Rowan, James

James Rowan, 1845-1901

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Explanations:
Columns:R [Role]; S [Sources].
Roles: = Government Office (Paid); = Government Duties (Unpaid); = On leave; = TBD; = Agriculture; = Private enterprise; = Parliament;
= British Army; = Royal Marines; = British Militia; = Colonial Militia; = East India Company Army; = Royal Navy; = Other Maritime;
= Education; = Army Education; = Navy Education; = Immigration; = Emigration; = Other voyage.
Abbreviations: BB = Blue Book; CCL = Commissioner of Crown Lands; CP = Chinese Protector; CPS = Clerk of Petty Sessions; GC = Gold Commissioner;
GR = Gold Receiver; GW = Gold Warden; JP = Justice of the Peace (Magistrate); PM = Police Magistrate;
FN = Footnotes; PSL = Public Service List; S/S1/S2 = Source; TBC/TBD = To be confirmed/determined.
Appointments: = Appointed; = Reappointed; = Promoted; = Demoted; = Redesignated; = Succeeded/Replaced; = Transferred to; = Made permanent;
= Retired; = Dismissed; = Passed (Examinations); = Paid as (role).
British Army: = Purchase of Commission; = Exchange rank/regiment; = Reduced to Reserve list; = Retired by sale of Commission.
Sources (S, S1, S2): = Blue Book; = Blue Book derived; = Government Gazette; = Government Gazette derived; = Public Service List; = Public Service List derived;
= Report; = Book; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death document; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death extract; = Cemetery; = Census; = Legal;
= Newspaper family notice; = Newspaper article; = Magazine article; = Unconfirmed; = Military service record; = Internet.
Other Symbols: = External link.
Dates:Dates are in YYYY-MM-DD format. Ongoing = Continues into next calendar year; New date; Date changed in source; Date died; Date to be confirmed.
"Original" is the date the person commenced the role. For example, when first appointed a Police Magistrate, regardless of later re-appointments and re-assignments.
Unconfirmed:All text in magenta is unconfirmed.
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Life Events

Born:28 May 1845Ireland [01].
Arrived:23 October 1857Melbourne, Colony of Victoria, on the ship Mindoro. Departed Gravesend, 11 July 1857, via Plymouth 22 July 1857 [02] [03].
Died:29 May 1901Rathdowne Street, Carlton, Victoria, Australia, aged 56 years [04] [05].
Buried:31 May 1901Melbourne General Cemetery, Parkville, Colony of Victoria [Grave: Roman Catholic, Section E, No 0303/0304].

Golden Colony Roles

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Gold Warden:18711872187318741875187618771878187918801881188218831884188518861887188818891890
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Career

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References

Notes

Notes
01⇑Date from Public Service Lists. James may have been born on 1846 as the birth date of his brother Joseph was only seven months earlier.
02⇑Shipping Intelligence; The Argus (Melbourne), 24 October 1857, p 4 [Trove; 26 May 2023]
03⇑The family probably departed from Plymouth.
04⇑Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Index D1901-005012.
05⇑Deaths - Rowan; The Argus (Melbourne), 31 May 1901, p 1 [Trove; 18 April 2023]

Further Reading

Updates

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