Arthur John OVERMAN (1846

Arthur John OVERMAN (1846 - 1922)

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Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Maude Elizabeth OVERMAN (1881 - 1902) Clara Martha OVERMAN (1882 - 1957) Arthur Harold OVERMAN (1884 - 1974) Annie Beatrice OVERMAN (1885 - 1967) Ivy Winifred OVERMAN (1888 - 1970) Sybil Emma OVERMAN (1889 - 1971) Lilly Margaret OVERMAN (1892 - 1946)	Arthur John OVERMAN (1846 - 1922) + Hannah Annie Eliza ROBINS (1859 - 1897)	Thomas William OVERMAN (1818 - 1871)	Thomas William OVERMAN (1792 - 1863)	Robert OVERMAN (1753 - 1808)
				Sarah LUBBOCK (1760 - )
			Elizabeth OAKES (1787 - 1857)

		Elizabeth OVERMAN (1821 - )

b. 14 Jul 1846 at Maulden, Bedfordshire, England

m. 1880 Hannah Annie Eliza ROBINS (1859 - 1897) at Queensland, Australia

d. 20 Sep 1922 at Mackay, Queensland, Australia aged 76

Cause of Death:

heart failure

Near Relatives of Arthur John OVERMAN (1846 - 1922)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Thomas William OVERMAN	1792	Burnham, Norfolk, England	1863	Hemel Hemstead, Hertfordshire, England	71
Grandmother	Elizabeth OAKES	1787		1857	Hemel Hemstead, Hertfordshire, England	70

Father in Law	John ROBINS	1831	New South Wales, Australia
Mother in Law	Sarah Ann PRICE	1838	New South Wales, Australia	1877	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	39

Father	Thomas William OVERMAN	abt 1818	Maulden, Bedfordshire, England	04 Feb 1871	Wortley, Yorkshire, England	53
Mother	Elizabeth OVERMAN	abt 1821	Burnham Sutton, Norfolk, England

Self	Arthur John OVERMAN	14 Jul 1846	Maulden, Bedfordshire, England	20 Sep 1922	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	76

Wife	Hannah Annie Eliza ROBINS	1859	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1897	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	38

Daughter	Maude Elizabeth OVERMAN	27 May 1881	Nebo, Queensland, Australia	1902	Queensland, Australia	21
Daughter	Clara Martha OVERMAN	23 Aug 1882	Walkerston, Queensland, Australia	1957	Queensland, Australia	75
Son	Arthur Harold OVERMAN	20 Mar 1884	Walkerston, Queensland, Australia	1974	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	90
Daughter	Annie Beatrice OVERMAN	21 Oct 1885	Walkerston, Queensland, Australia	1967	Queensland, Australia	82
Daughter	Ivy Winifred OVERMAN	02 Jan 1888	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	11 Apr 1970		82
Daughter	Sybil Emma OVERMAN	29 Dec 1889	Walkerston, Queensland, Australia	01 Dec 1971	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	81
Daughter	Lilly Margaret OVERMAN	01 Dec 1892	Walkerston, Queensland, Australia	1946	Queensland, Australia	54

Brother	Edward William OVERMAN	20 Jun 1845	Maulden, Bedfordshire, England	14 Mar 1923	Balsam Lake, Polk, Wisconsin, USA	77
Sister	Elizabeth OVERMAN	abt Sep 1847	Maulden, Bedfordshire, England	15 Sep 1847	Maulden, Bedfordshire, England	0
Sister	Emma Elizabeth OVERMAN	abt Dec 1849	Maulden, Bedfordshire, England	25 Dec 1922	Bedford, Bedfordshire, England	73
Brother	Robert Charles OVERMAN	abt Jun 1850	Maulden, Bedfordshire, England	Dec 1885	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England	35
Brother	William Henry OVERMAN	abt Sep 1851	Maulden, Bedfordshire, England	abt Dec 1910	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England	59
Brother	Thomas Edward OVERMAN	abt Jun 1853	Maulden, Bedfordshire, England	1867	Wandsworth, London, England	14
Sister	Mary Edith OVERMAN	abt Jun 1854	Maulden, Bedfordshire, England	22 Jun 1854	Maulden, Bedfordshire, England	0
Sister	Martha Edith OVERMAN	abt Jun 1856	Maulden, Bedfordshire, England	08 Mar 1857	Maulden, Bedfordshire, England	0
Sister	Margaret Elizabeth OVERMAN	abt Sep 1857	Maulden, Bedfordshire, England	abt Jun 1943	St Albans, Hertfordshire, England	85

Son in Law	Henry Ernest EAGLES	1875	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia
Son in Law	George JACKSON			bef 08 Sep 1945	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Daughter in Law	Madelaine Sarah Ann LETCHFORD	28 Mar 1884	Walkerston, Queensland, Australia	1974	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	90
Son in Law	Patrick Joseph BERRIGAN			1962	Queensland, Australia
Son in Law	Charles Henry (Charlie) ELWORTHY	18 Nov 1874	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	30 Aug 1953	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	78
Son in Law	William George BARCLAY	10 Feb 1889	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	27 Jul 1950	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	61
Son in Law	James David Alexander DUNCAN

Granddaughter	Eva Lilian OVERMAN	05 Apr 1909	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	2006	Mermaid Beach, Queensland, Australia	97
Grandson	Arthur William OVERMAN	24 Jan 1912	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1963	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	51
Granddaughter	Madge OVERMAN	04 Oct 1920	Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter	Ethel Beatrice BERRIGAN	1910	Queensland, Australia
Grandson	Pierce Arthur Francis (Percy) BERRIGAN	01 Oct 1911	Queensland, Australia
Grandson	Edward Joseph BERRIGAN	1913	Queensland, Australia	13 Feb 2005	Finch Hatton, Queensland, Australia	92
Granddaughter	Stella BERRIGAN	1914	Queensland, Australia	Mar 2011		97
Grandson	William Travers BERRIGAN	abt 1916	Queensland, Australia	1947	Queensland, Australia	31
Grandson	Harold Patrick BERRIGAN	abt 1918	Queensland, Australia	1922	Queensland, Australia	4
Granddaughter	Daphne Mary BERRIGAN	abt 1920	Queensland, Australia
Grandson	Ronald James BERRIGAN	abt 1922	Queensland, Australia
Grandson	Arthur George ELWORTHY	18 Jun 1913	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	14 Sep 1914	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1
Grandson	Charles Henry ELWORTHY	22 Sep 1915	Mackay, Queensland, Australia		Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Grandson	Neville Travis ELWORTHY	abt 1917	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	21 Sep 1933	Queensland, Australia	16
Grandson	Kenneth Vivian ELWORTHY	13 Aug 1919	Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter	Ivy Winifred ELWORTHY	02 Dec 1920	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	10 Nov 2010		89
Grandson	Alan James ELWORTHY	14 May 1923	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	26 Dec 1944	Bougainville	21
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	William George Arthur BARCLAY	10 Nov 1915	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	29 Dec 1978	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	63
Grandson	Cecil Pierce BARCLAY	12 Jun 1917	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	12 Aug 1979	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	62
Granddaughter	Myrtle BARCLAY	13 Aug 1922	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	14 Jul 2000		77
Grandson	Victor Norman BARCLAY	25 Oct 1923	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	02 Dec 1981		58
Granddaughter	Ivy Lillian BARCLAY	01 Feb 1930	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	10 Jul 2011		81

Aunt	Hannah Elizabeth OVERMAN	abt 1816		1832		16
Aunt	Ellen Sarah OVERMAN	abt 1819
Aunt	Fanny Rebecca OVERMAN	1822
Uncle	John OVERMAN	1824	England	1878	Victoria, Australia	54
Aunt	Anna Dorothy BAYLEY	abt 1824		1877	Victoria, Australia	53

Cousin	Elizabeth Ellen OVERMAN	1854	Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Cousin	Thomas William Frederick Hamilton OVERMAN	1860	Bright, Victoria, Australia	1934	Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia	74
Cousin	Arthur John OVERMAN	1864	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1935	Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia	71
Cousin	Charles Edward OVERMAN	1867	Essendon, Victoria, Australia	1959	Essendon, Victoria, Australia	92

Niece	Luella Mae OVERMAN	1886		1984		98
Niece	Ruth OVERMAN	abt Dec 1873	Settle, Yorkshire, England
Niece	Amelia OVERMAN	abt Dec 1874	Settle, Yorkshire, England
Niece	Isabella OVERMAN	abt 1878	Tilton, Leicestershire, England
Niece	Emily Emelie OVERMAN	abt Mar 1881	Tilton, Leicestershire, England
Nephew	John Henry ROBINS	27 Sep 1890	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	25 Jun 1948	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	57
Nephew	William Arthur ROBINS	15 Jun 1892	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Niece	Henrietta Mary ROBINS	22 Nov 1893	Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Niece	Alice Georgina ROBINS	15 Jul 1895	Georgetown, Queensland, Australia
Niece	Esther May ROBINS	02 Jul 1897	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Dorothy Rose ROBINS	31 Mar 1900	Queensland, Australia	18 Mar 1930	Babinda, Queensland, Australia	29
Niece	Lily Adelaide ROBINS	10 Aug 1906	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Alice ROBINS	08 Sep 1882	Queensland, Australia	23 Jan 1913	Clermont, Queensland, Australia	30
Niece	Sarah ROBINS	26 Mar 1884	Queensland, Australia	20 Aug 1968	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	84
Nephew	George Ernest ROBINS	25 Feb 1886	Queensland, Australia	06 Jan 1964	Queensland, Australia	77
Niece	Elizabeth Mary ROBINS	18 Mar 1889	Queensland, Australia	03 May 1912	Queensland, Australia	23
Niece	Margaret Jane ROBINS	01 Nov 1896	Queensland, Australia	05 Apr 1919	Queensland, Australia	22
Nephew	William Patrick ROBINS	07 Aug 1902	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Winnifred ROBINS	17 Dec 1905	Queensland, Australia	28 Dec 1916	Clermont, Queensland, Australia	11
Niece	Mona ROBINS	10 Apr 1909	Queensland, Australia	28 Dec 1916	Clermont, Queensland, Australia	7
Nephew	George Henry PEARCE			03 Aug 1962	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Annie Emilie PEARCE	30 Apr 1893	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Muriel Agnes Houston PEARCE	03 Jan 1895	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	John Remington Arthur PEARCE	27 Feb 1898	Queensland, Australia	03 Jan 1915	Queensland, Australia	16
Nephew	Herbert Ernest PEARCE	28 Jul 1900	Queensland, Australia	1980	Queensland, Australia	80
Nephew	Ernest Albert PEARCE	13 Oct 1902	Queensland, Australia	13 Oct 1902	Queensland, Australia	0
Niece	Alice Grace Rose PEARCE	1904	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Esther Roy PEARCE	1906	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Clara Olive PEARCE	1909	Queensland, Australia	01 Jan 1910	Queensland, Australia	1
Niece	Ivy Grace PEARCE	1911	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Myrtle Edna PEARCE	1911	Queensland, Australia	09 Mar 1912	Queensland, Australia	1

Brother in Law	Henry ROBINS			1956	Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	John December ROBINS	22 Jan 1854	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	08 Feb 1935	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	81
Brother in Law	William ROBINS	1855	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	06 Jul 1920	Queensland, Australia	65
Brother in Law	George ROBINS	1863	Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law	Mary Ann ROBINS	1865	Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law	Emma Jane ROBINS	1870	Queensland, Australia	1871	Queensland, Australia	1
Sister in Law	Alice Blanche ROBINS	1872	Queensland, Australia	01 Oct 1953		81
Brother in Law	Ernest Albert ROBINS	1872	Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	Arthur ROBINS	1875	Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law	Mary YOUNG	26 Aug 1857	Hillsburgh, Ontario, Canada	30 Jan 1926	Amery, Polk, Wisconsin, USA	68
Sister in Law	Ann PEACOCK	abt 1845	West Riding, Yorkshire, England	1900	Doncaster, England	55
Brother in Law	George CURL

Events in Arthur John OVERMAN (1846 - 1922)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
14 Jul 1846		Arthur John OVERMAN was born	Maulden, Bedfordshire, England	Note 1
1851	5	Census	Burnham South, Norfolk, England	with his grandfather
1861	15	Census	Maulden, Bedfordshire, England
04 Feb 1871	24	Death of father Thomas William OVERMAN (aged 53)	Wortley, Yorkshire, England	Note 2
1880	34	Married Hannah Annie Eliza ROBINS (aged 21)	Queensland, Australia	1880/C000837
27 May 1881	34	Birth of daughter Maude Elizabeth OVERMAN	Nebo, Queensland, Australia	1881/C006035
23 Aug 1882	36	Birth of daughter Clara Martha OVERMAN	Walkerston, Queensland, Australia	1882/C3987
20 Mar 1884	37	Birth of son Arthur Harold OVERMAN	Walkerston, Queensland, Australia	1884/C004674
21 Oct 1885	39	Birth of daughter Annie Beatrice OVERMAN	Walkerston, Queensland, Australia	1885/C005467
02 Jan 1888	41	Birth of daughter Ivy Winifred OVERMAN	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1888/C006607
29 Dec 1889	43	Birth of daughter Sybil Emma OVERMAN	Walkerston, Queensland, Australia	1890/C008139
01 Dec 1892	46	Birth of daughter Lilly Margaret OVERMAN	Walkerston, Queensland, Australia	1892/C008214
1897	51	Death of wife Hannah Annie Eliza ROBINS (aged 38)	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1897/C002631
1902	56	Death of daughter Maude Elizabeth OVERMAN (aged 21)	Queensland, Australia	1902/C004730 OBERMANN
20 Sep 1922	76	Arthur John OVERMAN died	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1922/C3960

Note 1: Free BMD Sep 1846 Ampthill 6 3 OVERMAIN

Note 2: Free BMD Mar 1871 Wortley 9c 131

Personal Notes:

Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954) … Monday 25 September 1922

DEATH ON A TRAIN.

Inspector M. Quinn has been furnished with a report by Subinspector J. McCarthy, Mackay concerning the Death of a man named Arthur John Overman whilst travelling on a train from Rockhampton to Mackay, about 6 a m. on the 20th instant. The deceased, who was a carrier, resided at Finch Hatton,
was en route to his home. He retired to his berth on the night of 19th instant apparently in good health and spirits.
The following morning the attention of the conductor, Adam (Pbohhouie … ?) was drawn to his condition, and it was found that he was dead. The body was taken on to Mackay and handed over to the police. The Government Medical Officer, Dr. T. O. Chenoweth held a post mortem examination and certified death was due to heart failure.

The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 – 1933 … Thursday 21 September 1922

DEATH IN A TRAIN.
A PIONEER OF MACKAY.
MACKAY, September 20. When the Rockhampton-Mackay mail train arrived at St. Lawrence at 2.30 o'clock this morning Arthur John Overman, a passenger, was found dead in a first-class sleeper. He joined the train at Rockhampton, where he had been in the hospital, and. was returning to his home at Finch Hatton, in the Mackay district. ' His body was brought to Mackay, and a post-mortem examination showed that death was due to natural causes. The deceased was one of the earliest pioneers in the Mackay district, and was 70 years of age. He leaves a well-known family in the district.

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Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1885 - 1954) … Thursday 21 September 192View entire page
DEATH ON A TRAIN
(Br Telegraph. )

One of Mackay pioneers Mr Arthur John Overman who was a resident of the district for half a century went to Rockhampton a short time ago on a health trip. He left there on Tuesday night for Mackay. When the train arrived at St. Lawrence at 2.30 this morning the conductor coming to a first class sleeper discovered thet Mr Overman had passed away in his sleep. While in Rockhampton deceased was a patient in a hospital. The body was brought to Mackay where a post mortem examination revealed that death was due to natural causes. Mr Overman was 75 years of age.

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