John Gordon Howes

Abt 1889 - 1970  (~ 81 years)

• Name	John Gordon Howes  [1, 2]
  Born	Abt 1889	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	11 Sep 1903	Geelong North, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  	Telegraph Messenger
  Occupation	27 Sep 1907	Maffra, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  	Junior Postal Assistant
  Court case	21 Dec 1911	Chiltern, Victoria, Australia
  	John was brought up before magistrates to answer a charge of being on licensed premises on a Sunday. Charges were withdrawn during the hearing.
  Residence	1915	Koroit, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  Residence	16 Jul 1919	Inglewood, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  Occupation	1933  [3]
  	Postal official
  	see report on parents' golden wedding
  Residence	1933	Inglewood, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  	see report on parents' golden wedding
  Occupation	4 Jul 1939	Chiltern, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  	Postmaster
  Residence	4 Jul 1939	Chiltern, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  Occupation	1949  [2]
  	Postmaster
  Residence	1949	Post Office, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia   [2]
  Death	17 May 1970	Chiltern, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  	Age: 81y
  Died	17 May 1970  [1]
  	Age: 80y
  Buried	19 May 1970	Chiltern, Victoria, Australia
  		Alice Anne John Gordon Howes HS
  Person ID	I95422	ONS
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Thomas Howes,   b. 21 Nov 1859, Back Park, Daisy Hill, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 15 Feb 1949, Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Florence Nightingale Pinkerton,   b. Abt 1862,   d. 7 Feb 1941, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	1883	Talbot, Victoria, Australia
  Married	16 Aug 1883	Black Dog Creek, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  	From Federal Standard, August 18, 1933: GOLDEN WEDDING HOWES -PINKERTON A surprise party was tendered Mr and Mrs Thomas Howes of Black Dog Creek, Chiltern, on Wednesday night, the occasion being the 50th anniversary of their wedding day. There was a large assemblage of relatives and friends and a few pleasant hours were whiled away in card playing, speechifying and harmony. Congratulations were extended from all quarters, and telegrams were received from many parts of Victoria and New South Wales. Mr Howes was married at Chiltern, by the Rev Thomas Moorhouse, Church of England Minister, the bride being Miss Florence Pinkerton, daughter of one of the oldest Chiltern identities. Mr Howes is a native of Back Creek, Talbot, and was born there in 1859. He came to Chiltern as a young man and followed the occupation of a miner, being connected with the Phoenix and United Miners’ claims which have good returns at times. Being a man of some ability he was induced to enter public life. He became president of the Chiltern branch of the Amalgamated Miners’ Association and passed through some strenuous times while occupant of the office in connection with differences between the miners and management. For years he has been a councillor and on many occasions filled the positions of president to Chilternshire and at the present time holds the office of chief magistrate of the town. The descendants of the union are Messrs John (postal official at Inglewood) and Thomas (Country Roads Board office, Melbourne), and Mrs Thomas Hayes (Black Dog Creek, Chiltern). One son (William) made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War. Both Mr and Mrs Howes were the recipients of a large wedding cake, besides many valuable presents
  Witness	16 Aug 1883  [3]
  	Paul Pringle
  Witness	16 Aug 1883  [3]
  	Robert Scown
  Family ID	F22752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Ann Birthisel,   b. 1895, Kingower, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 18 Sep 1961, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia  (Age 66 years)
  Married	14 Aug 1912	St Paul, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  Witness	14 Aug 1912  [3]
  	Florence Mary Scowcroft
  Witness	14 Aug 1912  [3]
  	John Baptista Donchi
  Children	1. John Gordon Howes,   b. 10 Jun 1913, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 16 Jul 1919, Black Dog Creek, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia  (Age 6 years)   2. Elsie May Howes,   b. 1915   3. William Edward Howes,   b. 1917, Koroit, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 8 May 1986, Traralgon, Victoria, Australia  (Age 69 years)   4. Florence Elizabeth Howes,   b. 15 Mar 1921, Inglewood, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 7 Aug 1983, West Geelong, Victoria, Australia  (Age 62 years) + 5. Mary Adele Howes,   b. 15 Mar 1921, Inglewood, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 28 May 2003, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia  (Age 82 years) + 6. Ronald Thomas Howes,   b. 30 Oct 1922,   d. 21 Sep 1990  (Age 67 years) + 7. Kevin Howes,   b. 14 Feb 1927,   d. 13 Mar 2009  (Age 82 years)   8. Norma Jean Howes,   b. 23 Feb 1929,   d. 5 Jun 2010  (Age 81 years) + 9. Marlene Howes,   b. 12 Jan 1938,   d. 22 Sep 2002  (Age 64 years)
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F27850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Court case - 21 Dec 1911 - Chiltern, Victoria, Australia Married - 14 Aug 1912 - St Paul, Chiltern, Victoria, Australia Occupation - Postmaster - 4 Jul 1939 - Chiltern, Victoria, Australia Residence - 4 Jul 1939 - Chiltern, Victoria, Australia Death - Age: 81y - 17 May 1970 - Chiltern, Victoria, Australia Buried - 19 May 1970 - Chiltern, Victoria, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S275] Gravestone. [S810] Electoral Roll. [S1780] Chiltern Athenaeum Museum, chilternathenaeum.com.au.