John Ayre (abt. 1835 - 1872)

Born about 1835 in Durham, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Ellen Plenty (Coates) Caldwell — married 9 Jul 1868 (to 1872) in Port Elliot, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 4 Nov 1872 at about age 37 in Echuca, Victoria, Australia

Biography

John Ayre was born around 1835 in Durham, England, the son of Mary Boggan and John Ayre.

John came to South Australia in 1856 on the Switzerland.^[1]

He was married to Ellen Plenty Coates.^[2] Their son was:

• John Ayre (1871–1914)^[3]

John died in 1872 in Victoria, Australia, aged 35 years.^[4][5][6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ South Australia, Australia, Incoming and Outgoing Passenger Lists, 1845-1940

   Name John Ayre

   Gender Male

   Marital Status Single

   County: Durham

   Departure Age 20

   Arrival Age 20

   Record Type Arrival

   Birth Date abt 1836

   Departure Date 1856

   Arrival Date 1856

   Ship: Switzerland

   Occupation Miner

2. ↑ Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950

   Name John Ayre

   Marriage Date 9 Jul 1868

   Marriage Place Port Elliot, South Australia

   Registration Place Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia

   Spouse Ellen Plenty-Coates

   Father John Ayre

   Page number 99

   Volume Number 76

3. ↑ Birth record: 22999 / 1871. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: John AYRE); (Place: ECHU); (Mother: Ellen Plenty COATES); (Father: John)
4. ↑ Death record: 9138 / 1872. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: John AYRE); (Place of birth: DURH); (Age at death: 35); (Spouse at death: Ellen Plenty COATS); (Mother: Mary); (Father: John)
5. ↑ 1872 'FATAL ACCIDENT.', The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW : 1869 - 1954; 1998 - 2002), 6 November, p. 2. , viewed 30 Mar 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113592727

   The engineer of the steamer Kelpie, John Ayre, met with a violent death at about 10 o'clock on Monday night. The steamer, it appears had proceeded about 50 miles down the river, having cleared out for Balranald, but immediately after the occurrence returned to Echuca. An inquest was held at the Bridge Hotel, at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when the following depositions were taken :—

   Robert Davey, master of the steamer Kelpie, deposed : I have this day seen the body of the deceased John Ayre, now lying at the Bridge Hotel. The deceased was engineer on board the Kelpie ; about ten o'clock on Monday night I was in charge of the boat, on the River Murray, going to Balranald ; when about fifty miles from Echuca, about the hour named, the boat missed a bend in the river, and would not come round ; I called out to the deceased to stop the boat; I received no reply ; I called out a second time, when I found the boat was not stopped ; there was no reply ; the boat swung round, and caught a limb of a tree ; the engines stopped ; the fireman informed me that he could not see the engineer ; I ran the boat into the bank ; went down to the engine-room, and found the deceased jammed in the crank of the engine, and dead.

   I am of opinion the deceased was in the act of coming from the stoke-hole to the platform to stop the engine, and that a branch of a tree, which the boat ran foul of, struck the deceased on the back and drove him on the crank of the engine, this causing his death

6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172621112/john-ayre: accessed 30 March 2024), memorial page for John Ayre (1834–4 Nov 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 172621112, citing St. John the Evangelist Churchyard, Seaham, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England; Maintained by J1981 (contributor 50673942).
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166996612/john-ayre: accessed 30 March 2024), memorial page for John Ayre (1837–1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 166996612, citing Echuca Cemetery, Echuca, Campaspe Shire, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Rebecca McIntosh (contributor 48241877).