Elijah John aged 18 married 8 May 1884 St John’s Anglican Church Parramatta to Annie Elizabeth Stowe – his parents Hugh Murray & Ann Cannon, & Annie’s parents Thomas Stowe & Emma Swell Smith
UK War Graves has Pte Owen Murray, 723 1st Bn Australian Inf. Killed in action 20 May 1915 age 21, son of Elijah John and Annie Elizabeth Murray. Native of Parramatta NSW. 111 D 4 – Canterbury Ari Burmu Beach, Shrapnel Valley Gallipoli.
Annie Elizabeth Stowe b 14 May 1865 Sligo Ireland – Thomas Stowe & Emma Smith – FHL 101106
Annie E and sister Emma Stowe (b 12 July 1869) on London school Admin & Discharge – Waterloo street 8 Nov 1875 – father Thomas at 39 Mansion House street
NSW Assisted Immigrant passenger list arrived 8 June 1877 ship “St Lawrence”
Thomas Stowe 43 a machinist b Wiltshire, Emma 37 b Suffolk, Annie E daug11, Francis son 10, Emma daug 8, Priscilla daug 6, George Thomas son 4 & Alfred A baby
Thomas Stowe died 1895 Balmain NSW - SMH – Mon 11 Nov 1895 – STOWE November 9 at 42 Phillip st Balmain, Thomas 2nd son of the late Robert Stowe, Clerk in the Court of Requests of Melksham Wiltshire England – home papers please copy.
Emma remarried 1897 to Samuel Withers – Balmain and she died 1912 Balmain
The Daily Telegraph – Mon 29 April 1912
WITHERS – April 28 at her late residence 42 Phillip street Balmain, Emma Sewell, beloved wife of S Withers JP aged 73 years – dearly beloved mother of Owen, Ernest, G T and Harold Stowe also Mrs E J Murray, Mrs J Wall, Mrs J R Keers and Mrs H Ireland and Maude P Stowe – (buried Waverley Cemetery)
In regards to Elijah being registered as Johnson – wonder if Ann Cannon was with a George Johnston & had Elijah b 27 Sept 1860 Sutton Forest as she didn’t marry Hugh Murray until 1861 – then as no info on Hugh, a tree has Ann dying 1921 as Ann Proctor Parramatta– parents Isaac & Mary (17 July 1921 – husband William Proctor) Cumberland Argus has her residence as Phillips street Parramatta, & going by notice for Isaac in 1893, Ann was with William Proctor by 1893
Annie’s mother’s death SMH – Fri 21 June 1861
CANNON – June 15th at her residence, Phillip street Parramatta, Mary Ann, wife of Mr Isaac Cannon aged 43 years.
Isaac Cannon was a convict tried London 17/1/1824 sentenced to life arrived 20/4/1825 on “Asia 111” Cond Pardon 31/12/1847 – married Mary Ann Wedlake 1835 Sydney. He had the pub Coach & Horses in Phillip Street Parramatta in 1866.
Evening News – Thur 23 Nov 1893 – In Memorium
CANNON – In loving remembrance of dear father Isaac Cannon who died 23 November 1892 aged 89 years and 11 months. Inserted by his daughter Anne Proctor, Phillip street Parramatta
