John SQUIRE

Other Events:

• Census: 1891, Alcombe, Dunster, Somerset, England
• Census: 1901, Alcombe, Dunster, Somerset, England
• Census: 1911, 5 Uphill Road Horfield Bristol
• Emigration: 1911, London to Adelaide, Australia

Notes:

Name:
John Squire was born on 7 September 1881, at Staunton Cottage, Staunton Meade, Alcombe, Somerset, Eng. I have a photocopy of his birth certificate. On the birth Certificate of his son, Ken, he describes his birthplace as Hemyock, Devon, England.

He came to Australia in 1911, and settled at Pt Wakefield, working as a Wheelwright for the South Australian Railways. On 31 October 1914, he married Ethel Gill at Pt. Adelaide. They were married in the Pt. Adelaide Methodist Church (in Dale St.) by Rev. Robert Ernest Stanley. Constance M Stanley and Maude H Rann were witnesses. Their only child, Ken, was born at Sister Whitford's Private Hospital, Hamley Bridge, and grew up in Pt Wakefield. The family moved to 37 Stephens Terrace, Torrensville, prior to 1943. This was possibly on John's retirement as a coachbuilder. Ethel died on 6 April 1943, at the Torrensville residence, and is buried at Centennial Park Cemetery.

John and Ethel are recorded in the Sands and MacDougal directories as living in Port Wakefild in 1919, 1936-43.

Source documents

From The Advertiser Marriage Notices - SQUIRE-GILL - On October 1931, at the Methodist Church, Port Adelaide, South Australia, by the Rev. Robert Stanley, John, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Squire, of Alcombe, Somerset, England, to Ethel, youngest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs W Gill, Bristol, England.

From The Advertiser Death Notices - on July 16 at his late residence, 41(?) Stephens Avenue, Torrensville, John, beloved husband of the late Ethel Squire, loving father of Kenneth, father-in-law of Connie, and grandfather of Graham and Jeffrey. Aged 71 years.

From The Advertiser Death Notices - Squire - The friends of the late Mr John Squire are respectfully informed that his Funeral will leave his late residence 41(?) Stephens Avenue, Torrensville, on Thursday at 4:00pm, for the Centenial Park Cemetery.

John married Ethel GILL on 31 Oct 1914 in Methodist Church, Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Ethel (daughter of William GILL and Sophia COX) was born on 31 Oct 1884 in Bedminster, Somerset, England; died on 6 Apr 1943 in Stephens Avenue, Torrensville, South Australia, Australia; was buried on 9 Apr 1943 in Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Military Service: 4 May 1942, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Notes:

Name:
Ken was born at Whitford's Private Hospital, Hamley Bridge in the mid north of South Australia, to John and Ethel, who lived at Port Wakefield at the time. Probably on John's retirement from the railways, they moved to Torrensville, from where Ken met Connie.

Ken did an apprenticeship as an electrical fitter, but must have begun studying accountancy at nightschool almost immediately. By the early fifties, he had begun practising as a public accountant, and had an office at 308 North Terrace (city) for some years. He also began building spec. homes. During the fifties, he moved the family to Glenside, then Beaumont. While at Beaumont (about 1958), Ken began working as administrator for the Congregational Union (church) in Adelaide,and as a result, he and the family switched from Methodism to Congregationalism. He also moved to Toorak Gardens soon after. During the sixties, he began to explore opportunities for the church to be involved in building and managing aged home and nursing centres. He gradually became fulltime in aged care management, being involved at Rose Park, and consulting for several other centres, under the banner of the Congregational Homes for the Aged. They had also moved to Tusmore, and then to a Manager's unit at the Rose Park Aged Homes' complex.

After Connie died in 1974, Ken retired and moved to Belair. He had an interest in travel, and owned a motor home for some years. He had a number of cancers, and died of throat cancer in 1984.

A newspaper clipping 30 October 1943 - The engagement is announced of Constance M, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E M Rundle, 42 Fourth Avenue, Alberton East, and Kenneth J, only son of Mr J and the late Mrs Squire, 37 Stephens Avenue, Torrensville.

A newspaper clipping from 1944 "RUNDLE - SQUIRE. - Marriage of Constance M, daughter of Mr and Mrs E M Rundle, Alberton East, and Kenneth J, son of Mr J and the Late Mrs Squire, Torrensville, will be solemnised at Woodville Methodist Church on June 10 at 6:30pm."

A newspaper clipping from 1969 "SQUIRE - RUNDLE. - Graham, Jeffrey and Valerie have much pleasure in announcing the 25th wedding anniversary of their parents Ken and Connie, solemnised at Woodville Methodist Church on June 10 at 6:30pm, by the late Rev J H Pointon."

Kenneth married Constance Maude RUNDLE on 10 Jun 1944 in Methodist Church, Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Constance (daughter of Edwin Morris RUNDLE and Maude Holbrook RANN) was born on 30 Oct 1920 in Osborne Street, Largs, South Australia, Australia; died on 04 Aug 1974 in Watson Avenue, Rose Park, South Australia, Australia; was buried on 07 Aug 1974 in Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

G.K. married M.A. KEIGHTLEY [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

J.P. married P.D. WALLER [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

V.J. married B.F. CRISP [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

M.J. married K.J. CRAWFORD [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: S. TIPPETT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]