John A Bawden (1848 - 1925)

Born 26 Dec 1848 in Quethiock, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah Maria (Hammond) Bawden — married 6 Jun 1878 in South Apsley, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 23 Jul 1925 at age 76 in Dubbo, NSW, Australia

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Biography

John Bawden was born in Cornwall, England.

John A Bawden was born at Cornwall in 1848.

In 1851, John was living with his family in Cornwall.^[1]

William Bawden Head Male 28 Breage, Cornwall

Mary Ann Bawden Wife Female 30 Lewanick, Cornwall

Thomas Frances Bawden Son Male 5 Lewanick, Cornwall

Honour Bawden Daughter Female 4 Alternun, Cornwall

John Bawden Son Male 2 Quethiock, Cornwall

Mary Ann Bawden Daughter Female 0 Quethiock, Cornwall

He passed away in 1925. ^[2]

"Death of Mr. John Bawden." The Bathurst Times (NSW : 1909 - 1925) 3 August 1925
Death of Mr. John Bawden.
John Bawden, 76, died in the Dubbo District Hospital last week after a short illness. Deceased was a native of Cornwall, and came to Australia as a young man. He was 32 years in the service of the Railway Department, serving in the west at Nevertire, Molong and Dubbo.

"OBITUARY." Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent (NSW : 1887 - 1932) 24 July 1925
OBITUARY.
JOHN BAWDEN.
The death took place on Wednesday of John Bawden, a retired railway man at the age of 76 years. The Deceased, who retired from the railway service about 12 years ago, was for 32 years stationed in western towns, principally at Nevertire, Molong and Dubbo. When he retired he was in charge of the Erskine-street gates at Dubbo. He was a man who was widely known and made hosts of friends wherever he went.
He leaves a family of four sons and two daughters. They are John, Thomas, Albert, Arthur, Mrs. Reynolds (Sydney), and Mrs. Ott (Dubbo).
The body was conveyed to the Methodist portion of the Dubbo cemetery yesterday by Undertaker Lees. The Rev. Graham read the burial service.

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Research

Children of Hannah Maria (Hammond) Bawden & John Bawden

Birth NSW BDM Index

8284/1878 HAMMOND JOHN A G (parents) — & HANNAH M (BATHURST)

10066/1880 BAWDEN HARRIET SUSAN A

11772/1882 BAWDEN THOMAS F M

14228/1884 BAWDEN ALBERT E J

14229/1884 BAWDEN HERBERT E J

20236/1890 BAWDEN HILDA E M

20237/1890 BAWDEN ARTHUR L A

35258/1894 BAWDEN WILLIAM H V

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG2C-STT : 9 November 2019), John Bawden in household of William Bawden, Quethiock, Cornwall, England; citing Quethiock, Cornwall, England, p. 31, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
2. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Graham Guthrie, Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.

• Marriage NSW BDM Index 2350/1878 BAWDEN JOHN married HAMMOND HANNAH M (BATHURST)

• Death NSW BDM Index14302/1925 BAWDEN JOHN (parents) WILLIAM & MARY A (DUBBO)

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