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Author: MareeMoore32
Surnames: Martin, Williams, Burns, Telford, Moore
Classification: queries
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Hi, I am sorry that I don't know you name in order to address you properly.
Thank you so much again for your assistance.
This is a family that I have hit the proverbial 'brick wall' with over many years
and my interest has been renewed owing to the fact that I have recently had enquiries from
distant relatives in NZ, N.S.W. and Tasmania. Thus, it seemed a golden opportunity to see
what we could all collate.
The marriage to which I was referring - Samuel Henry Williams took place in Rutherglen (I
live in Perth and thought that Rutherglen was in N.S.W.) but it is in Victoria.
The bride was Jane Burns, daughter of Johanna/Joan/Ann nee Telford and Robert Burns - both
originally from Roxbergshire, Scotland. To recap: the date was 9th August, 1869. Samuel
Henry William's occupation was 'Plasterer', born in Liverpool. His age was 29
years which means he was born about 1840 - still cannot find any records of his birth in
the U.K. websites. (When he died in April 1915, he was aged 76 which gives us about the
same time frame for his birth year).
According to the Marriage Cert. his mother was Sarah Martin.
His father William Williams was a 'Builder' (on the Cert.) but family members have
said during the bygone years that he was a 'Plasterer'. Subsequent male members
of the family in Corowa, N.S.W. have become tilers and plasterers.
Someone originally made the connection with the Census which we have been discussing - it
seemed too much coincidence to have a William Williams married to a Sarah
and to be a 'Plasterer', living in Liverpool, and a daughter name Amelia (whom we
thought my grandmother Amelia Moore nee Williams) was named after.
I wondered if there would be any clues in the naming of the children of Samuel Henry
Williams. I am used to Irish genealogy and their 'Naming Patterns' but I do not
know if it was used in the U.K.
The children were:
1) 1872 Clarence Williams
2) 1873 Walter Herbert Williams
3) Frank Williams (dates unknown)
4) Percival Auburn Williams (born 11th August, 1875)
5) Robert T. (Thomas?) Williams
6) 1878 Amelia Maryann Williams
These names do not occur in the Burns/Telford side of the family.
Thank you for giving me the website - I looked at it but it means I have to subscribe and
I have already subscribed to too many of late.
I recall coming across a Sarah Lewis during trawling through websites. It does seem that
David would have been a twin to Sarah Jane. It's probably just another coincidence,
but my father, son of Amelia Williams was a twin. I am not sure what step to take next...
Kind regards
Maree
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