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John Griffith Atwell 1872 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1872

Birth Location: Kilmore, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 1 Jan 1944

Death Location: Newtown, New South Wales

Father: John Atwell

Mother: Thomasina Cobb

Spouse(s): Isabella Newton

Children(s): Norman Atwell

In 1872, John Griffith Atwell entered the world in Kilmore, Victoria, Australia, born to John Henry Atwell and Thomasina Jones Ellen Cobb. John Griffith Atwell married Isabella Josephine Newton, and had children including Norman Joseph Atwell. John Griffith Atwell passed away in 1944 in Newtown, New South Wales.

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Biography

  • In 1872, John Griffith Atwell entered the world in Kilmore, Victoria, Australia, born to John Henry Atwell and Thomasina Jones Ellen Cobb.
  • John Griffith Atwell married Isabella Josephine Newton, and had children including Norman Joseph Atwell.
  • John Griffith Atwell passed away in 1944 in Newtown, New South Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Atwell
1847 – 1926
Birth Location: Yeovil, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Thomasina Cobb
1843 – 1930
Birth Location: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Newton
1872 – 1962
Birth Location: Cassills, New South Wales, Australia
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Children(s)

Norman Atwell
1905 – 1959
Birth Location: Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
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John Atwell's Ancestors

Self
John Atwell
1872 – 1944
Birth Place: Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
Parents
John Henry Atwell
1847 – 1926
Yeovil, Somerset, United Kingdom
Thomasina (Jones Ellen) Cobb
1843 – 1930
Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Grandparents
John Atwell
1817 – 1876
Westcombe England
Maria Rossiter
1824 – 1889
Long Ashton, Somerset, England
John (Griffith) Cobb
1813 – 1843
Spring Court, Marshfield, Monmouthshire, Wales
Mary (Ann) Phillips
1815 – 1879
Isca Villa, Cardiff Road, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Atwell
1779 – 1831
Lydia
1780 – 1830
James Rossiter
1795 – 1883
Maria Beacham
1792 – 1874
John Cobb
1775 – 1854
Elizabeth Jones
1776 – 1859
Thomas Phillips
1790 – 1843
Mary Thomson
1785 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Atwell
1744 –
Sarah Hedges
1745 –
AARON ROSSITER
1756 – 1795
Eleanor Rossiter
1751 – 1844
Joseph (Beauchamp)
1747 – 1807
Sarah Morgan
1752 – 1834
William Jones
1732 – 1789
Elizabeth Williams
1735 – 1781
William Phillips
1761 – 1835
Martha Smith
1766 – 1849
James Thompson
1760 – 1806
Anna Smith
1765 – 1851

John Atwell's Descendants

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John (Griffith) Atwell (1872 – 1 Jan 1944) m. Isabella (Josephine) Newton (1872 – 6 Nov 1962)
  1. 1. Norman (Joseph) Atwell (14 Aug 1905 – 29 May 1959) m. Louie (Alice) Atwell (1909 – )
    1. 1. Mildred (Florence) Atwell (15 May 1927 – 1994) m. Ronald (Mervyn) Swan (22 Oct 1925 – 24 Apr 1984)
      1. 1. Robert (Norman) Swan (13 Aug 1958 – 16 Jun 2020) m. Karen Wibberley (1959 – )
        1. 1. Justin (Ronald Douglas) Swan (23 Aug 1984 – 3 Jul 2024) m. Jasmine (Maree) Ford (31 Mar 1985 – )

John Atwell's Timeline

2 Records

1872
1872
Birth of John Griffith Atwell in Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
1944
1 Jan 1944
Age 72
Death of John Griffith Atwell in Newtown, New South Wales
Newtown, New South Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Kilmore, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1944
    Event Place: Newtown, New South Wales
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