Jeremiah [last name at birth unknown] was born in about 1836, a native of the Ionian Islands of Greece. He travelled to Australia and gave himself the surname of Williams. He married Elizabeth Carty in the Broulee district of NSW in 1865. For a short time in the early 1870s, Jeremiah tried his luck on the Gulgong goldfields but later moved to Hill End where he continued mining. He narrowly escaped death when a mine collapsed in 1887 leaving him buried to the waist and his partner dead.
Jeremiah and Elizabeth had the following children:- ASPACA - 1867 - Broulee
- SOPHIA - 1869 - Sydney
- ALICE MARGARET - 1872 - Tambaroora
- ANTHIA - 1877 - Hill End
- GEORGE - 1880 - Hill End
- EPHTHIMIA - 1883 - Tambaroora
- THEOPHILUS - 1885 - Hill End
- OLGA M - 1889 - Hill End
Their son, George Williams, lived at "Hillside", Tucklan.
NEWS ITEMS
1887 - Hill End. - From our own Correspondent - Friday Evening.A fatal mining accident occurred here this morning at nine o'clock. George Clothier and Jeremiah Williams, who had this week taken up quartz claim at King's Flat, near town, were raising quartz at a depth ten feet from the surface, when the bank forming the hanging wall slipped in and buried Clothier. Williams, who was partly covered, called for assistance which came speedily. On removing the earth Clothier seemed past hope, but Dr. Parry perservered for some time trying to restore animation. Deceased highly respected, was an old resident, a member of the Manchester Unity, and leaves a widow and eight children. Williams escaped with bruises.
An inquest will be held.
THE RECENT FATAL ACCIDENT.
The Coroner, Mr. W. A. Steel, P.M. held an inquest at the Court House, Hill End, on Saturday last, 16th insant. touching the death of George Clothier. The following evidence was taken: —
Jeremiah Williams, on oath, deposed: I am a miner, living at Hill End; I was working with deceased yesterday morning in an old claim at King's Flat, Hill End; we had been working two or three days, at about 6 or 7 feet from the surface; yesterday we were working, when the ground gave way, and buried me up to the waist, and covered deceased, who was about four foot from me; I called for assistance, when Thomas Costa came, and we were taken out; deceased appeared quite dead when taken out; we were working in an open cutting; I remarked to deceased on the day previous that I thought we should put in supports, but he laughed, and said it was not necessary; no one was to blame but ourselves; I am still suffering from injuries to my legs— (Witness was carried into the court) — deceased leaves a wife and eight young children, badly provided for.
Thomas Costa deposed: I know deceased, and worked about 300yards from him and Williams yesterday morning, when I heard someone calling out, and on going towards him I found Williams buried up to his waist with earth; he told me not to mind him, but to help 'poor Goorge,' meaning deceased; I then saw a small portion of deceased's body exposed, and the remainder of his body covered; I had no tools, and tried with my hands to remove the earth; in a few minutes a man named Burns arrived, when a second fall of earth took place which buried deceased altogether; we went for tools and assistance, and in about half an-hour recovered the body, which was not more than two foot below the surface, and appeared quite dead; deceased was an old miner, and leaves a widow and eight children.
L. D. Parry deposed: I am a duly qualified medical practitioner, residing at Hill End; was called to attend deceased yesterday morning; on proceeding to a spot near the town I found deceased being taken out of a claim; I examined the body, which was apparently quite dead; I took immediate steps to restore animation for about an hour, but was unsuccessful; no bones were broken, and I am of opinion that the cause of death was owing to extreme pressure on the chest and body by the weight of the earth and stones, and that if deceased had had sufficient air he could not have breathed.
The jury returned the following verdict: 'That deceased met his death from injuries accidentally received by a fall of earth while mining.'
1901 - [DEATH]
Mr. Jeremiah Williams, an old and respected resident of Hill End, died on Sunday last, after a long and painful illness.
Source: Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Thu 28 Mar 1901 Page 161901 - WILLIAMS. — March 24, 1901, at his residence, Hill End, Jeremiah Williams, dearly beloved husband of E. Williams, aged 65 years, native of Ionian Islands, Greece.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wed 3 Apr 1901 Page 1THE death occurred at her residence, Naremburn, on Tuesday, of Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, aged 87 years, and widow of the late Jeremiah Williams, late of Hill End.
Source: Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Mon 18 Mar 1935 Page 3 
