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John SOUTHWELL (1845 - 1912)
storekeeper Hall, farmer
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Albert SOUTHWELL (1868 - )
Eva Annie SOUTHWELL (1869 - )
Amelia Alma SOUTHWELL (1871 - )
William Shelton SOUTHWELL (1873 - )
Raymond SOUTHWELL (1875 - 1942)
Sidney Rowland SOUTHWELL (1880 - 1933)
Edward John Thomas SOUTHWELL (1882 - )
 John SOUTHWELL (1845 - 1912)

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Louisa SMITH (1844 - 1926)
 Thomas SOUTHWELL (1813 - 1881) Samuel SOUTHWELL



Sarah Ann JACKSON



Eliza COOKE (1810 - 1852) William COOKE



Mary (COOKE)



John SOUTHWELL Louisa SMITH
John SOUTHWELL
John SOUTHWELL Louisa SMITH John SOUTHWELL
b. 1845 at Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
m. 1867 Louisa SMITH (1844 - 1926) at Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
d. 21 Oct 1912 at Hall, New South Wales, Australia aged 67
Near Relatives of John SOUTHWELL (1845 - 1912)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Samuel SOUTHWELL
Grandmother Sarah Ann JACKSON
Grandfather William COOKE
Grandmother Mary (COOKE)

Father in Law Edward SMITH 1822 Wistowe, Huntingdonshire, England 29 Jan 1888 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 66
Mother in Law Mary KILBY 1818 Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England 07 Aug 1907 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 89

Father Thomas SOUTHWELL 1813 Robertsbridge, Sussex, England 31 May 1881 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 68
Mother Eliza COOKE 1810 Sussex, England 20 May 1852 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 42

Self John SOUTHWELL 1845 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 21 Oct 1912 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 67

Wife Louisa SMITH 1844 Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England 1926 Junee, New South Wales, Australia 82

Son Albert SOUTHWELL 1868 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Daughter Eva Annie SOUTHWELL 1869 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Daughter Amelia Alma SOUTHWELL 1871 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Son William Shelton SOUTHWELL 1873 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Son Raymond SOUTHWELL 1875 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 16 May 1942 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 67
Son Sidney Rowland SOUTHWELL 1880 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 16 Jan 1933 Illabo, New South Wales, Australia 53
Son Edward John Thomas SOUTHWELL 1882 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia

Brother Thomas SOUTHWELL 1835 Robertsbridge, Sussex, England 08 Feb 1921 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 86
Sister Mary Ann SOUTHWELL 1837 Robertsbridge, Sussex, England 25 May 1874 Rye Park, New South Wales, Australia 37
Brother William SOUTHWELL 1840 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Brother Samson SOUTHWELL 1841 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 08 Aug 1914 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 73
Brother Samuel SOUTHWELL 1843 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 17 Dec 1928 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 85
Sister Eliza SOUTHWELL 1847 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Sister Lydia SOUTHWELL 1849 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Brother Jabez SOUTHWELL 1852 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1852 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 0
Half Brother James SOUTHWELL 1853 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 01 May 1940 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 87
Half Brother Richard SOUTHWELL 1855 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 27 Apr 1933 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 78
Half Sister Sarah SOUTHWELL 1857 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Half Sister Jane SOUTHWELL 1859 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 23 Jul 1928 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 69
Half Sister Elizabeth SOUTHWELL 1861 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 18 Nov 1940 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 79
Half Brother Mark SOUTHWELL 1863 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 26 Jun 1936 Blayney, New South Wales, Australia 73
Half Sister Hannah SOUTHWELL 1865 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1931 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 66
Half Sister Beatrice SOUTHWELL 26 Aug 1868 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 30 Sep 1947 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 79
Half Brother Benjamin Roffe SOUTHWELL 1871 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 04 Oct 1945 New South Wales, Australia 74

Daughter in Law Emmeline Bertha WHEATLEY 1866
Son in Law William Henry 'Bill' JONES 1852 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1922 70
Daughter in Law Mary MCARTHUR
Daughter in Law Bessie Evelyn BLACK 1882 Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia 23 Aug 1964 Illabo, New South Wales, Australia 82

Grandson Victor Leo JONES 1894
Granddaughter Rockleigh Donaldson JONES 1896
Grandson Peter SOUTHWELL

Uncle John SOUTHWELL 1818 Sussex, England 28 Jan 1889 Sutton, New South Wales, Australia 71
Aunt Lucy GASSON 1824 England 28 Mar 1900 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 76
Uncle Mark SOUTHWELL 1826 Robertsbridge, Sussex, England 04 Sep 1909 83
Aunt Ellen SMITHSON

Cousin Harriet SOUTHWELL 1843 Sussex, England 1871 Collector, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 28
Cousin Samuel (Captain) SOUTHWELL 1844 Salehurst, Sussex, England 22 Jul 1920 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 76
Cousin Jane SOUTHWELL 1847 Sussex, England bef 1858 Sussex, England 11
Cousin Thomas SOUTHWELL 1850 Robertsbridge, Sussex, England 28 Mar 1907 Sutton, New South Wales, Australia 57
Cousin Mary A SOUTHWELL 1853 Sussex, England 1936 83
Cousin George Edward SOUTHWELL 1856 Salehurst, Sussex, England 06 Apr 1912 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 56
Cousin Lydia SOUTHWELL 1860 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 1939 79
Cousin Ellen SOUTHWELL 1863 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Joshua SOUTHWELL 1859 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Gertrude SOUTHWELL 1860 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 1890 30
Cousin Minnie SOUTHWELL 1868 1906 38
Cousin Rose SOUTHWELL 1871

Nephew Jabez SOUTHWELL 1858 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1858 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Niece Jane SOUTHWELL 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Niece Sarah SOUTHWELL 1861 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Richard SOUTHWELL 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Samson SOUTHWELL 1866 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew David SOUTHWELL 1869 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Noah SOUTHWELL 1872 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Josiah SOUTHWELL 1875 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Mary Ann Adelphi SOUTHWELL 1882 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Thomas BEMBRICK 1858 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew James BEMBRICK 1860 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 1927 67
Nephew Alfred BEMBRICK 1861 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Samson BEMBRICK 1863 Rye Park, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Samuel BEMBRICK 1863 Rye Park, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew John BEMBRICK 1865 Rye Park, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Mark BEMBRICK 1867 Rye Park, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Michael BEMBRICK 1868 Rye Park, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Helen BEMBRICK 1871 Rye Park, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Silas BEMBRICK 1872 Rye Park, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Thomas SOUTHWELL 1863 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 20 May 1925 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 62
Nephew John SOUTHWELL 1865 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 29 Jan 1942 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 77
Nephew Henry SOUTHWELL 1867 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 18 Apr 1942 Junee, New South Wales, Australia 75
Niece Charlotte Ann SOUTHWELL 1869 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Emily SOUTHWELL 1870 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Obed SOUTHWELL 1872 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Lucy Jane SOUTHWELL 1874 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew William Abel SOUTHWELL 1876 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Samson James SOUTHWELL 1878 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 25 Jan 1955 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 77
Niece Elizabeth Beatrice SOUTHWELL 1880 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Walter SOUTHWELL abt 1881 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Edward SOUTHWELL abt 1882 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Elizabeth SOUTHWELL 1864 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 18 Nov 1940 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 76
Niece Mary Ann Marianne SOUTHWELL 1866 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 29 May 1961 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 95
Nephew Alfred SOUTHWELL 1867 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Etty SOUTHWELL 1869 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Charles William SOUTHWELL 1871 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Ernest Richard SOUTHWELL 1874 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 1875 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 1
Niece Harriet SOUTHWELL 1876 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Linsdey Edwin SOUTHWELL 1878 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Niece Bertha Eveline SOUTHWELL 1881 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Niece Ethel Eliza SOUTHWELL 1885 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Niece Mary Jane SOUTHWELL 1878 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Cecilia Augusta SOUTHWELL 1880 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Elsie Mildred SOUTHWELL 1883 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Norman James SOUTHWELL 1885 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Stella Hannah SOUTHWELL 1888 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Aubrey Valetta SOUTHWELL 1889 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Selby Athelstan SOUTHWELL 1892 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1895 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 3
Nephew Guilford Ashley SOUTHWELL 1894 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Vida Patience SOUTHWELL 1883 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1883 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 0
Nephew Harold Ellis SOUTHWELL 1884 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 30 Dec 1951 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 67
Nephew Cecil James SOUTHWELL 1886 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1886 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 0
Niece Mary Adelaide SOUTHWELL 1888 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Clarence Elvin SOUTHWELL 1889 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1889 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 0
Niece Muriel Irene SOUTHWELL 1891 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Hubert Lindley SOUTHWELL 1893 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Louisa Marion SOUTHWELL 1895 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Cedric Richard Ewan SOUTHWELL 1899 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Rebecca Jane SMITH 1879 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 14 May 1950 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 71
Niece Lavinia Mary SMITH 1881 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Ernest Clement SMITH 1883 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Beatrice Louisa SMITH 1885 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Leslie Edward SMITH 1887 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Elvira Clare SMITH 1888 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Leon Russell SMITH 1891 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 21 Jun 1974 Canberra, ACT, Australia 83
Niece Eunice Alma Victoria SMITH 1897 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Daisy BOON 1884 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1884 Canberra, ACT, Australia 0
Niece Olive Mary Ann BOON 1885 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Niece Marianne Esdale BOON 1887 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Nephew Alick David Eugene BOON 1889 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Niece Gladys Elizabeth Clare BOON 19 Feb 1891 Canberra, ACT, Australia 25 Nov 1948 Manly, New South Wales, Australia 57
Niece Beatrice May BOON 1894
Nephew Arthur Southwell BOON 1897
Nephew Kenneth Charles Norton SOUTHWELL 1886 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Cyril Ernest Brooks SOUTHWELL 1888 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ruby Millicent SOUTHWELL 1890 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Lyle Thomas Hedley SOUTHWELL 1891 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Linda Mary Ellen SOUTHWELL 1894 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Gladys Elizabeth SOUTHWELL 1897 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Verna Lavinia SOUTHWELL 1899 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Bessie Wilga SOUTHWELL 1902 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Clarence Mark Ebert SOUTHWELL 1905 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Leila Mary BROWN 1889 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Morley T BROWN 1892 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Elsie S BROWN 1893 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Mervyn R BROWN 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1898 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 3
Niece Rita Beatrice BROWN 1899 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 10 Aug 1974 Canberra, ACT, Australia 75
Nephew Ronald A BROWN 1906 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Keith Kinlock KILBY 31 Jan 1898 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 28 Mar 1976 Canberra, ACT, Australia 78
Nephew Athol Carlyle KILBY 28 May 1899 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 02 Sep 1962 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 63
Nephew Clyde Redvers KILBY 1901 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Selby William KILBY 1903 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Beryl Beatrix Mary KILBY 1904 Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Bruce Beltran KILBY 1907 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Grace Allison Jane KILBY 1909 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Cleon Kennison Robert KILBY 1912 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Gordon Rex SOUTHWELL 1895 1982 87
Niece Phyllis Lorna Mary SOUTHWELL 1904
Nephew Elvin SMITH 1866 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Niece Mary SMITH 1868 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Niece Louisa SMITH 1870 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Nephew Edward SMITH 1871 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Niece Margaret SMITH 1876 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Sidney Walter SMITH 1877 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Minnie Alice SMITH 1880 Yarralumla, ACT Australia
Niece Annie Elisabeth SMITH 1882 Yarralumla, ACT Australia
Nephew James Frederick SMITH 1886 Yarralumla, ACT Australia 1976 Queensland, Australia 90
Niece Willian Shelton SMITH abt 1887 Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Stanley Herbert SMITH 1889 Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ettie Alma SMITH 1893 Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Mary CAMERON 1867 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Evan CAMERON 1868 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Catherine Alice CAMERON 1870 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Ernest CAMERON 1872 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1958 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 86
Nephew John Stuart CAMERON 1873 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Annie Mabel CAMERON 1875 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1917 Bowral, New South Wales, Australia 42
Nephew Cecil Herbert CAMERON 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Bertie Allan CAMERON 1881 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1955 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 74
Nephew Hubert Clement CAMERON 1883 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1968 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 85
Niece Celia Constance SMITH 1878 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Norton Edward SMITH 1879 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew William SMITH 1881 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Allen SMITH 1882 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1883 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1
Nephew Rupert Douglas SMITH 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Elsie Lavinia SMITH 1889 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Annie Louisa Priscilla SMITH 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ida Winnifred SMITH 1894 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Ellis Victor SMITH 1897 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Hilda Cornelia SMITH 1899 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Valencia Pretoria SMITH 1900 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Brother in Law Shelton SMITH 1842 Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England 1922 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia 80
Sister in Law Ann Annie SMITH 1846 Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England 05 Jan 1917 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 71
Sister in Law Maria SMITH 1849 Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England 1852 3
Brother in Law George SMITH 1853 Pialligo, ACT, Australia 1939 Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia 86
Brother in Law Ellis SMITH 1856 Pialligo, ACT, Australia 03 Nov 1928 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 72
Sister in Law Amelia SMITH 1859 Pialligo, ACT, Australia 31 Mar 1927 Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia 68
Sister in Law Eliza ROFFE 1840 Kirkham, New South Wales, Australia 21 Jan 1923 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 83
Brother in Law Alfred BEMBRICK 1837 Rye, Sussex, England 08 Jan 1922 Harden, New South Wales, Australia 85
Sister in Law Elizabeth (Betsy) VENESS 1838 Sussex, England 10 Feb 1903 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 65
Sister in Law Harriet BEMBRICK 1840 16 Apr 1876 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 36
Sister in Law Eliza Jane SMITH 1847 10 Oct 1939 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 92
Sister in Law Hannah BROWN abt 1853 Dalton, New South Wales, Australia 08 Aug 1938 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 85
Brother in Law Stephen Charles BROWN 1854 Dalton, New South Wales, Australia 1878 24
Brother in Law David William BOON 1861 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 25 Jan 1925 64
Sister in Law Elizabeth BROOKS 1864 Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia 02 Jun 1945 Blaney, New South Wales, Australia 81
Brother in Law Job BROWN 1860 1937 77
Brother in Law James Kinlock KILBY 1870 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 21 Jul 1950 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 80
Sister in Law Sarah GORDON 10 Apr 1955
Events in John SOUTHWELL (1845 - 1912)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1845 John SOUTHWELL was born Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
20 May 1852 7 Death of mother Eliza COOKE (aged 42) Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1867 22 Married Louisa SMITH (aged 23) Parkwood, New South Wales, Australia 6
1868 23 Birth of son Albert SOUTHWELL Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1869 24 Birth of daughter Eva Annie SOUTHWELL Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1871 26 Birth of daughter Amelia Alma SOUTHWELL Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1873 28 Birth of son William Shelton SOUTHWELL Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1875 30 Birth of son Raymond SOUTHWELL Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1880 35 Birth of son Sidney Rowland SOUTHWELL Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
31 May 1881 36 Death of father Thomas SOUTHWELL (aged 68) Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1882 37 Birth of son Edward John Thomas SOUTHWELL Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
21 Oct 1912 67 John SOUTHWELL died Hall, New South Wales, Australia 6
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 296 (Marriage)
- Reference = 296 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 301 (Birth)
- Reference = 301 (Death)
80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/2243/john-southwell.html (Name, Notes)
- Notes: John Southwell
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Born: 1845; Died: 1912; Married: Louisa Smith

John Southwell
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Son of Thomas Southwell and Eliza Southwell, John Southwell was born on 15 December 1845. His wife, Louisa Southwell, nee Smith, was the daughter of Edward Smith and Mary Smith (nee Kilby); they married on 4 June 1868 and went on to have a family of seven : Albert, Eva Annie, Amelie Alma (Millie),William Shelton, Raymond, Sidney Roland and Edward John Thomas.

In his younger days he worked on his father's property 'Parkwood' but he soon acquired land of his own. John learned to do all the things required of a successful farmer early in life and he demonstrated his prowess as a ploughman at the early ploughing matches organised by the Canberra and Ginninderra Ploughing Match Association. He was later active in organising ploughing matches conducted under the auspices of the Ginninderra Ploughing Match Association, the first of which was held on the ground opposite the Cricketer's Arms Hotel in 1886.

He took a prominent part in community and political affairs being a strong supporter of the Ginninderra Protection Union of which he was at one time treasurer. He was a member of both Queanbeyan and Ginninderra Free Selector's Associations and the Ginninderra Pastoral and Agricultural Association, which unsuccessfully tried to organise a local show in 1889. At a meeting in Queanbeyan in 1889 to consider the advisability of setting up a flour mill he was elected to a committee, which eventually resulted in the establishment of the Queanbeyan Roller Flour Mill. In 1894 John chaired a meeting concerning the proposed establishment of a creamery at Hall, a project which came to fruition in the following year.

In 1872 when a school was established in the newly erected St Francis Roman Catholic Church at Ginninderra an application was made to convert the school to a provisional school with Government assistance. The persons suggested for the school board were all Catholics and the inspector of schools considered this an unsatisfactory arrangement for a Government school. He recommended instead that the school board should comprise the undermentioned persons and this was later approved:

Flourence McAuliffe. Roman Catholic, Blacksmith;
Donald Cameron. Presbyterian, farmer;
John Southwell. Wesleyan, farmer;
Thomas Gribble. Church of England, farmer.

He added a footnote that John Southwell had recently selected near the school and would shortly reside there. This selection must have been part of the property which John named 'Rose Hill', where he resided for some years.

Though he prospered for some years after his marriage, John Southwell suffered setbacks in the years l88l and 1882 which forced him into insolvency. Being a man of courage and strong principles he objected strongly when the owners of large stations began to fence off roads that had been regarded as public roads for many years. When Frederick Campbell, in 1881, placed a fence across a road which had long provided access to the 'Parkwood' area John and a number of others confronted Campbell at the site of the obstruction and demanded that the road be reopened. When Campbell refused, John Southwell pushed him aside while another member of the party cut down the fence. Campbell instituted legal proceedings choosing to take the matter to the Supreme Court though it could have been dealt with in a lower court. He claimed ₤1000 damages for assault and was eventually awarded ₤50 damages, but John Southwell had to meet substantial costs, the case being heard in Sydney. The latter had the sympathy of almost all the local community as the obstruction of the roads affected nearly everyone. The Ginninderra Protection Union, which strongly supported John, made a substantial contribution towards his costs on this occasion.

In the following year he was again at loggerheads with the owner of one of the large stations - this time Edward Kendall Crace of 'Gungahleen'. Crace served him with a writ in the Supreme Court for damage to property and trespass on the road leading from Ginninderra to Parkwood after he had broken through a fence across that road. Crace was awarded only a farthing damages, but John Southwell faced ruinous costs which resulted in him being declared insolvent. In an obituary twenty years later the 'Queanbeyan Age' commented:

...after he had attained a degree of substantial prosperity he suffered a severe reverse which men of less force of character would have avoided by compromise or less stubborn measures.

His stand was not taken in vain however, as the Ginninderra Protection Union and others continued the battle against road obstruction. Crace's fences were burnt down or otherwise removed on several occasions and eventually it was officially acknowledged that some roads had been illegally closed by the large station owners.

Despite the setbacks he suffered John was able to re-establish himself and he was one of the first to purchase allotments at the village of Hall. He erected the first building in the village and opened the post office in 1888. He conducted a store in that building with the assistance of his daughter, Eva Annie, who later became Mrs William Henry Jones. He also became the owner of 'Rose Hill' property at Ginninderra, and for some years occupied 'Willow Bank' farm on the Molonglo river, four miles from Queanbeyan also known as the 'Honeysuckle'. He soon disposed of the store to his younger brother Benjamin Roffe Southwell, and he built another residence 'Ottocliffe' at Hall. This house was replaced by another (also known as 'Ottocliffe') on a new site a little further back from the main street of the village after it was destroyed by fire in 1906.

John Southwell became a Justice of the Peace and sat as a magistrate on the Queanbeyan Bench. Though his education was limited he often wrote long letters to the editor of the Queanbeyan Age, one such letter being in defence of landowner magistrates who were accused of bias when they sat on the bench in cases of fellow landowners being prosecuted for failure to destroy rabbits on their properties. After he established his residence at Hall he took an active part in village affairs. According to the Queanbeyan Age he chaired the inaugural meeting of the Progress Association which was formed at Hall in November 1901. Some years later he performed the opening ceremony at a social in the new hall erected in the village by George Kinlyside in 1907. He had taken an active part in church affairs from an early age being an original trustee of both Parkwood and Wattle Park Methodist Churches. He had a good singing voice and he and members of his family were prominent for many years at Band of Hope concerts and in the church choir.

After John's death on 2l October 1912 the Ginninderra correspondent of the Goulburn Evening Penny Post wrote in his praise:

By the death of the late John Southwell, J.P. the village of Hall sustained the loss of one of the its most worthy and esteemed residents. He was a keen fighter in politics first as an ardent protectionist but in later years as a prominent supporter of the Liberal Party. It was he who, with a few other ardent protectionists, ably assisted Mr James Gillespie of Elm Grove several years ago in arranging the holding of a protectionist conference in Yass, and although the project at the time was ridiculed by the 'Penny Post' and other free trade papers, it eventually resulted in the formation of the great National Protectionist Association, which later on materially assisted bringing the late Sir George Gibbs and his party into power.

Louisa and seven children survived him. Louisa died on 1 December 1926 and is buried with her husband in the Hall cemetery.

(edited extract from L L Gillespie, 'The Southwell Family')
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