James Fowler (abt. 1816 - 1897)

Born about 1816 in County Cork, Ireland [uncertain]

Husband of Maria Ann (Garrett) Fowler — married 1848 in Barossa Valley South Australia

Descendants

Died 6 Dec 1897 at about age 81 in Tanunda Creek, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Little is known about James Fowler. It appears that he may have come from County Cork, Ireland, travelling from England to Sydney, Australia on the ship ‘Duchess of Northumberland’ in 1841, and then from Sydney to Melbourne, Victoria, arriving on 10th September 1842, aboard the ship ‘Dorset’. He then travelled from Melbourne to South Australia on this ship, arriving on 13th September 1842. He first settled in Coromandel Valley, SA and later in Bethany, Angaston and Craneford in the Barossa Valley, before marrying Maria Ann Garratt, in 1848, but the exact date is not known.

James was a Sawyer by trade, that means he cut down trees and sawed them into planks and boards.

Bound for South Australia, Passenger list for the Dorset arrived Port Adelaide September 1842 ^[1]

James and Maria had 14 children, 6 sons and 8 daughters.

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James died in 1897 aged 80 years. Married man residing Tanunda Creek, near Angaston, South Australia at time of death. Son named as J Fowler. ^[2]

Notes

Parents of James Fowler unknown.

Sources

1. ↑ https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/1842Dorset.gif
2. ↑ Death Registrations, South Australia, Australia, Book 247 Page 177.

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