death occurred at Casino yesterday morning of Mr. John Spencer Owen, of Mallanganee, aged 70 years. Mr. Owen had lived at Mallanganee for the past 15 years, and had resided on the Richmond and Clarence Rivers for the past 42 years. Three sons, Messrs. J. L. Owen (Mallanganee), A. E. Owen (Rock Valley), and A. K. Owen (Mallanganee), and two daughters, Mrs. D. Suffolk (Blue Knob) and Mrs. H. Brenton (Casino) survive. A son was killed in New Guinea in the last war. The funeral will leave the Lismore Methodist Church today after a service commencing at 1.45 p.m. for the Lismore cemetery.

Surname of Owen

John appears to have dropped his surname of Armitage after leaving Alberta, and was afterwards known as John Spencer Owen.

Sources

  1. ↑ Birth Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 08 Jun 2022), Index entry for ARMITAGE JOHN SPENCER O; Parents: JAMES & ANN; District: BRISBANE WATER; Registration Number: 10714/1879
  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
    Name John Spencer Armitage, Marriage Date 1901, Marriage Place Tasmania, Registration Date 1901, Registration Place Tasmania, Australia, Spouse Alberta Mitchell, Page number 0116
  3. ↑ CURRENT NEWS. (1912, March 20). Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133950216
  4. ↑ Advertising (1911, September 28). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), p. 2 (LATEST EDITION). Retrieved June 8, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221545958
  5. ↑ SMACKED HIS WIFE. (1912, March 19). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved June 8, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222008891
  6. ↑ DIVORCE. (1912, October 23). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), p. 18. Retrieved June 8, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article239170972
  7. ↑ Death Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 08 Jun 2022), Index entry for OWEN JOHN SPENCER; 7O YRS CASINO; TIMBER CUTTER; District: CASINO; Registration Number: 30303/1950
  8. ↑ MR. J. S. OWEN. (1950, December 2). Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225401433
  9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 08 June 2022), memorial page for John Spencer Owen (1878–29 Nov 1950), Find A Grave: Memorial #230284665, citing East Lismore General Cemetery, East Lismore, Lismore City, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Lucas (contributor 50499237) .
  10. ↑ Family Notices (1950, November 30). Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225400026
    OWEN. — The Funeral of Mr. JOHN SPENCER OWEN, of Mallanganee, formerly of Rock Valley, will move from the Lismore Methodist Church TODAY (THURSDAY), following a service commencing at 1.45 p.m. for the Lismore Methodist Cemetery.
  11. ↑ MR. J. S. OWEN (1950, November 30). Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225400047




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