Facius, Paul Anton
FACIUS, Paul Anton (1861–1922) was born at Grenaa, Denmark, second son of Johannes Philip Facius, a carpenter, and Ane Cathrine Andersen. Like his elder brother Christian, Paul had trained as a carpenter by 1880 when the family were living at Randers west of Grenaa. By 1885, Paul had moved to Copenhagen where he married Martina Augusta Lindwald. Two children were born before Paul and his family migrated to Queensland, the only one of his siblings to migrate. After arriving at Brisbane in January 1887, he was at Coomera in June when his eldest son was born. In 1888, he was naturalised before moving to Bowen by 1890, where he worked as a ’builder’s architect’. By 1895 when his tender for construction of a provisional school at Pleystowe was accepted, he was living at Homebush, south-west of Mackay. After being insolvent in 1896, he joined the rush to Western Australia. He designed and built two houses for his family at Cottesloe while working for the Government Railways Department. After he was injured in March 1901, he was unable to carry out heavy work and was obliged to resign. Thereafter he was employed with JM Ferguson, timber and hardware merchants. From c1909-14, he may have separated temporarily from his family and lived at Port Headland. His wife unsuccessfully applied for a divorce in 1915. In March 1921 he arrived at London, intending to then live in a ‘foreign’ country, presumably with him siblings in Denmark. If so, he changed his mind and returned to Perth, where he was living at Mount Lawley when he committed suicide on Cottesloe Beach in 1922, his occupation still described as carpenter. None of his male children who lived long lives in Western Australia followed in the footsteps of their father and grandfather.
Education
Migration and Travel
Genealogy
[F] Johannes Philip Facius (1832–1889) b. 5 July 1832, Lauter, Erzgebirge, Sachsen, Germany; d. 8 June 1889, Hamburg, Germany [carpenter, 1880]
[S / M] Ane Cathrine Andersen (1835–1929) b. 17 Apr 1835, Ralsrode Ved Grenaa Randers Amt; d. 30 July 1929, Grenaa, Denmark
[8C/1-6B] Christian Vilhelm Facius (1859–1905) b. 14 July 1859, Aalsø; d. 4 Mar 1905, Hamburg, Germany. [carpenter, 1880]
[8C/2-6B]Paul Anton FACIUS (1861–1922) b. 21 May 1861, Grenaa, Denmark; d. 11 Apr 1922, Cottesloe, Perth, WA. [carpenter, 1880]
- [S, 7 June 1885, Copenhagen / M] Martine Augusta Lindwald (c1854–1926) b. 24 Dec 1852, Grenaa, Denmark; d. 15 Dec 1926, Perth, WA.
- [6C/1-2G] Ida Augusta Lindwald Facius (1885–1972) b. 22 Dec 1885, Copenhagen, Denmark; d. 6 July 1972, Victoria Park, Perth, WA. [married a manufacturer]
- [6C/1-4B] Hans Lindwald Johannes Rudolph Anton Facius (1887–1979) b. 8 June 1887, Coomera, Qld; d. 26 June 1979, Victoria Park, Perth, WA. [clerk, 1858]
- [S, 31 Jan 1912, Perth, WA / M] Irene Muriel Bailey
- [6C/2-4B] Johanes Philip Carl August Moritz Facius (1888–1966) b. 25 Nov 1888, Bowen, Qld; d. 20 May 1966, Perth, WA. [a clerk at West Subiaco, 1925]
- [6C/2-2G] Anna Katherine Martine Amelia Facius (1890–1967) b. 22 July 1890, Bowen, Qld; d. 6 Apr 1967, Ballarat, Vic. [married to a clerk, Fremantle, 1958]
- [6C/3-4B] Paul Johan Christian Carl Facius (1892–1960) b. 16 Aug 1892, Mackay, Qld; d. 17 Nov 1960, Claremont, WA.
- [6C/4-4B] Gregers Daniel Christian Facius (1895–?) b. 3 Aug 1895, Homebush, Qld; d. 20 Aug 1956, Nedlands, WA [clerk, 1916]
[8C/3-6B] Marius Rudolph Facius (1863–1935) B. 5 Sep 1863, Grenaa; d. 29 June 1935, Aalborg [merchant, 1890]
[8C/4-6B] Carl Johannes Facius (1865–1940) b. 7 Oct 1865, Ginnerup, Arhus, Denmark; d. 3 Apr 1940 [master blacksmith]
Other Activities
1896 Insolvency, Qld.
1901 Injured in accident, railway yard, Fremantle
References
Naturalisation, QSA ITM882269;Mackay Mercury: 19 Nov 1892, 2; 8 Oct 1895, 2; Brisbane Courier, 7 Oct 1896,3; Georg Moritz Facius ‘My Heritage’ website accessed 13 July 2016; Truth (WA) 19 June 1915, 2; Sunday Times (Perth): 20 Mar 1904, 10; and 16 Apr 1922, 8; Daily Herald (Adel) 13 Apr 1922, 2.