John Richard McGowan 1902–1966 – Cudgegong Valley

John Richard McGowan, 1902–1966 (aged 64 years)

Name John Richard McGowan

Name: John Richard /McGowan/
Given names: John Richard
Surname: McGowan

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Birth	1902 32 24
Birth of a brother	Walter Bernard McGowan 22 July 1904 (aged 2 years)
Birth of a sister	Alice Stella McGowan 1907 (aged 5 years)
Birth of a brother	Herbert William McGowan 1908 (aged 6 years)
Death of a maternal grandfather	Richard Sandry 19 September 1915 (aged 13 years) Redbank, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia Note: OLD MAN'S DEATH. OLD MAN'S DEATH. The death occurred yesterday at Redbank of Mr. Richard Sandry, an old bachelor aged 69 years. The deceased passed away at the residence of his brother-in-law, Mr. Charles McGowan. He was a very old resident of this district. Mudgee Guardian, Monday 20 September 1915, p. 2. Richard Sandry Obituary http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article156941615 Mudgee Guardian, Monday 20 September 1915, p. 2. Richard Sandry Obituary Note: OLD RESIDENT'S DEATH. OLD RESIDENT'S DEATH. Mr. W. Sandry, whose death was announced in our last issue, was not a bachelor, as stated. He was a widower, and left two children to mourn, viz., Mr. Richard Sandry, Botobolar, and Mrs. C. McGowan, Redbank. Deceased was 69 years of age. Mudgee Guardian, Thursday 23 September 1915, p. 19. Richard Sandry Obituary http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article156938358 Mudgee Guardian, Thursday 23 September 1915, p. 19. Richard Sandry Obituary
Death of a maternal grandfather	Richard Sandry 1915 (aged 13 years)
Birth of a daughter	Heather Blanche McGowan 31 January 1929 (aged 27 years)
Death of a father	Peter Charles McGowan 19 November 1934 (aged 32 years) Note: DEATHS DEATHS McGOWAN. — November 19, at his residence, Mudgee South, Peter Charles McGowan, loving husband of Susan, and father of Charlie (Lithgow), Ethel (Mrs. Dowell, Lithgow), Jack (Portland), Walter (Coonabarabran), Stella (Mrs. Cameron), and Herb., Mudgee, aged 64 years. Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 22 November 1934, p. 8. Obituary Peter Charles McGowan
Death of a brother	Herbert William McGowan 8 November 1940 (aged 38 years) Small Arms Factory, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Note: TRAFFIC FATALITY. TRAFFIC FATALITY. Mudgee Man Killed When Bus and Cycle Collide HERBERT William McGowan, 30, a Mudgee native, was killed almost instantly inside the grounds of the S.A. Factory, Lithgow, on Friday morning, when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a bus. The wheel is stated to have passed over his skull which was fractured. The fatality occurred at 6.45. McGowan was riding to take up duty in the establishment, when the bus, which was carrying employees, travelling in the same direction, collided with his machine. The ambulance took the body to a doctor and the hospital morgue. The bus was driven by Melvel Lane, son of Mr. C. H. D. Lane, proprietor of the service. McGowan was a single man. He went to Lithgow eight months ago when he obtained employment at the factory, and was exceptionally popular among his workmates. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. S. McGowan, of Mudgee, two sisters, and three bers. They are Mrs. R. Dowell, 9 Boundary Street, Lithgow, with whom he lived; Mrs. R. Cameron, Mudgee; Mr. Jack McGowan, Vale Road; Mr. Charles McGowan, Ashbury; and Mr. Walter McGowan, Coonabarabran. The tragedy cast a gloom over the establishment. The traffic at the peak hours is intense and it has long been feared that the congestion would lead to a tragedy. Mudgee Guardian, Monday 11 November 1940, p. 3. Fatality Herbert McGowan
Death of a sister	Alice Stella McGowan 26 January 1941 (aged 39 years) Waterfall Sanitorium, Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia Note: Mrs. A. S. Cameron Mrs. A. S. Cameron AT the age of 34, the sad death occurred of Alice Stella Cameron, at the Waterfall Sanitorium on Sunday last. She was the wife of Mr. Robert Cameron, of Mudgee, and a daughter of Mrs. C. McGowan of Mudgee South. Before her marriage, the late Mrs. Cameron was a nurse at Lithgow Hospital. She is survived by a husband and five children, whose ages range from 5 to 11 years. The body was brought to Mudgee and the funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon to the Presbyterian portion of the Mudgee Cemetery, the Rev. A. G. Wood officiating. The arrangements were in the hands of Messrs J. C. Swords and Son, of Mudgee. To the bereaved our sympathy is extended. Mudgee Guardian, Thursday 30 January 1941, p. 1. Obituary Alice Stella Cameron
Death of a mother	Susan Sandry 11 June 1956 (aged 54 years) Note: DEATHS DEATHS McGOWAN, Susan. June 12, at Mudgee, beloved mother of Charlie (Croydon Park), Ethel (Mrs. Dowel, Lithgow), Jack (Lithgow), Walter (North Sydney), Herb (deceased), Stella (deceased), in her 78th year. Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 14 June 1956, p. 18. Obituary Susan McGowan
Death	19 October 1966 (aged 64 years) Mudgee District Hospital, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia Note: Deaths Deaths Mr. John Richard McGowan The death occurred at Mudgee District Hospital on Wednesday of Mr. John Richard McGowan, 64, late of Robertson Road. Deceased is survived by his wife Esma, daughters Heather, Edna, Joan and Sandra, and son John. His funeral is appointed to move from Eastaugh and Carroll’s private Chapel, Perry Street, at 2 p.m. today, for interment in the Mudgee Cemetery. Eastaugh and Caroll are in charge of arrangements. Mudgee Guardian, Friday 21 October 1966, p. 7. Death John Richard McGowan.
Burial	21 October 1966 (2 days after death) Mudgee General Cemetery, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
Probate	29 July 1970 (3 years after death) Note: In the Supreme Court of New South Wales Probate Jurisdiction. In the Estate of John Richard McGowan,… In the Supreme Court of New South Wales Probate Jurisdiction. In the Estate of John Richard McGowan, late of Mudgee in the State of New South Wales, Station Assistant, deceased. Application will be made after fourteen days from the publication hereof that administration (with the will dated 28th November, 1959 annexed) of the Estate of the above-named deceased may be granted to Heather Blanche Cunningham, a daughter of the deceased, Charlotte Esma Margaret McGowan, the Executrix named in the said Will having died without having taken out Probate and all notices may be served at the undermentioned address. All creditors in the Estate of the said deceased, are hereby required to send in particulars of their claims to the undersigned. Spring, Hill, Hannaford & Craig, Proctors for the Applicant, 79 Market Street, Mudgee. By their Agents: Marshall, Marks, Dezarnaulds & Jones, Solicitors, 67 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. Mudgee Guardian, Wednesday 29 June 1970, p. 11. Probate John Richard McGowan

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: 1870 Marriage: 1897 Death: 19 November 1934 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Susan Sandry Albert Charles McGowan John Richard McGowan Walter Bernard McGowan Alice Stella McGowan Herbert William McGowan Ethel M M McGowan Peter Charles McGowan 1870–1934 Birth: 1870 Death: 19 November 1934
mother	Links Birth: 1878 Marriage: 1897 Death: 11 June 1956 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Peter Charles McGowan Albert Charles McGowan John Richard McGowan Walter Bernard McGowan Alice Stella McGowan Herbert William McGowan Ethel M M McGowan Susan Sandry 1878–1956 Birth: 1878 Death: 11 June 1956
Marriage	Marriage — 1897 —
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: 1898 28 20 Death: 12 August 1967 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Albert Charles McGowan 1898–1967 Birth: 1898 28 20 Death: 12 August 1967
5 years himself	Links Birth: 1902 32 24 Death: 19 October 1966 — Mudgee District Hospital, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia Burial: 21 October 1966 — Mudgee General Cemetery, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia Probate: 29 July 1970 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Charlotte Esma Margaret Ambrose Heather Blanche McGowan John Richard McGowan 1902–1966 Birth: 1902 32 24 Death: 19 October 1966 — Mudgee District Hospital, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: 22 July 1904 34 26 Death: 11 July 1978 — Mudgee District Hospital, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Enid V Rayner Walter Bernard McGowan 1904–1978 Birth: 22 July 1904 34 26 Death: 11 July 1978 — Mudgee District Hospital, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
4 years younger sister	Links Birth: 1907 37 29 Death: 26 January 1941 — Waterfall Sanitorium, Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Alice Stella McGowan 1907–1941 Birth: 1907 37 29 Death: 26 January 1941 — Waterfall Sanitorium, Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: 1908 38 30 Death: 8 November 1940 — Small Arms Factory, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Herbert William McGowan 1908–1940 Birth: 1908 38 30 Death: 8 November 1940 — Small Arms Factory, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
-7 years elder sister	Links Birth: 1900 30 22 Marriage: 1921 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Roland P Dowell Ethel M M McGowan 1900– Birth: 1900 30 22

Family with Charlotte Esma Margaret Ambrose
himself	Links Birth: 1902 32 24 Death: 19 October 1966 — Mudgee District Hospital, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia Burial: 21 October 1966 — Mudgee General Cemetery, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia Probate: 29 July 1970 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Charlotte Esma Margaret Ambrose Heather Blanche McGowan John Richard McGowan 1902–1966 Birth: 1902 32 24 Death: 19 October 1966 — Mudgee District Hospital, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
wife	Links Death: 13 June 1970 Burial: 15 June 1970 — Mudgee Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Probate: 19 June 1970 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Richard McGowan Heather Blanche McGowan Charlotte Esma Margaret Ambrose –1970 Death: 13 June 1970
daughter	Links Birth: 31 January 1929 27 Death: 21 January 1995 — Cox Street, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia Burial: 25 January 1995 — Presbyterian Portion, Mudgee General Cemetery, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Heather Blanche McGowan 1929–1995 Birth: 31 January 1929 27 Death: 21 January 1995 — Cox Street, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
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Death	Deaths Mr. John Richard McGowan The death occurred at Mudgee District Hospital on Wednesday of Mr. John Richard McGowan, 64, late of Robertson Road. Deceased is survived by his wife Esma, daughters Heather, Edna, Joan and Sandra, and son John. His funeral is appointed to move from Eastaugh and Carroll’s private Chapel, Perry Street, at 2 p.m. today, for interment in the Mudgee Cemetery. Eastaugh and Caroll are in charge of arrangements. Mudgee Guardian, Friday 21 October 1966, p. 7. Death John Richard McGowan.
Probate	In the Supreme Court of New South Wales Probate Jurisdiction. In the Estate of John Richard McGowan, late of Mudgee in the State of New South Wales, Station Assistant, deceased. Application will be made after fourteen days from the publication hereof that administration (with the will dated 28th November, 1959 annexed) of the Estate of the above-named deceased may be granted to Heather Blanche Cunningham, a daughter of the deceased, Charlotte Esma Margaret McGowan, the Executrix named in the said Will having died without having taken out Probate and all notices may be served at the undermentioned address. All creditors in the Estate of the said deceased, are hereby required to send in particulars of their claims to the undersigned. Spring, Hill, Hannaford & Craig, Proctors for the Applicant, 79 Market Street, Mudgee. By their Agents: Marshall, Marks, Dezarnaulds & Jones, Solicitors, 67 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. Mudgee Guardian, Wednesday 29 June 1970, p. 11. Probate John Richard McGowan

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Family with parents
father Parents Bernard McGowan Jane Baker	Peter Charles McGowan 1870–1934
mother Parents Richard Sandry Jessie Mitchell Parents Richard Sandry	Susan Sandry 1878–1956
elder brother	Albert Charles McGowan 1898–1967
himself	John Richard McGowan 1902–1966
younger brother Family Enid V Rayner Private Private Private	Walter Bernard McGowan 1904–1978
younger sister Family Private	Alice Stella McGowan 1907–1941
younger brother	Herbert William McGowan 1908–1940
elder sister Family Roland P Dowell	Ethel M M McGowan 1900–

Family with Charlotte Esma Margaret Ambrose
himself	John Richard McGowan 1902–1966
wife	Charlotte Esma Margaret Ambrose –1970
daughter Family Private Private Private Private	Heather Blanche McGowan 1929–1995
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John Richard McGowan(1902–1966)
- Charlotte Esma Margaret Ambrose