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Joseph Maxwell, Junior

b. 1846, d. 6 February 1929

Birth

Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was born in 1846 at Montefiore in Wellington.1,2,3

Parents

FatherRichard James ("Joseph senior") Maxwell (b. 1810, d. 4 January 1898)
MotherAnn Cross (b. 1819, d. 13 January 1878)

Family life

Joseph Maxwell, Junior, and Jane Elizabeth Reed were married in July 1871 in Bourke.1,4

Children with Jane Elizabeth Reed (b. 16 June 1856)

SonAlexander Maxwell (b. August 1871, d. July 1872)
SonRichard James Oxley ("Oxley") Maxwell (b. July 1873, d. 1950)
DaughterKate Heazle Maxwell+ (b. 26 September 1875, d. 9 November 1936)
DaughterFrances Annie Maxwell (b. 3 December 1877, d. May 1878)
DaughterEliza Emily Tobin ("Lila") Maxwell+ (b. 11 December 1878, d. December 1973)
SonAugustus George Maxwell (b. 23 April 1881, d. 30 April 1881)
SonAlbert Charles Maxwell (b. 7 February 1883, d. 1928)
DaughterFrances Prudence Maxwell (b. May 1885, d. 4 November 1888)
SonPrivate Joseph Henry ("Harry") Maxwell (b. September 1887, d. 3 May 1917)
SonEdward H Maxwell (b. February 1890)
DaughterBlanche Olive Maxwell (b. March 1892)
DaughterJane Elizabeth Maxwell (b. 21 September 1894, d. after 23 September 1894)
SonNorman Harold Maxwell (b. August 1895)
SonWilliam Walter Maxwell (b. February 1898)
SonJohn S Maxwell (b. October 1903)

Residence information

Joseph Maxwell, Junior, and Jane Elizabeth Reed resided in Gongolgon, NSW, Australia, on 12 June 1899.5 He and Jane Elizabeth Reed resided in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, in 1903.6

Working life

  • Circa 1864 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was a first drove stock in Bourke.7,6
  • In 1865 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was a stockman at Bonnawanna Station opposite Beemery Station in Bourke.6
  • In 1868 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was a drover at Warraweena Station in Bourke.6
  • In 1870 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was a butcher in Bourke. He was in partnership with WW Davis.6
  • On 28 October 1871 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was a publican at the Commercial Hotel in Bourke.8,6
  • In 1872 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was an innkeeper at Mitchell Street in Bourke. This would have ben a continuation of his employment at WW Davis' Commercial Hotel (the Old Royal).9
  • On 2 November 1875 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was a Poundkeeper in Bourke.10
  • On 7 October 1876 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was a poundkeeper in Bourke.11
  • On 16 March 1877 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was a publican at Overland Hotel at North Bourke in Bourke.12
  • On 3 January 1878 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was a publican at Overland Hotel at North Bourke in Bourke. The baptism record gives their residence as West Bourke, but this is now known as North Bourke.13
  • On 4 February 1879 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was a stockman at Belmore in Gongolgon.14
  • On 27 October 1879 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was a Stockman in Gongolgon.15
  • On 27 May 1883 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was a stockman in Gongolgon.16
  • On 28 July 1885 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was a drover at Charlton Station in Condobolin. He was drover in charge of 3000 fat wrthers from Lindsay Brothers of Charlton Station, bound for Sydney.17
  • On 28 March 1891 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was a publican at Exchange Hotel, Tarcoon, in Bourke. Tarcoon is on the Bogan River 23 kilometers from Gongolgon and 44 kilometers from Brewarrina.18
  • On 7 April 1892 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was a publican at Exchange Hotel, Tarcoon, in Gongolgon. His licence was granted for 7 April 1892 to 6 April 1893. His brother James held the license for the Bridge Hotel at North Bourke.19
  • On 23 September 1894 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was an overseer in Gongolgon.20
  • On 22 April 1898 Joseph Maxwell, Junior, was a ranger at the Gongolgon Common in Gongolgon.21

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Death

Joseph Maxwell, Junior, died on 6 February 1929 at age ~83 in Bourke.1,2,6 He was buried on 7 February 1929 at Bourke Church of England Cemetery in Bourke.6

Citations

  1. [S679] , History of Bourke Journal, volume 11 (Bourke NSW: Bourke and District Historical Society, 1966-1992), pages 107, 181 and 223.
  2. [S612] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Deaths, (Registry of BDM), 5124/1929 aged 82 years Bourke.
  3. [S1390] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Births and Baptisms, (Registry of BDM), Joseph Maxwell, parents Richard and Ann, church code MM, Cof E Montefiores, Wellington, 2941/1846 V18462941 31A.
  4. [S611] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Marriages, (Registry of BDM), Joseph Maxwell and Jane Elizabeth Reed, Bourke, 1806/1871.
  5. [S1661] "," Illawarra Mercury, Wollongong, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Marriage; public notice; 17 June 1899; page 2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132326546; 2 February 2022
  6. [S1634] "," The Western Herald, Bourke, ; online image, Trove (: accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Obituary, Mr Joseph Maxwell; obituary; 13 February 1929; page 3; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141995629; 2 February 2022
  7. [S1634] "," The Western Herald, Bourke, ; online image, Trove (: accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Death of an Old Resident; obituary; 13 January 1926; page 2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141989429; 2 February 2022
  8. [S1658] "," Australian Town and Country Journal, Sydney, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Bourke; magazine article; 28 October 1871; page 16; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70469858; 2 February 2022
  9. [S1750] Various, Greville's PO Directory, Joseph Maxwell junior, innkeeper, Mitchell Street Bourke
  10. [S1721] JM Fleming, Reed family baptisms at St Stephen's Anglican church Bourke, SAG Reel 335, Kate Hazel Maxwell, 2 Nov 1875, page 6
  11. [S1632] "," Maitland Mercury, Maitland, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Bourke; news article; 7 October 1876; page 7; https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18811425; 2 February 2022
  12. [S679] , History of Bourke Journal, vol 4 (Bourke NSW: Bourke and District Historical Society, 1966-1992), page 64.
  13. [S1721] JM Fleming, Reed family baptisms at St Stephen's Anglican church Bourke, SAG Reel 335, Frances Annie Maxwell, 3 Jan 1878, page 9
  14. [S1654] "," Evening News, Sydney, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Insolvency Court; public notice; 4 February 1879; page 3; http://nla.gov.au/nla.newsarticle107155442; 2 February 2022
  15. [S1721] JM Fleming, Reed family baptisms at St Stephen's Anglican church Bourke, SAG Reel 335, Henry Sampson Johnson, Emily Jane Johnson and Eliza Emily Tobin Maxwell, 27 Oct 1879, page 11
  16. [S1721] JM Fleming, Reed family baptisms at St Stephen's Anglican church Bourke, SAG Reel 335, Albert Charles Maxwell, 27 May 1883, page 16
  17. [S1658] "," Australian Town and Country Journal, Sydney, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Weather, Wool, Movements of Stock; news article; 1 August 1885; page 23; http://nla.gov.au/nla.newsarticle70982120; 2 February 2022
  18. [S1634] "," The Western Herald, Bourke, ; online image, Trove (: accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Local and General; news article; 28 March 1891; page 2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article142551367; 2 February 2022
  19. [S1633] "," NSW Government Gazette, Sydney, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Bourke Licensing District; public notice; 17 May 1892; page 4153; http://nla.gov.au/nla.newsarticle222967527; 2 February 2022
  20. [S1721] JM Fleming, Reed family baptisms at St Stephen's Anglican church Bourke, SAG Reel 335, Jane Elizabeth Maxwell, 23 Sep 1894, number 1560, page 113, born 21 Sep 1894 at Bourke, (page 26)
  21. [S1660] "," The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate, Dubbo, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., The Narromine Assault Case; news article; 23 April 1898; page 2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72503419; 2 February 2022
  22. [S1684] JM Fleming, Family Reed land summary, NSW land deed volume 137 folio 23
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