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Henry George HEMSON [16737]
William Robert GOWER [15424]
(Cir 1870-)
Annie Priscilla HEMSON [15425]
(Cir 1875-)
William Roy GOWER [15423]
(1894-1940)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Gladys May FROST [15421]

William Roy GOWER [15423]

  • Born: 9 Oct 1894, Glanville, Adelaide, South Australia
  • Marriage (1): Gladys May FROST [15421] on 30 Dec 1915 in St Paul Rectory, Alberton, Adelaide
  • Died: 2 Jul 1940, Adelaide, South Australia at age 45
  • Buried: 4 Jul 1940, Cheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide
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bullet  General Notes:



SAGHS Birth Index
GOWER William Roy 09-Oct-1894 M William Robert GOWER Annie Priscilla HIMSON Glanville Port Adelaide 552/50

SAGHS Death Index
GOWER William Roy 02-Jul-1940 45 M Adelaide 625/2861:
Surname: GOWER
First Names: William Roy
Death Date: 02-Jul-1940
Age: 45
Gender: M
Marital Status: D
Place of Death: Adelaide
Residence: Largs Bay
District: Adelaide
Book/Page: 625/2861
Notes: Symbol=H.

SAGHS Cemeteries Record
GOWER Roy 02-Jul-1940 45 Cheltenham Memorial Inscription:
Surname: GOWER
First Names: Roy
Death Date: 02-Jul-1940
Burial Date:
Age: 45
Cemetery: Cheltenham
Relations: Son of Annie P
Source: Memorial Inscription

bullet  Research Notes:



The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954) Thu 4 Jul 1940
Death Notice:
GOWER. On the 2nd of July, at Adelaide, William Roy Gower, late of Largs Bay, eldest son of Annie and the late Will Gower, aged 45 years.

Funeral Notice:
GOWER. --THE FRIENDS of the late Mr. WILLIAM ROY GOWER are respectfully informed that his Funeral will leave the residence of Mrs R Brooks, 53 Old Port road, Queenstrown, on THURSDAY, at 2 p.m., for the Cheltenham Cemetery. Walter E Rowles Oliver Raymond Understakers 46 Semaphore road, Semaphore, and 61 Unley road, Unley.


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Roy married Gladys May FROST [15421] [MRIN: 5681], daughter of Joseph James FROST [15418] and Florence Ida Lillian LEANE [6016], on 30 Dec 1915 in St Paul Rectory, Alberton, Adelaide. The marriage ended in divorce in 1926. (Gladys May FROST [15421] was born on 29 Sep 1896 in North Kensington, Adelaide, Sth Australia, died on 7 Jun 1968 in Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia and was buried in Cheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide.)


bullet  Marriage Notes:



SAGHS Marriage Index
GOWER William Roy FROST Gladys May 30-Dec-1915 William Robert GOWER Joseph James FROST Port Adelaide 265/1120:
Groom Surname: GOWER
Groom Given Names: William Roy
Bride Surname: FROST
Bride Given Names: Gladys May
Marriage Date: 30-Dec-1915
Marriage Place: St Paul Rectory Alberton
Groom Age: 21
Groom Marital Status: S
Groom Father: William Robert GOWER
Bride Age: 19
Bride Marital Status: S
Bride Father: Joseph James FROST
District: Port Adelaide
Book/Page: 265/1120


News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954) Tue 30 Nov 1926 Page 5
Divorce. Decrees
Mr. Acting Justice Richards, sitting as a Full Court today, granted decrees absolute in the cases of:
. . . . Gladys May Gower against William Roy Gower; . . . .

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