STANWIX Jack
Name | Jack STANWIX |
Country Of Origin | Australia |
Born | 1903 |
Died | 1997 |
Birth/ Baptism | Born 19 July 1903, near Kempton, Green Ponds District |
Parents | Ernest and Elizabeth Ann Stanwix (formerly Philpot) |
Apprenticeship | unknown |
Skills | Watchmaker, Jeweller |
Work Locations | Hobart |
Street Address |
84 Liverpool Street, Hobart 16 Byron Street, Sandy Bay, Hobart Criterion Street, Hobart |
Marriage/Spouse | 18 July 1928, at St Peter’s Church, Sandy Bay, to Rita Christina Elson |
Other | 1935-1938: Voluntary service, militia forces, bombardier, 17th Battery (Australian Garrison Artillery).
Employer: Richard Darcey, watchmaker and jeweller, Hobart. November 1951: ‘Four wristlet watches, seven watch bands, three manicure sets, two necklet clips, two fountain pens, three brush and comb sets, one silver spoon, one diamond ring, eight assorted rings, and a pair of pliers of a total value of £114/8/’ were stolen from the shop of Jack Stanwix and Leonard William Jack. 1950s – 1960s: Member, Horological Guild of Australasia, Tasmanian branch. Approx. May 1962: Moved the business from the Esquire Building to Criterion Street, Hobart. |
Death | 16 July 1997, Hobart |
References | |
The Australian Watchmaker, November 1953, May 1962. TAHO AD960/1/700 Will No. 26957 1945 [Richard John Darcey]. Web: Ancestry: Australia Birth Index 1903; Electoral Rolls 1928, 1936, 1937, 1949, 1954. National Archives of Australia, Series, B4747, Service number 49508, 1935-1938. Millingtons Record No. C31094 1997. The Mercury (Hobart) 15 September 1928, 15 November 1951. |
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