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Charles John FOWLER

Male 1863 - 1948  (85 years)

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  • Name Charles John FOWLER  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 1863  Jersey, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 67C29761CAF24CE19FBE22329AF52CD1471C 
    Occupation 13 Feb 1895  Petersham, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Accountant 
    Occupation 1901  Paddington, , Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Manager Life Assurance 
    1901 Census Charles FOWLER and Marion Emily nee RYELAND and Family.jpg    		 1901 Census Charles FOWLER and Marion Emily nee RYELAND and Family.jpg
    Residence 1901  Paddington, , Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    97 Thirland Road 
    1901 Census Charles FOWLER and Marion Emily nee RYELAND and Family.jpg    		 1901 Census Charles FOWLER and Marion Emily nee RYELAND and Family.jpg
    Residence 10 Feb 1904  Paddington, , Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    15 Clifton Hill 
    Occupation 1911  Marylebone, , Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Director of Public Company Finance 
    Residence 1911  Marylebone, , Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence Abt 1915  Villemomble, , , France Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    9 Arenne Harsie? 
    Death 1948  France Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I12511  Ryeland Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2026 

    Father Kenneth Charles FOWLER,   b. 1836   d. 1900 (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Matilda Ann KIRBY,   b. 1837   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1860  [8] 
    Family ID F12660  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Marion Emily RYELAND,   b. 1865, Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1952, Marrickville, , New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 28 Aug 1886  Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    • Thursday 23 September 1886
      The Sydney Morning Herald

      FOWLER–RYELAND.–August 28, at the residence of the bride's parents, by the Rev. H. Macready, Charles John Fowler, eldest son of K. C. Fowler, Esq., of Jersey, to Marion Emily, oldest daughter of James Ryeland, Esq., of Surry Hills.

      From an email: "I believe they had separated by 1898 and Charles was living with Georgina Baldwin Smith. Maude Emma Fowler later married Percy Baldwin Smith, Georgina's son"
    Children 
     1. Maude Emma FOWLER,   b. 1887, Petersham, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1962 (Age 75 years)
     2. Kenneth Ryeland FOWLER,   b. 1890, Petersham, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1915, Dixmude, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     3. Lillian Grace FOWLER,   b. 16 Mar 1894, Petersham, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1983, Bedford, , Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     4. Kirby FOWLER,   b. 13 Feb 1895, Petersham, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1971 (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F3762  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2026 

    Family 2 Georgina BALDWIN,   b. 1863, Windsor, , New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1900  London, , Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F12663  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1863 - Jersey, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Aug 1886 - Sydney, , New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Accountant - 13 Feb 1895 - Petersham, New South Wales, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1900 - London, , Greater London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manager Life Assurance - 1901 - Paddington, , Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 97 Thirland Road - 1901 - Paddington, , Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 15 Clifton Hill - 10 Feb 1904 - Paddington, , Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Director of Public Company Finance - 1911 - Marylebone, , Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1911 - Marylebone, , Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 9 Arenne Harsie? - Abt 1915 - Villemomble, , , France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1948 - France Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Emigrated to Australia in 1883 as crew member of ss Rome. Married and had four children but then took his children to London, leaving his wife behind. He married, bigamously, in about 1900. In 1901 a warrant was issued in Australia for failing to support his wife. His second wife (Georgina Baldwin (Ms Smith) (1862-1916)) died in 1916 and he went to France, where he married for a third time (Jeanne Felicie Licourt (1877-1954)) in about 1918. He died in France in 1948 [8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S621] James Ryeland (b.1826) Death Certificate.

    2. [S103] NSW Registry of BMD, NSW Registry of BMD, (URL: http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/familyHistory.htm).

    3. [S32] 1901 British Census.

    4. [S566] London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906.

    5. [S16] 1911 British Census.

    6. [S324] Kirby Fowler Birth Certificate, (n.d.).

    7. [S1025] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards.

    8. [S1259] jerripedia.org.

    9. [S1258] jerripedia.org.


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