John Elon Pountney (1883 - 1909)

Born 1883 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 22 Mar 1909 at about age 26 in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

John Pountney has English ancestors.

John Pountney was born in Staffordshire, England.

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John Pountney came free to the Colony of Queensland (1859-1900)

John Elon Pountney was born in Dudley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in the September Quarter of 1883,^[1] the son of Edwin Pountney and Mary Ann Griffin.^[2]

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John Elon Pountney passed away after a fall of earth at the Brilliant Extended Mine in Charters Towers, Queensland, on the 22nd March 1909, aged 26 years, and was buried in the Ravenswood Cemetery.^[3][4]

Headstone

MINE: Brilliant Extended Mine, Charters Towers

DATE OF INCIDENT: 22 March 1909

SEX: Male

ACCIDENT LOCATION: Underground

INCIDENT: Fatally injured from a fall of ground from the hanging wall.

Sources

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1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X25-LD8 : 1 October 2014), John Elon Pountney, 1883; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Dudley, Staffordshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ POUNTNEY, JOHN ELON,GRIFFIN,GRO Ref: 1883 S Qtr,DUDLEY,Vol. 06C Page 66
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Australia, Queensland - Death Certificate > 22 Mar 1909 > John Elon Pountney > District: Kennedy ; Place: Ravenswood ; C1936 ; General Registry Office, Brisbane. Personal copy in the files of David Urquhart.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Australia, Queensland - Queensland Death Index > "Search Historical Records | Queensland Government". 2019. Bdm.Qld.Gov.Au. Accessed September 28 2019. Australia, Qld Deaths Index > Year: 1909; Ref: C1936; John Elon Pountney s/o Edwin Pountney & Mary Ann Griffin.

• Fatalities in Qld Mines>2020. Nost.Edu.Au. Accessed February 3 2020. Fatalities List.

See Also:

• Find A Grave, database and images : accessed 28 September 2019), memorial page for John Elon Pountney (unknown–22 Mar 1909), Find A Grave: Memorial #187702950, citing Ravenswood Cemetery, Ravenswood, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia ; Maintained by Richie Wright (contributor 48346415) .