William Sweet ROWE [4248] ⁴³⁷⁴

  General Notes:

William and Jane appear to have arrived in Australia around 1858 or 1859. William was a stone mason. As the first registration of birth was in 1858 it would appear that they arrived sometime in 1858.

Geelong Advertiser (Vic. : 1859 - 1929) Thu 24 Jan 1907 Page 1 Family Notices
BIRTHS MARRIAGES, & DEATHS
MARRIAGES
ROWE-DAVIES.- On the 26th of December, 1906, at the Congregational Church, Napoleons, by the Rev. G. A. William
son Legge, Frederick, youngest son of the late William Sweet Rowe, Aberdeen street, Newtown, Geelong, to Florence
Emily, eldest daughter of James Davies, J.P., councillor of the Buninyong shire

On William's death certificate in 1885 the following children are listed
Jane Dec'd
Benjamin dec'd
William Dec'd
Thomas dec'd
Louisa 33
Mary Ann 30
William Henry 26
Emma 23
Frederick 21

this death was registered by William Henry Rowe son

I can only find birth registrations of the last 3 children in Victoria, Australia after they arrived in Australia in 1858ish.

On Jane's death certificate in 1898 the names if the children are given as follows:-
William 50
George 49
Jane Eliza 48
John Henry 47
Louisa Jane 45
Jane 44
Mary Anne 43
William 40
Emma 37
Frederick dec'd

Jane's death was registered by W.King, undertaker.

William married Jane MITCHELL [4249] [MRIN: 1320], daughter of Simon MITCHELL [13097] and Sarah AMY [13098], on 5 Nov 1846 in , Jersey, Channel Islands. (Jane MITCHELL [4249] was born in 1824 in Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, christened on 6 Feb 1825 in Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands,⁴³⁷⁷ died on 10 Feb 1898 in Geelong, Vic, Australia ⁴³⁷⁸ and was buried on 11 Feb 1898 in Geelong, Vic, Australia ⁴³⁷⁹.)