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Albert Charles (Sonny) DARWEN (1885 - 1955)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Albert Charles (Sonny) DARWEN (1885 - 1955) + Sophia Caroline Margaret HILDEBRANDT (1899 - 1970) Ellen Alexandra (Nellie) RITCHIE (1888 - 1915)	Albert DARWEN (1859 - 1896)	James DARWEN (1835 - 1875)	James DARWEN
				Ellizabeth PORTER
			Elizabeth Hume TAYLOR (1835 - 1901)	Thomas TAYLOR
				Nancy HUME
		Annie MEIZNER (1865 - 1933)	Carl Ludwig MEIZNER (1834 - 1909)	Gottfried MEIZNER
				Anna Christina WERNICKE
			Ernestina (Christina) JAHN (1837 - 1936)

b. 1885 at Queensland, Australia

+. (1) Sophia Caroline Margaret HILDEBRANDT (1899 - 1970)

m. (2) 1907 Ellen Alexandra (Nellie) RITCHIE (1888 - 1915) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1955 at Bowen, Queensland, Australia aged 70

Near Relatives of Albert Charles (Sonny) DARWEN (1885 - 1955)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	James DARWEN	1835	Chorley, Lancashire, England	1875	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	40
Grandmother	Elizabeth Hume TAYLOR	1835	Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire, England	1901	Dunwich, Redlands, Queensland, Australia	66
Grandfather	Carl Ludwig MEIZNER	1834	Brandenburg, Germany	1909	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	75
Grandmother	Ernestina (Christina) JAHN	1837	Neuendorf, Brandenberg, Germany	1936	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	99
Father	Albert DARWEN	1859	Walton, Lancashire, England	1896	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	37
Step Father	John Charles GALL	1875	Innerleithan, Scotland	1964	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	89
Mother	Annie MEIZNER	1865	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1933	Queensland, Australia	68
Self	Albert Charles (Sonny) DARWEN	1885	Queensland, Australia	1955	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	70
Spouse/Partner	Sophia Caroline Margaret HILDEBRANDT	1899	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1970	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	71
Wife	Ellen Alexandra (Nellie) RITCHIE	1888	Queensland, Australia	1915	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	27
Sister	Elizabeth Annie DARWEN	1884	Queensland, Australia	1945	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	61
Sister	Alice Mary DARWEN	1887	Queensland, Australia	1968	Gladesville, New South Wales, Australia	81
Brother	Arthur James DARWEN	1889	Queensland, Australia	1949	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	60
Brother	John Henry DARWEN	1891	Queensland, Australia	1968	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	77
Brother	William DARWEN	1893	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1974	New South Wales, Australia	81
Sister	Ethel May DARWEN	1895	Queensland, Australia	1896	Queensland, Australia	1
Half Sister	Winnifred DARWEN	1901	Queensland, Australia	1901	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	0
Aunt	Alice DARWEN	1856	Bolton, Lancashire, England	1889	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	33
Uncle	John BARR	1838	Nottinghamshire, England	1913	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	75
Aunt	Margaret Ann DARWEN	1861	England	1863	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	2
Uncle	Edward DARWEN	1864	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1912	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	48
Aunt	Sarah Elizabeth WOODWARD	1865	Newbury, Berkshire, England	1929	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	64
Uncle	James DARWEN	1867	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1906	Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia	39
Aunt	Ellizabeth Ann DARWEN	1870	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1950	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	80
Uncle	George (E. A.) SPENCER		England	1907	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Uncle	William Henry DARWEN	1872		1931	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	59
Aunt	Caroline CHRISTOFFERSON	1877	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1946	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	69
Uncle	John (Jack) DARWEN	1874	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1954	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	80
Aunt	Ellen Mary CORNFORD	1881	Kent, England	1934	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	53
Uncle	Gustav (Theodor) Carl MEIZNER	1860	Prussia	1862	At sea - on the "La Rochelle"	2
Uncle	Carl (Charles) Ludwig MEIZNER	1862	Germany	1921	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	59
Aunt	Christina GUSTAVSON	1863	Norway	1945	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	82
Uncle	Gustave MEIZNER	1866	Queensland, Australia	1867	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1
Aunt	Mary MEIZNER	1868	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1942	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	74
Uncle	Robert William DRINKWATER	1850	Cley, Norfolk, England	1934	Kelsey Creek, Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	84
Uncle	Frederick MEIZNER	1873	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1962	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	89
Aunt	Margaret "Daisy" CAMPBELL	1873	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1959	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	86
Aunt	Emily MEIZNER	1875	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1946	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	71
Uncle	John Henry HINSCHEN	1871	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1926	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	55
Aunt	Louisa Augusta Louisa MEIZNER	1878	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1958	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	80
Uncle	Charles Rudolph MOHR			1927	Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Uncle	George James DAYES	1880	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1930	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	50
Aunt	Christina (Elvina) MEIZNER	1882	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1971	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	89
Uncle	Peter James ALLISON
Uncle	Robert George BOYD	1865	'Havilah Station', Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1929	Collinsville, Queensland, Australia	64
Uncle	Septimus Horatio DYNE	1863	Deptford, Kent, England	1921	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	58
Uncle	James William CAMERON			1965	Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Edie DARWEN
Cousin	Wilfred DARWEN
Cousin	Allan Edward DARWEN	1893	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1926	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	33
Cousin	Son SPENCER			bef 1950
Cousin	Minnie Ann DARWEN	1892	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1899	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	7
Cousin	William Howard SPENCER	1898	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1981	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	83
Cousin	Amy Elizabeth SPENCER	1902	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1998	Sydney, NSW, Australia	96
Cousin	Martha Hannah SPENCER	1907	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1994	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	87
Cousin	Granville Beatty SPENCER	1911	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1998	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	87
Cousin	Daughter 4 DARWEN
Cousin	Jim DARWEN
Cousin	Mildred Doris DARWEN	1898	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1974	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	76
Cousin	Victor DARWEN	1900	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1957	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	57
Cousin	Ronald "Curry" DARWEN	1902	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1950	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	48
Cousin	Madge DARWEN	1904	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1987	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	83
Cousin	Douglas James DARWEN	1906	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1988	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	82
Cousin	Mabel DARWEN	1907	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1997	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	90
Cousin	Claude Leslie DARWEN	1909	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1994	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	85
Cousin	Marjorie DARWEN	1911	Queensland, Australia	1987	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	76
Cousin	Henry William DARWEN	1913	Queensland, Australia	1994	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	81
Cousin	Irene May DARWEN	1915	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1988	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	73
Cousin	Ivy Caroline DARWEN	1917	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1917	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	0
Cousin	Roy Edward DARWEN	1918	Queensland, Australia	1993	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	75
Cousin	Walter Robert (Bob) DARWEN	1921	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	2003	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	82
Cousin	Enid DARWEN	1923	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	2007	Point Clare, Central Coast, NSW, Australia	84
Cousin	Henry Gordon DARWEN			1967	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Arthur James DARWEN	1900	Queensland, Australia	1979	Queensland, Australia	79
Cousin	Ethel May DARWEN	1901	Queensland, Australia	1971	Queensland, Australia	70
Cousin	John Thomas DARWEN	1902	Queensland, Australia	1988	Queensland, Australia	86
Cousin	William John (Robert) DARWEN	1904	Queensland, Australia	1921	Queensland, Australia	17
Cousin	Amelia Jane DARWEN	1906	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Daisy Eveline DARWEN	1908	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Dorothy Beatrice DARWEN	1910	Queensland, Australia	1969	Queensland, Australia	59
Cousin	Mabel Isabella DARWEN	1911	Queensland, Australia	1914	Queensland, Australia	3
Cousin	Albert Edward DARWEN	1914	Queensland, Australia	1984	Queensland, Australia	70
Cousin	Frederick Alexander DARWEN	1915	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Cynthia Jean DARWEN	1918	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Henry Gustav (MENZIES) MEIZNER	1884	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1930	Queensland, Australia	46
Cousin	John Charles MEIZNER	1889	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1946	Petersham, Sydney, NSW, Australia	57
Cousin	Miss J. DRINKWATER
Cousin	Margaret Louisa DRINKWATER	1889	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1972	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	83
Cousin	Emily DRINKWATER	1891	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Charles William DRINKWATER	1893	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1966	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	73
Cousin	Richard John DRINKWATER	1895	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1984	Queensland, Australia	89
Cousin	Alice Elizabeth DRINKWATER	1897	Kelsey Creek, Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	1986	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	89
Cousin	Frederick Alla DRINKWATER	1898	Kelsey Creek, Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	1982	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	84
Cousin	Ellen Maud DRINKWATER	1900	Queensland, Australia	1974	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	74
Cousin	Hilda Mary DRINKWATER	1904	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Agnes Beatrice DRINKWATER	1907	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	1992	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	85
Cousin	James Frederick MEIZNER	1897	Queensland, Australia	1935	Queensland, Australia	38
Cousin	Daisy Mary Margaret MEIZNER	1900	Queensland, Australia	1966	Newcastle, NSW, Australia	66
Cousin	Lillian Jane MEIZNER	1904	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Elsie Violey May MEIZNER	1907	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	2012	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	105
Cousin	Jessie Myrtle MEIZNER	1909	Queensland, Australia	1990	Tamworth, NSW, Australia	81
Cousin	Florence Lila MEIZNER	1912	Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Stan HINSCHEN
Cousin	Edward Charles HINSCHEN	1897	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1955	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	58
Cousin	Richard John HINSCHEN	1898	Queensland, Australia	1953	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	55
Cousin	Margaret Ellen HINSCHEN	1900	Queensland, Australia	1953	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	53
Cousin	Frederick Ernest HINSCHEN	1903	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	1953	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	50
Cousin	Arthur Quentin HINSCHEN	1904	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	1944	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	40
Cousin	Walter Henry HINSCHEN	1906	Strathdickie, Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	1954	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	48
Cousin	Norman Cecil HINSCHEN	1908	Queensland, Australia	1979	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	71
Cousin	Ethel Rowena HINSCHEN	1910	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	2000	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	90
Cousin	Harold Vincent HINSCHEN	1914	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	1953	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	39
Cousin	Living or Recently Deceased
Cousin	Annie Christina MOHR	1897	Queensland, Australia	1897	Queesnland, Australia	0
Cousin	Frederick Charles MOHR	1900	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Florence Louisa MOHR	1902	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1987	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	85
Cousin	William James DAYES	1906	Queensland, Australia	1982	Queensland, Australia	76
Cousin	George James DAYES	1907	Queensland, Australia	1949	Mareeba, Queensland, Australia	42
Cousin	Walter James DAYES	1908	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Louis (Lewis) James DAYES	1909	Forsayth, Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Frederick James DAYES	1911	Mt Carbine, Queensland, Australia	1974	Queensland, Australia	63
Cousin	Arthur James DAYES	1913	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Francis (Frank) James DAYES	1914	Einasleigh, Queensland, Australia	1984	Dalby, Queensland, Australia	70
Cousin	Alfred James DAYES	1918	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Norman James DAYES	1919	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Elizabeth Julia MEIZNER	1901	Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Richard William MEIZNER	1903	Queensland, Australia	1981	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	78
Cousin	James Edward BOYD	1905	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1953	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	48
Cousin	Mary Agnes BOYD	1908	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	abt 1995	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	87
Cousin	Harry Gottfried DYNE	1913	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1998	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	85
Cousin	Victor Charles DYNE	1917	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1917	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	0
Cousin	Leslie David DYNE	1918	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	2005	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	87
Cousin	David DYNE	1921	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1921	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	0
Cousin	Robert George (Mick) BOYD	1892	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1969	Proserpine, Queensland, Australia	77
Cousin	Cecilia Agnes BOYD	1894	Queensland, Australia	1923	Queensland, Australia	29
Nephew	Frederick Thomas BARTON	1904	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	1960	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	56
Nephew	Leslie George BARTON	1907	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	1980	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	73
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Ethel May DARWEN	1913	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1974	Gosford, NSW, Australia	61
Nephew	William Harold DARWEN	1915	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1988	Sydney, NSW, Australia	73
Brother in Law	Thomas Henry BARTON	1878	Queensland, Australia	1959	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	81
Brother in Law	William MEIN
Sister in Law	Gertrude May HARDING	1890	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1976	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	86
Sister in Law	Minnie Alice CHRISTOFFERSON	1893	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1974	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	81
Sister in Law	Harriet OSBORNE

Events in Albert Charles (Sonny) DARWEN (1885 - 1955)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1885		Albert Charles (Sonny) DARWEN was born	Queensland, Australia	Note 1	52
1896	11	Death of father Albert DARWEN (aged 37)	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	Note 2	60
1907	22	Married Ellen Alexandra (Nellie) RITCHIE (aged 19)	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	18
1915	30	Death of wife Ellen Alexandra (Nellie) RITCHIE (aged 27)	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	Burial record
1916	31	Military Service	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	Note 4
1933	48	Death of mother Annie MEIZNER (aged 68)	Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52, 60
1955	70	Albert Charles (Sonny) DARWEN died	Bowen, Queensland, Australia
1955	70	Burial	Bowen General Cemetery	Note 6	90

Note 1: Name: Albert Charles Darwen Birth Date: 10 Feb 1885 Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1885 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Father: Albert Darwen Mother: Annie Meizner Page Number: 3523 Registration Number: 000255

Note 2: Burial Queensland Times 3 October 1896 BOWEN NOTES Albert Darwin committed suicide, yesterday, by taking carbolic acid.

Note 3: Albert Charles Darwen Event date: 04/12/1907 Event type: Marriage registration Registration details: 1907/C/2926 Spouse: Ellen Alexandra Ritchie

Note 4: Albert Charles DARWEN Regimental number 2417 Place of birth Pring Queensland Religion Church of England Occupation Labourer Address Bowen, Queensland Marital status Widower Age at embarkation 31 Next of kin Mother, Mrs Annie Gall, Herbert Street, Bowen, Queensland Enlistment date 28 March 1916 Rank on enlistment Private Unit name 47th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/64/3 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 19 September 1916 Rank from Nominal Roll Private Unit from Nominal Roll 47th Battalion Fate Returned to Australia 12 May 1918 Other details War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Date of death 16 March 1955 Age at death 70 Place of burial Bowen Cemetery, Queensland

Note 5: Burial Name Annie Gall Death Date 21Nov1933 Death Place Queensland Father's Name Carl Meizner Mother's Name Christina Jahn Registration Year 1933 Registration Place Queensland Registration Number 003795 Page number 566 Bowen Independent 24 November 1933 OBITUARY. MRS. ANNIE GALL. There passed away at the Kennedy Hospital n Tuesday night, an old re sident of Bowen in the person of Mrs. Annie Gull wife of Mr. J. Gall, Her- bert Street, after a lengthy Illness. Mrs. Gall is a native of this district, being born at Strathmore Station 68 years ago, and is a daughter of the district’s oldest inhabitant, Mrs. C. Meizner. This old lady is about 93 years of age, and was born in Ger many, arriving in Australia by the sailing vessel Larlashelly, and settled in Bowen In 1862, where, with her husband she ran a dairy farm. She is still active and carries her years well, having raised a family of 13 children while her descendants num ber 51 grandchildren, 68 great-grand children and 3, great-great-grand children. The deceased married the late Mr. Albert.Darwen, who prede ceased her some 36 years ago and about 16 years later married Mr. J. Gall. The late Mrs. Gull was liked and respected by a large circle of friends. She has occupied the posi tion of caretaker to the local State School for many years past, and was a willing worker for all causes and always ready to contribute to charit able movements. She leaves a hus band, mother, one brother (Mr. Fred Meissner, (Bowen), four sisters (Mes dames R. Boyd, Bowen, R. Drinkwater Kelsey Creek, J. Hinschen, Proser pine, and G. Day, Mareeba), four sons (Messrs. A. C. Darwen, J. H. Darwen and A. . Darwen Bowen, and W. Darwen, (Sydney) and two daught-. ers (Mesdames.F. Barton, Townsville, and W. Mein , Sydney.) to mourn their loss. The funeral left the Church of England at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Rev. F. W. Palmer perforating the last sad rites at the graveside. The following sent wreaths: —Bowen Salt Employees, Corbett Family, The Family, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gordon, Club Hotel, Mr. and Mrs. O. Fraser, State School: Staff, ■ Mr., and Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. E. W- and 4. Ashworth, Mjr. J. Hester and Fam ily and MJrs. E. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. A. Malone and Family, Mrs. W. H. Darwen and Family, Mrs. Matt. Wil son and George, Mrs! M. Smith and ll.' and li.' Bolton Mrs. J. Vautin, Al bert Sophia v add Jim, Mr. and 'Mrs. B. Payne, and Mr., ana Mrs. F. Payne, Mr. and - Mrs. i J.,. Dawson and Family.

Note 6: PVT Albert Charles “Sonny” Darwen Birth 10 Feb 1885 Bowen, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia Death 16 Mar 1955 (aged 70) Bowen, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia Burial Bowen General Cemetery Bowen, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia Plot SHEET 1 03.19.01, Grave 2251

Source References:

18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Albert Charles Darwen Event date: 04/12/1907 Event type: Marriage registration Registration details: 1907/C/2926 Spouse: Ellen Alexandra Ritchie

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Name: Albert Charles Darwen Birth Date: 10 Feb 1885 Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1885 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Father: Albert Darwen Mother: Annie Meizner Page Number: 3523 Registration Number: 000255

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: PVT Albert Charles “Sonny” Darwen Birth 10 Feb 1885 Bowen, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia Death 16 Mar 1955 (aged 70) Bowen, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia Burial Bowen General Cemetery Bowen, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia Plot SHEET 1 03.19.01, Grave 2251

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