THOMAS ROWE

general info: he is a real estate agent and also a Fitzroy councillor (1864-74), and was Mayor (1869)
Rowe St in Fitzroy North is named after him
source: https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/residents/transport/roads-and-traffic/heritage-street-signs-yarra

there’s a thomas rowe esq living in fitz in 1883 and 1885 which im guessing is right guy

would really love to see him listed on rate books in fitzroy? where is he living and is he always in carlton and fitzroy and can I rule out the regional and suburbs as the OTHER farmer
this should help me figure out the right press coverage for him and it also explains why its so hard to find a glorified obit of him given he was an ESQUIRE.

TIMELINE OF RESOURCES TO WADE THROUGH

1851

may or may not be same person

SHIPPING. (1850, January 19). South Australian Gazette and Mining Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1847 – 1852), p. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195939238

1855

ASSAULT AND ROBBERY. (1855, July 11). Colonial Times (Hobart, Tas. : 1828 – 1857), p. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8783727

1856

NOTICE is hereby given, that Thomas Rowe and Richard Rowe, of the City of Sydney, (1856, March 18). New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 – 1900), p. 958. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228682109

NOTICE is hereby given, that Thomas Rowe and Richard Rowe, of the City of Sydney (1856, May 9). New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 – 1900), p. 1323. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228683249

electoral roll search just under thomas rowe:
THIS IS OUR GUY in 1856

Name	Thomas Rowe
Gender	Male
Electoral Date	1856
Electoral Place	Fitzroy, Collingwood, Victoria, Australia

source:
Source Citation
Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll].

AND IN THE SAME YEAR in same electroral records I THINK THIS IS FARMER GUY

Name	Thomas Rowe
Gender	Male
Electoral Date	1856
Electoral Place	Long Gully, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia

Source Citation
Gould Genealogy; Chermside, QLD, Australia; Electoral Rolls
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll].

1857

did thomas have a brother john
POLICE COURT. (1857, November 2). The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 – 1864), p. 2. Retrieved January 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66044966

Family Notices (1857, May 30). Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer (NSW : 1845 – 1860), p. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59866630

POLICE COURT. (1857, November 2). The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 – 1864), p. 2. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66044966

Family Notices (1857, May 29). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 – 1954), p. 1. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12996225—

1859

SUDDEN DEATH IN THE LOCK-UP. (1859, October 12). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 5. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5689806

is this him?
thomas HENRY rowe? ? same person?

EASTERN POLICE COURT. (1859, March 3). The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 – 1864), p. 2. Retrieved January 10, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66334336

1861

MR. LANGTON AT COLLINGWOOD. (1861, July 18). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954), p. 5. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244248688

THE ELECTIONS. (1861, July 18). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957), p. 5. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5702082

TOWN NEWS. (1866, August 4). The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 – 1946), p. 18. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138048319

is this him?
“POLICE.” The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957) 31 December 1861: 6. Web. 10 Jan 2026 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5707533>

CITY POLICE COURT. (1861, December 31). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 – 1954), p. 6. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244183289

“POLICE.” The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957) 31 December 1861: 6. Web. 2 May 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5707533>.

1863

COHEN V. BRYANT. (1863, December 28). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 – 1954), p. 5. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155023864

whose marriage marriage record is this: farmer thomas or my thomas?
name William Thomas Rowe
marriage place & registration 1863 Victoria, Australia
spouse Elizabeth Stretch
ref number 1266
Source Citation The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Marriage Records
Source Information Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1962 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018.
Original data: Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1962. The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

1868

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5. (1868, February 8). The Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian (Vic. : 1864 – 1888), p. 3. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108123729

1888

source:
CLOUGH v. ROWE. (1888, March 30). The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1860 – 1927; 1929 – 1931; 1933 – 1938), p. 11. Retrieved February 4, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article254580367

HIS FULL NAME!!!! – – it’s william thomas rowe!!!! – this gives me definitive full name for him marking him as esq

1890

ROWE.—On the 9th inst., at her late residence, Bristol-cottage, 209 Nicholson-street, Carlton, Elizabeth, relict of the late Thomas Rowe, Esq., J.P., aged 61 years.
source: “Family Notices” The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 – 1957) 11 January 1890: 1. Web. 4 Feb 2026 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8583097>.

significance: there may be multiple thomas rowe’s but this one is listed as an esq and JP which links him specifically to being a councillor and former mayor AND this indicates he was dead by 1890 AND this indicates his wife was named ELIZABETH and living in carlton in 1890. thus safe to assume he alive 1885 (I would have to go back and recheck this source) where he is listed as esq in fitz and dead by 1890

1893

source: find a grave

This cannot be my thomas rowe since he was dead by 1890 but it is confusing because he was also married to an elizabeth
NOPE. this guy was a farmer in regional vic.
William Thomas Rowe
Birth7 Jul 1835
Staffordshire, EnglandDeath6 Oct 1893 (aged 58)
Victoria, AustraliaBurial
Naringal Station Cemetery
Wallinduc, Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, AustraliaMemorial ID55624086 · View Source
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55624086/william-thomas-rowe
source: Source Information
Ancestry.com. Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.

source: death cert extract.

death of the farmer, whose mum was mary gibbings and dad was william rowe. this is NOT my thomas. The question is, who was this thomas married to and in what year? was it marriage to Elizabeth, maiden name Stretch?

IF this farmer married stretch = I can rule out their family line
IF this farmer did NOT marry stretch – then I know elizabeth stretch married the councillor.

Name	Wm Thos Rowe
Death Age	57
Birth Date	abt 1836[abt 1836]
Death Date	Abt 1893
Death Place	Pitfield, Victoria
Registration Date	1893
Registration Place	Australia
Father	Wm
Mother	Mary Gibbings
Registration Number	15615

source Source Citation Federation Index Victoria 1889-1901
Source Information Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.,