[Index]
Peter Henry KOCH (1860 - 1923)
Carrier & bushman, sleeper contractor, horse teamster
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Eveline Rose KOCH (1884 - 1959)
Florence Isabel KOCH (1886 - 1985)
Frederick Augusta KOCH (1888 - 1984)
Peter KOCH (1891 - 1975)
Alice (Dinah) KOCH (1893 - 1963)
Charles Henry KOCH (1896 - 1984)
John (Jack) David KOCH (1898 - 1950)
James Edward KOCH (1901 - 1988)
Lina Lillian KOCH (1905 - 1994)
Robert St. John KOCH (1908 - 1978)
Sydney Julian KOCH (1910 - 2002)
Peter Henry KOCH (1860 - 1923)

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Alice Evelyn MADDEN (1866 - 1926)
Peter Frederick KOCH (1833 - 1925) Jurgen KOCH (1800 - )



Wiebke (Ode) OHDE Henning OHDE
Wiebke DAU
Rosina Dorothea HILDERBRANDT ( - 1896) Henry HILDERBRANDT



Anna Catherina RUDER



Peter Henry KOCH Alice Evelyn MADDEN

Peter Henry KOCH Peter Henry KOCH
Peter Henry KOCH Alice Evelyn MADDEN Peter Henry KOCH Peter Henry KOCH
b. 28 Dec 1860 at Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
m. 13 Mar 1884 Alice Evelyn MADDEN (1866 - 1926) at Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
d. 23 Jan 1923 at Winton, Queensland, Australia aged 62
Cause of Death:
heart attack
Near Relatives of Peter Henry KOCH (1860 - 1923)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Jurgen KOCH abt 1800 Germany
Grandmother Wiebke (Ode) OHDE
Grandfather Henry HILDERBRANDT
Grandmother Anna Catherina RUDER

Father in Law Henry St.John MADDEN 30 Jun 1840 Rollands Plains, New South Wales, Australia 12 May 1922 Balfe's Creek, Queensland, Australia 81
Mother in Law Isabella Bowcher ELWORTHY 20 Oct 1842 Exeter, Devon, England 16 Jul 1921 Auckland, New Zealand 78

Father Peter Frederick KOCH 1833 Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 09 May 1925 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 92
Mother Rosina Dorothea HILDERBRANDT 05 Feb 1896 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Step Mother Catharina Johanna Elisabeth WILKE 12 Jun 1904 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Self Peter Henry KOCH 28 Dec 1860 Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 23 Jan 1923 Winton, Queensland, Australia 62

Wife Alice Evelyn MADDEN 28 Dec 1866 Cape River, Queensland, Australia 05 Mar 1926 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 59

Daughter Eveline Rose KOCH 29 Sep 1884 Winton, Queensland, Australia abt 02 Jan 1959 Winton, Queensland, Australia 74
Daughter Florence Isabel KOCH 13 Oct 1886 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 07 Dec 1985 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 99
Son Frederick Augusta KOCH 09 Oct 1888 Homestead, Queensland, Australia abt 1984 Gosford, New South Wales, Australia 96
Son Peter KOCH 07 Feb 1891 Balfe's Creek, Queensland, Australia 06 Jan 1975 Homestead, Queensland, Australia 83
Daughter Alice (Dinah) KOCH 30 Oct 1893 Balfe's Creek, Queensland, Australia 10 Sep 1963 Bowen, Queensland, Australia 69
Son Charles Henry KOCH 23 Jun 1896 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 06 Aug 1984 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 88
Son John (Jack) David KOCH 06 Aug 1898 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 02 Apr 1950 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 51
Son James Edward KOCH 09 Dec 1901 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1988 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 87
Daughter Lina Lillian KOCH 14 Oct 1905 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 23 Feb 1994 East Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 88
Son Robert St. John KOCH 23 Nov 1908 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 16 May 1978 Bowen, Queensland, Australia 69
Son Sydney Julian KOCH 18 Feb 1910 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 25 Jul 2002 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 92

Sister Helene Helena August Wilhelmine KOCH 24 Aug 1868 Queensland, Australia 05 Jun 1946 Drayton, Queensland, Australia 77
Brother Gustav Henry KOCH 01 Oct 1871 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 20 Nov 1947 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 76
Step Brother Charles PREISS 1879 Queensland, Australia
Step Brother George PREISS 1869 Queensland, Australia 1869 Queensland, Australia 0

Son in Law Alfred John HARDWICK 1872 Adelaide, SA, Australia 1932 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 60
Son in Law John Thomas MORGANS 30 Jul 1887 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 14 Nov 1966 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 79
Daughter in Law Beatrice Lilian HOWSE 1895 Queensland, Australia
Daughter in Law Rachael Rebecca Olive SCOTT 1894 Queensland, Australia 14 Apr 1915 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 21
Daughter in Law Clara Maud BUNT 1897 16 Oct 1989 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 92
Son in Law Evan Joseph (Joe) MORGANS 23 Jul 1889 Queensland, Australia 12 Apr 1965 75
Daughter in Law Elizabeth Ruth BROWNING 1899 Queensland, Australia 27 Feb 1923 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 24
Daughter in Law Hilda Clarice (Clara) TREVARTHEN 09 Jun 1902 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 08 Feb 1968 Homestead, Queensland, Australia 65
Daughter in Law Frances Ann EXELBY 13 Aug 1902 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 24 Sep 1972 Ingham, Queensland, Australia 70
Daughter in Law Elizabeth Alice KLEMM 13 Apr 1904 Queensland, Australia Dec 1999 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 95
Son in Law William George RICHTER 1898 Queensland, Australia
Daughter in Law Florence Evelyn KLEMM 20 Mar 1907 Queensland, Australia 19 Sep 1987 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 80
Daughter in Law Rose Amelie BUNT 07 Mar 1913 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 20 Mar 1995 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 82

Granddaughter Myrtle Alice Eveline HARDWICK 1905 Queensland, Australia
Grandson Alfred George HARDWICK 30 Dec 1918 Winton, Queensland, Australia 24 Aug 1991 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 72
Grandson John (Jack) Thomas MORGANS 20 Jun 1909 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 11 May 1999 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 89
Grandson Frederick Morgan MORGANS 03 Oct 1911 Queensland, Australia 08 Feb 2007 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 95
Granddaughter Florence May MORGANS 21 Apr 1914 Queensland, Australia 02 Dec 2003 89
Granddaughter Rita Alice MORGANS 24 Apr 1917
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Jeffrey KOCH
Grandson Peter KOCH 1912 Queensland, Australia 13 Sep 2002 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 90
Grandson Alexander KOCH 1913 Queensland, Australia 04 Aug 1977 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 64
Granddaughter Iris KOCH 28 Aug 1920 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Grandson William KOCH 28 Aug 1920 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 28 Aug 1920 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 0
Grandson William Joseph MORGANS 23 Feb 1912 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 17 Jun 1993 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 81
Grandson James Edward MORGANS 21 Nov 1913 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 10 Jul 2000 86
Granddaughter Alice Margaret MORGANS 25 Feb 1918 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 16 Feb 2008 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 89
Grandson Leslie Morgan MORGANS 03 Apr 1920 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 27 Jun 1992 72
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Noel Thomas MORGANS 1931 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia Y
Granddaughter Elizabeth Ruth KOCH 23 Feb 1923 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter Lydia Margaret KOCH 16 Oct 1929 15 Oct 1987 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 57
Granddaughter Dulcie Patricia KOCH 27 Nov 1931 22 Jun 1949 Bowen, Queensland, Australia 17
Granddaughter Theresa Clarice KOCH 11 Nov 1933 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 15 Sep 2001 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 67
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Arthur KOCH 1924 1986 62
Grandson David Francis KOCH 05 Dec 1925 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 2015 Gawler, SA, Australia 90
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter Gladys May KOCH 2011
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson James Edward KOCH 22 Feb 1921 Homestead, Queensland, Australia 27 Dec 2004 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 83
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson William John RICHTER 1928 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia bef Feb 1994 66
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Ronald St John KOCH 1936 1981 45
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter Living or Recently Deceased

Niece Edith MARTIN 1887 Queensland, Australia 1980 93
Nephew William Ernest MARTIN 1889 Queensland, Australia 1890 Queensland, Australia 1
Niece Rose Eveline MARTIN 1891 Queensland, Australia
Niece Alice Isabel MARTIN 1893 Queensland, Australia
Nephew Frank Sydney MARTIN 1895 Queensland, Australia
Nephew Walter Leslie MARTIN 1898 Queensland, Australia
Nephew Bertie MARTIN 1901 Queensland, Australia
Nephew Herbert William MARTIN 1903 Queensland, Australia
Niece Elsie Helena MARTIN 16 Jan 1907 Queensland, Australia Jul 2002 95
Nephew Arthur Edward MARTIN 16 Feb 1910 Queensland, Australia
Niece Ivy May KOCH 19 May 1901 Queensland, Australia 08 Aug 1994 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 93
Niece Elizabeth Muriel KOCH 14 Jun 1902 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 21 Feb 1978 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 75
Nephew William Henry (Mick) KOCH 29 Oct 1903 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 19 Jun 1980 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 76
Niece Gladys KOCH 01 Jun 1905 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 24 Sep 1995 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 90
Niece Doris Margery KOCH 27 Oct 1907 Queensland, Australia 23 Dec 1977 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 70
Nephew Leslie Clifford KOCH 17 Oct 1909 Queensland, Australia 15 Jun 1969 Queensland, Australia 59
Niece Thelma KOCH 15 Feb 1916 Queensland, Australia Y Queensland, Australia
Nephew Kenneth George (Jock) KOCH 07 Jul 1919 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 08 Nov 1977 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 58
Niece Lillian Margaret Ann MADDEN 19 Mar 1894 Millchester, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 14 Nov 1977 Sandgate, Queensland, Australia 83
Nephew John Henry (Jack) MADDEN 14 Sep 1895 Homestead, Queensland, Australia 13 Nov 1982 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 87
Niece Florence Helen MADDEN 21 Jul 1898 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 19 Feb 1951 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 52
Niece Helen Nell May MADDEN 20 Jul 1904 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 12 Mar 1974 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 69
Nephew Edward MADDEN 08 Apr 1912 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 13 Apr 1912 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 0
Nephew Julian George MADDEN 19 Apr 1915 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 11 Jan 2013 Buderim, Queensland, Australia 97
Niece Anna Matilda JOHNSON 11 Oct 1890 Homestead, Queensland, Australia 15 Aug 1985 Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia 94
Nephew Christian Martin (Ben) JOHNSON 25 May 1892 Homestead, Queensland, Australia 15 Nov 1916 Villers-Bretonneux, France 24
Nephew Alfred Julian JOHNSON 01 May 1894 Homestead, Queensland, Australia 12 Dec 1944 Childers, Queensland, Australia 50
Niece Hilda Helen Isabella JOHNSON 03 Sep 1896 Homestead, Queensland, Australia 02 Mar 1994 Wynnum, Queensland, Australia 97
Nephew Oscar St.John JOHNSON 30 Jan 1899 Homestead, Queensland, Australia 14 Oct 1948 Queensland, Australia 49
Nephew Edmund Barton JOHNSON 02 Dec 1901 Homestead, Queensland, Australia 10 Jul 1910 Mt Elliott, Queensland, Australia 8
Nephew Harold Adolphus JOHNSON 25 Sep 1903 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 12 Jun 2000 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 96
Niece Florence Alexandra JOHNSON 21 Jun 1905 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 01 May 1990 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 84
Nephew Leslie Allen JOHNSON 24 Feb 1907 Queensland, Australia 18 Aug 1964 Rochdale, Queensland, Australia 57
Niece Inez Lillian Maud JOHNSON 17 Jan 1908 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 23 Jun 2000 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 92
Nephew Norman Selwyn JOHNSON 04 Oct 1909 Kuridala, Queensland, Australia 01 May 2001 Cannon Hill, Queensland, Australia 91
Nephew Edmund Bruce JOHNSON 12 Aug 1913 Kuridala, Queensland, Australia 13 Jun 1992 Norman Park, Queensland, Australia 78
Niece Greta Edna JOHNSON 17 Aug 1916 Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia 19 Jan 2008 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 91
Niece Annie Appolonia MADDEN 17 May 1899 Queensland, Australia Y
Nephew Bernard Clemens MADDEN 24 Feb 1901 Queensland, Australia 16 Jan 1964 Queensland, Australia 62
Niece Agnes Isabelle MADDEN 23 Jul 1903 Queensland, Australia 31 Aug 1925 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 22
Nephew George Henry MADDEN 1906 Queensland, Australia 07 Jul 1957 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 51
Nephew Raymond Martin MADDEN abt Apr 1908 Queensland, Australia 29 Dec 1908 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 0
Nephew Julian Raymond Royal MADDEN 15 Jul 1912 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 25 Sep 1959 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 47
Niece Grace Elaine SMITH 1902 Queensland, Australia 1940 38
Nephew Greville Henry SMITH 1906 Queensland, Australia 1967 61
Nephew Donald William SMITH 1911 Queensland, Australia 1971 60
Niece Ida Isabella SMITH 1914 Queensland, Australia
Nephew Ronald Ernest SMITH 1917 Queensland, Australia 1977 60
Niece Violet Lillian SMITH 07 May 1909 Auckland, New Zealand 15 Jul 1981 Auckland, New Zealand 72
Niece Gladys Ivy SMITH 13 Dec 1917 New Zealand
Nephew Aubrey Ernest James SMITH 19 Sep 1922 Auckland, New Zealand
Niece Living or Recently Deceased

Sister in Law Isabella Honora MADDEN 16 Jul 1860 Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia 05 Dec 1860 Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 0
Brother in Law Henry St John MADDEN 12 Jun 1862 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 14 Apr 1863 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 0
Sister in Law Adelaide Louisa MADDEN 28 Apr 1864 West Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia 1864 West Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia 0
Brother in Law Julian John Edward MADDEN 16 Jun 1869 Cape River, Queensland, Australia 25 Aug 1954 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 85
Sister in Law Florence Amelia MADDEN 23 Mar 1873 Millchester, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 24 Oct 1929 Chilligoe, Queensland, Australia 56
Sister in Law Lillian May MADDEN 27 Sep 1875 Millchester, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 28 Apr 1889 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 13
Brother in Law Henry George MADDEN 09 Feb 1878 Millchester, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 03 Sep 1942 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 64
Brother in Law James MADDEN 11 Sep 1880 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 16 Sep 1880 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 0
Brother in Law Ernest Charles MADDEN 29 Nov 1881 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 07 May 1928 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 46
Sister in Law Ida Eleana MADDEN 05 Dec 1883 Millchester, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 14 Mar 1938 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 54
Sister in Law Eva (Ivy) Rosina MADDEN 10 Apr 1887 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 10 Nov 1927 Auckland, New Zealand 40
Brother in Law Frank MARTIN abt 1860 20 Oct 1912 Drayton, Queensland, Australia 52
Brother in Law James Hamilton REID 1869 15 Feb 1959 Drayton, Queensland, Australia 90
Sister in Law Elizabeth KATTING
Events in Peter Henry KOCH (1860 - 1923)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
28 Dec 1860 Peter Henry KOCH was born Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
09 Aug 1865 4 Immigration Brisbane, Queensland, Australia per "Peter Godeffroy"
13 Mar 1884 23 Married Alice Evelyn MADDEN (aged 17) Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1880/C000151
29 Sep 1884 23 Birth of daughter Eveline Rose KOCH Winton, Queensland, Australia 1884/C004294
13 Oct 1886 25 Birth of daughter Florence Isabel KOCH Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1886/C004974
09 Oct 1888 27 Birth of son Frederick Augusta KOCH Homestead, Queensland, Australia 1888/C005990
07 Feb 1891 30 Birth of son Peter KOCH Balfe's Creek, Queensland, Australia 1891/C006670
30 Oct 1893 32 Birth of daughter Alice (Dinah) KOCH Balfe's Creek, Queensland, Australia 1893/C006812
05 Feb 1896 35 Death of mother Rosina Dorothea HILDERBRANDT Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 1896/C1323
23 Jun 1896 35 Birth of son Charles Henry KOCH Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1896/C006396 Kock
06 Aug 1898 37 Birth of son John (Jack) David KOCH Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1898/C006537
09 Dec 1901 40 Birth of son James Edward KOCH Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1902/C006124
12 Jun 1904 43 Death of step mother Catharina Johanna Elisabeth WILKE Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
14 Oct 1905 44 Birth of daughter Lina Lillian KOCH Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1905/C006644
23 Nov 1908 47 Birth of son Robert St. John KOCH Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1908/C005867
18 Feb 1910 49 Birth of son Sydney Julian KOCH Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia 1910/C006523
1922 62 Electoral Roll Mundic Creek, Queensland, Australia Electoral roll
23 Jan 1923 62 Peter Henry KOCH died Winton, Queensland, Australia 1923/C637 - Jan or March?
23 Mar 1923 62 Burial Winton, Queensland, Australia Note 1
Note 1: Grave no 805, (gives place of birth Toowoomba)
Personal Notes:
General Notes:
Philip ching Michelmore purchased Peter and Alice's farm at Cape River near Pentland about
1912.
In 1914 Peter H and Alice lived on their farm at Mundie Creek near Cape River. Peter's
occupation was listed as Sleeper Contractor.
Peter H was visiting his daughter in Winton, Rose (Eveline Rose) when became ill and died.
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 150 (Name, Notes)

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