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Hi Im looking for some more information about my great grand uncle Walter Rowbotham born in Macclesfield in 1879, parents: John and Ann (Hannah) Rowbotham. He appears in the 1881,1891 and 1901 census but I loose track of him after this. My mum thinks he traveled the world after 1901 as an artist and art teacher and finished up the head of Perth Technical College in Australia?
I am unble to find any travel info on Walter leaving the country but have managed to find a Walter Rowbotham arrieving at Liverpool in 1951 (down as retired teacher) with a daughter called Marjorie who is also a teacher. I think this could be the same same Walter but do not have access to documents outside the UK. Can anyone help?

Thanks
Darren Mckeown

Western Australia, Australia, Crew and Passenger Lists, 1852-1930.

Name: Walter Rowbotham. age 35.
Nationality or Origin: British.
Arrival Date: 4 Dec 1913.
Arrival Port: Albany.
Departure Port: Liverpool.
Vessel Name: Suevic.

Name: Eveline Rowbotham. age 29.
Nationality or Origin: British.
Arrival Date: 4 Dec 1913.
Arrival Port: Albany.
Departure Port: Liverpool.
Vessel Name: Suevic.

Name: John Rowbotham. age 2.
Nationality or Origin: British.
Arrival Date: 4 Dec 1913.
Arrival Port: Albany.
Departure Port: Liverpool.
Vessel Name: Suevic.

Marriages Mar 1907.
CR[Y_][E_][R_] Ev_line. Ashton. 8d. 649.
Hyde Gertrude. Ashton under Lyne. 8d. 649
ROWBOTHAM Walter. Ashton 8d. 649.
Shaw Prudence. Ashton 8d. 649.

Some one as added on Freebmd.
name details are CRYER Evelyne this is stated on her son James Ward ROWBOTHAM's Marriage certificate issued in Western Australia, ROWBOTHAM J. W. and BALLOCK E. Y.(date of registration 2.2.1942), registration number 307/1942: wedding held 30.1.1942.

Is this them?
http://www.artrecord.com/index.cfm/arti ... m-marjory/

No Walter.
1911.
Name: Eveline Rowbotham. Married 4 years.
Age in 1911: 27.
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884.
Relation to Head: Head.
Birth Place: Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire.
Civil parish: Ashton Under Lyne.
County/Island: Lancashire.
Country: England.
Street Address: 11 Beech Grove Ashton U Lyne.
Marital Status: Married.
Registration district: Ashton under Lyne.
Registration District Number: 468.
Sub-registration district: Ashton Town.
ED, institution, or vessel: 23.
Piece: 24362.

Eveline Rowbotham 27.
Ethel Cryer 33. Sister. Single. Music teacher. Own account. Dukinfield, Cheshire.

Births Sep 1911.
ROWBOTHAM John C. mothers maiden name Cryer. Ashton. 8d. 1014.

Walter seems to have been apponted at Perth in 1934 and this cutting gives a run down on where he wworked til then

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/32958686

Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980.
Name: Walter Rowbotham. Art teacher.
Gender: Male.
Electoral Year: 1949.
State: Western Australia.
District: Curtin.
Subdistrict: Leederville.

Name: Eveline Rowbotham.
Gender: Female.
Electoral Year: 1949.
State: Western Australia.
District: Curtin.
Subdistrict: Leederville.

Name: Marjory Rowbotham. Teacher.
Gender: Female.
Electoral Year: 1949.
State: Western Australia.
District: Curtin.
Subdistrict: Leederville.

All at 38 Salisbury St,

Also in other Australia Electoral Rolls.

And some stuff about Marjorie in page 2 here (slow to load) http://rovay.com/cms/publications/Max%2 ... 201990.pdf

You could Google and find more I expect

Jimmy wrote:Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980.
Name: Walter Rowbotham. Art teacher.
Gender: Male.
Electoral Year: 1949.
State: Western Australia.
District: Curtin.
Subdistrict: Leederville.

Name: Eveline Rowbotham.
Gender: Female.
Electoral Year: 1949.
State: Western Australia.
District: Curtin.
Subdistrict: Leederville.

Name: Marjory Rowbotham. Teacher.
Gender: Female.
Electoral Year: 1949.
State: Western Australia.
District: Curtin.
Subdistrict: Leederville.

All at 38 Salisbury St,

Also in other Australia Electoral Rolls.

Same address in 1943, no Marjorie but an Harold,

Name: Harold Rowbotham.
Gender: Male.
Electoral Year: 1943.
State: Western Australia.
District: Fremantle.
Subdistrict: Leederville.

Australia Death Index, 1787-1985.
Name: Eveline Rowbotham.
Death Place: Western Australia.
Registration Year: 1949.
Registration Place: Perth, Western Australia.
Registration Number: 2561.

wow, thanks. I will begin looking through all this info to see if it adds up.

Thanks again

darren

Can this be archived now Darren?
Jo

Yes, thanks.

Have found a James wood Rowbotham born Victoria, Australia 1918 (think he died 1968) See the following website .
http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/ ... 12673&SE=1

The above website states his dad was Walter Rowbotham, could this be the same Walter? Its a long shot but could this be another son?