Evan Williams
Jane Penhelog
William Williams
(Cal 1815-1875)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Ruth Smith

William Williams

  • Born: Cal 1815, London, Middlesex 2
  • Marriage: Ruth Smith in 1838 in Whitechapel (reg) 1
  • Died: 1875, Victoria 3
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  General Notes:

Place of birth, St. Mary Axe, which was in the City of London at the time of his birth & then later Middlesex.

9 children on censuses & passenger list, listed below their birth registrations, all at Stepney.

Ruth Jane Jun Q 1840
George William Sep Q 1841
Elizabeth Hannah Dec Q 1842
Ellen Jun Q 1846
Alfred Jun Q 1848
Frederick Albert Mar Q 1850
Walter Thomas Sep Q 1851
James Byers Sep Q 1853
Richard Penhelog 6th July 1855 (from baptism)

[from JT early 2010]

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  Chronology:

He worked as a Saddler in 1841 and resided at Crown Row, Mile End Old Town. 4 (with Ruth and daughter Ruth and a Mary Smith,18)

He worked as a Harness Maker in 1851 and resided at 2 Crown Row, Mile End Old Town, London. 2 (with Ruth and 6 children)

He worked as a Harness and Mill Band Maker in 1861 and resided at 1 Bull Lane, Stepney, London. 5 (with Ruth and 9 children)

He emigrated to Port Phillip on the Aloe in 1862 from England. 6 (listed as Carpenter)

Family Name First Name Age Month Year Ship Port Fiche Page
WILLIAMS ---- MR 45 MAY 1862 ALOE B 203 001
WILLIAMS ---- MRS 43 MAY 1862 ALOE B 203 001
WILLIAMS ALFRED 13 MAY 1862 ALOE B 203 001
WILLIAMS ELIZH HANNAH 18 MAY 1862 ALOE B 203 001
WILLIAMS ELLEN 14 MAY 1862 ALOE B 203 001
WILLIAMS FREDERICK ALBERT 11 MAY 1862 ALOE B 203 001
WILLIAMS GEO WILLIAM 19 MAY 1862 ALOE B 203 001
WILLIAMS JAMES BYERS 7 MAY 1862 ALOE B 203 001
WILLIAMS RICHARD P 5 MAY 1862 ALOE B 203 001
WILLIAMS RUTH JANE 20 MAY 1862 ALOE B 203 001
WILLIAMS WALTER THOS 9 MAY 1862 ALOE B 203 001

There is also
WILLIAMS WILLIAM 20 MAY 1862 ALOE B 203 001
aged 21, a passenger but with occupation seaman


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William married Ruth Smith, daughter of George Smith and Elizabeth Byers, in 1838 in Whitechapel (reg).1 (Ruth Smith was born Cal 1817 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, 2 7 and died in 1875 in Melbourne, , Victoria, Australia 8.)


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1 FreeBMD Online Index of BMD, England & Wales, www.freebmd.org.uk, Marriages Mar 1838
SMITH Ruth Whitechapel 2356
Williams William Whitechapel 2356.

2 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, 1851C.

3 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Index, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Family Name:WILLIAMS
Given Name(s):William
Sex:Unknown
Event:DEATH
Father's Name:Unknown
Mother's Name:Spouse's Family Name:SMITH
Spouse's Given Name(s):Ruth
Age:59
Birth Place:LOND
Death Place:Registration Year:1875
Registration Number:6799
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4 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, 1841C.

5 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, 1861C.

6 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, Passenger List.

7 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Index, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Death. incorrectly transcribed as 1885 - burial has 1875.

8 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Index, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Family Name:WILLIAMS
Given Name(s):Ruth
Sex:Unknown
Event:DEATH
Father's Name:Smith Geo.
Mother's Name:BYERS - Elizabeth
Spouse's Family Name:WILLIAMS
Spouse's Given Name(s):William
Age:58
Birth Place:Death Place:FITZ.N.
Registration Year:1885
Registration Number:5019
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