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Arthur DARWEN

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Arthur DARWEN	Arthur James DARWEN (1889 - 1949)	Albert DARWEN (1859 - 1896)	James DARWEN (1835 - 1875)
				Elizabeth Hume TAYLOR (1835 - 1901)
			Annie MEIZNER (1865 - 1933)	Carl Ludwig MEIZNER (1834 - 1909)
				Ernestina (Christina) JAHN (1837 - 1936)
		Gertrude May HARDING (1890 - 1976)

Near Relatives of Arthur DARWEN
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Albert DARWEN	1859	Walton, Lancashire, England	1896	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	37
Grandmother	Annie MEIZNER	1865	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1933	Queensland, Australia	68
Father	Arthur James DARWEN	1889	Queensland, Australia	1949	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	60
Mother	Gertrude May HARDING	1890	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1976	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	86
Self	Arthur DARWEN
Brother	Charlie DARWEN
Sister	Daughter 1 DARWEN
Sister	Daughter 2 DARWEN
Brother	Ned DARWEN
Aunt	Elizabeth Annie DARWEN	1884	Queensland, Australia	1945	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	61
Uncle	Thomas Henry BARTON	1878	Queensland, Australia	1959	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	81
Uncle	Albert Charles (Sonny) DARWEN	1885	Queensland, Australia	1955	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	70
Aunt	Sophia Caroline Margaret HILDEBRANDT	1899	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1970	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	71
Aunt	Ellen Alexandra (Nellie) RITCHIE	1888	Queensland, Australia	1915	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	27
Aunt	Alice Mary DARWEN	1887	Queensland, Australia	1968	Gladesville, New South Wales, Australia	81
Uncle	William MEIN
Uncle	John Henry DARWEN	1891	Queensland, Australia	1968	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	77
Aunt	Minnie Alice CHRISTOFFERSON	1893	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1974	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	81
Uncle	William DARWEN	1893	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1974	New South Wales, Australia	81
Aunt	Harriet OSBORNE
Aunt	Ethel May DARWEN	1895	Queensland, Australia	1896	Queensland, Australia	1
Aunt	Winnifred DARWEN	1901	Queensland, Australia	1901	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	0
Cousin	Frederick Thomas BARTON	1904	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	1960	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	56
Cousin	Leslie George BARTON	1907	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	1980	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	73
Cousin	Ethel May DARWEN	1913	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1974	Gosford, NSW, Australia	61
Cousin	William Harold DARWEN	1915	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1988	Sydney, NSW, Australia	73
Brother in Law	Unknown PANTALL
Brother in Law	Unknown NEILSON

Events in Arthur DARWEN's life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1949		Death of father Arthur James DARWEN (aged 60)	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	Note 1	60
1976		Death of mother Gertrude May HARDING (aged 86)	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	Burial record

Note 1: Burial record Bowen Independent 29 July 1949 Obituary The sudden passing of Arthur James Darwen on Saturday night last removed from our midst a very popular figure in the working and sporting spheres of Bowen. "Artie", as he was familiarly known, was 60 years of age at the time of death. The deceased had been under medical treatment for some time, but after a week off duty had resumed work during the previous week as a leading hand at the Coke Works, where he had been employed since its inception. The keenest of fishermen, he had planned to make his regular fishing trip on Sunday, but death intervened. The news came as a shock to his family and many, friends. Artie had no enemies, being a good honest toiler, who had worked in many parts of the district, earning the affection and respect of all for his | quiet, good natured ways. As a boating and fishing enthusiast his name will be long remembered. For many years he was a noted skipper on the harbour, in the craft Growler, Foam, Surprise and Acorn. A hardy sea farer, he sailed the 19 foot Foam to Townsville for regattas. On one occasion, with his uncle, the late W. H. Darwen, he sailed the Foam and the 28ft. Irene from Townsville to Bowen, with the two boats lashed together. In later years, Artie’s favourite past time was fishing, and he was noted for his uncanny skill at this sport. A native of Bowen, he had frequented the harbour’s fishing spots since boy hood; and; it could he safely said that he never missed. When others returned from the day empty-handed, his bag would contain the inevitable slate bream and other fish, hard to catch. It was appropriate that he should have been called by the greatest of Fishermen, on the eve of a quiet day, with his gear ready. Deep sympathy is extended to his sorrowing wife, daughters Mesdames - J. Pantall (Bowen) and Nielson (Mt. Isa) and sons Charlie, Ned and Arthur, and his sister Mrs. W. Mein (Sydney) and brothers Albert, (“Sonny”), John and Bill (Sydney). The funeral took place at 4 p.m. on Sunday from the Salvation Army Hall, Captain Wight performing the last sad rites at the graveside. A large number of fellow employees and friends formed a guard of honour at the cemetery entrance.

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