James William FILLEUL\Jane Fryer HOWISON

James William FILLEUL was born 14 February 1834 in St. Heliers, Jersey, Channel Isles. He married Jane Fryer HOWISON 10 July 1860 in Forth, Tasmania, Australia. He died 26 May 1913 in Forth, Tasmania, Australia. Jane Fryer HOWISON was born 10 August 1844 in Dalkeith, Scotland. She died 31 August 1935.

1. John James FILLEUL, b. 17 April 1861	See John James FILLEUL & Ada Eliza FLINT
2. James Albert FILLEUL, b. 05 September 1868	See James Albert FILLEUL & Charlotte Precilla May FLINT
3. Agnes Elizabeth FILLEUL, b. 1862
4. Jane Margaret FILLEUL, b. 1864
5. Adelina Victoria FILLEUL, b. 1866
6. Isabella Matilda FILLEUL, b. 1870	See Alfonso Robert BUNTON & Isabella Matilda FILLEUL
7. Flora Levina FILLEUL, b. 1872
8. Emma Amelia FILLEUL, b. 1874
9. Walter William FILLEUL, b. 1876	See Walter William FILLEUL & Alice Maud MCCALL
10. Ernest Alfred FILLEUL, b. 1879	See Ernest Alfred FILLEUL & Florence VEAL
11. Lilian Lois FILLEUL, b. 1882	See Frederick Edwin PENHALL & Lilian Lois FILLEUL
12. Percival Clement FILLEUL, b. 1883	See Percival Clement FILLEUL & Mary Emma DAVEY
13. Eva Priscilla FILLEUL, b. 1885
14. Selby Le Cornu FILLEUL, b. 1887
15. Gladys Priscilla FILLEUL, b. 1888

Following notes on James Filleul have been taken from Hedley Bunton's family book.

"James William Filleul was of French descent. His mother's tongue was French. He started his career in Jersey as a carpenter but later went to sea and became second mate on a ship which called at Launceston in Tasmania during the Australian gold rush of the 1850s. The lure of gold was too much for him and two other ship's officers and, hoping to make their fortunes on the goldfields on the mainland, they deserted their ship as did thousands of seamen in those days. His two fellow deserters were captured and he, in hiding, saw them handcuffed by the police and taken back to the ship. After the ship had left James gave himself up to police. What penalty, if any, he had to pay is not on record. But Tasmania attracted him so much that, instead of going off to look for gold, he took up farming, growing potatoes as some farmers did in Jersey. He spent most of the rest of his life on "Benacre" farm at Kondred, near Forth. Eventually he moved to another farm at Forth which he called "Verclut" after his birthplace in Jersey."

Jane Firrier Howieson (See note on name below) emigrated from Scotland in 1856-57 on the ship "Forest Monarch". She was 13 and one of eight children at that time.

Her mother, Agnes, had two marriages with Jane being from the second:-

Agnes Wilson b.1811 d.Ulverstone 1895

# m.13 Apr 1833 Peter Gardner
at Parish of Borthwick, Midlothian
Children - William b. c.1834
- Alexander b. c.1835
- David b. c.1837
- Isabella b. c.1838
(Names and ages from the Register of
Passengers of the ship "Forest Monarch")

# m.17 Oct 1841 James Howieson (See note on name)
(b.1818 d.at Ulverstone 1887)
at Parish of Borthwick, Midlothian
Children - Margaret b. 21 Jun 1842
- Margaret b. 22 Apr 1843
- Jane b. 22 Jul 1844
- Agnes b. 23 Oct 1846
- John b. 10 Jan 1849
(1st child born at Borthwick. Others at
Newbattle which is the parish next to
Borthwick near Edinburgh)

* The name "Howieson" is recorded with this spelling on the marriage certificate of Alphonso and Isabella and is used on some photos. The name is shown as "Howison" on the Register of Passengers of the ship "Forest Monarch" on which she came to Tasmania. The former spelling is therefore the most likely.

Digger - Death Index. Victoria 1921-1985

Surname: FILLEUL
Given Names: Jane Friar
Father: Howieson Jas
Mother: Agnes UNKNOWN
Death Place: W BWK
Age: 91
Age Code:
Year: 1935
Reg Number: 7707
Event: D