Clara (Howard) Powney (1873 - 1953)

Born 1873 in Saint Arnaud, Victoria, Australia

Wife of William John Powney — married 1905 in Victoria, Australia

Died 27 Oct 1953 at about age 80 in Dimboola, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Clara (Howard) Powney was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

Birth
Clara Howard (married name Powney) was born in 1873 in Saint Arnaud, Victoria, Australia. She was the daughter of Henry John Howard and Esther Bryce. ^[1]

Marriage
Clara and William John Powney were married in 1905 in Victoria, Australia. ^[2]

Their children were:

• Florence Clara Powney (1905–1964)
• Anne Gertrude Powney (1908–1968)
• Ethel Maude Powney (1910–1972)
• William George Powney (1912–1986)

Death
Clara (Howard) Powney passed away on 27 October 1953 in Dimboola, Victoria, Australia. ^[3]

Death Notice

"Family Notices" The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) 29 October 1953: page12.

POWNEY, Clara. – On October 27 at Dimboola, wife of the late Rev. Wm John Powney, mother of Florence, Annie, Ethel, William. ^[4]

Burial
Clara (Howard) Powney is buried in Dimboola Cemetery, Dimboola, Hindmarsh Shire, Victoria.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Record: Victoria Government, Australia BDM Index: Name: HOWARD Clara| Birth| Mother: Esther BRYCE| Father: Henry John| Born: ST ARNAUD| Year: 1873| Reg. No. 12941/1873| Reg. Victoria, Australia
2. ↑ Marriage Record: Victoria Government, Australia BDM Index: Name: POWNEY Wm Jno| Marriage| HOWARD, Clara| Year: 1905| Reg. No. 48/1905| Reg. Victoria, Australia
3. ↑ Death Record: Victoria Government, Australia BDM Index: Name: POWNEY Clara| Death| Mother: Esther BRICE| Father: HOWARD Henry John| Born: ST ARNAUD| Died: DIMBOOLA| Age: 80| Year: 1953| Reg. No. 22798/1953| Reg. Victoria, Australia
4. ↑ Family Notices (1953, October 29). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 12. Retrieved April 9, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23316013
5. ↑ Memorial Record: (image of headstone) Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203443863/clara-powney: accessed April 11, 2024), memorial page for Clara Howard Powney (1873–27 Oct 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203443863, citing Dimboola Cemetery, Dimboola, Hindmarsh Shire, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by F.P.McLoughlin (contributor 48316713).