:A.{{Note|NoteA}}{{resize|Bagster’s father, Josiah Shirley Bagster, was born on 10 July 1811. He was baptised on 8 January 1812 at Partridge Lane Independent Church, [[Faversham]] in county Kent, England. He married Elizabeth Howell at St James Church, Westminster, London in the second quarter of 1841. The married couple were recorded at [[Ledbury]], in county Herefordshire, in the 1841 census conducted on 6 June 1841. Josiah S. Bagster died on 6 March 1882.}}
:A.{{Note|NoteA}}{{resize|Bagster’s father, Josiah Shirley Bagster, was born on 10 July 1811. He was baptised on 8 January 1812 at Partridge Lane Independent Church, [[Faversham]] in county Kent, England. He married Elizabeth Howell at St James Church, Westminster, London in the second quarter of 1841. The married couple were recorded at [[Ledbury]], in county Herefordshire, in the 1841 census conducted on 6 June 1841. Josiah S. Bagster died on 6 March 1882.}}
:B.{{Note|NoteB}}{{resize|Eleanor Bagster (”née” Winzor) (13 December 1849 – 7 February 1884). Children: Winifred (born 19 November 1873); Shirley Winzor (born 29 April 1875), married Hannah Mabel Slatter on 7 July 1909, died 26 August 1932; Geraldine (born 12 January 1878, died 16 January 1883).}}
:B.{{Note|NoteB}}{{resize|Eleanor 13 December 1849 . Children: Winifred (born 19 November 1873); Shirley Winzor (born 29 April 1875), married Hannah Mabel Slatter on 7 July 1909, died 26 August 1932; Geraldine (born 12 January 1878, died 16 January 1883).}}
:C.{{Note|NoteC}}{{resize|Mary Ann Bagster (”née” Harvey) (1 November 1847 – 28 May 1931), the daughter of fellow MHA John Harvey. Children: Lancelot Salisbury (born 9 August 1886, died 14 March 1940); Mabel Gwendoline (born 27 March 1888).}}
:C.{{Note|NoteC}}{{resize|Mary Ann Bagster (”née” Harvey) (1 November 1847 – 28 May 1931), the daughter of fellow MHA John Harvey. Children: Lancelot Salisbury (born 9 August 1886, died 14 March 1940); Mabel Gwendoline (born 27 March 1888).}}
Australian politician
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Josiah Howell Bagster |
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| In office 6 September 1881 – April 1890 |
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| Born | 19 February 1847 |
| Died | 17 October 1893(1893-10-17) (aged 46) |
Josiah Howell Bagster (19 February 1847 – 17 October 1893) was a land agent and politician in the British colony of South Australia. He was generally referred to by his full name or as Josiah H. Bagster or J. H. Bagster, perhaps to differentiate him from his father, Josiah Shirley Bagster.
Biography
Early years
Josiah Howell Bagster was born on 19 February 1847 at Ledbury, county Herefordshire, the son of Josiah Shirley Bagster and Elizabeth (née Howell). His father was in business as a stationer. Bagster’s baptism record lists his name as ‘Joseph Howell Bagster’, but throughout his life he was known as Josiah.[1][2][A]
Josiah and Elizabeth Bagster and two year-old Josiah emigrated to South Australia aboard the Caroline, departing from Plymouth in May 1849 and arriving at Adelaide in September.[3] The family settled at Unley, an inner suburb south of Adelaide.[4]
Young Josiah attended S. Webster’s commercial school in Grenfell Street, Adelaide.[4]
Work and local government
In about 1862, when Bagster was fifteen, he began an apprenticeship in the Government Printing Office, where he worked for the following ten years.[1]
Upon leaving the Government Printing Office Bagster “went into commercial pursuits, and dealt a great deal in land”. In later years “his attention had been turned towards agricultural property of a less speculative nature”.[1]
Josiah H. Bagster and Eleanor Winzor were married on 31 December 1872 at the Stowe Memorial church in Flinders Street, Adelaide.[5][B]
He was on the boards of several public companies and the Zoological Society and acted as Director of the Zoological Gardens during the absence of R. E. Minchin. He also sat on the Adelaide Licensing Bench and the Central Road Board.[6]
Bagster served as a councillor of the Unley Corporation for two years in 1877 and 1878, and was elected mayor for the same period.[1]
Bagster was a member of the Central Road Board for nine years. He was a member of the Unley and Mitcham School Board of Advice for nine years. He was also a member of the Licensing Bench.[1]
Political career
He was member for Yatala in the House of Assembly from September 1881 to April 1890.[7]
1881 by-election.[9]
Eleanor Bagster died on 7 February 1884.
Josiah H. Bagster and Mary Ann Harvey were married on 22 April 1885 (his second marriage). The couple lived in Mary Street, Unley.[C]
In about 1885 he was a member of a parliamentary group who visited the Northern Territory.[1]
One commentator described him as able and amiable, but devoid of ideas and lacking forcefulness in speech. He made and lost a fortune and was financially saved by a lucky draw in a Melbourne Cup sweep.[13]
Last years
He died after an operation for an ulcerated lung.[14]
Bagster had been suffering “for some time” from an ulcerated lung. On 11 October 1893 he underwent an operation to remove ulcers from his liver and lungs. Although he was progressing favourably, on 17 October he suffered from a haemorrhage and died within five minutes.[1]
Notes
- A.^ Bagster’s father, Josiah Shirley Bagster, was born on 10 July 1811. He was baptised on 8 January 1812 at Partridge Lane Independent Church, Faversham in county Kent, England. He married Elizabeth Howell at St James Church, Westminster, London in the second quarter of 1841. The married couple were recorded at Ledbury, in county Herefordshire, in the 1841 census conducted on 6 June 1841. Josiah S. Bagster died on 6 March 1882.
- B.^ Eleanor Winzor, was born on 13 December 1849, the seventh and youngest daughter of J. Winzor of Adelaide. Children: Winifred (born 19 November 1873); Shirley Winzor (born 29 April 1875), married Hannah Mabel Slatter on 7 July 1909, died 26 August 1932; Geraldine (born 12 January 1878, died 16 January 1883).[15]
- C.^ Mary Ann Bagster (née Harvey) (1 November 1847 – 28 May 1931), the daughter of fellow MHA John Harvey. Children: Lancelot Salisbury (born 9 August 1886, died 14 March 1940); Mabel Gwendoline (born 27 March 1888).
References
- ^ a b c d e f g With regret we announce…, The Advertiser (Adelaide), 18 October 1893, page 4.
- ^ Family records, Ancestry.com.
- ^ Shipping Intelligence, South Australian Register (Adelaide), 5 September 1849, page 3.
- ^ a b Josiah Howell Bagster (Yatala), The Pictorial Australian (Adelaide), 1 March 1885, page 46.
- ^ Married, South Australian Advertiser, 4 January 1873, page 2.
- ^ “Death of Mr. J. H. Bagster”. South Australian Register. 18 October 1893. p. 4. Retrieved 25 August 2015 – via Trove.
- ^ “Mr Josiah Howell Bagster”. Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Dean Jaensch (2007), page 72.
- ^ Dean Jaensch (2007), page 80.
- ^ Dean Jaensch (2007), page 88.
- ^ Dean Jaensch (2007), page 98.
- ^ Dean Jaensch (2007), page 108.
- ^ “Scratchings in the City”. Kapunda Herald. SA. 20 October 1893. p. 2. Retrieved 25 August 2015 – via Trove.
- ^ Death of Mr. J. H. Bagster, Evening Journal (Adelaide), 18 October 1893, page 2.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- Sources
- Dean Jaensch (2007), History of South Australian Elections 1857-2006], House of Assembly, Vol. 1, State Electoral Office, South Australia (online PDF file, accessed 25 October 2025).
