- JEREMIAH WILLIAMS (from Greek Islands)
- JOSEPH WILLIAMS (from Dublin, Ireland)
- Joseph Williams
- John Francis Williams - of Canadian Lead/Wilbetree
- S J Williams
- JOHN WILLIAMS (from Cornwall, England)
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
INDEX - WILLIAMS
JOHN WILLIAMS
JOHN WILLIAMS was born in about 1835 in Cornwall, England. He had been in the colony 35 years at his time of death and he married Adelaide McManus in Mudgee in 1878. Their children were:
- Susan (Clara?) - born 1874 (NSW BDM 14828/1874)
- Charlotte - born 1879 (NSW BDM 18063/1879)
[BDM records his name as Joseph*]. His occupation is listed as a farmer at Two Mile Flat. John died in 1898 and is buried in Gulgong Cemetery. The coroner's verdict was "natural causes (probably heart)". John was survived by his wife and two daughters: Clara (aged 23) and Charlotte (aged 19).
John's wife, Adelaide Williams nee McManus, died in Gulgong in 1921. Her parents were Edward and Eliza. Adelaide is buried with her father in Gulgong Cemetery.
*An obituary for a Joseph Williams of Canadian Lead who died in 1920, says he had a brother (John) who died 22 years earlier. This is the only aspect of this John's profile that matches up. The birth year, country of origin, arrival date and marriage year do not match. Either the Mudgee Guardian got their Johns mixed up or two men called John Williams died in the Gulgong district in 1898.
Headstone, John Williams, died 1898
Headstone, Adelaide Williams, died 1921
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Another JOHN WILLIAMS married Lillian E Moses in Mudgee in 1898 (NSW BDM 3676/1898). Their children, born in the Gulgong district, included:
- Annie G - born 1900
- Dulcie - born 1903
- Ernest J - born 1906
- Marjory G ("Dotty")- born 1908
- Jean L - born 1913
- Oliver L - born 1916
A VERY pretty wedding of exceptional interest to Gulgong district residents was celebrated at St. Luke's Church of England, Gulgong, yesterday afternoon.
The contracting parties were Mr Lawrence Thomas Wright, son of Mr and Mrs C. S. Wright, of Mebul, and Miss Marjorie ('Dotty') Williams, daughter of Mr John Williams and the late Mrs Williams, of Home Rule, The Rev. L. V. Caldwell officiated.
The interior of the Church was prettily decorated for the occasion with roses and shasta daisies. The bride, looking charming, was given away by her father and was dressed in cream crinkled crepe and wore a veil of limerick lace lined with pink tulle and trimmed with orange blossoms. Her bouquet comprised gladioli, roses and frangipanni.
Misses Jean Williams (sister of the bride) and Madge Wright (sister of the bridegroom) were the bridesmaids. They wore pink angel skin and white hats, their bouquets consisting of gladioli and carnations. Mr Lew. Wright (brother of the bridegroom) was best man and Mr Oliver Williams (brother of the bride) was groomsman.
The reception was held at the Town Hall, where the guests were received by the bride's sister, Mrs F. Graham, of Sydney, dressed in navy pebble crepe, and the bridegroom's mother, Mrs Wright, dressed in black and white morocain. They each carried a bouquet of roses.
The Rev. Mr Caldwell presided. After the toast of the King had been honored, the chairman proposed the Bride and Bridegroom, saying that a marriage ceremony was a very important event in Gulgong. It was, he said, very right that a wedding should be a great social function. Coming to the Church as they do, it was a great religious function. He reminded people who go to the Church for weddings that it was for the religious part they attended and not the social part, and their conduct should be in keeping with that aspect. The bride and bridegroom were well and favorably known throughout the district. "The name of Williams on the one hand and the name of Wright on the other," he said, "is the symbol, shall I say, of all that is upright, honorable and neighborly."
After paying a warm tribute to the bride and bridegroom he said he would ask them to remember that the highest ideals in a home were built up on the basic principles of the Christian faith. Happiness did not depend on the accumulation of wealth, but on personality and character, which commended themselves to all right thinking people.
The bridegroom thanked them all most sincerely for the toast. The Rev. Mr Caldwell's remarks reminded him of the obligations he should try to live up to. He proposed the bridesmaids, saying that he was sure they had done their very best to carry out their duties very nicely. Mr Lew. Wright, in responding, said he was sure the bridesmaids would appreciate what had been said about them.
The bride's father was proposed by the chairman, who said they formed judgment of people by the family name they bore. The name of Williams in the community of Canadian Lead was known far and wide. John Williams had reared a family to his credit and to the credit of the name of Williams. Referring to the low prices of products during recent years and the difficulties which beset the men on the land, he said that the best qualities had been called forth in them to enable them to carry on. Mr Williams' home had always been the right kind of home.
Mr F. Graham (son-in-law) of Sydney, responded on Mr Williams' behalf. Character, he said, was the fundamental thing which kept the community going. The late Mrs Williams (mother of the bride) before she passed away must have exercised a wonderful influence over the bride and her sisters.
In proposing the parents of the bridegroom, the chairman said he had known them ever since he came to Gulgong, a period of nine years. Mr and Mrs Wright had reared a family which was a credit to them.
The name of Wright was like the name of Williams, well and favorably known. He congratulated the bridegroom on having been able to make a start in life as he had done owing to his father having looked
forward and given his son as good a start as he could. No words of his could adequately express the wonderful esteem in which Mr and Mrs Wright were held.
Mr Wright, responding, said he felt that if half the expressions were true he could only surmise that he and Mrs Wright had in some way achieved the objective which they had set out to achieve. When they set out it was under very adverse conditions. "We have," he said, "taken the greatest pleasure in doing whatever we can possibly do for our family."
Mr F. Graham (Sydney) proposed the ladies, to which Mr T. Amies responded. The Press was proposed by the chairman, who said they all knew the value of newspapers. People he had met in Sydney had remarked that Gulgong must be a very important place, because they see a lot of items under the heading of Gulgong in the press. He drew attention to the influence of the Press. Mr T. Amies responded. The chairman was proposed by Mr F. Graham (Sydney) who referred to the excellent chairmanship displayed by the Rev, Mr Caldwell. The Rev. Mr Caldwell responded.
The beautiful wedding cake was made by and was the gift of Mrs J. F. Williams.
The happy couple left for Sydney and the Mountains for the honeymoon. The bride's travelling dress was blue and grey morocain.
Source: Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Thu 18 Jan 1934 Page 13
Monday, October 11, 2021
JOSEPH WILLIAMS
Born about 1832 in Dublin, Ireland.
In 1854, Joseph Williams (aged 23) and his brother, John, arrived in Australia on the Lady Ann.
Joseph married Elizabeth* Harrison in Albury in 1866 (NSW BDM 1282/1866)?
* an Elizabeth P Williams died in Gulgong in 1920. Her father's name was Michael. No mother's name was recorded.
Joseph and Elizabeth's children included:
- Margaret - 1866; married Walter C Ellery (NSW BDM 30/1892)
- Christina - 1867
- John F - born 1868 at Mudgee (NSW BDM 12548/1868) lived at Canadian
- Mary E - 1869; married John O'Connor in 1893 in Gulgong (NSW BDM 3764/1893)
- Joseph - 1871 lived at Cooyal and/or Canadian
- Thomas J - 1873-1916
- Elizabeth - 1874
- Catherine Alice - 1879, married Martin J O'Connor of Lambing Hill, Goolma
- Georgina - born ____ (died 1942) married Michael Considine/Consadine at Gulgong in 1893. Their children included:
- John J - 1893
- Patrick Thomas 1895-96 (died in infancy)
- Mary - 1897; married Herbert Grimshaw in 1917.
- Michael L - 1899-1900 (died in infancy)
- Joseph - 1902
- Kathleen A - 1903
- Elizabeth E - 1905
- Thomas F - 1909
- Francis E - 1910
NEWS ITEMS
1917 - Weddings. GRIMSHAW— CONSIDINE.
The little Catholic Church at Wilbetree was prettily decorated by girlfriends and relatives of the bride on Tuesday, February 20, when Herbert Grimshaw, son of Mr. Grimshaw, of Reedy Creek, and Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. M. Considine, and granddaughter of Mr. Joseph Williams, an old and much respected resident of Canadian Lead, were married by Rev. Father O'Donnell.
Source: Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Mon 5 Mar 1917 Page 41920 - Late Joseph Williams. AUSTRALIAN PIONEER AND IRISH PATRIOT
A correspondent at Canadian writes: —
The late Joseph Williams, whose death took place on January 23, at the great age of 88 years, was a native of Dublin, Ireland. When quite a young man he, in company with his brother John, left his native country, and sailed for Australia. When not many days on the water their ship, an old sailing vessel, was caught in a storm, and was driven onto the coast of France. Their boat being badly damaged they were obliged to remain in a French port for several week for repairs. The voyage to Australia took six months to complete, and was full of interesting events and dangers. Their boat was again caught in a storm when nearing the coast of Australia, and was towed into Syd-Harbour in a leaky and dangerous condition.
Landing in Australia in the early fifties the two brothers followed various occupations, working for some time at Dapto, Blacktown and other places. When the gold rush set in the brothers decided to try their luck at gold mining. Crossing the Blue Mountains per bullock dray they visited most of the big fields with varying success. Amongst the fields they worked on were the Lachlan, the Turon, and the Meroo. At the Meroo Chinese were very numerous, and gave the miners a lot of trouble. Many a pitched battle took place between the white miners and the Chinamen.
The brothers resided at Merrendee for a number of years. There they met with a fair amount of success, working in company with the late Mr. James Hollow, of Canadian, (a brother-in-law) and Mr. James Endacott, some of whose family still reside about Merrendee. They secured some fine patches of gold. The party here also raised a fine herd of cattle.
On this field an incident occurred which the late Mr. Williams often spoke of amongst other mining experiences. It was St. Patrick's Day, and the party decided to have a day off, and visited some sports in another part of the field. Whilst they were having a good time taking part in a game of cricket, etc., the claim they were working (being shallow ground, and having a fair amount of excavation) collapsed from the surface. The fall-in buried tools, etc. The men were in the habit of all working below at times, so were supposed to be buried by the fall, the miners not having missed them earlier in the day.
Great was the excitement when the news spread that Williams and party were believed to have been buried alive. Relief parties were immediately hard at work trying to unearth the supposed victims, and it was not till late in the evening, when the party returned to camp, that the miners discovered, to their great joy, that the party were safe and well.
Mr. Williams went to Canadian about 60 years ago [1860ish]. There he took up land and settled down, and remained till his death. His brother John, and his brother-in-law, James Hollow, also settled at Canadian, and the three were amongst the old pioneers who blazed the track. It was at Canadian that the trio met with their greatest luck in gold finding. Shortly after their arrival at Canadian the Gulgong, Canadian and Home Rule rush broke out, and in these fields they met with a fair measure of success — particularly in Stott's paddock.
Mr. Joseph Williams' brother John pre-deceased him by 22 years. The late Mr. Joseph Williams leaves the following family: Mrs. Williams (widow); daughters Mrs. [Margaret] Ellery (Gulgong), Mrs. [Georgina] Considine (Canadian), Mrs. [Mary] John James, and [Catherine Alice] Martin O'Connor, of Lambing Hill, Goolma; sons — Messrs John. Francis. Williams (Canadian) and Joseph Williams (Cooyal). Mr S. J. Williams[??], whose death occurred four years ago, was also a son of Mr. Joseph Williams. His grandchildren number 58.
Mr Williams was a devoted member of the Catholic Church, and was always ready to assist in its advancement. He was also a great patriot and lover of Ireland, and took a keen interest in all matters connected with it. His one great desire was to see the land of his birth a free land enjoying her independence as a nation once again.
1920 - [JOSEPH SNR]
Mr. Joseph Williams, an old resident of Canadian, who died recently at the age of 88 years; was the father of Mesdames John James [O'Connor] and Martin O'Connor, of Lambing Hill [Mary E and Catherine Alice], Goolma. With his brother he came to Australia in the fifties and crossed the Blue Mountains when the gold rushes broke out. After working on the various fields in the West the deceased took up land at Canadian 60 years ago, and resided there until his death.
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