OBITUARY

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2117, 7 April 1914, Page 5

OBITUARY

MR. A. E. ROWDEN, KELBURNE. Private information received from Auckland announces the death, which occurred on Sunday, at tho ago of 78, of an old resident of Wellington, Mr. A. E. Rowden, of Central Terrace, Kclbiirne. Mr. , Rowden wont to Auckland on holiday somo two months ago, and during his absenco was taken ill, and Rrow iteadjly worso until Sunday, when tho ond oamo. Mr, Rowdon.Jandod in Wellington by tba ship Myrtle (Captain Morduo) on January 31, 1857.- Tho landing-plaooVas then opposite the present Barrett's Hotel, in Lambton Quay. Tho Quay ifos then "the Beach," and tho sea lapped Quintan's Corner. ■ Mr. Rowden, shortly after landing, entered tho'office of Messrs. Levin . and C 0.,which firm was then under tho control of. the original founder, Mr. Nathaniel • Levin; and pfterwards he joined Messrs. E. AV. Mills and Co; Tho subsequent 46 years were spent as confidential clerk to the lato Mr.. W. 8.. Rhodes, and with the Trustees of. the Rhodes /Estate.' Prior to coming to Now Zealand, Mr. Rowden saw service at the Crimea as a • niidsTiipman on H.M.S. Tiger, a paddlewheel warship. This steamer was wrecked on the coast off Odessa on .'.Mky'l2, 1854. AH the officers $»id orow woro taken prisoners by. tho Russians, and sent to St. Petersburg, but were afterwards exchanged for Russian ■ prisoners and liberated, and finally they reached London, having travelled via Hamburg. It was after this trying experience in his youth that Mr. Rowden eamd to Now Zealand. , Previously he had seen Bervjco, in the White Seai where ;,a bombardment of Russian ports was being carried on. His early training was on board the old-Victory. Mrs. Rowden- w#s the first white girl born at Wellington. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stoddart, arrivod at Petono in the 'Adelaide in 1840. 1 Mr. Rowden leaves a widow and family of ten, four sons and six daughters, Tho daughters are Mrs. Cecil Biss and Mrs. Peter Thomson (Pahiatua), and tho Missos K. In D. and M. Rowden, and tho eons are Messrs. A. E. Rowden, •Department -of Agriculture, Christchuroh, Mr. H. Vf. Rowden, Department of Agriculture, Wellington, Mr. V. J. Rowden, Railway Department, /Wellington, ,and Mr. J, S. Rowden, architect, Brisbane,