[Index]

Benjamin TOWERS (1850 - 1922)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Elizabeth Cicel TOWERS (1889 - 1984)	Benjamin TOWERS (1850 - 1922) + Elizabeth GOODE

b. 1850

+. Elizabeth GOODE

d. 1922 at Ayr, Queensland, Australia aged 72

Near Relatives of Benjamin TOWERS (1850 - 1922)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Self	Benjamin TOWERS	1850		1922	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	72
Spouse/Partner	Elizabeth GOODE
Daughter	Elizabeth Cicel TOWERS	1889	Queensland, Australia	1984	Queensland, Australia	95
Son in Law	Charles Stuart (Stewart) DAKERS	abt 1882		1959	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	77
Granddaughter	Olive Elizabeth Susanna DAKERS	1909	Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter	Ivy Cicel Alice DAKERS	1911	Queensland, Australia

Events in Benjamin TOWERS (1850 - 1922)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1850		Benjamin TOWERS was born		died 1922 - age 72 = 1850
1889	39	Birth of daughter Elizabeth Cicel TOWERS	Queensland, Australia	Note 1	52
1922	72	Benjamin TOWERS died	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	Note 2	60
		Death of wife Elizabeth GOODE		Note 3

Note 1: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 about Elizabeth Cecil Towers Name: Elizabeth Cecil Towers Birth Date: 25 Dec 1889 Father's Name: Benjamin Towers Mother's Name: Elizabeth Gool Birth Place: Queensland Registration Year: 1890 Registration Place: Queensland Page Number: 26284 Registration number: 011984

Note 2: Possibly 1922 - Ayr - check cemetery records TOWERS Benjamin - Ayr cemetery - grave no 526 - age 72 - died 18 Aug 1922 Townsville Daily Bulletin 16 Aug 1924 TOWERS.— In loving remembrance of my dear husband and our dear father, Benjamin Towers, who departed this life on 17th August, 1922. (Inserted by his loving wife, daughter and son-in-law, Mrs B. Towers Ayr, and Mr and Mrs C. Dakers, Giru.)

Note 3: Possibly 1941 - Ayr - check cemetery records

Personal Notes:

from birth reg of dau Elizabeth Ancestry - Innes Family Tree Benjamin and Elizabeth Towers were married in Arley, England. On 2/05/1888, Benjamin and Elizabeth boarded the British India Company steamer (a 3 masted schooner), 'Dorunda' with their 5 children - Agnes Jane (14), Samual (12), Anne (7), Susannah (4) and William (1). They disembarked in Townsville and settled on Ross Island where Benjamin worked on the construction of the Victoria Bridge. They later moved to Cecil Park (now El Saronga), via Plantation Creek on the Mermaid, eventually buying some property (91 acres) at Jarvisfield on the old Clare Road in 1890. Later on they moved into Ayr where Benjamin worked as a caretaker at the Ayr showgrounds.

Source References:

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Townsville Daily Bulletin 16 Aug 1924 TOWERS.— In loving remembrance of my dear husband and our dear father, Benjamin Towers, who departed this life on 17th August, 1922. (Inserted by his loving wife, daughter and son-in-law, Mrs B. Towers Ayr, and Mr and Mrs C. Dakers, Giru.)

Created on a Mac™ using iFamily for Mac™ on 17 Sep 2020