John Stanfell Clowes - Early Photographers of Maryborough, Queensland

JOHN STANFELL CLOWES
Early Photographer of Queensland


Address of Operation	Dates Active	Notes
Kent St, Maryborough Maryborough	June-December 1876 1877-1878	Produced carte de visite photographs
Stanfell Clowes and his wife Elizabeth sailed from London/Plymouth on 31 July 1850 and arrived at Port Natal (Durban), South Africa on 10 October 1850. There only son John Stanfell Clowes was born there the following year. The family returned to England where Stanfell Clowes died in 1856 when his son was just five. John lived with his mother at 59 Doughty St, Saint Pancras, London and at the age of 19 he emigrated to Brisbane aboard the "Margaret Falconer" arriving 3 June 1869. John Clowes became the first head teacher at Normanby School (now Mutdapilly State School) that opened on 27 April 1874 and he served at the school until 31 July 1876. He then joined photographer George Samuel McClelland in a short lived partnership with a studio in Kent St, Maryborough for the rest of 1876. For the next two years John Clowes and McClelland operated separate studios in the town. "The Shadow is all we can preserve from the Grave." PHOTOGRAPHY M'CLELLAND & CLOWES. Will immediately commence business in their NEW GALLERY NEXT THE QUEEN'S HOTEL, Kent Street, The greatest care will be taken that no Photograph leaves the establishment unless approved of. A Faithful Likeness Guaranteed. Carte-de-Visite- Three, 5s. ; Six, 7s. 6d. ; Twelve, 12s. 6d." Maryborough Chronicle, April 6, 1876 - December 19, 1876
*FAMILY HISTORY* 1. JOHN ELLIS CLOWES, b. c.1790, St Johns Southwark, Middlesex, d. 1872, Eton, Buckinghamshire, occupation: Solicitor from the firm of Clowes and Wedlake, m.14 MAR 1820, Old Church, Saint Pancras, London, SOPHIA ANN COBB b. c.1797, St Giles in the Fields, London, Middlesex. Children: i ELLIS CLOWES b. 26 MAR 1821, bap. 19 APR 1821, Old Church, Saint Pancras, London. ii CHARLES CLOWES b. 8 JUL 1822, bap. 8 AUG 1822, Old Church, Saint Pancras, London, d. 1 APR 1823. iii DAWSON CLOWES b. 22 NOV 1823, bap. 23 DEC 1823, Old Church, Saint Pancras, London iv SOPHIA LOUISA CLOWES b. 16 MAY 1825, bap. 17 JUN 1825, Old Church, Saint Pancras, London. 2. v STANFELL CLOWES b. 3 AUG 1826, bap. 31 AUG 1826, Old Church, St. Pancras, Middlesex. vi WILLIAM CLOWES b. 1 APR 1829, bap. 30 APR 1829, Old Church, Saint Pancras, London, Registrar of Chancery. vii HARRIET MARY CLOWES b. 16 MAR 1831, bap. 26 APR 1831, Old Church, Saint Pancras, London. viii ELIZABETH ANN CLOWES b. 16 JAN 1833, bap. 5 MAR 1833, Old Church, Saint Pancras, London. ix JOHN COBB CLOWES b. 11 AUG 1834, bap. 11 SEP 1834, Old Church, Saint Pancras, London. x ALBERT CLOWES b. 10 FEB 1840, bap. 17 MAR 1840, Old Church, Saint Pancras, London. Second Generation 2. STANFELL CLOWES bap. 1826, St. Pancras, Middlesex, d. 1856, Clerkenwell, London, m. MARY ELIZABETH JONES b. c.1821, Quebec, Canada. Children: 3. i JOHN STANFELL CLOWES* b. c.1851, Port Natal, Africa.* Third Generation 3. JOHN STANFELL CLOWES b. c.1851, Port Natal, Africa, d. 1921, Queensland, occupation: Photographer, m. 13 JAN 1874, Queensland, ELIZABETH (BESSIE) GREEN d. 1919, Queensland (daughter of THOMAS GREEN & SARAH PALMER). Children: i MARY LILLIAN ISABELLA CLOWES b. 13 OCT 1874, Queensland. ii MAUDE ELLIS LOUISE CLOWES b. 24 NOV 1875, Queensland, m. 10 JUN 1895, Queensland, JOHN EDWARD. iii NORMAN ERNEST STANFELL CLOWES b. 26 MAY 1877, Queensland, d. 12 NOV 1896, Queensland. iv RONALD CHARLES PALMER CLOWES b. 27 AUG 1879, Queensland, d. 16 OCT 1882, Queensland. v REGINALD HARRY HERBERT CLOWES b. 17 JUN 1882, Queensland. vi ERIC JACK CLOWES b. 25 OCT 1890, Queensland.
Thank you for assistance with information to Sandy Barrie. I welcome contact from descendants and relations of John Stanfell Clowes. Information sourced from the IGI; 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 censuses of England; Birth, Death and Marriages indexes for England and Queensland , Australia.

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