ERNEST HAROLD GOWTY 1893 - 1917: GOWTY GENEALOGY

FIRST GENERATION - AUSTRALIA
George Gowty
Born 1817 in Norfolk, England. His parents were Barziallai GOWTY and Mary CATERMOLE.

George was the first Gowty to land in Australia, circa 1838-40
He died 1887,Geelong.
George was a Blacksmith/ wheel wright and operated blacksmith shops in O’Connell St, and Lt Malop Street, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He was also on the Cowies' Creek school board.

He married Caroline Eldridge
Born 1829 in Middlesex, England. Her parents were John Eldridge and Rosanna ?

Caroline and her family immigrated to Australia in 1841

She died 1 October 1903, Hope Street West Geelong and is buried at the Eastern Cemetary Geelong.
Spouse Father: John Eldridge 1800
Spouse Mother: Roseanna

At the age of 16, she married George Gowty on August 12 1845 at Scots Presbyterian Church Geelong

Her occupation is listed as being a Nurse / Home Duties

They had 10 children;.

Barzillia John GOWTY 1846 - 1926

Charles Henry GOWTY 1848 - 1876

William GOWTY 1853 (lived 4 days)

Caroline GOWTY 1854 -

Maria GOWTY 1856 -

George Edward GOWTY 1858 - 1939

James Samuel Gowty 1860 -1949 Born Cowies Creek Geelong. Died Lorne Victoria
Sarah GOWTY 1862 -1866 (died age 4)

Unnamed Female (live 1 day)

Frederick William GOWTY 1866-1945

All Australian Gowtys' are believed to be descendants of George and Caroline.

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SECOND GENERATION
James Samuel Gowty
Born 1860, Cowies Creek, Geelong Victoria.
Died 1947, Lorne, Victoria.

He married Mary Hart in Geelong 1884
Mary Hart was born 1862, Geelong.
She Died 1940, Geelong West, Buried, Geelong West.
Spouse Father: Josiah Hart 1840
Spouse Mother: Elizabeth Grenville 1840

They had 11 children:

James Hart Gowty 1885 - 1897

Frederick Johnny Gowty 1886 - 1950 Enlisted WW1

Mary Elizabeth Gowty 1887 - 1900

Alfred William Gowty 1890 - 1952, father of Raymond Miles Gowty & Ernest George Gowty

Charles Christopher Gowty 1891 - 1953 enlisted in WWI

Ernest Harold Gowty 1893 - 1917 Killed in Action, Fricourt Wood, France WW1. Buried Bancourt British Cemetery, France

Florence Emily Eunice Gowty 1895 - 1955

Ada Caroline Gowty 1897 - 1976

Norman James Gowty 1902 - 1903

Horace Henry Gowty 1903 - 1981

Leslie Gowty 1906 - 1906

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THIRD GENERATION

Alfred William Gowty
Born 1890, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died 1952, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Married Pearl Langley North, 1915 Geelong, Victoria
Pearl Langley North was born 1893, Warracknabeal, Victoria
She died 1952, Geelong Victoria
Spouse Father: Samuel North
Spouse Mother: Anne Langley Denyer

They had 2 children;

Raymond Miles Gowty 1916 - 1979
Ernest George Gowty 1918 - 2001

Ray Pearl Ern Alf

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FOURTH GENERATION
Ernest George Gowty
Born 1918, Geelong Victoria Australia
Died: 2001 Drysdale, Victoria Australia

Married Nancy Beard 1946, Geelong Victoria
Nancy Beard was born 1918 in Geelong, Victoria
She died1987 Geelong. Buried Highton Cemetery, Geelong
Spouse Father: George Beard
Spouse Mother: Martha Douglas Barclay