Coase, John Emanuel

COASE, John Emanuel (1835–1907) was born at St Mary Major, Exeter, Devon, England, eldest son of Henry Hannaford Coase, a joiner, and Elizabeth Shapcott, a crape cleaner. Coase was an apprentice carpenter in 1851 and married Mary Burridge in London in 1854. In 1861 he was listed as a carpenter at Rotherhithe, Surrey, In the following year they migrated to Brisbane where we worked in the Wide Bay district at Gin Gin in 1864 and at Maryborough in 1866. By 1871 he was working as a builder in Gladstone where his contracts included St Saviour’s Church of England in 1874 and the Australian Joint Stock Bank in 1880. During the 1880s he was in partnership with Edward Norvill (c1832–1895) as Coase & Norvill, building contractors and auctioneers. After Norvill’s death, Coase worked as an architect, building contractor, auctioneer, and undertaker in Gladstone and in partnership with JTW [John Thomas Willoughby] Brown (c1864–1926), auctioneer. Coase died on 6 April 1907.

Education

Son a joiner, Henry Hannaford Coase

-1851-

Apprentice carpenter, St Sidwell’s, Exeter

Qualifications / Membership

1876-

24 Sep 1876: Initiated Leichhardt Lodge, Rockhampton, resigned 3 Sep 1890

1887-

9 Nov 1887: Initiated Port Curtis Lodge, Gladstone, died 5 Apr 1907

Migration and Travel

1862

30 June 1862: Arr. Brisbane from London, passengers of “City of Brisbane”

Employed:

-1861-

Carpenter, Rotherhithe, Surrey, Eng.

-1864-

Carpenter, Gin Gin, Qld.

-1865-

Carpenter, Maryborough, Q;d.

-1884-

In partnership with Edward Norvill (c1832–1895) as Coase & Norvill, building contractors and auctioneers, Gladstone, Qld.

1895-

Architect, building contractor, auctioneer, and undertaker, Gladstone

In partnership with JTW [John Thomas Willoughby] Brown (c1864–1926), auctioneer

Self-employed:

-1867-

Builder, Gladstone, Qld.

Genealogy

[F] Henry Hannaford Coase (1809–1883) b. 3 Sep 1809, Teignmouth, Devon, Eng; d. 5 May 1883, Poplar, London [joiner]

[S, 26 May 1834, Exeter, Devon / M] Elizabeth Shapcott (1811–1880) b. 8 Nov 1811, Huxham, Devon, Eng; d. Dec 1880, London [crape cleaner]

[11C/1-5B]John Emanuel COASE(1835–1907), b. 24 May 1835, St Mary Major, Exeter, Devon, Eng; d. 6 April 1907, Gladstone, Qld.
[S, 30 Oct 1854, London / M] Mary Burridge (c1832-1909); b. 1 May 1832, Poughill, Devon, Eng,; d. 21 May 1909, Gladstone, Qld.
[8C/1-3B] Henry Thomas Coase (1855–1934) b. 27 July 1855, Kensington, London, Eng.; d. 10 Dec 1934, Gladstone, Qld. [carpenter, 1905]
[8C/2-3B] Joseph William Coase (1857–1942) b. 18 July 1857, Kensington, Eng.; 14 Jan 1942, Gladstone, Qld [coach builder, 1905]
[8C/1-5G] Amelia Jane Coase (1859–1942) b. 23 Sep 1859, Rotherhithe, Surrey, Eng.; d, 4 Sep 1942, Gladstone, Qld
[8C/3-3B] James Coase (1864–1940) b. Aug 1864, Gin Gin, Qld; d. 13 May 1940, Kogarah, NSW. [blacksmith, 1905]
[8C/2-5G] Elizabeth Coase (1864–1940) b. 13 Aug 1864, Gin Gin, Qld; d. 29 Jan 1940, Gladstone, Qld.
[8C/3-5G] Mary Coase (1867–1895) b. 8 Feb 1867, Gladstone, Qld; d. 6 Aug 1895, Bundaberg, Qld.
[8C/4-5G] Ann Coase (1871–1884) b. 25 Feb 1871, Gladstone, Qld; d. 19 Aug 1884, Gladstone, Qld.
[8C/5-5G] Selina Coase (1873–1956) b. 27 Mar 1873, Whiteside Farm, Gladstone, Qld; d. 19 June 1956, Maryborough, Qld.

Other Activities

1885- 24 June 1885: Justice of the Peace

References

L McDonald (19880, Gladstone…City that Waited, 191, 248 and 266; Brisbane Courier, 10 Dec 1880, 3; Morning Bulletin: 18 Apr 1884, 2; 1 Oct 1890, 4; 17 May 1895, 5; and 12 Apr 1907, 4.