Glen James Adams

Glen James Adams

Male 1922 - 1989  (67 years)

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  • Name Glen James Adams 
    Birth 19 Aug 1922  Balaklava, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Aug 1989 
    Burial Grace Plains, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I0805  Tucker Family Tree | The descendants of James Tucker
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2007 

    Father Howard James Richard Adams,   b. 26 Mar 1887, Dalkey, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1958, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Gertrude Evelyn Rowe,   b. 18 Jun 1895, Grace Plains, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1928 (Age 33 years) 
    Marriage 7 Mar 1916  Grace Plains, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Howard James Richard Adams and Gertrude Evelyn Rowe were married at Gertrude's Fathers property, Grace Plains, South Australia. [1]

    Marriage Registration - Howard James Richard Adams and Gertrude Evelyn Rowe
    Marriage Registration - Howard James Richard Adams and Gertrude Evelyn Rowe
    Howard James Richard Adams married Gertrude Evelyn Rowe 07 March 1916 at the Residence of her father, Henry Francis Rowe, Grace Plains, South Australia, Australia
    Family ID F0218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family C.J. Fiedler 
    Children 
    +1. J.G. Adams
     2. H.M. Adams
    +3. N.C. Adams
    Family ID F0227  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2022 

  • Notes 
    • Glen was educated at Pinery Primary School and then worked on his father's farm at Pinery. Like his father, Glen became very interested in district and community functions. He held office in many organizations. He has been: Secretary and Chairman of the school committee, committee member, trustee and President of the hall, Secretary and Treasurer of the Fire Unit, and a member and trustee of the Local Church. He belonged to the Pinery Cricket Club and later the President of the Adelaide Plains and Lower Gilbert Association. He played in the Grace Plains Country Carnival Team. In Balaklava he served as a Counsellor for the High School and for many years was a Steward and President of the Agricultural Show Society. he also became an accredited Judge for Dairy Cattle and judged on many occasions. He was made an Honorary Life Member of the Society. He was a delegate to the State Conference from Owen L.C.L and served as president for some time. He was also a board member of the local Hospital at Mallala for several years. He was commission a Justice of the Peace in 1950 at the age of 27 and has been active in court work serving as a local Coroner still. He also acted as honorary auditor for severl bodies within the district. In retirement, Glen lived quietly in Mallala with his wife Joy. (The Tucker Family in Australia, 1992)

  • Sources 
    1. [S390] South Australian Marriages 1842 - 1937, (findmypast), 7 Mar 1916, 266/743 (Reliability: 3).
      See attached transcription of Marriage Registration of Howard James Richard Adams and Gertrude Evelyn Rowe.

    2. [S1] Cynthis Henley-Smith, The Tucker Family in Australia, (Gillingham Printers Pty Ltd Adelaide, South Australia), 1992, 133 (Reliability: 3).


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