John Rounsevell

John Rounsevell (c. 1836 – 15 May 1902) was a pastoralist and politician in the British colony of South Australia. His brother William Benjamin "Ben" Rounsevell was also a South Australian politician.

History John Rounsevell was born in Landunna, in Altarnun, Cornwall, and came out to South Australia with his parents William and Grace Rounsevell on City of Adelaide arriving on 6 July 1839. He was educated at St Peter's College, then started working for his father's livery stable and mail coach business, becoming a partner with responsibility for operations north of Kapunda.

Subsequently he was elected for the district of Gumeracha, serving from 1865 to 1868 and again from 1880 until 1881. Elizabeth Jane Coombs (1856 – 1 December 1886) on 3 December 1881, and Sarah Coombs (1859 – c. 1932) (sister of Elizabeth) on 13 June 1887. Their children included:

Emma Adelaide Rounsevell (25 March 1859 – 13 September 1863) born Kapunda (John) William Henry Rounsevell (1860 – 9 April 1893) Emma (Eliza) Victoria Rounsevell ( – 8 July 1929) married Augustus Samuel Beaumont (April 1847 – 24 March 1931) on 5 March 1879 Florence Victoria Maria Rounsevell (1865 – 23 April 1950) married solicitor Thomas Gepp (c. 1809 – 17 November 1894) on 25 October 1884. Horace Vernon Rounsevell (20 March 1867 – c. 8 May 1919) married Clara Rachel Coombs (1866–1937) on 8 June 1912. He was a partner in the firm of Symon, Rounsevell, & Cleland. Ruby Rounsevell (17 February 1883 – 1965) married (Walter) Charles Wurm (later Weston) (1872–) on 12 November 1910 Harold Rounsevell (4 February 1885 – 1893) Reginald Rounsevell (1886–1945) was on the staff of the Bank of Australasia Benjamin Corryton Rounsevell (1889–1933) Clara Myrtle Rounsevell (1895–1971) John Corryton Rounsevell (1897–1968)