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Donald Hixon Bowles 1922–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1922

Birth Location: Brisbane, Queensland

Death Date: 28 Sep 2009

Death Location: Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

Father: Wilfred Bowles

Mother: Ruby Ricketts

Spouse(s): Ruth Gardner

Children(s):

Donald Hixon Bowles was born in 1922 in Brisbane, Queensland, the child of Wilfred Douglas Bowles And Ruby Penelope Ricketts. In 1934, Donald Hixon Bowles resided in Queensland, Australia. In 1935, Donald Hixon Bowles resided in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Donald Hixon Bowles married Ruth Gardner, and had children including Fiona Learey Bowles. Donald Hixon Bowles passed away in 2009 in Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • Donald Hixon Bowles was born in 1922 in Brisbane, Queensland, the child of Wilfred Douglas Bowles And Ruby Penelope Ricketts.
  • In 1934, Donald Hixon Bowles resided in Queensland, Australia.
  • In 1935, Donald Hixon Bowles resided in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
  • Donald Hixon Bowles married Ruth Gardner, and had children including Fiona Learey Bowles.
  • Donald Hixon Bowles passed away in 2009 in Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Donald Bowles's Ancestors

Self
Donald Bowles
1922–2009
Birth Place: Brisbane, Queensland
Parents
Wilfred Douglas Bowles
1892–1957
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ruby (Penelope) Ricketts
1891–1972
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
William (Hixon) Bowles
1823–1917
Ireland
Rachael Mark
1857–1905
Creswick Colony of Victoria Australia
Stephen (Alexander) Ricketts
1848–1929
Warrington, Lancashire, England
Ellen Maguire
1861–1919
Picton, Camden, New South Wales, Australia
Great-Grandparents
Robert Mark
1825–1900
Rachel Hay
1831–1886
James Maguire
1810–1873
Sophia Ihle
1831–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andreas Ihle
1796–1862
Christine Bohrkircher
1796–1849

Donald Bowles's Timeline

6 Records

1922
6 Jun 1922
Birth of Donald Hixon Bowles in Brisbane, Queensland
Brisbane, Queensland
1934
30 Apr 1934
Age 12
Donald Hixon Bowles resided here in Queensland, Australia
Queensland, Australia
1935
8 Aug 1935
Age 13
Donald Hixon Bowles resided here in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1954
1954
Age 32
Donald Hixon Bowles resided here in Coorparoo, Bowman, Queensland, Australia
Coorparoo, Bowman, Queensland, Australia
1959
1959
Age 37
Donald Hixon Bowles resided here in Salisbury, Moreton, Queensland, Australia
Salisbury, Moreton, Queensland, Australia
2009
28 Sep 2009
Age 87
Death of Donald Hixon Bowles in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1922
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Australia, World War II Military Service Records
    [3] Brisbane, Australia Burials and Cremations, Brisbane City Council; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Brisbane City Cemeteries and Crematoria Collection

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1934
    Event Place: Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Queensland, Australia, School Admission Records, Queensland Family History Society; Queensland, Australia; Queensland, Australia, School Admission Records, 1860-1992; Reference: J05

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1935
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, 1800's to Current, The Courier-Mail; Publication Date: 8 Aug 1935; Publication Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Coorparoo, Bowman, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Salisbury, Moreton, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Queensland, Australia, Commonwealth Electoral Rolls, Queensland Family History Society; Queensland, Australia; Commonwealth Electoral Rolls 1906-1969

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 2009
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Brisbane, Australia Burials and Cremations, Brisbane City Council; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Brisbane City Cemeteries and Crematoria Collection

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bridgeman Downs, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Brisbane, Australia Burials and Cremations, Brisbane City Council; Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Brisbane City Cemeteries and Crematoria Collection

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