Selected Families and Individuals
Notes
DEATH NOTICE - "Maryborough Chronicle" 16 March 1976
COLVIN, Henry James - At Base Hospital on 15 March 1976, Father & Father-in-law of Edna & Tom Neil (Brisbane), Les Pantlin (Pialba), & the late Joan Pantlin, & Brother-in-law of Miss L. McKewen (Torquay). 85 years.
FUNERAL NOTICE -
COLVIN Henry James- The relatives & friends of the late Henry James Colvin beloved husband of Margaret Ann Colvin (nee McKewen) of 52 Aberdeen Ave, Maryborough, late of Rockhampton, are invited to attend his funeral to move from Fort Street Baptist Church, Maryborough, today Tuesday after service commencing at 1:45pm for interment in Maryborough Garden of Rest.
WIDE BAY PRECEPTORY
The officers & Br. kts. of Wide Bay Preceptory No. 279, are requested to attend the funeral of the late Bro. Kt. H.J.Colvin, to move as per family notice.
Maryborough Cemetery Records show he lived at 52 Aberdeen Ave, Maryborough & was a railway checker.
Annie was enrolled at Tiaro State School in 1897
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In 1918 at time of father's death was living at Rockhampton.
1920 Electoral roll - Wide Bay, Kilkivan Division
ZAHNLEITER Charles Henry, Kilkivan, storekeeper, 18 Dec 1909
Catherine Elizabeth (Kate) ANGEL
Letters written to her sister-in-law Nell (Frances Lucy McKewen) - typed as written. Courtesy of R. Bennett
Evergreen
Wed 21st Oct 1903
My Dear old Nell
We received your letter last week & was very pleased to hear from you. Well Nell that long talked of event is at last past, & Frances has gone to her new home in Gympie. She was married at eleven oclock today week we had splendid fun the remainder of the day and till daylight the next morning. There was dancing singing & games, and Nell I did enjoy myself. She had Mary Knight chief bridesmaid and Mag, Beat & I the others. Mary had a white muslin dress & Mag white cashmere & Beat & I the cream nunsveiling Miss Maslen made my dress up a different way after your wedding Nell. This wedding was carried out different to yours Nell us bridesmaids had to go into the church & the bride came in after. Not half as nice Nell do you think so I think it is about time I wrote about something else now.
Auntie Em has got her photo's I suppose she will be sending you one soon, its a real good photo of both of them. Auntie was very sick last week she had that horrible influenza & was unable to go to the wedding George's arm is getting well he has been going to school but is not able to use the pencil he tried to the other day & his fingers & thumb all swelled up that he could not bend them. Sam has left Calgoa, he has been here nearly all this last week. Its a pity it turned out so poorly isn't it Nell. Beat is going down in a day or two to Tiaro with Sam to see poor old Auntie & she has been sick herself of late she was in bed for a week about a fortnight ago so she needs a change.
Nell what are you thinking of about those shoes I told you or I meant to when I was down that they were included with what we gave you. I suppose Nell you would like be nearer how you can't help but feel it sometimes but Nell its all in life and it will seem a lot worse when you go over to S. Africa wont it but Nell I hope poor old Arthur gets on well over there I suppose you will have heard from him so Nell write soon & tell us about his welfare.
Hannah McKewen's wedding must have been very pretty Nell, it was very quiet & they had nothing afterwards on account of their Aunt dying.
Later. Beat & Sam have gone to Tiaro, so Auntie will have some company, Nell we nightschool folk well not me but the scholars are getting up a picnic to be on the 7th Nov & I think we will have a good day weather permitting. The dengue fever or something like it is raging here now. I have got it. Nell I sent Uncle Dave a piece of your wedding cake and the paper with the account of it & if you have.......
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Kilkivan
August 21st 1904
Dear Nell
I suppose you think I'm a lazy beggar not writing beofre, but Ill make up now for last time, I though you had quite forgotten me, you kept me waiting so long for a letter but I was quite pleased the other night when I got your letter. I hope you got up to Rockhampton safe Nell, I made sure you were coming up here Nell for a while before you went back to Rockhampton & Arthur told us he was going to bring you up, when he went home to Tiaro that time.
There is a grand Ball here on Friday, but I suppose George told you about it Nell, he told me he wrote to you last week Poor old George has had a miserable time down at the Creek, he couldent eat a morsel of food, he said he was terrible lonely, but Tull went down with him today (Sunday), so next week when he has company he may be able to eat
Em was telling me that Mrs Kitt's was a lovely baby, I never saw it yet, Mrs Waldock had her baby christened today I think she called it Alice. We have some nice music here at times, Henry & Dad, I do love to hear Henry playing the violin, but he takes a lot of coaxing before he starts, he seems tired of playing. There has been an awful lot of sickness here Nell I hope you have not had it up there, because you always have enough troubles without having a lot of sickness in the house, especially Nell when you have a rowdy husband like yours, always boxing with you just because he is the best man I forgot all about that when he was here, we should have saw which was the best out of he & I. i must tell him about the building Nell, he was asking me about it.
Dear Arthur the house George & Dad were building is finished & really Arthur its a credit to them, you would really think it was a professional carpenter built it. George & I went out to see the house you & Sam built, & its nearly as good as the one George built, but you'll see it Arthur when you come down again, which I hope will not be long before you & Nell are down here with us. We cant go out to the new house to live until we get the tanks out there full, & I think that will be a long time, we have been such a long time without rain, & there are an awful lof of bush fires around here, the grass is all burnt around here & the place looks so bleak & miserable.
We never got any fish that time we went to Kinbombi Arthur but we had a grand trip. There is a double wedding here on Saturday Nell so Kilkivan is not dead yet, Mrs Love & her daughter Kate, are both to be married, & the daughter is only 16 years old she is far to young to be married. But this Kate is not married yet Arthur, I am waiting until you & Nell come down again, so dont keep us waiting too long Arthur. Well Dear Nell I cant think of any more news So I must leave off writing. How is Mrs Jones getting on, Give her my love Nell, & dont be too long thinking of coming down Arthur because Geo & I cant wait too long for you. So now I must go to bed. Best love from all.
I am
Your loving friend
Kate
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After the death of her husband, George, Kate married Charles Henry Zahnleiter on 12 Feb 1917. They had 4 children.
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1920 Electoral roll - Wide Bay, Kilkivan Division
ZAHNELITER Catherine Elizabeth, Kilkivan, dd, 31 Mar 1917
Jacob's birth and immigration record are ENGEL but his marriage and death were ANGEL
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“Wilderness to Wealth: being a history of the shires of Nanango, Kingaroy, Wondai, Murgon, Kilkivan, and the Upper Yarraman Portion of the Rosalie Shire 1850-1950 " by J.E. Murphy and E.W Easton M.A., published 1950
KILKIVAN - The Union Church p. 422
Mr Jacob Angel was also among the pioneer stalwarts of the Church
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"Gympie in its Cradle Days: reminiscences of Gympie's pioneer days - extracts from "Gympie Times" files" published 1985 p. 72.
... A lot of prospecting was going on in and around Kilkivan, two successful men being the Angel brothers, Jacob and Joe.
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On the Electoral rolls Jacob is recorded as residing at Kilkivan in 1875 and in 1919 as a farmer at Viewlands, Kilkivan.
Elizabeth Francis Agnes (Lily) CRAIG
MARRIAGE NOTICE - "Gympie Times" 26th January 1878
ANGELL & CRAIG - On the 19th January, at Gympie, by the Rev. M. MADDEN, Jacob ANGELL, to Lily, eldest daughter, of Mr Robert CRAIG, of the Rise and Shine.
FUNERAL NOTICE "The Courier Mail" Thursday 27 December 2001
MCKEWEN, John Henry of Manly West. Passed away peacefully 25th December, 2001 aged 92 years. Loving husband of Margaret, Father and Father-in-law of Warren and Marjorie, James and Janet. Grandfather of David, Julie-Anne, Brett, Robyn, and Amos. Great-grandfather of Nathan, Luke, Jerome, Amelia and Emika. PRIVATE BURIAL. A Memorial Service will be held at Janoah Gardens Retirement Village, 11 Audell Street, Manly West, on Friday 28th December, 2001 at 2pm.
SERVICE RECORD - Service: Australian Army, Service Number: QX52222 (Q25299), Date of Enlistment: 14 Mar 1943, Locality on Enlistment: MARYBOROUGH, QLD, Place of Enlistment: PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Next of Kin: MCKEWEN, VIOLET, Date of Discharge: 12 Feb 1946, Rank: Lieutenant, Posting at Discharge: 2/25 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, Prisoner of War: No. (Source: Australian War Memorial website)
FUNERAL NOTICE - "Maryborough Chronicle" - Thursday 30 June 1994
McKEWEN Vi -of 84 Cunningham Street, Urangan, at Hervey Bay Hospital on 28th June. Aged 77 years.
Wife of Wal, Mother & Mother-in-law of Jan & Gregg Cuffe, Keith McKewen, Wendy & Rick Amos, Grandmother of Nikita, Sasha & Jeff Cuffe, Julian, Christopher & Hollie Amos. The funeral will move from Assembly of God New Life Centre, Alice Street, Maryborough on Friday 1st July after service at 11am for interment in Maryborough Garden of Rest.
"The Maryborough Heritage Register - Maryborough Pioneers 1848 - 1868".
Jonathan HARWOOD came to Queensland at the age of 3, with his parents, arriving 6 Dec 1848 at Moreton Bay on board the "Artemisia". He married Mary CLARK 29 April 1868 in Maryborough, and they had the following children:- Jonathan, Mary A., Charles F., Alice, Margaret, John, Mary Janet, William M. M., Edward, James, Robert M., Herbert, Esther C and Blanche C. Jonathan died at the residence of his son-in-law B. McKewen of Lennox Street, Maryborough. The family lived at Upper Burnett, Tiaro, Maryborough and Torquay, Hervey Bay. Occupations included Carrier, Timber Hauler, Butcher (Tiaro 30 years), and Publican and Licensee Club Hotel Maryborough and Prop Torquay Hotel (Courtesy of J. Martin)
Marriage Article - "Maryborough Chronicle" 1st January, 1921. HART - HARWOOD A very pretty wedding was celebrated in Wesley Church on November 30, 1920, the contracting parties being Blanche, youngest daughter of the late Mr Jonathan and Mrs Harwood, late of Pialba, and Charles H Hart, North Sydney, and Petty Officer Hart, of H.M.A.S. Melbourne. The church was prettily decorated and a beautiful wedding bell ( the handiwork of the bride's aunt, Mrs J McAllister, Maryborough) was suspended over the happy couple. The bride entered the church on the arm of her eldest brother and was attended by her two nieces, Miss M. Eisentrager and Miss L Dwyer, as bridesmaids. The bridegroom was supported by Mr R Harwood as bestman and by Mr M Eisentrager as groomsman. The happy couple left by the night mail train for Brisbane and the Blue Mountains, where the honeymoon was spent, afterwards taking up their residence in Sydney.
SERVICE RECORD - Service: Royal Australian Navy, Service Number: B/V114, Date of Enlistment: 7 Sep 1942, Place of Enlistment: BRISBANE, QLD, Next of Kin: CONSTANCE, Date of Discharge: 18 May 1945, Rank: Able Seaman, Posting at Discharge: HMAS Moreton, Prisoner of War: No. (Source: Australian War Memorial website)