James Williams (1842-1920)
Born: Abt 1842, Ireland
Died: 8 December 1920, Bothwell, Tasmania
Parents: Unknown
Spouse: Catherine Campbell (1838-1923)
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James Williams (c. 1841-8 Dec 1920)
+Catherine Campbell (c. 1838-20 Jun 1923)
1-Catherine Williams (27 May 1867-?)
2-Mary Jane Williams (27 May 1870-?)
3-Charlotte Williams (4 Jun 1874-?)
4-Thomas Williams (10 Jun 1877-10 Dec 1900)
5-Ruth Williams (11 Sep 1884-?)
Unless otherwise stated, all events took place in Tasmania.
JAMES WILLIAMS
c. 1841: Born in Ireland.
20 August 1866: James Williams, aged 24, married Catherine Campbell, aged 28, at St Luke's Church, Bothwell; witnesses: William Pulford, Ruth Williams and William Hughes.
8 December 1920: Died at [Uu2] Rockford, Schaw Street, Bothwell; aged 79; cause: cerebral haemorrhage and paraplegia.
10 December 1920: Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
WILLIAMS - At his late residence, Rockford, Bothwell, James, dearly beloved husband of Catherine Williams, aged 79 years. [TROVE]
Spouse: CATHERINE CAMPBELL
c. 1838: Born; date and place unknown.
20 August 1866: James Williams, aged 24, married Catherine Campbell, aged 28, at St Luke's Church, Bothwell; witnesses: William Pulford, Ruth Williams and William Hughes.
26 October 1870: Named in the newspaper article "Lost in the Bush."
20 June 1923: Died in West Hobart; aged 85.
23 June 1923: Buried in Bothwell Public Cemetery.
WILLIAMS - Passed peacefully away on June 20, 1923, at the residence of her son-in-law (Mr T. H. Morris), 3 Lansdowne Crescent, Catherine, relict of the late James Williams of "Rockford," Bothwell, in the 86th year of her age. [TROVE]
1-CATHERINE WILLIAMS
27 May 1867: Born in Bothwell; informant: her father, James, a shepherd.
14 July 1867: Baptised in Bothwell.
26 October 1870: Named in the newspaper article "Lost in the Bush."
No further research carried out at this time.
2-MARY JANE WILLIAMS
27 May 1870: Born in Bothwell; informant: her father, James, a shepherd.
31 July 1870: Baptised in Bothwell.
No further research carried out at this time.
3-CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS
Born: 4 June 1874; Born in Bothwell; informant: her father, James, a shepherd.
14 September 1874: Baptised in Bothwell.
No further research carried out at this time.
4-THOMAS WILLIAMS
10 June 1877: Born in Bothwell; informant: his father, James, a shepherd.
4 September 1877: Baptised in Bothwell.
10 December 1900: Died in Queenstown; aged 23.
WILLIAMS - On December 10, 1900, at Queenstown, Thomas, beloved and only son of James and Catherine Williams, of Rockford, Bothwell, aged 23. [TROVE]
5-RUTH WILLIAMS
11 September 1884: Born in Bothwell; informant: her father, James, a shepherd.
25 September 1884: Baptised in Bothwell.
No further research carried out at this time.
Resources Used:
FamilySearch: Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, District Registers, Deaths
Libraries Tasmania: Registers of Births (RGD33); Registers of Marriages (RGD37)
Tasmania: Bothwell Cemetery Records. Central Highlands Council
Tasmanian Archives: Baptismal Register of the Bothwell Church of England (NS1854)
TROVE: The Mercury (Hobart, TAS : 1860-1954)