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1. Henry Howard, son of Robert Howard and Sarah Powley, was born on May 20, 1806 in Great Fransham, Norfolk, England and died on August 27, 1866 in Eden, NSW1 at age 60. The cause of his death was Heart attack.
Henry married Elizabeth Barnard, daughter of Unknown and Elizabeth,. Elizabeth died in 1895 in Bega, NSW.2 Another name for Elizabeth was Betsy.
Children from this marriage were:
2 M i. Richard Henry Howard was born on January 18, 1841 in Mangonui New Zealand, was baptised on October 31, 1842, died on September 13, 1919 in Bega, NSW3 at age 78, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
3 M ii. John Howard was born on July 8, 1842 in Mangonui, New Zealand, died on January 20, 1913 in Bega, NSW4 at age 70, and was buried on January 21, 1913 in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
F iii. Elizabeth Jane Howard was born on July 24, 1844 in Pambula, NSW.5
4 F iv. Matilda Howard was born on August 7, 1849 in Bega, NSW6 and died on February 27, 1915 in Lismore, NSW7 at age 65.
2. Richard Henry Howard (Henry1) was born on January 18, 1841 in Mangonui New Zealand, was baptised on October 31, 1842, died on September 13, 1919 in Bega, NSW3 at age 78, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW. The cause of his death was diabetes for six weeks and paralysis for two weeks.
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
Richard Howard
18.1.1841 - 13.8.1919
Richard was born at Manganui, North Island of New Zealand on 18th January, 1841 to Henry and Elizabeth Howard. The family was well settled in the rich Oruru farming community when the Maori tribes of the area decided to fight out a longstanding feud. His parents bundled up Richard with his young brother John and they fled the destruction of their home and crops for the safer countryside of the Bega Valley.
His early life was lived in the huts of the day, slabs of wood for the walls, an earthen floor and bark as a roof. For several years the family lived at Panbula, as it was called in those days, possibly with the majority of the small population, on the fertile river flats. Father Henry was often away from home cutting timber or working on the bullock wagons.
A sister Elizabeth Jane was born on 24th July 1844 at Panbula.
By 1849, when another sister Matilda was born, the family was living in Bega, across the river at Corridgeree, Tarraganda. Here Henry was a labourer, probably doing the timber sawing and bullock wagoning as before. Richard was now 8 years old and there was no school in the Bega area. In 1854, a school-house served as a church in the Anglican grounds, but there was no regular clergyman.
In a survey of Bega in February 1851, there were only a few huts at "Yarranung" and huts at Tarraganda, where there was 'a boiling down establishment' for cattle and sheep, to extract the fat. The first public-house was built at the end of 1851 at "Yarranung", the only one between Moruya and Panbula.
1851 was also the year of disastrous floods in the Bega Valley, with loss of life, livestock , huts and pastures. Living at Tarraganda, the Howard's would have been able to climb higher into the Dr. George Mountain for protection from the rising waters.
In 1859, according to the Eden & District Electoral Roll, Batemans Bay to Eden South Coast NSW, by Geoff Reynolds, the following men were resident at 'Warra Gubra', Bega, (the spelling maybe phonetic);
Wm. Ainscough, Jas. Jackson, Matthew Shannaghan, Hy. Brook, Thos. Lawson, Jas. Sullivan, Hy . Engelman, Geo. Meaker, Richd. Whalebone, Jas. Hanlon, John Meaker, Wm. I. White, John D 'Courcy Hart, Wm. Mlitchell, Jas. Winter. Robt. Hart, Wm. Nelson, Francis Hayes, Geo. Read, John Heydon, Horrox Read, John Hibburd, Horrox J. Read, Henry Howard, Theodore Roessler.
In 1867, the family was devastated by Henry's accidental death. He was maneuvering a fully laden wagonload of wool down the treacherous mountains between Bombala and Wyndham when he apparently had a heart attack.
Henry died intestate and Richard, aged 26, was left the Newtown property, which in those days was quite large, extending from the Tathra Road west to the Bega Road (Princes Highway). His brother John was given the Tathra Road property.
While clearing his land and cutting wattle bark, Richard's attention was diverted by a friend and he chopped off the top joint of his first finger on the left hand with his tomahawk. This was mentioned in the Bega Gazette of October 1868.
When Richard married in December 1874, he was a farmer at Bega. His bride, Isabella Armstrong , of Greigs Flat, near Panbula, was the youngest daughter of 7 children to James and Elizabeth (nee Jamieson) Armstrong.
In the Official Post Office Directory of 1878, the Bega District is described as a pastoral area, 'with the inhabitants mainly small landholders, who are working steadily improving their positions,' with the only livestock found on farms and small grazing leases. The population in 1871 was 2,651 souls and in 1878 at 4,000, a very rapid increase.
Richard and Isabella helped with this 'rapid increase' by having 12 children, all born in Bega, however only 6 survived childhood. They were:
1. Elizabeth Jane Howard, b. 1875, d. 3 April 1890 at Bega.
2. Florence Isabella Jane Howard, b. 1878, m. 1 Edward Jamieson, 1902 in Bega, m.2 Andrew G . Collins, 1914.
3. Henry Jamieson Howard, b. 12 September 1879, mar. Catherine Mary Roberts, 11 January 19 1 1 , Bega.
4. James Alexander Howard, b. 1881, mar. Edith Alma Kirkland, 1917, Bega.
5. Amy May Howard, b. 1883, mar. John H.E Hand 1916, Sydney.
6. Richard Charles Howard, b. 1885, d. pre 1919.
7. Jessie Maud Howard, b. 1887, mar. Walter H. Moore, 1914, Bega.
8. Gertrude Olive Howard, b. 1889, mar.1922 Albert Barwick, d.1941.
9. Herbert Richard Stanley Howard, b. 1891, mar. Annie V. Barwick, 1920, Cooma.
10. Ruby Peal Howard, b. 1894, d. 1894, Bega.
11. Oswald Newell Howard, b. 1895, d. 1895, Bega.
12. Doris Rita Victoria Howard, b. 1897, d. 1902, Bega.
Richard worked hard on his property, with a few set-backs like the following extract from 21 January 1885, Bega Gazette:
About midnight of Saturday, Mr. Richard Howard's large barn containing a lot of hay, chaff grass seed, a chaff cutter and a horse powers the whole valued at over two hundred and fifty pounds, was destroyed by fire. The hay had been splendidly cured, and as Mr. Howard had orders for the delivery of quantities of chaff at a good price, the loss is severe. Incendiarism is suspected.
He prospered and bought more property at Buckajo and North Bega adjacent to his brother John . His 'Mount Pleasant' property at North Bega was later bought by Mr. Hugh McGrory, whose wife Elizabeth was the daughter of John Hibburd and Jane Rebecca White, daughter of Annie White of the Victoria Inn. John Hibburd died four months before his daughter Elizabeth was born and Jane later married James Armstrong, brother of Isabella Howard, who raised the Hibburd children, as well as having three of his own.
Richard died in September 1919 after suffering from diabetes for six weeks and paralysis for two weeks.
Three males and two females had predeceased him, with Florence (41), Henry J. (40), James A ( 38), Amy M. (36), Jessie M. (32), Gertrude (30) and Herbert R. S. (28) surviving him.
Bega Budget, Wednesday, September 17,1919:
After a somewhat lingering illness, Mr. Richard Howard passed away at his home, "Mount Pleasant", Bega, on Saturday afternoon in his 79th year: Deceased, who came to the district with his parents when a lad, by perseverance and thrift acquired considerable landed property. He was the very embodiment of honesty, and his name stood for all that was honourable and straighf orward. Deceased was one of those who attended the inaugural meeting of the Manchester Unity Oddfellows in Bega, and has been a member of that great society ever since. A widow survives, also three sons and four daughters Messrs H.J., James and Stanley, Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Hand , Mrs. Moore and Miss Gertie Howard. A large number of mourners followed the remains to the Church of England cemetery, and the Rev. B. D. Bryant performed the last rites.
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Will
97068 HOWARD, Richard. Late of Bega, Farmer.
This is the Last Will and Testament of me Richard Howard of Bega in the State of New South Wales Commonwealth of Australia Farmer. I give unto my Wife Isabella All that the furniture in my house at "Mount View" near Bega absolutely. I give unto my Daughter Florence Isabella the sum of Eight hundred pounds absolutely. I give unto my daughter Amy May the sum of Eight hundred pounds absolutely. I give unto my Daughter Jessie Maud the sum of Nine hundred and fifty pounds absolutely. I give unto my Daughter Gertrude Olive the sum of Nine hundred and fifty pounds absolutely. I give unto my said Wife Isabella an annuity of Two pounds fifteen shillings per week payable every four weeks and charged upon the whole of my Real Estate as is hereinafter provided. I place unto my Son James Alexander Howard All that my farm containing Ninety- nine acres and fourteen perches of land or thereabouts situate at Newtown Bega aforesaid . Also sixty-nine and one hall acres of land situate at Ravenswood near Bega aforesaid being lots four, five, six and seven of the subdivision of suburban allotment number fifty-six Parish of Bega County of Auckland and Eighty acres of land at the Peak being portions One hundred and seventy two and one hundred and seventy eight Parish of Meringo County of Auckland. Subject to and charged with the payment within two years after my decease of the sum of One hundred pounds to my son Henry Jamieson Howard And subject to and charged with the payment of Fifteen shillings per week part of the annuity bequeathed to my said Wife and payable every four weeks. I Devise unto my Son Henry Jamieson Howard portions Seventy-seven, seventy-eight, forty-one and part of portion forty Parish of Meringo County of Auckland. Subject to and charged with the payment of the sum of One pound per week part of the annuity bequeathed to my said Wife and payable every four weeks. I Devise unto my Son Herbert Richard Stanley Howard Al l those one hundred and seventy-five and one-half acres of land or thereabouts being portions Two hundred and seventy-two, Two hundred and seventy-five, Two hundred and eighty-one and two hundred and eighty-four situate in the said Parish of Meringo County of Auckland and portions One hundred and forty- seven Parish of Brogo County of Auckland. Also Eighty acres of lan d at the Peak being portions one hundred and seventy-three and one hundred and eighty- seve n Parish of Meringo County of Auckland. Subject to and charged with the payment of the sum of One hundred pounds to my said son Henry Jamieson Howard within two years after my decease . And subject to and charged with the payment of the sum of One pound per week part of the annuity bequeathed to my said Wife and payable every four weeks. I Bequeath unto my said Son He rbert Richard Stanley Howard Forty cows and two bulls to be selected by my said son Herbert R ichard Stanley out of my dairy herd. And also all agricultural and other implements goods an d chattels and effects in or about the said farm bequeathed to my said son Herbert Richard Stanley Howard. And I Hereby Declare that none of the said lands devised to my said three sons shall be either mortgaged or sold by any of them until after the death of my said Wife. I Give unto my said son Herbert Richard Stanley Howard Ten shares in the Bega Cooperative Creamery Company Limited and to each of my said sons James Alexander Howard and Herbert Richard Stanley Howard Five shares in the Farmers Co-operative Company Limited. I give and Bequeath All my surplus stock unto my said two sons James Alexander Howard and Herbert Richard Stanley Howard absolutely in equal shares. And as to the rest residue and remainder of my Estate both real and personal I give devise and bequeath the same unto my said three sons and four daughters as tenants in common in equal shares Subject to the payment of all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses. And I direct that should there be insufficient money to pay my said debts funeral and testamentary expenses the balance shall be paid by my said three sons in equal shares. I Appoint my said son Herbert Richard Stanley Howard and Henry Hetherington of Bega aforesaid Farmer to be the Executors and Trustees of this my Will. I Hereby Revoke all former Wills and Testamentary dispositions made by me and declare this to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand to this my Will this Twenty first day of August in the year one thousand nine hundred and nineteen.
Signed by the said Richard Howard as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us both present at the same time and we at this request in his sight and presence and in the p resence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as allocated witnesses C.J. Cunningham, solicitor Bega, Henry Hetherington Bega.
17th October 1919 On this date Probate of the Will of the said deceased was granted to Herbert Richard Stanley Howard, The Executors named in the said Will, Testator died at Bega 13th Se ptember 1919, Estate sworn at 12806-7-5 Net.
Sands Directories:
Sydney and New South Wales, Australia, 1861-1933
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Year: 1903 (Pastorl)
Page: 33c
Owner: Howard, Richard
Station: Bega
Post Town: Bega
Horses: 4
Cattle: 127
Sheep:
Year: 1904 (Pastorl)
Page: 35c
Owner: Howard, Richard
Station: Bega
Post Town: Bega
Horses: 4
Cattle: 118
Sheep:
Year: 1906 (Pastorl)
Page: 53c
Owner: Howard, Richard
Station: Bega
Post Town: Bega
Horses: 5
Cattle: 121
Sheep:
Year: 1907 (Pastorl)
Page: 58c
Owner: Howard, Richard
Station: Bega
Post Town: Bega
Horses: 5
Cattle: 115
Sheep:
Richard married Isabella Armstrong, daughter of James Armstrong and Elizabeth Jamieson, on December 16, 1874 in Greigs Flat near Pambula, NSW.8 Isabella was born on September 7, 1855 in Greigs Flat near Pambula, NSW9 and died on January 19, 1924 in Bega, NSW10 at age 68.
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
In the days before Mrs. Isabella Howard's death in January 1924, heat wave conditions were fe lt in Bega, according to the local paper. On one particular day, the temperature was recorded as being 110 degrees in the shade and cattle were collapsing in the saleyards, one dying . A heavy fog was experienced in the morning, which is usually a forerunner to a hot day, and this was the hottest in memory Birds were reported to have fallen from the trees and there was one report of the hen eggs being cooked in the nest.
Bega District News: Returned Thanks, Thursday afternoon, January 24, 1924.
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The family of the late Mrs. R Howard desire to express their gratitude for many expressions and messages of sympathy in their bereavement, and especially to Miss Eva Murray for kind assistance.
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Elizabeth Jane Howard was born in November 1875 in Bega, NSW11 and died on April 3, 1890 in Bega, NSW12 at age 14.
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
Elizabeth Jane Howard (1875-1890)
Elizabeth was obviously named after her aunt, Richard's younger sister. Little is known of her short life of 15 years.
5 F ii. Florence Isabella Jane Howard was born in 1878 in Bega, NSW13 and died in 1957 in Rockdale, NSW14 at age 79.
6 M iii. Henry Jamieson Howard was born on September 12, 1879 in Bega, NSW,15 died on December 31, 1925 in Bega, NSW16 at age 46, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
7 M iv. James Alexander Howard was born on August 11, 1881 in Bega, NSW,17 died on June 26, 1934 in Bega, NSW18 at age 52, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
F v. Amy May Howard was born in 1883 in Bega, NSW19 and died in 1959 in Sydney, NSW20 at age 76.
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
Amy May Howard (1883-?)
Amy Howard married in 1916 to John H.F Hand at Sydney, nothing further is known. She may have gone to New Zealand.
Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936
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Name: Amy May Hand
Address: Greenhill
Gender: Female
Electoral Year: 1930
State: New South Wales
District: Cowper
Subdistrict: Kempsey
Occupation: Home Duties
Name: Amy May Hand
Address: Greenhill
Gender: Female
Electoral Year: 1936
State: New South Wales
District: Cowper
Subdistrict: Kempsey
Occupation: Home Duties
More about Amy:
• In 1930 she lived in Greenhill, Kempsey, NSW.
Amy married John Henry Frederick Hand, son of Henry Frederick Hand and Agnes Ada Borger, in 1916 in Sydney, NSW.21 John was born in 1892 in Kempsey, NSW22 and died in 1961 in Sydney, NSW23 at age 69.
More about John:
• In 1930 he lived in Greenhill, Kempsey, NSW.
• In 1930 his occupation was Coachbuilder in Kempsey, NSW.
M vi. Richard Charles Howard was born in 1885 in Bega, NSW.24
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
Richard C. Howard (1885-?)
Richard is mentioned in his father's death certificate as being deceased, but there is no evi dence of a death notice before 1919. He may have died as a baby like his later brothers and sisters.
F vii. Jessie Maud Howard was born in 1887 in Bega, NSW25 and died in 1964 in Hornsby, NSW26 at age 77.
Jessie married Walter Hamilton Moore, son of Samuel S. Moore and Eliza, in 1914 in Bega, NSW.27 Walter was born in 1880 in Maitland, NSW28 and died on January 16, 1915 in Bega, NSW29 at age 35.
F viii. Gertrude Olive Howard was born in 1889 in Bega, NSW30 and died in 1941 in North Sydney, NSW31 at age 52.
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
Gertrude Olive Howard (1889-1941)
Gertie won prizes at the local shows for her cooking and needlework. In 1922 she married Albert H. Barwick at Paddington, Sydney. Albert was a brother of Anne Victoria Barwick, who married Gertie's brother H.R. Stanley Howard, and brother of Martha Peai'l who married 'Wee' Howard. Albert had been born in Braidwood in 1883, where his parents had married in1870. Gertie died at North Sydney in 1941. She is possibly the Mrs Barwick, living in Carp St, Bega, mentioned in her brother James' obituary, and part owner of the Occidental Hotel with her sister Anne Howard.
I do not know of any family for Gertie and Albert.
More about Gertrude:
• In 1930 she lived in Parker Street, Bega, NSW.
• In 1934 she lived in Bega, NSW.
• In 1936 she lived in Bega, NSW.
Gertrude married Albert Henry Barwick, son of Jabez Edward Barwick and Sarah Jane Warne, in 1922 in Paddington, NSW.32 Albert was born in 1883 in Cooma, NSW33 and died in 1966 in Newtown, NSW34 at age 83.
Notes: First World War Embarkation Roll
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Albert Henry Barwick
Number : 2033
Rank : Private
Unit : 33 Infantry Battalion - 1 to 6 Reinforcements (May-November 1916)
Ship Name : HMAT Anchises
Ship number : A68
Date of embarkation : 24 August 1916
Place of embarkation : Sydney
More about Albert:
• He was described as at age 33, height 5 foot 4 inches, weight 138 lbs, complexion dark, eyes brown and hair brown.
• Religion: Church of England.
• In 1916 his occupation was Hairdresser in Sydney, NSW.
• In 1916 he lived in Avoca Street, Randwick, NSW.
• He served in the military as a Private, number 2033, 33rd Battalion, 1st AIF from April 10, 1916 to December 9, 1918 in WW1. Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 August 1916.
• In 1930 his occupation was Hairdresser in Bega, NSW.
• In 1930 he lived in Parker Street, Bega, NSW.
• In 1936 his occupation was Hairdresser in Bega, NSW.
• In 1936 he lived in Bega, NSW.
8 M ix. Herbert Richard Stanley Howard was born in 1891 in Bega, NSW35 and died in 1965 in Waverley, NSW36 at age 74.
F x. Ruby Peal Howard was born in 1894 in Bega, NSW37 and died on May 24, 1894 in Bega, NSW.38
M xi. Oswald Newell Howard was born on April 10, 1895 in Bega, NSW39 and died on June 27, 1895 in Bega, NSW.40
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
Oswald Nuel Howard (1895-1895)
Bega Standard, Tuesday July 2, 1895
HOWARD
On 27th June, at his parents residence, Bega, Oswald Nuel,
Infant son of Richard and Isabella Howard; aged 2 months and 17 days.
Another little lamb is gone,
To dwell with him who gave.
Another little darling babe,
Is sheltered in the grave.
God needed one more angel child,
Amidst his shining hand,
And so he bent with loving smile,
And clasped our darling's hand.
F xii. Doris Rita Victoria Howard was born in 1897 in Bega, NSW41 and died on May 23, 1902 in Bega, NSW42 at age 5.
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
Doris Rita Victoria Howard (1897-1902)
Little Doris lived for 5 years but again another child died for Richard and Isabella. As the youngest child, Doris' death would have had a particularly tragic effect on the whole family.
Bega Standard, May 1902
The sad death occurred last Friday a.m. when Doris Rita, aged 5 years, daughter of Mr. Richard Howard, succumbed to an attack of rheumatic fever, after suffering for about a month. Deceased was particularly bright and winsome little girl, a great favorite with her father and the pet of the whole family. This is the 5th death that has taken place in the family, and the sorrowing relatives have the deep sympathy of a large circle off friends in their bereavement.
The funeral took place on Sunday p.m. and was largely attended. A service was held in the Chu rch of England and the remains were afterwards interred in the Church of England portion of the cemetery, the Reverend G Soares of Cobargo officiating. The coffin was covered in beautiful wreaths. The scene at the graveside was most affecting and many were moved to tears.
Messrs Manning & Son had charge of arrangements. Wreaths were sent by Mr.& Mrs. J Howard & family, Mr. & Mrs. J. Hayes & family, Mr. & Mrs. Weatherhead & family, Mr. & Mrs. Cowdroy & family, Mrs. & Miss 0'Toole, Miss Jessie Thompson, Miss Done White, Mr. & Mrs. R. Moore, Mr. & M rs. J Hukins, Mr. & Mrs. Finucane, Mr. & Mrs. D. Gowing, Mr. & Mrs. C. Underhill, Miss Eileen White, Mr. & Mrs. M. Higgins & family, Misses Glorrie & Olive Boag.
Cards of sympathy were sent by, Mr. & Mrs. J. C. Evans, Mr. & Mrs. Bartley, Mr. & Mrs. A. E . Cowdroy, Mr. & Mrs. R. Underhill &family, Mr. & Mrs. W. W. Rixon, Mr. & Mrs. Lawson & family and Mr. & Mrs. J Rixon.
3. John Howard (Henry1) was born on July 8, 1842 in Mangonui, New Zealand, died on January 20, 1913 in Bega, NSW4 at age 70, and was buried on January 21, 1913 in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
John married Caroline Whitby, daughter of John Whitby and Mary Baker, on March 13, 1866 in St. John's Church, Bega, NSW.43 Caroline was born on April 23, 1845 in Bald Hills near Pambula, NSW,44 died on January 24, 1928 in Bega, NSW45 at age 82, and was buried on January 25, 1928 in Bega, NSW.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. John Henry Howard was born on January 6, 1867 in Bega, NSW46 and died in 1945 in Bega, NSW47 at age 78.
9 F ii. Elizabeth Mary Howard was born on January 15, 1869 in Bega, NSW,48 died on March 17, 1933 in Bega, NSW49 at age 64, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
10 F iii. Mary Ann Howard was born on June 6, 1871 in Bega, NSW50 and died in 1961 in Chatswood, NSW51 at age 90.
F iv. Sarah Jane Howard was born in 1874 in Bega, NSW52 and died in 1966 in Sydney, NSW53 at age 92. She never married and had no children.
M v. George Howard was born on February 5, 1876 in Bega, NSW,54 died on January 2, 1909 in Sydney, NSW55 at age 32, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
M vi. James Noel Howard was born on December 11, 1878 in Bega, NSW,56 died on March 25, 1934 in Tathra, NSW57 at age 55, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
James married Alma Jemima Ledge, daughter of William Edward Ledge and Catherine McKay, in 1915 in Bega, NSW.58 Alma was born in 1887 in Bega, NSW,59 died on April 13, 1967 in Bega, NSW60 at age 80, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
11 F vii. Esther Emma Howard was born on August 3, 1881 in Bega, NSW,61 died on June 25, 1933 in Foxton, NZ at age 51, and was buried in June 1933 in Foxton cemetery, New Zealand.
F viii. Alice May Howard was born on July 12, 1884 in Bega, NSW,62 died in 1980 in Bega, NSW at age 96, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
Alice married Francis Joshua Robinson, son of Wilfred John Robinson and Cora Agnes Burgess, in 1912 in Woollahra, NSW.63 Francis was born in 1881 in Redfern, NSW,64 died in 1921 in Newtown, NSW65 at age 40, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
M ix. Albert Edward Howard was born on June 24, 1886 in Bega, NSW,66 died on March 30, 1974 in NSW67 at age 87, and was buried in Nowra Cemetery, NSW.
More about Albert:
• Religion: Church of England.
• Occupation: Tram Conductor.
• He served in the military as a Private, number 3091, 17th Battalion, 1st AIF from August 19, 1915 to August 27, 1917 in WW1. Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 20 December 1915.
M x. Henry Howard was born in 1889 in Bega, NSW,68 died on September 4, 1976 in Bega, NSW69 at age 87, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
Henry married Martha Pearl Barwick, daughter of Jabez Edward Barwick and Sarah Jane Warne, in 1914 in Sydney, NSW.70 Martha was born on June 22, 1888 in Cooma, NSW, died on December 30, 1914 in Sydney, NSW71 at age 26, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
Henry next married Gladys Mary Smith, daughter of James Brandon Smith and Maria Ann Howard, in 1916 in Redfern, NSW.72 Gladys was born in 1887 in Bega, NSW,73 died on May 29, 1925 in Bega, NSW74 at age 38, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
Henry next married Mavis May Howard, daughter of Henry James Arnold and Elsie P. Taylor, in 1927 in Bega, NSW.75 Mavis was born in 1909 in Bega, NSW,76 died on March 29, 1993 in Bega, NSW at age 84, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
4. Matilda Howard (Henry1) was born on August 7, 1849 in Bega, NSW6 and died on February 27, 1915 in Lismore, NSW7 at age 65.
Matilda married Lawrence John Thomas O'Toole, son of Michael O'Toole and Mary Rush, on October 14, 1873 in Sydney, NSW.77 Lawrence was born in 1850 in Five Dock, NSW78 and died on November 12, 1927 in Lidcombe, NSW79 at age 77.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. Alfred Michael O'Toole was born in 1876 in Bega, NSW.80
M ii. Edye Lawrence O'Toole was born in 1878 in Bega, NSW81 and died in 1960 in Lismore, NSW82 at age 82.
Edye married Araicher Dooley, daughter of James Dooley and Emma, in 1905 in Ballina, NSW.83 Araicher died in 1953 in Lismore, NSW.84
M iii. Arthur Gladstone O'Toole was born in 1880 in Bega, NSW.85
12 F iv. Ethel Maud O'Toole was born on August 24, 1883 in Candelo, NSW and died on August 17, 1976 in Bundaberg, QLD at age 92.
M v. Decimus Weston O'Toole was born in 1887 in Bega, NSW86 and died on July 16, 1965 in Lismore, NSW87 at age 78.
Decimus married Margaret Florence Blaney, daughter of George Blaney and Ann Perkins, in 1909 in Lismore, NSW.88 Margaret was born on June 7, 1889 in Broughton Creek near Berry, NSW89 and died on June 11, 1978 in Lismore, NSW90 at age 89.
M vi. Henry Howard O'Toole was born in 1874 in Bega, NSW91 and died in 1951 in Casino, NSW92 at age 77.
Henry married Selina M. Eveleigh in 1901 in Singleton, NSW.90
5. Florence Isabella Jane Howard (Richard Henry2, Henry1) was born in 1878 in Bega, NSW13 and died in 1957 in Rockdale, NSW14 at age 79.
More about Florence:
• In 1936 she lived in Togo Street, Banksia, NSW.
Florence married Edward Jamieson, son of Edward Jamieson and Louisa Couch, in 1902 in Bega, NSW.93 Edward was born on January 12, 1867 in Shellharbour, NSW,94 died on November 7, 1906 in Waterloo, NSW95 at age 39, and was buried on November 10, 1906 in Bega, NSW.
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Doris Rita Isabel Jamieson was born in 1904 in Bega, NSW96 and died in 1990 at age 86.
More about Doris:
• In 1930 she lived in 54 Coolong Road, Vaucluse, NSW.
• In 1936 she lived in 2 Military Road, Vaucluse, NSW.
Doris married Eric James Brown, son of James E. Brown and Minnie McMillan, in 1932 in Woollahra, NSW.97 Eric was born in 1905 in Annandale, NSW.98 They had no children.
More about Eric:
• In 1930 his occupation was Clerk in Sydney, NSW.
• In 1936 his occupation was Clerk in Sydney, NSW.
• In 1936 he lived in 2 Military Road, Watson's Bay, NSW.
F ii. Marjorie Gertrude Ruby Jamieson was born in 1906 in Bega, NSW99 and died in 1944 in Rockdale, NSW100 at age 38.
More about Marjorie:
• In 1936 her occupation was Machinist.
• In 1936 she lived in 26 Togo Street, Banksia, NSW.
Marjorie married Raymond Dedrich Nissen, son of Charles Raymond Nissen and Eliza Selina Barwick, in 1942 in Paddington, NSW.101 Raymond was born in 1900 in Bega, NSW102 and died in 1964 in Goulburn, NSW103 at age 64.
More about Raymond:
• In 1936 his occupation was Motor Driver.
• In 1936 he lived in 116 Lyons Road, Drummoyne, NSW.
Florence next married Andrew Bertrid Collins, son of Robert W. Collins and Minna Love, in 1914 in Paddington, NSW.104 Andrew was born in 1884 in Bega, NSW105 and died in 1969 in Kogarah, NSW106 at age 85.
More about Andrew:
• In 1936 his occupation was Labourer.
• In 1936 he lived in Togo Street, Banksia, NSW.
The child from this marriage was:
M i. Raymond R. Collins was born in 1915 in NSW and died in 1915 in Woollahra, NSW.107
6. Henry Jamieson Howard (Richard Henry2, Henry1) was born on September 12, 1879 in Bega, NSW,15 died on December 31, 1925 in Bega, NSW16 at age 46, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW. The cause of his death was chronic nephritis and uremia. Another name for Henry was Harry.
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
Henry Jamieson Howard (1879-1925)
Henry Jamieson Howard, better known as 'Harry' was the third child (first son) of Richard and Isabella Howard, born 12 September 1879, at Bega. His mother was 24 years of age and his father 38 at the time. As with most children born in the Bega Valley in the late 1800s, Mrs. Mary Maples (nee Blacka), a local midwife, was present at the birth, and official witness.
Working on his father's property would have been a major part of growing up in Bega.
Harry was impressed by the turn out of the local Bega Mounted Rifle Squadron and joined the men in training with their horses in preparation for the Boer War in South Africa. He was a natural horseman and sportsman and soon was promoted through the ranks. The Bega Mounted Rifles were included in the NSW Light Horse Regiment for the Boer War and became officially the Australian Light Horse after Federation.
The military parades were great social events in the district, attracting large crowds to view the skills of the horsemen, and participate in the social evening to follow.
On the 11 January 1911, Henry Jamieson Howard was married to Catherine Mary Roberts at St Johns Church of England, Bega, by Archdeacon T.E. Owens Mel. The best man was William Bickerton Weatherhead and bridesmaid was J. Maude Howard (Jessie), Harry's sister.
Catherine was the eldest daughter of Evan and Mary Grace (nee Steer) Roberts from Sydney. She was born in 1888, followed by two brothers and five sisters. Catherine had come to Bega to work as a receptionist at the Bega Family Hotel for the Underhill family, especially to be a companion to old Mrs. Jane Underhill. Here she most likely met Harry, a handsome local farmer in the uniform of the Australian Light Horse.
The Bega Squadron of the Australian Light Horse presented the happy couple with a magnificent mantle clock, inscribed on the occasion of their marriage. This clock became a family icon, never moved from the Howardville mantelpiece until after Catherine's death. Later daughter Lorna found the clock stored in a pantry and took it back to Bombala, where upon her death, her daughter Helen took it to Queensland.
Henry and Catherine lived at Buckajo until moving to Howardville in about 1920. Their family were;
i. Norman Henry Howard, b. 1911, d. 1997, Bega.
ii. Harold Claude Howard, b. 1912, m. Audrey Rosser, d. 1992.
iii. Phyllis May Howard, b. 1914, m. 1944 Angus C. Urquhart, d. 1979.
iv. Hamilton Irwin Howard, b. 1915, m. Mary Mowberry, d. 1960.
v. Evan Roberts Howard, b. 1918, m. Gwen Lette, d. 1992.
vi. Roy Ronald Howard, b. 1920, m. 1945 Margaret Ainsworth, d. 2000
vii. Colin Arthur Howard, b. 1922, m. Nan Hird, d. 1988.
viii. Lorna Kathleen Howard, b. 1924, m. Jock Stewart, d. 1996.
During the First World War, Harry Howard was promoted to Captain and stayed at home training troops to go overseas. He tried many times to pass the medical test to go to the front, but was continually rejected, much to his disappointment.
Harry J Howard was very much involved with the formation of the Bega Jockey and Trotting Clubs, as were his brothers and cousins. Harry's brother Stan had a trotter named 'Rocleigh'.
November 28, 1916
The Bega jockey club held a meet, where the judge was Jas. Cochrane, Stewards were Messrs J . M. Rixon, E.A Tarlinton and Jas. H. Howard. J Howard's 'Cumber Lady' a mare, won from 'Bemboka Lad' (H. Carpenter) by a short neck. The prize money was 15 sovereigns and the winning time was 6 furlongs in 1.19 minutes.
February 21, 1917
A Trotting Club was formed in Bega at the School of Arts Meeting last Tuesday night, 18th. Subscriptions are 1. 1.0/pa., the President elected is E. I. Pell, Vice Presidents W.A. Smith and H.J. Howard, Treasure; Jim Rixon.
In 1922, the 'Bega Star" editor, W.H. Smith encouraged a Back to Bega Week of celebrations to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Bega Show, which began in 1872.
The Jubilee Show Committee was made up of: J.T. Rogers (president), E.C. Bingernann (treasurer), G. Guthrey, H.J. Howard, J.K. Beht, W.G. McLeod, T. Underhill, C. Parbery, J. Cochrane , B. Gowing, S. Piper, J. Whyman, and A.J. Sims.
From March 1-7, 1922, civic receptions, and dramatic exhibitions of produce, flowers, ribbons and flags entertained huge gatherings of Bega's pioneers and their descendants. Howard pioneers alive to see this anniversary would have been Mrs. Richard Howard aged 67 and Mrs. John Howard aged 76.
Harry Howard was elected to the Bega Municipal Council on 8 December 1922, with Mr. J. E. L . Barber.
Bega District News, Thursday Afternoon, January 17, 1924
Bega Trotting Club committee met on Monday night, Mr. H. J. Howard presiding. A statement of accounts in connection with the recent annual meeting showed a profit of about 5 pounds. The nominations were not as big as in the previous annuals, and the gate takings were also a loss. The Club apparently gave away too much in prize money at the annuals. It was resolved to hold the next meeting on Saturday, February 9, when a 48 pound programme will be put through, the events being the same a the previous meetings, with the exception that the Encourage Stake will be for unhoppled horses. The programme for the Show meeting will be the same as that on February 9.
Mr. H. Howard was the owner of racehorse 'Shady Dell', racing at 8.4 with Vitnell the jockey.
Bega District News, Thursday Afternoon, January 31 1924.
The Bega Show is only a few weeks off, and the committee is busy arranging details. Mr. H.J . Howard, who has been a ring steward for some years, resigned, owing to ill health. It was resolved to thank Mr Howard for his service.
Alderman H.J. Howard attended one of his last monthly meetings on Tuesday March 4, 1924. Present were Ald. Pell (Mayor), Heady, jewel, Kelly, Rogers, Howard and O'Neill and Mr. Filmer (Town Clerk). An apology was sent by Ald. Brown.
The works committee reported that the Council's men had been engaged in reforming, metalling and blinding on Carp St during the past month and that the street is now open again to traffic. Recommendations included:
• that Mr. Thatcher be given permission to proceed with the additions to the 'District News Office'
• that Mr. P.V. Reilly be given permission to build a blacksmith's shop at rear of his house in Gipps St;
• that Mr. W. Walker be granted an extension of two weeks in which to complete his contract;
• that the Salvation Army's request to be allowed to collect at the Show gates during Show days be granted;
• that Mr. Carriage be given permission to erect a hayshed on his property;
• that Mr. J. White be given permission to have a verandah built over the footpath in front of his cottage in Church St, the same to be in harmony with the adjacent buildings and the Inspector to see that the work is properly carried out.
Henry's Death - Henry Jamieson Howard died on New Years Eve, 31 December, 1925, from chronic nephritis and uraemia. Dr John McKee had been his medical practitioner for many years. Henr y was only 45 years old, in the prime of his life, leaving children aged from 14 to 4 months.
Bega District News, 6 January 1926
After a long and lingering illness Mr. HJ. Howard passed away on New Years Eve, at the early age of 45. A year or so back he appeared to be a fine robust man, although it was known for some years past he had not been as strong as he appeared to be, heart and kidney troubles attacking him periodically. It had been known for some time that his case was hopeless and after some months in Sydney under the most skilled treatment he was brought home a few weeks back to await the end, but he never wavered in the hope that he would recover. But it was nott o be, and in the closing hours of the old year he passed away.
The late Mr. Howard, or Harry, as he was known to everybody, had for many years been prominent in local affairs. He first came under notice in the Old Bega Mounted Rifles and Light Horse , in which he was one of the smartest men, and he ultimately rose to the position of captain.
Next, he became prominently connected with the Bega District Jockey Club. successfully as a Starter, succeeding Mr. William Haslingden. When the Far South coast Racing Association was formed he was appointed Starter for all the Associated clubs. He was also prominently associated with the Trotting club, of which he was President for several years. He also took a deep interest in the Agricultural Society and used to be one of the Ring Stewards.
He sat on the Municipal Council for a time, and had to retire owing to failing health. He was also a member of the Pastures Protection Board for some years.
Becoming possessed of valuable property at Buckqjo on the death of the father, he added considerably to it, and was farming in a big way. He was a man of large outlook and progressive ideas, and the district is a loser by his all too early death.
A straightforward and genial man, he had hosts of friends throughout the district, and his death saddened the coming of the new year, not only for his family and relatives, but for the whole community.
His wife, who was formerly Miss Roberts of Sydney, proved herself a true wife and helpmate during his long illness, never leaving his bedside, and they were greatly attached to each other. The utmost sympathy is felt for her and for the young family of six boys and two girls, the eldest of whom is only 14 years.
The funeral on Saturday morning was very well attended. The sporting community being strongly represented. The President and committee of the Bega District Jockey and Trotting Club, the chairman and Directors of the P. P .Board and the Mayor and Aldermen attended in special cars, and a beautiful wreath, prepared by Miss Otton of Numerella, in the form of a horseshoe, was forwarded on behalf of the Jockey Club.
The flags at the racecourse were half-mast while the riders all wore a black band as a further mark of respect to the deceased. The remains were interred in the church of England cemetery, where the Ven. Archdeacon, Dore Bryant, conducted an impressive service.
Bega District News, 6 January, 1936
HOWARD
In loving memory of inv dear husband and our dearest dad, Harry, who passed away December 31, 1925.
With tears I saw him sinking
I watched him fade away;
I tended him with fondest care
But could not make him stay.
Inserted by his loving wife Kitty and children.
Bega District News, Monday January 4, 1931
HOWRAD
In fond and loving memory of my dear husband
and our dearest dad, Harry; who passed away
December 31, 1925.
In memory a constant thought,
In heart a silent sorrow.
Inserted by his loving wife, Kitty, and children
Henry married Catherine Mary Roberts, daughter of Evan Roberts and Mary Grace Steer, on January 11, 1911 in Bega, NSW.108 Catherine was born in 1888 in Sydney, NSW,109 died on July 31, 1969 in Bega, NSW110 at age 81, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW. Another name for Catherine was Kitty.
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
THE FAMILY OF CATHERINE MARY ROBERTS
Evan and Mary, Catherine's parents, were married in 1887 at St Peters Church, Sydney and lived at Balmain, Hart St., Miller's Point and 27 Dalgety's Terrace, Millers Point, Sydney. Evan was a coal lumper on the waterfront and was born in liverpool, England to William and Catherine (nee Davis).
Mary Grace Steer, Catherine's mother, was the daughter of John Steer and Sarah Flanagan who were married on 31 January 1860, at St Phillip Church of England, Sydney. Sarah's father Thomas was a gardener when she married but he had arrived in Sydney as Thomas Moroney alias Flanagan. Thomas had come from Count Clare in Ireland, aged 32, as a convict on boat the 'Governor Ready' in 1829. He had been try for sheep stealing, being a shepherd and herdsman, on 11 March 1822, and sentenced 7 years transportation. According to the ship', records, Thomas was 5 foot 4.5 inches tall, with a ruddy complexion, brown hair and hazel eyes and had a scar under his right eye. He was commissioned to a Dr. Hilton on arrival.
Thomas was married to Mary Cummins on 28 November, 1836 at All Saints in the County Camden, by the Rev. John Vincent, with the permission of the Governor. Thomas by this time was a free man, but Mary had to apply for permission to marry as she had arrived in Sydney on 25 February 1836, on hoard the 'Roslin Castle' as a convict from County Tipperary, Ireland. Mary had been sentenced to life for street stealing on 23 March at the Spring Assizes in 1834, she was 28. Her complexion was sallow, she had dark brown hair and brown eyes and was 5 foot and a quarter of an inch (1cm), and there was a scar on her left eyebrow.
Thomas and Mary had eight children:
1 . Sarah Flanigan, b. 1842, Sydney.
2. Bridget Flanigan, b. 1855, Sydney.
3. Maria Flanigan, h. 1857, Sydney.
4. Jane Flanagan, b. 1861 at Parramatta, NSW.
5. James R. Flanagan, b. 1865, Parramatta, NSW.
6. john Flanagan, b. 1867, Parramatta, NSW.
7. Bridget Flanagan, b. 1867, Parramatta, NSW.
8. Ellen Flanagan, b. 1870, Parramatta, NSW.
If Mary had been her stated age of 28 in 1836 when she came out, this would have meant she was still having children at the age of 62. We never know the truth.
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Henry's Death - Henry Jamieson Howard died on New Years Eve, 31 December, 1925, from chronic nephritis and uraemia. Dr John McKee had been his medical practitioner for many years. Henry was only 45 years old, in the prime of his life, leaving children aged from 14 to 4 months.
Catherine, (nicknamed 'Kate') and the family remained at the Howardville homestead, with the older children going into Bega to school, a reasonable journey by horseback.
With the economic Depression deepening, the country areas were suffering from low prices. Kate and the boys hired a car one day and went for a trip out to Buckajo to check on the farm. There was no one in the house and the cows had not been milked, so they pulled up their sleeves and did the job. The dairy family still did not show up, so the Howards moved in and took over the farm, saving money as well as improving productivity. The townhouse, as Howardville was called, was kept open and the family moved between the two properties.
The Buckajo farm was like a convalescent home for city cousins and country cousins. Auntie Kate was a kind and generous person and everyone had to pitch in to help milk the cows and harvest the fruit from the large orchard, with which she made copious amounts of jams and preserves. Her sister's son Bill Ford from Sydney, went to school at Buckajo, and became a tally clerk on the wharves in Sydney while studying for his Leaving. He won a Fulibright Scholarship and became a Professor of Behavioural Sciences at the University of NSW.
Alwyn (Al) Armstrong, another cousin remembers his lovely Aunty Kate, and at his having to run out into the paddocks in bare feet in the winter to fetch the cows for milking. Bliss was finding a warm patch where a cow had been lying down, or better still a fresh cow pat to stand in!
A cousin, Edie Arkin, (nee Roberts) was sent to Bega from Sydney on doctor's orders to live in the clear air of Buckajo's hills. Here her chest recovered and she met her future husband , married and reared her family of four.
Catherine Howard kept a close eye on the properties managed by her family and was a very proud grandmother. She died on 31 July 1969, aged 81 years, almost 44 years after her husband. They lie together in the Bega cemetery.
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Bega District News, 1 August, 1969
BEGA DEATH
The death occurred at Bega yesterday of Mrs. Catherine
Kitty' Howard.
The late Mrs. Howard, who was 81, died at her residence in Boundary Road, Bega.
Very well known at Bega and in the district, the late Mrs. Howard was the mother of a large family, Norman, Evan and Roy (Bega), Harold (Sydney), Cohn (Brisbane), Phyllis (Mrs. Urquhar t of Sydney), Lorna (Mrs. Jock Stewart Bombala), and Bill (deceased).
Her husband predeceased her several years ago. Yesterday afternoon funeral arrangement had not been completed.
More about Catherine:
• In 1930 she lived in "Howardville" Newtown, Bega, NSW.
• In 1936 she lived in "Howardville" Newtown, Bega, NSW.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. Norman Henry Howard was born on November 5, 1911 in Bega, NSW, died on March 15, 1997 in Bega, NSW at age 85, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW. The cause of his death was stroke related. Another name for Norman was Buck.
Norman had a relationship with Molly Slater. Marriage status: partners. This couple did not marry.
13 M ii. Harold Claude Howard was born on August 13, 1912 in Bega, NSW and died on August 9, 1993 in Laurieton, NSW at age 80.
14 F iii. Phyllis May Howard was born about 1914, died on August 1, 1979 in Bega, NSW aged about 65, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
15 M iv. Hamilton Irwin Howard was born on September 3, 1915 in Bega, NSW and died on December 3, 1960 in Bega, NSW111 at age 45.
M v. Evan Robert Howard was born on October 3, 1918 in Bega, NSW and died on March 11, 1992 in Bega, NSW at age 73. Other names for Evan were Snow and Snow.
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
Evan Roberts
Snow' Howard (1918-1992)
Evan was about 6 years old when he lost his father and being a quieter child in a large family, he probably felt the loss. Unlike his brothers, Snow had blondish hair, hence his nickname. Brilliant at maths, and interested in the mechanical side of life, he bought a truck, getting involved in the carrying business.
As a hobby, Snow had an interest in poultry and was a member of the Bega Poultry Club, which came into existence in 1925. He was a regular exhibitor and winner in the annual Bega Show.
Snow married Gwen Lette but had no children. They lived in Boundary Road, not far from his mother at Howardville. Born on 3 October 1918, Snow died on 11 March 1992, aged 74.
More about Evan:
• He served in the military as a Private in the Australian Army - WW2 from June 27, 1941 to July 20, 1944.
16 M vi. Roy Ronald Howard was born on August 25, 1920 in Bega, NSW, died on May 23, 2000 in Bega, NSW at age 79, and was buried in Bega, NSW.
M vii. Colin Arthur Howard was born on August 21, 1922 in Bega, NSW and died in 1988 in Queensland at age 66. The cause of his death was flu virus and developed Golden Staph.
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
Colin Arthur Howard (1922-1988)
Colin, like Roy and Bill, was involved with aeroplanes. After his time at Bega School, 1928-1 929 and 1935-1938, he joined the Bank of NSW. When war was declared he enlisted in the Roya l Australian Airforce, training as a pilot at Sandgate and Bundaberg in Queensland. On completion of training Colin went through a Flying Instructors Course, and from June 1942 to December 1944, was employed as a Flying instructor on elementary and service type aircraft at Temora and Uranquinty, NSW. In 1945 the unit carried out conversion to Beaufighters.
He became Senior Route Captain for TAA in Queensland and Deputy Chief Pilot for the whole of Australia, being due for promotion when his superior retired. However Col caught the flu virus and developed Golden Staph, which caused his death in 1988. Col married Nan Hird from Wag ga Wagga, they had no children.
More about Colin:
• He served in the military as a Flying Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force - WW2 from August 16, 1941 to December 11, 1945.
17 F viii. Lorna Kathleen Howard was born on October 18, 1924 in Bega, NSW and died on August 11, 1996 in Bombala, NSW at age 71.
7. James Alexander Howard (Richard Henry2, Henry1) was born on August 11, 1881 in Bega, NSW,17 died on June 26, 1934 in Bega, NSW18 at age 52, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW. The cause of his death was bowel cancer. Another name for James was Scratcher.
Notes: James resided in 1934 in 3 Little Church Street, Bega NSW. He was employed as Dairy Farmer in Howardville & Dundindi, Bega NSW.
Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
James Alexander 'Scratcher' Howard 1881-1934
Jim, or Scratcher as he was nicknamed, to differentiate from his cousin Jim (Charcoal), was born on 11 August 1881 and grew up at Howardville with his many brothers and sisters. He was a good runner and was usually the scratch marker of the races he ran in and enjoyed.
When his father Richard died in 1919, Jim inherited the Howardville property Only two years before, 1917, he had married Edith Alma Kirkland, the daughter of Henry and Mary J. (nee Cronean) Kirkland, an old Bega family.
In September,1922, Jim decided to sell Howardville. His brother Henry bought Lot 1, the centre 51 acres with the house, for 39 pounds 2/6 per acre. Lot 2, 47 acres on Tathra Road, was bought by Stephen Piper for 20 pounds an acre. Lot 3, 69 acres of 'Ravenswood', was bought by Charles A. Underhill for 25 pounds 10/- an acre. Charles was married to James' cousin Elizabeth.
James then bought the 'Dundindi' property opposite 'Kingswood' on the Bega River.
James later sold 'Dundindi' and moved to Dignams Creek, where he had a milk run to Cobargo. He retired to Bega, ill with cancer.
The time and devotion to her husband while nursing him through his painful bowel cancer left Mrs Howard with little time for her four teenagers, the youngest Kevin was 13 years old when his father died. She raised them to adults and watched WWII lure Kevin overseas.
Bega District News, 28 June 1934:
Mr. James Howard died at his home in Peden Street on Tuesday after a long illness, at the early age of 52. Some months ago Mr Howard took ill, suffering from an internal complaint, and although he sought the best medical advice, nothing could be done for him, and he gradually sank. Mr Howard was the son of the late Richard Howard of Newtown, Bega, and for some time owned the well-known Dundindi property, but later on sold it and removed into town to live. He was a fine upright man, and his death at such an early age is regretted.
More about James:
• He was a Dairy Farmer in Howardville & Dundindi, Bega, NSW.
• In 1930 his occupation was Farmer in Bega, NSW.
• In 1930 he lived in 3 Little Church Street, Bega, NSW.
• In 1934 he lived in 3 Little Church Street, Bega, NSW.
James married Edith Alma Kirkland, daughter of Henry Kirkland and Mary Jane Cronean, in 1917 in St. John's Church of England, Bega, NSW.112 Edith was born on July 2, 1895 in Paddington, NSW,113 died on June 28, 1951 in Bega, NSW114 at age 55, and was buried on June 30, 1951 in Bega Cemetery, NSW. The cause of her death was Strychninine, wilfully administered by herself. Other names for Edith were Alma and Alma.
Notes: Edith was employed as Nurse at the Old Bega Hospital in Bega NSW (Australia). She resided 1934 - 1948 in 3 Little Church Street, Bega NSW.
Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
Mrs. J. A Howard did not enjoy a happy life after her husband died, and passed away in 1951, in rather a sensational manner, as the following shows:
TRAGEDY IN BEGA HOME (Extract from a newspaper clipping)
Man Finds Mother Dead In Empty House
When well known young Bega man Dick Howard arrived home from work on Friday afternoon, at half past three, he was confronted with the tragic spectacle of his mother Mrs Edith Alma Howard, inert in her bed.
A closer inspection proved that she was dead and the Government Medical officer and police were notified.
Although a medical examination confirmed that Mrs Howard was dead, a post mortem even failed to establish the cause of death. The contents of the deceased stomach were forwarded to the Government Analyst in Sydney for an analysis. An inquest will be held when the report has been made.
Deceased was 56 years old at the time of her death, was a widow and lived with her son in Upper Street, Bega.
The burial was conducted on Saturday afternoon, when the Rector of St John's, Rev. TE Whiting, performed the service at the grave, in the Church of England portion of the Bega Cemetery.'
Tragically, the coroner's inquest of 24 July, found that the deceased had died from the effects of strychnine, willfully administered by herself.
Obituary (Extract from a newspaper clipping "Bega Gazette - July 1951"
The Late Mrs. Howard
The death of Mrs. Edith Alma Howard, in Bega, on June 29, severed a link with two grand pioneer families of this district.
Born in the old Kirkland home at North Bega, in 1895, the late Mrs. Howard was the daughter of the late Mr & Mrs Harry Kirkland.
After receiving her education at the Bega School, she entered the nursing profession at the Bega District Hospital, where she endeared herself to all by her bright personality and extreme kindness to the sick.
In 1917, she was married to the late James Howard, in St. John's Bega, and it is remarkable that it was almost 17 years to the day after her husband's death that she herself passed away.
After their marriage, the couple lived for a time at Dundindi, and later at Dignam's Creek, but moved back to Bega to have their children educated.
Gave Help When Wanted
During her married life, Mrs. Howard still endeavoured to do all she could for those in trouble, and bore many baskets of dainty cooking to the sick.
As a housekeeper, she had few superiors, and was indeed an expert.
She had a great affection for her children and never ceased to think of them until the day she died.
The late Mrs. Howard was a great granddaughter of Bega's first postmaster, John Jaggers.
Taught Reading, Writing
Mr. And Mrs. Jaggers lived in a neat cottage in Tarraganda Lane and there Mr. Jaggers administered the post office in a very thorough manner, and woe betide anyone who came late for mail. The unhappy latecomer would soon have his ears ringing with a lecture from John Jaggers on the desirability of punctuality.
He was a well educated Englishman, and taught many of the district's early settlers to read and write.
He was also the correspondent for the Bega district to the "Illawarra Mercury," prior to the establishment of the "Bega Gazette" in 1868.
This stout old-timer put up a great fight for the settlers, and was responsible for the visit to this district by Governor Burke, in 1834.
The worth of the Kirkland family is so well known that it is easily understood that the late Mrs. Howard should have been such a force for good, and her absence will be felt by relative and friend alike.
One daughter, Nora (Mrs. Stan Hunter, of Lidcombe), and three sons, Dick, Wallace and Kevin survive their mother.
The burial was conducted on June 30, and the Rev. T. E. Whiting, Rector of St. John's Bega, performed the ceremony at the graveside.
More about Edith:
• From 1930 to 1948 she lived in 3 Little Church Street, Bega, NSW.
• She was a Nurse at the Old Bega Hospital in Bega, NSW.
Children from this marriage were:
18 M i. Richard Alan Howard was born on November 17, 1917 in Bega, NSW, died on November 12, 1986 in Tasmania at age 68, and was buried on November 17, 1986 in Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra ACT.
19 F ii. Nora Jane Howard was born in 1919 in Bega, NSW and died on April 15, 1988 in Sydney, NSW at age 69.
M iii. Wallace Clifford Howard was born on November 25, 1920 in Bega, NSW, died on September 3, 1981 in Bega, NSW at age 60, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
More about Wallace:
• He was described as at age 24, height 5 feet 8 inches, eyes brown, complexion fair and hair brown.
• He served in the military as a Private, number NX192652 (N267692), 2/32 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, Australian Army May 1, 1941 to January 30, 1946 in WW2.
• In 1944 he lived in 3 Little Church Street, Bega, NSW.
• In 1944 his occupation was Farm Hand in Bega, NSW.
• Religion: Church of England.
• He was a Labourer with the Department of Main Roads (DMR) in Bega, NSW.
20 M iv. Kevin James Howard was born on December 3, 1921 in Bega, NSW, was baptised on April 26, 1922 in St. John's Church of England, Bega, NSW, died on October 2, 2001 in Bega, NSW115 at age 79, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
8. Herbert Richard Stanley Howard (Richard Henry2, Henry1) was born in 1891 in Bega, NSW35 and died in 1965 in Waverley, NSW36 at age 74. Other names for Herbert were Stanley and Stanley.
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
Herbert Richard Stanley Howard (1891-?)
Stanley was a farmer, aged 29, when he married Annie Vera Barwick at Cooma in 1920. In the 1915 Electoral Roll for Bega he is named 'Hubert Richard Stanley Howard' farmer at 'Mountview' . We know more about Annie than we do about Stanley.
Annie Barwick was the daughter of Jabez (James Edward) Barwick and Sarah Jane (daughter of George and Elizabeth Warn/Werne). She was born in 1895, the 6th daughter of about 13 children to this couple and the sister of Martha Pearl, second wife of 'Wee' Howard of Tathra Road.
Annie's mother, Sarah Jane Barwick died in 1899 at Cooma, soon after the birth of another daughter, Gertrude W. Barwick. Jabez is recorded at his children's births in Cooma as James, Edward and Jabez, which complicate records (Jabez is latin for James).
In the Bega District News of 30 September, 1929, the death was announced of Mr. Charles G. Wynne, late of Bega. His wife, (Sarah Jane) nee Barwick being the sister of Mrs. Henry G. Kemp and Mrs. Stan Howard. Mr. Wynne conducted the Hotel Bega for many years and lie had a keen interest in racing, training winners such as 'Sunny Bill'. He had been made a Life Member of the Bega District Jockey Club before he left the district. Sarah and Charles had married at Cooma in 1903, and Sarah died in Woollahra in 1939.
It is not known as yet if there was a family for Stanley and Annie.
Bega Standard, August/September, 1935
Under New Management
'Occidental' Boarding Establishment
Permanent boarders 25/ week, casual 6/6 a day.
Nice airy rooms, even' convenience.
Mrs. S. Howard
Mrs. A. Barwick
The Occidental Hotel became a boarding house in the 1930's after being the Phillip's Temperance Hotel for a few years. Also known as the Bega Hostel, it was demolished in 1938 to make way for the new Grand Hotel, later in the 1990's to be owned by Mr. Roy Howard, a nephew of Mrs . Anne V Howard, and Mrs. Gertie 0. Barwick.
More about Herbert:
• In 1930 he lived in Mt. Pleasent, Bega, NSW.
• In 1930 his occupation was Farmer in Bega, NSW.
• In 1934 he lived in North Bega, NSW.
• In 1936 he lived in Bega, NSW.
• In 1936 his occupation was Farmer in Bega, NSW.
• In 1941 he lived in 11A Burnett Street, Redfern, NSW.
Herbert married Annie Vera Barwick, daughter of Jabez Edward Barwick and Sarah Jane Warne, in 1920 in Cooma, NSW.116 Annie was born in 1895 in Cooma, NSW117 and died in 1971 in Waverley, NSW118 at age 76.
More about Annie:
• In 1930 she lived in Mt. Pleasent, Bega, NSW.
• In 1936 she lived in Bega, NSW.
• In 1941 she lived in 11A Burnett Street, Redfern, NSW.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. Ronald Howard
Ronald married Jean Elizabeth Woodward.
M ii. Donald Frederick Howard was born on March 21, 1926 in Bega, NSW and died on March 24, 1991 in Randwick, NSW at age 65.
More about Donald:
• He served in the military as a Leading Aircraftman in the Royal Australian Air Force - WW2 from April 14, 1944 to May 23, 1946.
9. Elizabeth Mary Howard (John2, Henry1) was born on January 15, 1869 in Bega, NSW,48 died on March 17, 1933 in Bega, NSW49 at age 64, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW. Another name for Elizabeth was Lizzie.
Elizabeth married Charles Albert Underhill, son of Thomas Underhill and Jane Kirkland, on June 18, 1890 in Bega, NSW.119 Charles was born on July 26, 1862 in Corridgeree, Bega, NSW,120 died on July 30, 1934 in "Ravenswood" Bega, NSW121 at age 72, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
More about Charles:
• Occupation: Farmer at Ravenswood, that was his inheritance and Ravenswood was left to his daughter Dorry Healey.
• In 1915 he lived in Ravenswood, Bega, NSW.
• In 1930 he lived in Ravenswood, Bega, NSW.
Children from this marriage were:
21 M i. Charles Clyde Underhill was born on May 10, 1891 in Bega, NSW,122 died on May 23, 1974 in Bega, NSW123 at age 83, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
22 F ii. Clarice Jane Underhill was born in 1898 in Bega, NSW,124 died on April 9, 1940 in Bega, NSW125 at age 42, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
F iii. Doris Kathleen Underhill was born in 1900 in Bega, NSW,126 died on May 19, 1975 in Bega, NSW127 at age 75, and was buried in May 1975 in Bega Cemetery, NSW. Another name for Doris was Dorrie.
More about Doris:
• In 1930 she lived in Ravenswood, Bega, NSW.
• In 1936 she lived in Ravenswood, Bega, NSW.
Doris married Garnet James Healey, son of Thomas Healey and Mary Ann Preo,. Garnet was born in 1902 in Bega, NSW,128 died on January 28, 1976 in Bega, NSW129 at age 74, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
Notes: Garnet was a farmer at Double Creek (about 10km north of Bega) whilst Dorrie lived at "Ravenswood" on the southern outskirts of Bega.
More about Garnet:
• In 1930 he lived in Double Creek, Bega, NSW.
• In 1930 his occupation was Farmer in Double Creek, Bega, NSW.
• In 1936 his occupation was Farmer in Double Creek, Bega, NSW.
• In 1936 he lived in Double Creek, Bega, NSW.
F iv. Vira Minna Underhill was born in 1903 in Bega, NSW,130 died on December 2, 1950 in Bega, NSW131 at age 47, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW. Another name for Vira was Minna. She never married and had no children.
More about Vira:
• In 1930 she lived in Ravenswood, Bega, NSW.
• In 1936 she lived in Ravenswood, Bega, NSW.
10. Mary Ann Howard (John2, Henry1) was born on June 6, 1871 in Bega, NSW50 and died in 1961 in Chatswood, NSW51 at age 90.
Mary married Alfred Ernest Cowdroy, son of Henry Ociola Thorpe Cowdroy and Mary Ann Guest, on October 31, 1900 in Bega, NSW.132 Alfred was born on November 28, 1871 in Nerrigundah, NSW,133 died on August 3, 1935 in Bega, NSW134 at age 63, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Nora M. J. Cowdroy was born in 1901 in Bega, NSW.135
Nora married Albert E. Glanville in 1926 in Sydney, NSW.136
F ii. Kyla N. M. Cowdroy was born in 1907 in Bega, NSW.137
11. Esther Emma Howard (John2, Henry1) was born on August 3, 1881 in Bega, NSW,61 died on June 25, 1933 in Foxton, NZ at age 51, and was buried in June 1933 in Foxton cemetery, New Zealand.
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
Esther Emma Howard (1881-1933)
Esther Howard married Walter Kirkland (b. 1879), son of James and Elizabeth, in 1905 at Bega. They had a daughter, Elizabeth Madge Kirkland in 1906 and a son Trevor M. Kirkland who died as a baby at Bega in 1908.
When Esther's brother George died tragically in 1909, her husband came to Bega for the funeral because Esther was ill in hospital at Randwick. She survived her illness and the family moved to New Zealand, where Esther died 25 June 1933. Walter had a daughter, Joan, out of wedlock in 1922, and after Esther's death, he married again to Agnes Rebecca Gray in 1935, when he was 47 years old.
He died of cancer of the oesophagus 18 April 1952, after 50 years in New Zealand. His occupation was 'tailor', but he had been employed as a hotel keeper and barman for several years. Walter and Esther Kirkland are buried together in the Foxton cemetery, New Zealand. Their daughter Elizabeth was then aged 46 years. Second wife, Agnes, died in July 1959, aged 74, and is buried in Terrace End Cemetery, Palmerston North.
Bega District News, 26 June, 1933
Mrs. C. Parbery, senior, received a cable from New Zealand this morning from Mr. Walter Kirkland,. Conveying the sad news that his wife had passed away quietly yesterday. Deceased was formerly Esther Howard, one of Bega's best-known girls of years ago, being a daughter of the late Mr. & .Mrs. John Howard.
More about Esther:
• She immigrated in 1910 to Shannon, New Zealand.
Esther married Walter Kirkland, son of James Kirkland and Elizabeth Ann Jaggers, in 1905 in Bega, NSW.138 Walter was born on August 27, 1879 in Bega, NSW,139 died on April 18, 1952 in Palmerston North, NZ at age 72, and was buried in Foxton cemetery, New Zealand. The cause of his death was cancer of the oesophagus.
Notes: Walter was employed as tailor. He immigrated in 1910 to Shannon, New Zealand.
Bega District News, 3 June, 1952
DEATH OF FORMER BEGA MAN IN NZ
Mr. Walter Kirkland, former well known Bega resident, recently died in Palmerston .North, New Zealand, at the of 72 years. He had been a resident of Foxton, New Zealand, before his death, at the residence of his niece, Mrs. Clifton, in whose home he died.
The late Mr. Kirkland was born in Bega, in 1879, and first arrived in New Zealand in 1902. He had been a tailor while resident in Bega and returned to his hometown in 1905. where he married Miss Esther Howard, daughter of the late Mr. & .Mrs. John Howard of Tathra Road.
Some years later the ex-Bega man returned to New Zealand with his wife and daughter where, with the exception of visits to Australia. he remained until his death.
The late Mr. Kirkland lived at Shannon for a number of years, following his trade as a tailor, but in 1920 he went to Foxton and took over the licence of Whyte's Hotel.
As mine host of that establishment for 17years, he became well and popularly known locally and throughout the district.
All his life the deceased was interested in sport, particularly that of horse racing and he was never without an interest in this direction, being the owner of some well-known horses in his time. He was a member of the Foxton Racing Club and served for several years as Steward on that body.
Mrs. Kirkland died in 1933, and four years later deceased relinquished Whyte's Hotel, and he took up small farming at Otaki.
He subsequently returned to Foxton and lived with his daughter for the remaining years of his life, except for a spell of about nine months during 1948, when he went back to Australia. His health showed signs of failing about twelve months ago and he was compelled to enter the Palmerston
North Hospital. Failing to respond to treatment, he had left that institution, however, and was temporarily residing with his niece in Palmerston North, prior to returning to Foxton, when his death occurred.
He leaves one daughter, Mrs. G. P. Rough, of Purcell Street, Foxton, to mourn the loss of a loving father There are four grandchildren and one sister survives him in Australia.
Archives New Zealand
Military personnel files
title : KIRKLAND, Walter - WW1 88999 - Army
years : 1914 - 1918
More about Walter:
• Occupation: tailor.
• He immigrated in 1910 to Shannon, New Zealand.
Children from this marriage were:
23 F i. Elizabeth Madge Kirkland was born on June 25, 1906 in Bega, NSW.140
M ii. Trevor M. Kirkland was born in 1908 in Bega, NSW and died in 1908 in Bega, NSW.141
12. Ethel Maud O'Toole (Matilda Howard2, Henry1) was born on August 24, 1883 in Candelo, NSW and died on August 17, 1976 in Bundaberg, QLD at age 92.
Ethel married Thomas Walter Spindler, son of Johann Spindler and Emily Curtis, on February 27, 1904 in Bega, NSW.142 Thomas was born on September 2, 1883 in Bega, NSW143 and died on March 11, 1950 in Kiama, NSW144 at age 66.
Notes: Thomas Spindler was a foreman with the Byron Bay Shire Council. He married in Bega after his
return from the north and lived in Auckland Street, where the present RSL stands (1999). Thomas,
like his father, was a handyman and carpenter. Later he and Ethel moved to Kianinny at Tathra.
From Tathra they moved to Kiama where Tom lived in retirement and died.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. Edye Clement Spindler was born on August 16, 1904 in Bega, NSW145 and died in 1985 at age 81.
More about Edye:
• Military: as a Private, number NX81240, E C A T T D, Australian Army, December 31, 1941-October 9, 1942, WW2.
Edye married Margaret Johnson.
Edye next married Dorothy Inevernay Libbesson in 1958 in Chatswood, NSW.146
24 F ii. Olive Matilda Spindler was born on December 13, 1905 in Bega, NSW147 and died on October 2, 1982 in Bundaberg, QLD at age 76.
F iii. Ivy Irene May Spindler was born on February 12, 1908 in Bega, NSW and died in 1943 in West Wyalong, NSW148 at age 35.
Ivy married Harold George Boneham in 1937 in West Wyalong, NSW.149
25 F iv. Coral Howard Spindler was born on February 12, 1910 in Bega, NSW150 and died on January 28, 1975 in Bega, NSW at age 64.
F v. Marjorie Joy Spindler
Marjorie married Norman Charles Spindler.
13. Harold Claude Howard (Henry Jamieson3, Richard Henry2, Henry1) was born on August 13, 1912 in Bega, NSW and died on August 9, 1993 in Laurieton, NSW at age 80. Another name for Harold was Bega.
More about Harold:
• He was described as at age 34, height 6 feet, eyes brown, complexion dark and hair dark.
• In 1936 he lived in Galong, NSW.
• In 1936 his occupation was Bank Officer in Galong, NSW.
• In 1942 his occupation was Bank Teller in Sydney, NSW.
• Religion: Church of England.
• He served in the military as a Warrant Officer Class 2, number NX90502, Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit, Australian Army February 26, 1942 to August 22, 1946 in WW2.
Harold married Audrey Amelia Rosser in 1941 in Sydney, NSW.151 Audrey was born about 1925 and died on October 4, 1995 in Papua New Guinea aged about 70.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. Grover Moresby Howard was born on February 10, 1944 and died on October 2, 1965 in Papua New Guinea at age 21.
M ii. Harold Rosser Howard
Harold married Anne Rita Joku.
Harold next married Elsa Cull.
14. Phyllis May Howard (Henry Jamieson3, Richard Henry2, Henry1) was born about 1914, died on August 1, 1979 in Bega, NSW aged about 65, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
Phyllis May Howard (1914-1979)
Phyllis was a very bright popular girl, a good athlete and scholar and very involved in all aspects of Bega life. She worked as a secretary/right hand person to the manager of the Old Bega Hospital before her marriage and at the new Bega Hospital afterwards.
In 1936, a newspaper item states that a photograph of Phyllis appeared in the 'Sunday Sun' and she had announced her engagement to a Mr. Norman Miller of Randwick.
In 1944, Phyllis married Angus Campbell Urquhart, before he went to war. Angus came back as a Lieutenant. Phyllis attended the inaugural meeting of the RSL and was elected president of the Torchbearers who were to raise so much money over the years for the RSL. After a year as president, Phyl and Angus moved to Melbourne. Phyllis and Angus had no surviving children , and separated after several years, when she returned to Bega.
With her sister-in-law Mary Howard, Phyl jointly sponsored the Bill Howard Memorial Jump event until her death, when Roy Howard re-sponsored the event. She was working for the Monavale Hospital in the Administration Section when she died suddenly on 1 August 1979, aged 65. She was brought home to Bega and buried in her grandfather Richard Howard's grave.
Phyllis married Angus Campbell Urquhart in 1944 in Bega, NSW.152 Angus was born on October 30, 1919 in Quirindi, NSW.
More about Angus:
• He served in the military as a Lieutenant in the Australian Army - WW2 from July 9, 1940 to January 15, 1946.
The child from this marriage was:
M i. Ian Urquhart died in 1946 in Bega, NSW.153
15. Hamilton Irwin Howard (Henry Jamieson3, Richard Henry2, Henry1) was born on September 3, 1915 in Bega, NSW and died on December 3, 1960 in Bega, NSW111 at age 45. Another name for Hamilton was Bill.
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
Hamilton Irwin
Bill' Howard (1915-1960)
Bill was born at the height of WWI euphoria to the Gallipoli Anzac landings. The Commander of troops at Anzac was Sir Ian Hamilton, hence the Hamilton in his name. Bill's father, Harry, initially recruited T.E.W.W. Irwin into the Bega Mounted Rifles, and Lt Irwin went to WWI as a young officer commanding the Bega Squadron of the Light Horse. With the fortunes of war, rapid promotion occurred and T.E.W.W. Irwin returned as a Colonel with the Croix de Guerre , with Palms, a singular honour for a Bega boy. The Colonel always said that Harry Howard was the smartest man he saw with swords, lances, etc. Bill was also named after the Colonel.
During the war, cartoon characters were seen in the papers as 'Bill Jim', an Aussie, and 'Bill Zac', a New Zealander. Young Hamilton Irwin Howard used to insist that "me Bill Jim!" and so the name stuck.
Like Roy, Bill worked on the family farm and went to Bega School. Bill enlisted into the RAAF during WWII, serving with Bomber Command as an observer (which included the roles of bomb aimer, astro-navigator, and air-gunman), flying more than 50 missions over Europe, something not many men survived. As a recognition of his service during the war, King George VI at Buckingham Palace presented Bill with the Distinguished Flying Medal, in 1945. A great honour for a Bega boy.
In England, Bill met a young lady, Mary Mowberry, who became his wife in Sydney 19 months later. They had two daughters, Beverley and Toni. Toni works in the travel industry and Beverley married an American Marine, Bob and after living in America for 11 years are now in Canberra. They have one child.
As a way of relaxing from the trauma of war, Bill became interested in the magnificent horse shows and trials in England and on his return to Bega became involved with the Bega Show jumping. He designed a special course for the local jumping competition, and in 1959 he and Dick Ainsworth, a brother of Roy's wife Peg, introduced an Olympic Show Jumping course that was a feature at the 1960 New Years Night Gymkhana. Bill approached friends to sponsor a major jumping event, but his brother Roy was happy to do so, at 25 pounds (the average weekly wage at the time was 10 pounds). This sponsorship then became the Howard Special at the Bega Show until Bill's untimely death in 1960.
The President of the Bega Show Committee, Mr. Jim Russell, manager of the Commonwealth Bank , approached Mary and Roy about commemorating Bill's contribution to the jumping events by naming the event the 'Bill Howard Memorial Jump'.
Bega District News 6 December 1960
DEATH OF BILL HOWARD HAS CAUSED SADNESS THROUGHOUT DISTRICT
One of the Bega district's best known and most respected citizens, Mr. Hamilton Irwin (Bill ) Howard, died suddenly at his home at Buckajo early on Saturday night.
The late Mr. Howard who was 45 years of age, was seriously ill some time ago, but his many friends had hoped that the recovery he appeared to have made, was permanent. Gifted with a happy personality, the late Mr. Howard has been described as a person who
loved life and people' .
On Saturday afternoon, he attended the race meeting at Bega, and appeared happy and well.
Mr. Howard served with the RAAF during World War II as a navigator, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal in recognition of his distinguished service over enemy territory. He made most of his operational flights with 460 Squadron, but served also with 463 and 101 Squadrons, to complete two tours of operations, or 50 bombing missions over enemy territory.
Returning to Australia at the end of the war the late Mr. Howard resumed farming at Buckajo , and gave his enthusiasm and effort to assisting the Bega AP and H Society and Bega Pony Club, and particularly to develop equestrian events.
At the time of his death he was vice-president of the Society, and no ring programme at a Bega Show was complete without Bill Howard's expert knowledge, and boundless enthusiasm. He was the inspiration behind the introduction of show jumping to Bega and other Far South Coast shows, and was accorded a signal recognition by the Society. The Society gave him the honour of having him made an honorary life member of the Equestrian Federation of Australia. It was an honour well deserved, for if any person had an expert and practical knowledge of the rules of show jumping that person was Bill Howard.
A tireless worker for the show you could be sure that in the ring assisting, would be found Bill Howard. The president of the AP & H Society (Mr. J. G. Russell) yesterday paid a special tribute to the late Mr. Howard.
Mr Russell said.
'The Bega AP & H Society by the loss of its vice-president, Mr. Howard, has indeed lost one of its stalwarts. His wide knowledge of equestrian events, and particularly show jumping, of which he was a student, will be terribly difficult to replace, and it gives the Society members a challenge to ensure that the work he started, is carried on. Mr. Howard, a senior vice-president of the Far South Coast and Monaro Zone of the Equestrian Federation of Australia, was possessed of a knowledge of horse events unsurpassed by any other person in NSW'. Mr. Russell added that he extended his personal sympathy and that of his members of the Society to Mrs. Howard in their sad loss.
Olympic gold and silver medalist and president of the South Coast and Monaro Zone of the EF A (Mr. Neale Lavis) said yesterday that Bill Howard's death will be a tremendous loss to the Federation.
I will miss him deeply as a friend', added Mr. Lavis, 'and I do not think it is possible to gauge what his loss will mean to the community. He was certainly the father of show jumping in the south,' and his courses were first class and consistent, due to his deep and intelligent study of the subject. I would like to pay a tribute to his course setting, for I believe it was not possible to find better show jumping layouts,' this was remarkable when it is known that Bill himself had not ridden in these events.'
The late Mr. Howard is survived by a wife and two daughters, Beverley and Toni. Mrs. Howard served with the British Women 's Services during the war, serving first in England, and later in Europe when allied forces landed.
Bega District News 9 December 1960
SOLEMN TRIBUTE PAID TO LATE BILL HOWARD
Hundreds of Bega and district residents, on Tuesday morning, paid tribute to one of its best known citizens in a solemn funeral service at St John's Anglican Church, Bega.
The church was packed by those who were paying their last respects to the late Mr. H.I. (Bill ) Howard, who died suddenly at his home, at Buckajo, on Saturday evening.
The Rev. D. Dickinson who was assisted by the Rev C. Austen in conducting the service, said the death of Bill Howard had taken from the community a citizen who had worked not only for the community, but who had served his country.
The late Mr. Howard, the Rev. Dickinson said, had received the DFM for his service in World W ar II with the RAAF. He had completed two tours of operations over enemy and enemy occupied territory during the war. The Rev. Dickinson said that the community had a responsibility to remember, and a responsibility to ensure that the person whose loss they mourned was remembered by a completion of the works he had commenced.
Bill Howard had given his best to the community in his association with the Bega AP & H Socie ty, the pony clubs, and the Equestrian Federation of Australia. The task of the community was to ensure that the work he had done to help these organisations, and the people, was continued.
Members of the Bega Sub-Branch of the RSL mounted a guard of honour outside the church and conducted a short RSL service at the graveside.
Pallbearers consisted of Bill's former close colleagues in pony club, equestrian and show cir cles. They were: Messrs. Jim Russell (president Bega Show Society), Bill Parbery (Bega Pony C lub), Keith Otton (president Bega Pony Club), Neale Lavis (zone president Equestrian Federation), Des Hetherington (chief ring steward Bega Show Society), Doug Beck (Bega Show Society) a nd Jack Rogers (Bega Show Society).Australia Gazette : 27 January 1944, page 161, position 24
More about Hamilton:
• He was described as at age 26, height 5 feet 6.5 inches, weight 129 lbs, complexion dark, eyes brown, hair brown.
• Religion: Church of England.
• In 1941 his occupation was Dairy Farmer in Buckajo near Bega, NSW.
• He served in the military (Royal Australian Air Force) from August 16, 1941 to September 13, 1945 in Australia / England.
• In 1945 he lived in Buckajo near Bega, NSW.
Hamilton married Ethel Mary Mowberry, daughter of William Mowberry and Rachel, in 1947 in Sydney, NSW.154 Ethel was born in England and died in 1966 in Sydney, NSW.155
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Beverley Howard .
16. Roy Ronald Howard (Henry Jamieson3, Richard Henry2, Henry1) was born on August 25, 1920 in Bega, NSW, died on May 23, 2000 in Bega, NSW at age 79, and was buried in Bega, NSW.
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
Roy Ronald Howard (1920-2000)
Roy was born on 25 August, 1920, the 6th of 8 children. For four years life was a joy in the large 'Howardville' homestead. His father was often ill but that did not concern a young child. When his father died of nephritis in 1925, mother Kate was left on her own with eight young children ranging from a baby to 14 years. They continued to live at Howardville for another five year's until economic conditions necessitated a move.
As well as the inherited Buckajo property, Roy's father Harry had bought part of the Ebsworth Estate adjoining his land, which became the second Howard dairy farm.
The Wall Street Crash in America in 1929 compounded the effects of the Depression in Australia that had started in 1927 with a downturn in the dairying industry.
The family moved to one of the two houses on the farm at Buckajo, when Roy was 9 years old, to defray the costs and inefficiencies of a share farmer, as well as the biting affect of the Depression. As conditions worsened, the two dairies of the adjoining farms were combined to one, saving labour and cost.
Roy and his siblings went to Buckajo school where 'first class was the first form and second class the second form and every year you went up a class you went back a seat until you got to the sixth class, when there was no room to go but out the back door and back to the family farm
Roy attended Bega Primary School in Auckland Street for his 4th, 5th and 6th years, finishing in 1933, then he left for a year when he was needed back at the farm because it was the height of the Great Depression and a severe drought. The price of butter fell as low as 6 pence per pound (2.5cfKg).
In 1934 the drought broke and things were looking up. Roy wanted to finish his schooling to Intermediate level and his mother offered to buy him a bicycle to ride to school. To enable Roy to go back to school his mother Kate did his share of the milking. This was a great opportunity to leave the farm life ('like escaping from Alcatraz!') and Roy jumped at the chance, even though it involved a major hour and a half cross-country excursion each day.It was one mile (2km) to the closest road through the neighbour's paddock, along a cattle track, across a creek, 3 miles up hill, then 3 miles down a steep hill on Buckajo Road to the Bega River, 4 miles along the riverbank and across an old footbridge. This footbridge was a feat of skill to cross as it had a handrail on one side and was made of two planks with a tyre width gap between them. The bridge was about 2 feet above the sand and water on the Bega side of the river (in 1999, the old bridge is metres under the sand).
So in 1936, Roy was educated to Intermediate level, achieving 2 x As and 4 x Bs. He was 16 years old and joined Balmain Brothers in Auckland Street, the Bega agent for Holden cars and the Pioneer Motor Service for the South Coast and Cooma.
William Hope (Billy) Balmain (b. 1884) and his brother Arthur Hope (b. 1882) were descendants of the First Fleet Surgeon, William Balmain. Their father John Hope Balmain Jr. became a surveyor in the Cooma district, and with his wife Mary Ann (Litchfield) established the original Hazeldean sheep studs.
Billy and Arthur successfully set up a new motor transport business in 1909, until 1912, when Billy took the Bega branch and Arthur the Cooma agency. Billy bought the old Lyceum Hall in Auckland Street for 800 pounds and set up "Motor and General Engineers, Balmain Brothers Motor Garage". Roy's cousin Kyla Cowdroy was typist in the office and Roy began his interest in mechanics. He was on probation as an automotive apprentice on 10/- per week, which was increased to 15/- per week when he was apprenticed.
World War II broke out and the excitement of going to war was everywhere. Roy was under age and needed his mother's Permission to first, break his apprenticeship and second, enlist. Permission was granted with a proviso that he join a technical arm of the services to continue his training. He enlisted from Bega in 1940 and was sent to Melbourne to attend Brunswick Technical College for four months. Roy was qualified as a Grade 1 fitter at the RAAF No.1 Engineering School at Melbourne, camping on the Showground in winter. After graduation, he went to Amberley in Queensland for 4 months, where (with 1000 others) he volunteered to join the RAF which was badly in need of technical staff.
Roy was among the 500 who were sent to England and his first assignment was to No.53 Squadron Coastal Command at Norfolk, close to where his ancestors had lived. From there he moved to Lands End in Cornwall, Limavady in Northern Ireland, back to England to Grimsby and then to Litchfield where the Australian volunteers were assembled to form RAAF Bomber Squadron No.460, to be stationed at Breighton in Yorkshire.
The Bomber Squadron was equipped with two flights of Wellington bombers and later three fights of Lancasters at a base in Bimbrook, Lincolnshire. Roy's job was to service the Rolls Royce engines that powered the Lancasters. The RAF supplied ancillary services for the personnel and as a permanent driver, Peggy Ainsworth was attached to Roy's A' flight. They both stayed at Binbrook for the rest of the war and were married in 1945 at Peggy's hometown of Bolton, Lancashire.
Towards the end of the war, Roy was sent home with a selected team of engineers to get Qantas flying again with converted Lancaster bombers. He was on a train from London to Liverpool when he heard the great news that the war was over, on May 8th, 1945. The trip home was in 6 x 10-hour legs on the first plane to Australia, the 'Arundel Castle, an ex-Lancaster.
Peggy had to wait eight months after Roy returned to Australia before she could follow on a war bride ship, the 'Rangitiki'. It was not a pleasant cruise as she was in a two-berth cabin with six other women. The ship docked at Melbourne and she travelled to Sydney by train where Roy was waiting for her.
Qantas only used the Lancasters for 12 months, so in 1946, Roy visited Bega and was interested to learn that there was no resident refrigerator mechanic in town. He returned to Sydney to continue with Qantas, while learning the refrigeration trade. He borrowed 250 pounds from the Repatriation Department in the old Grace Store building and with his 100 pounds of deferred pay, he returned to Bega with his wife to set up business.
His first workshop was at his mother's property in Boundary Road, but he soon moved to an old building in Auckland Street, now the yard of Plumb Motors. Frustrated by the post-war shortages of refrigeration units, Roy would have to drive to Sydney to persuade suppliers to allow him to carry back a little of his order.
In 1946, Roy became a member of the Bega Apex Club (until 1961), was on the first committee of the RSL, and joined the Bega Chamber of Commerce. He was president of the Apex Club from 19 48-49.
As well as starting a new business, in 1947, Roy was persuaded, with two other returned servicemen, by the then Mayor of Bega, Alderman Charles Ayres, to stand for local government. As with everything in his life, Roy was an enthusiastic pupil, this time under the tutelage of Mr. A.T. Cochrane, who had been involved with the Municipal Council for many years.
In 1951, Roy was elected president of the Bega RSL Sub-Branch, following controversy over the siting of new Club premises.
With initiative and energy, Roy built up his business using an old utility truck and following the progress of the Bega County Council in extending electricity throughout the Bega Valley . With electricity connected, housewives and farmers wanted the latest refrigeration and appliances. About the middle of 1951, Roy accepted the dealership for Frigidaire extending from Batemans Bay to the Victorian border. This dealership was backed with finance from General Motors Acceptance Corporation, which meant reliable supplies and access to capital, and Roy was ready for his first shop.
He found a lease on the old Merimbula Bacon Co-operative shop, next to the Commercial Hotel ( where the TAB is in 1999). The proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, Dom Brady, gave Roy a guaranteed lease for twelve months and Roy hired his first employee, Mr. Bill Cursley, who was able to look after the new shop while Roy was servicing and installing units. As part of the upgrade of the new premises, Roy installed the first fluorescent lights in Bega, which attracted fascinated onlookers to the shop.
Peg and Roy had two daughters, Pamela born in 1947 and Wendy in 1949. A son John Ainsworth was born in 1955.
On 'Black Friday', January 25, 1952, the Bega Valley was ignited by a terrible bush-fire that raced from the mountains behind Brogo. Alarm calls were received from every direction for help and the business people of Bega 'downed tools' and were sent to fight the inferno. The charred and ruined countryside was again on alert a week later, but there was not much left to save. Roy, as a committeeman of the RSL Sub Branch helped organise teams of members and volunteers to replace a lot of the fencing in the Valley, under the Bushfire Relief Committee. This dirty job of pulling out the charred stumps of fence posts and untangling endless yards of fencing wire was much appreciated by the devasted farmers.
At the annual meeting of the Sub-Branch a few days after the fires, Roy did not seek re-election, preferring to concentrate on his growing business and local government. Roy has remained an active member of the Bega Sub-Branch to this day.
In 1953, Roy Howard & Cursley were offered new premises on the upper corner of Carp and Auckland Sts, in the Gowing Building, opposite the Grand Hotel. Here a more modern workshop was set up and there was more display room. Howard & Co. later bought a hardware store diagonally opposite, putting Bill Curslev in charge of the expanded hardware premises and it became the first Mitre 10 store in Bega.
The Snowy Mountains Development in the 1950's was turning Cooma into a boom town and Roy was there to help with domestic development by opening a store in 1955.
In 1955, Alderman Howard received a fair amount of press coverage when he mentioned in council the unfair trading practices of itinerant auctioneers who worked from the Bega Town Hall. They took money from the town and gave no after sales service on goods purchased. This was unfair competition to local traders.
In December 23, 1955, Roy Howard & Company were presented with the Frigidaire Award of Merit Service Plaque, a signal honour with only 3 dealers in NSW and 12 in Australia receiving the coveted trophies. Mr. Ern Marsden, the Field Service Representative of the Frigidaire Division of General Motors was a brother of Mr. Dave Marsden, General Manager of the Co-op Store.
Roy did not stand for Council re-election in 1956 because of the controversy over the re-siting of the Bega Saleyards from the entrance of town to further south, away from the town. Even though the idea had been brought up previously, Roy, as Chairman of the Saleyards Committee, was reported in the local paper on the Committee's decision to double the yard dues. This was read out at the saleyards on sale day to an irrate group of farmers who threatened boycotting Howard & Co. stores. As a businessman, Roy withdrew from Bega affairs and concentrated on his Monaro enterprises.
An event on September 14, 1961, has stayed in Roy's mind as one of his more frivolous moments . Ashton's Circus was in town, and as a fund-raiser for local charities, the Lions Club decided to put on an elephant race down the main street of Bega. Roy and Tom Otton were selected as the jockeys and, guided by the elephants' trainer and followed by hundreds of screaming children, they 'raced' down Carp Street. Roy lost by a trunk, but declined to lodge a protest of interference.
In June 1962, Roy had the honour to be a pallbearer to the late Colonel T.E.W.W. Irwin, who had so praised Roy's father as a member of the Bega Mounted Rifles, which became the Bega Half -Squadron of the Australian Light Horse.
By 1963, Roy was employing a total of 56 people at his four stores. At this time a major Carp Street retailer, Clive Morgan, offered Roy his business. The old three storey wooden Imperial Hotel, built in the 1880's had been closed in 1908 and taken over by Mr. Lawson, trading as Wickhams & Co. Later in 1913, Mr. Alex Morgan bought the property and traded for 55 years as Morgan's Imperial Store until his son sold to Howard & Co. Because of the dilapidated condition of the building, Roy demolished the old place and built a modern premises that was officially opened in December 1963. This store sold a combination of mercery and electrical goods and business prospered. In 1969, another storey of office space was added to the new building to accommodate three legal and financial firms.
Roy was encouraged to again enter the field of local government and was elected to the Bega Municipal Council in 1966. He was Deputy-Mayor from 1969-71 and Mayor from 1971-1980. With the re-constituting of Shire boundaries, amalgamating the Imlay, Mumbulla and Mumcipal Shires , Roy became a Councilor in 1981 and Deputy President from 1981-83 and again from 1985-1987.
As well as a major involvement in local government, Roy was persuaded by the Country Party leader, Doug Anthony, to stand in the 1972 Federal election for Eden-Monaro. The election saw Gough Whitlam and the Labour Party sweep into power, even though Eden-Monaro showed a swing against the previous Labour vote and Roy missed out. He was not tempted to try again.
With the pressures of work in Bega, Roy decided to sell the Monaro businesses in 1973. By this time he had also bought a hardware business that eventually became Mitre 10. At the end of the ten year lease on the upper storey of the Howard building, Roy, as Mayor, was successful in convincing the Federal Government that Bega needed a Department of Social Security office. The only premises suitable in Bega to accommodate the Social Security office, was the upper storey of Roy's building in Carp Street and as a result he had to refurbish the premises completely to Federal Public Service requirements. Roy called this his worst commercial decision because the costs were never recouped, although it was certainly the right decision for Beg a.
The Roy Howard Electrical Store was closed in 1993, leaving the Carp Street building, with Perry's Menswear, Speeds Shoes and Kentucky Fried Chicken as tenants. Roy seemed to have retired from business, but was planning further improvements to the building, and in November 1998 , these extensions were officially opened to the public.
The nearby Ayres Walkway was also updated to compliment the new building, which contained five shops. The ABC office moved into the special-built accommodation of the new upper floor of the Roy Howard building, putting it in a more central position.
Roy and Peg lived on the beautiful 'Warragaburra' property on Tathra Road, beside son John with his wife and daughter, who live in a restored historic cottage once belonging to James Manning, an original settler.
After many years of heart trouble, Roy went to Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, in May 2000, for another operation. He survived the operation, but did not recover, and died on the 2 3 May 2000, just short of his 80th birthday.
The Bega District News of Friday 26 May carried many tributes from State and local leader's .
His funeral at St John's Church in Bega a week later was a fitting tribute to his life. Colonel Peter Florance read the eulogy, and Roy's daughter Pam and granddaughters Karen and Kate read passages. In his eulogy, Roy is described as 'setting a benchmark for the Bega Valley, which may never be equaled. His love of Bega was unsurpassed and his service to the community could only be quenched by his death. Roy's monument is the town of Bega and it is a monument in which he took great pride. His life was full, his achievements many and his family, and we, his friends will be much poorer for his passing.' Roy was good to Bega and Bega was good to Roy.Morning Herald
Published : 27-May-2000
More about Roy:
• He was described as at age 19, height 5 feet 8.5 inches, complexion dark, eyes brown and hair dark.
• Religion: Church of England.
• In 1940 his occupation was Mechanic in Bega, NSW.
• He served in the military as a Sergeant in the Royal Australian Air Force - WW2 from June 2, 1940 to September 5, 1945 in Australia / England.
Roy married Dorothy Margaret Ainsworth.
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Pamela Howard
Pamela married Ronald J. Ferguson.
F ii. Wendy Howard
Wendy married Richard John Wright.
M iii. John Ainsworth Howard
17. Lorna Kathleen Howard (Henry Jamieson3, Richard Henry2, Henry1) was born on October 18, 1924 in Bega, NSW and died on August 11, 1996 in Bombala, NSW at age 71.
Notes: Extract From 'HOWARD'S WAY - The Howard Families of Bega 1800-2000' by Sandra Florance
Lorna Kathleen Howard (1924-1996)
Lorna, born 18 October 1924, was a few months old when her father died in 1925 and so was the baby of the family and second daughter to six brothers. She would have learned to hold her own in any family arguments.
Like her brother, Lorna joined the Bank of NSW as a clerk. While working in Bombala she met her future husband, Jock.
Lorna married Raymond Archibald Jock Stewart from Bombala in 1949. Jock (b.13 August,1917) was one of three sons of Charlie Stewart (Scotch Torn), a sheep farmer on the Monaro at 'Gunningrah', part of the Maslin estate that was split up for soldier settlement blocks after WW1.
Lorna married Raymond Archibald Stewart, son of Thomas Charles Stewart and Emily Lynder Gerathy, in 1950 in Bega, NSW.156 Raymond was born on August 13, 1917 in Bombala, NSW and died on November 10, 1990 in Bombala, NSW at age 73. Another name for Raymond was Jock.
More about Raymond:
• He served in the military as a Private in the Australian Army - WW2 from August 10, 1942 to October 25, 1944.
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Helen Marie Stewart
F ii. Margaret June Stewart
M iii. Robert John Stewart
18. Richard Alan Howard (James Alexander3, Richard Henry2, Henry1) was born on November 17, 1917 in Bega, NSW, died on November 12, 1986 in Tasmania at age 68, and was buried on November 17, 1986 in Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra ACT. The cause of his death was Heart Attack, on hoildays in Tasmania. Another name for Richard was Dick.
More about Richard:
• He was described as at age 25, height 6 feet, eyes brown, complexion dark, hair brown.
• In 1942 his occupation was Shop Assistant in Bega, NSW.
• In 1942 he lived in 3 Little Church Street, Bega, NSW.
• Religion: Church of England.
• He served in the military as a Private, number NX139620 (N268950), 3 AUST LANDING SHIP DET, Australian Army July 11, 1942 to January 14, 1946 in WW2.
Richard married Roma Gwendoline Wheatley.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. Warwick Howard
19. Nora Jane Howard (James Alexander3, Richard Henry2, Henry1) was born in 1919 in Bega, NSW and died on April 15, 1988 in Sydney, NSW at age 69.
More about Nora:
• Religion: Church of England.
Nora married Reuben Stanley Bishop Hunter in 1942 in Bega, NSW.157 Reuben was born on July 2, 1910 in Carrington, NSW.
More about Reuben:
• He served in the military as a ?, number N387839, Australian Army June 13, 1941- in WW2.
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Margaret Hunter
Margaret married Geoff Taylor.
M ii. John Hunter
John married Diana.
F iii. Heather Hunter
Heather married Peter Britten.
20. Kevin James Howard (James Alexander3, Richard Henry2, Henry1) was born on December 3, 1921 in Bega, NSW, was baptised on April 26, 1922 in St. John's Church of England, Bega, NSW, died on October 2, 2001 in Bega, NSW115 at age 79, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW. The cause of his death was Pancreatic Carcinoma. Another name for Kevin was Rat.
More about Kevin:
• He was described as at age 20, hair black, eyes blue, distinctive marks of split on point of tonge & scar on head & 1/2 inche back in hair.
• From 1934 to 1948 he lived in 3 Little Church Street, Bega, NSW.
• From 1934 to 1948 he lived in 3 Little Church Street, Bega, NSW.
• Religion: Church of England.
• He served in the military as a Gunner, number NX105472 (N281183), B AUST HEAVY BTY (AIF) RAA, Australian Army - August 7, 1942 to April 7, 1945 in WW2.
• From 1945 to 1960 his occupation was Fibrous Plaster Caster in Bega, NSW.
• From 1948 to 2001 he lived in 16 Sattler Street, Bega, NSW.
• He was cremated on October 5, 2001 in Norwood Park Crematorium, Mitchell ACT.
Kevin married Edna Irene Thompson, daughter of William John Thompson and Edna Veronica Mary Reilly,.
Children from this marriage were:
F i. Kerry Christine Howard
Kerry married Terence Clive Starling.
M ii. Jeffery John Howard
Jeffery married Susan Lorraine Bastian.
M iii. Roger Kevin Howard
Roger married Debrah Grace Hinten.
M iv. Terry James Howard
Terry married Michele Susan Warton.
21. Charles Clyde Underhill (Elizabeth Mary Howard3, John2, Henry1) was born on May 10, 1891 in Bega, NSW,122 died on May 23, 1974 in Bega, NSW123 at age 83, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
More about Charles:
• Religion: Church of England.
• Occupation: Motor driver.
• He served in the military as a Private, number 3305, 55th Battalion, 1st AIF from October 9, 1915 to April 8, 1919 in WW1. Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 20 December 1915.
• He served in the military as a Private, number N391263, NSW L OF C AREA RECRUITING STAFF, Australian Army from March 31, 1942 to May 12, 1944 in WW2.
Charles married Charlotte Elizabeth Went, daughter of John Went and Charlotte Ubrihien, in 1923 in Bega, NSW.158 Charlotte was born in 1904 in Bega, NSW,159 died on October 11, 1999 in Bega, NSW at age 95, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
More about Charlotte:
• In 1930 she lived in Springvale, Bega, NSW.
• In 1936 she lived in Springvale, Bega, NSW.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. Sidney Garnet Underhill
Sidney married Joyce Elizabeth Waterson.
F ii. Roma Elizabeth Underhill
Roma married John Alexander Russell.
22. Clarice Jane Underhill (Elizabeth Mary Howard3, John2, Henry1) was born in 1898 in Bega, NSW,124 died on April 9, 1940 in Bega, NSW125 at age 42, and was buried in Bega Cemetery, NSW.
More about Clarice:
• In 1930 she lived in 17 Byers Street, Enfield, NSW.
• In 1936 she lived in Candelo, NSW.
Clarice married Henry Alexander Miller, son of Thomas Sargent Miller and Amy May Fisher, in 1922 in Bega, NSW.160 Henry was born in 1898 in Eden, NSW161 and died in 1945 in Bega, NSW162 at age 47.
More about Henry:
• In 1930 he lived in 7 Byers Street, Enfield, NSW.
• In 1930 his occupation was Motor Driver in Sydney, NSW.
• In 1936 his occupation was Motor Driver in Candelo, NSW.
• In 1936 he lived in Candelo, NSW.
The child from this marriage was:
M i. Henry Howard Miller was born on April 17, 1926 in Goulburn, NSW and died in 1971 in Newtown, NSW163 at age 45.
More about Henry:
• He served in the military as a Leading Aircraftman, number 163654, 7 TRANSPORT AND MOVEMENT OFFICE, Royal Australian Air Force May 23, 1944 to May 28, 1946 in WW2.
Henry married Betty May Ash in 1948 in North Sydney, NSW.164
23. Elizabeth Madge Kirkland (Esther Emma Howard3, John2, Henry1) was born on June 25, 1906 in Bega, NSW.140
Elizabeth married George P. Rough in New Zealand.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. Howard Rough
M ii. Richard Rough
24. Olive Matilda Spindler (Ethel Maud O'Toole3, Matilda Howard2, Henry1) was born on December 13, 1905 in Bega, NSW147 and died on October 2, 1982 in Bundaberg, QLD at age 76.
Olive married Roy MacDonald, son of Alexander MacDonald and Louisa Ann Bate, on February 6, 1924 in Bomaderry, NSW.165 Roy was born on November 26, 1894 in Central Tilba, NSW and died on October 25, 1979 in Bundaberg, QLD at age 84.
More about Roy:
• Religion: Methodist.
• Occupation: Labourer.
• He served in the military as a Driver, number 2933, 2nd Machine Gun Squadron, 1st AIF from January 24, 1916 to September 18, 1919 in WW1. Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A58 Kabinga on 12 September 1916.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. Colin Howard MacDonald
Colin married Dawn Newitt.
M ii. Allan Grahame MacDonald
Grahame married Joyce Pickles.
F iii. Betty Aileen MacDonald
Betty married Arthur Stanley Perritt.
F iv. Joyce MacDonald
Joyce married Myles Robbins.
F v. Valerie Fay MacDonald
Fay married Andrew Thomson Samson.
M vi. Douglas Neil MacDonald
Douglas married Eleanor Lyndon Southwick.
25. Coral Howard Spindler (Ethel Maud O'Toole3, Matilda Howard2, Henry1) was born on February 12, 1910 in Bega, NSW150 and died on January 28, 1975 in Bega, NSW at age 64.
Coral married Clayron Shears, son of John Shears and Mabel Sarah Keays, in 1928 in Moruya, NSW.166 Clayron was born in 1900 in Moruya, NSW167 and died on July 30, 1978 in North Narooma, NSW168 at age 78.
Children from this marriage were:
M i. John Thomas Shears .
M ii. Samuel Spencer Shears .
M iii. Clarence Douglas Shears .
M iv. Robert Clayton Shears .
M v. Colin Clement Shears .
F vi. Marie Joan Shears .
Marie married Albert Reed, son of Michael Reed and Alice May Anderson, in 1948 in Moruya, NSW.169 Albert was born on March 13, 1923 in Tilba, NSW.
More about Albert:
• He served in the military as a Private, number NX195271 (N268165), 3 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, Australian Army from December 3, 1941 to June 27, 1946 in WW2.
F vii. Coral Noeline Shears .
M viii. Noel Howard Shears died in 1941 in Moruya, NSW.170
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