Person:John Williamson (60)

John lived for 19 years in Victoria before he died, after immigrating at the age of 23 in 1853/4. His wife Louisa died in 1901 after having lived in Victoria for 47 years which indicates that she must have also migrated in 1853 or 1854.

In 1855 John's eldest son Thomas was born in Victoria which also supports the notion that they must have arrived before 1855.

John & Louisa married in Oct 1853 in England and migrated shortly afterwards perhaps on the Mary Stoddart which sailed in April 1854 with only a small number of passengers including a Mr & Mrs Williamson (ages not listed).

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia. Death Certificate John Williamson. (Reference details 1874, # 6427 Original a certified copy. Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson).
2. ↑ The Springvale Necroplis website. (Deceased database accessed at http://www.necropolis.com.au; has information regarding Springvale and St Kilda Cemeteries)
   Reference Number 4212.

   Surname WILLIAMSON; Given Names JOHN; Age 42; Date of Service 09/06/1874; Reference Number 4212; Burial Type Burial; Cemetery Location Church of England - Monumental Grave, Compt C Grave 832; Tenure Expiry Date Perpetuity

3. ↑ The Springvale Necroplis website. (Deceased database accessed at http://www.necropolis.com.au; has information regarding Springvale and St Kilda Cemeteries)
   Reference Number 4212.

   Surname WILLIAMSON; Given Names JOHN; Age 42; Date of Service 09/06/1874; Reference Number 4212; Burial Type Burial; Cemetery Location Church of England - Monumental Grave, Compt C Grave 832; Tenure Expiry Date Perpetuity

4. ↑ 1851 Cemsus of England and Wales. (digital images, The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/uk))
   Class: HO107; Piece: 2435; Folio: 561; Page: 11.

   52 Wood Street, Maryport, Cumberland, England, UK
   1. Thomas Williamson, aged 54, Dock labourer
   2. Jane Williamson, aged 50,
   3. John Williamson, aged 19, Tailor apprentice
   4. James Williamson, aged 15, ship carpenter apprentice

5. ↑ General Register Office, England. Marriage Certificate John Williamson Louisa Walker 10 October 1853, Reference unknown. (Original a certified copy. Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson).
6. ↑ Taken from the Index of Inward Passenger Lists for British and Foreign Ports 1852-1899
   MARY STODDART B 066 001.

   WILLIAMSON ---- MR A APR 1854 MARY STODDART
   WILLIAMSON ---- MRS A APR 1854 MARY STODDART

7. ↑ Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia. Birth Certificate Thomas Williamson. (Year 1855, Reference# 218. Original a certified copy. Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson [Scan BCW006]).
8. ↑ Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia. Birth certificate Mirian Williamson. (Reference details Year 1859, #450. Original a certified held by Janice James. Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson [Scan BCW010]).
9. ↑ Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia. Birth Certificate Moses Williamson. (Reference Details Year 1863, Reference# 23188. Original a certified copy. Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson.).
10. ↑ Sands & McDougall. Sands McDougall's Melbourne and Suburban Directory
    1872.

    1872
    Trade Directory &c, Listing p.796
    Tailors
    "Williamson, John High Street St K"
    
    St. Kilda listing p.305
    "High-Street-E. side
    Inkerman-Street
    Leaver George, dining rooms
    Legg, J.H., carpenter
    Williamson, J., tailor
    O'Farell, John,coal and wood yard, and chaff mills
    Queen's arms, O'Farell, John
    Pakington-street"
    
    Alphabetical Listing
    “Williamson J., tailor, High-st, St.K.” p.670

11. ↑ Sands & McDougall. Sands McDougall's Melbourne and Suburban Directory
    1869.

    1869 entrries
    Alphabetical Listing p.582
    “Williamson, john, tailor, High street, St K”
    “Williamson, John, curled hair manufacturing, 86 Elizabeth-street”
    
    Trade Listing
    Under tailors p.683
    “Williamson, john, High-street, St. K.”
    Under Curled hair manufacturers
    “Williamson, J., and Co. 86 Elizabeth-street extension”
    Draper - no listings under Williamson
    
    Suburban Listing
    St Kilda p.304
    “high Street - West-side
    Inkerman-street
    Dixon, J., butcher
    Williamson, John, tailor
    Ansley, john
    Bastard, Thomas, Bootmaker
    Proctor, john ironmonger”

12. ↑ Sands & McDougall. Sands McDougall's Melbourne and Suburban Directory
    1870.

    1870 entries
    Suburban Listing
    St Kilda
    High st-east side
    Inkerman-street
    Legg, J.H., carpenter
    Williamson, J., tailor
    O'Farell, John,coal and wood yard, and chaff mills
    Queen's arms, O'Farell, John
    
    Alphabetical Listing
    “Williamson, John, tailor, High street, St. Kilda”
    
    Trade Listing
    Tailors p.723
    “Williamson John, High-street, St. K.”

13. ↑ Sands & McDougall. Sands McDougall's Melbourne and Suburban Directory
    1871.

    1871 entry
    Alphabetical Listing p.646
    "Williamson, John, tailor, high Street, St. K."
    
    St. Kilda listing p.329
    "high-street-East-side
    Inkerman-street
    Williamson, J., tailor"
    
    Trade Directory &c, Listing p.758
    "Williamson, John, High-street, St. K."

14. ↑ Sands & McDougall. Sands McDougall's Melbourne and Suburban Directory
    1873.

    1873 entry
    Suburban Listing p. 326
    High-street-E.side
    Inkerman St
    Leaver George, dining rooms
    Legg, J.H., carpenter
    Williamson, J., tailor
    O'Farell, John,coal and wood yard, and chaff mills
    Queen's arms, O'Farell, John
    Pakington-street"
    
    Alphabetical Listing
    “Williamson J., tailor, High-st, St.K.” p.733
    
    Trade Directory &c, Listing p.867
    Tailors
    "Williamson, John High Street St K"

15. ↑ ^15.0 15.1 Sands & McDougall. Sands McDougall's Melbourne and Suburban Directory
    1874.

    1874 entry
    Alphabetical Listing p.726
    "Williamson, John, 65 Collins-st east; p.r. High-st St.K."
    
    St. Kilda Listing p. 308
    "high-street-E.side
    Inkerman St
    Leaver George, dining rooms
    Legg, J.H., carpenter
    Williamson, J., tailor
    O'Farell, John,coal and wood yard, and chaff mills
    Queen's arms, O'Farell, John
    Pakington-street"
    
    Melbourne Proper Listing p.13
    "Collins-street E-Nside
    65 Williamson, John, tailor"
    
    Trade Directory &c Listing p.862
    "Williamson, John. 65 Collins-st east"

16. ↑ Sands & McDougall. Sands McDougall's Melbourne and Suburban Directory
    1875.

    1875 entry
    Alphabetical Listing p.762
    "Williamson, Mrs. L, tailor"
    
    St Kilda Listing p.324
    Suburban Listing p. 326
    High-street-E.side
    Inkerman St
    Leaver George, dining rooms
    Legg, J.H., carpenter
    Williamson, Mrs L., tailor
    Johnson, G., watchmaker; &c
    Schafer, H. tailor
    O'Farell, John,coal and wood yard, hay and corn store
    Queen's arms, Lush, Wm.
    Pakington-street"
    
    Trade Listing p.903
    “Williamson, Mrs. L., tailor High-st, St.K.”

17. ↑ Vendors Books, Victoria. (Land Victoria(Natural Resources and Envirnonment))
    Book 184 Memorial 831 Purchase price £58.12 from John Willi amson to Robert Byrne.
18. ↑ Vendors Books, Victoria. (Land Victoria(Natural Resources and Envirnonment))
    Memorial 753 Book 185.

    Date of Instrument
    The sixteenth day of December in the year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and sixty eight.
    
    Nature of Instrument Mortgage in fee
    
    Name of the Parties
    John Williamson of the one part and Thomas McPherson; Richard Hodgson and Horatio Beauchamp Trustees for the time being of a certain Society called or know as "The Victorian Permenant Property Investment and Building Society" of the other Part.
    
    Name of the Witnesses
    [not able to read signature]
    
    Description of the Lands or Property Conveyed
    All that piece or parcel of land situate in the Parish of Prahran in the County of Bourke and the Colony of Victoria and being part of Allotment A of Portion seventy one in the said Parish commencing at a point on the East side of the Brighton Road one hundred and twenty seven feet South East from the North West corner or angle of the siad Allotment thence bearing further South East thirty six feet and bounded onthe West by the siad road then in a line bearing Easterly one hundred and eleven feet six inches and bounded on the South by other part of siad Allotment, then in a line leaving Northerly theiry three feet and bounded on the East by other part of said Allotment and then in a line bearing Westerly one hundred and twenty six feet to the commencing point and bounded on the North by other part of said Allotment be all or any of the said admeasurements a little more or less.
    
    Consideration, and how paid.
    The sum of four hundred poiunds paid by the said trustees out of the funds of the said Society to the said John Williamson in hand paid, at or before the execution of now memorializing presents.
    
    Any other particulars that the case may require.
    To hold unto and to the use of the said Thomas McPherson, Richard Hodgson and Horatio Beauchamp their heirs, and assigns for ever Subject nevertheless to the proviso for redemption there after contained.
    
    In the Supreme Court of the colony of Victoria [name unable to read] Park Street Emerald Hill Clerk to Edward Luke Vail of Number eight Collins Street East in the City of Melbourne in the Colony of Victoria, maketh oath and saith that the above Memorial contains a just and true account of the several particulars therin set forth. Sworn at the City of Melbourne this seventeeth day of December in the year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred anbd sixty eight. Reference number: LRW002

19. ↑ Vendors Books, Victoria. (Land Victoria(Natural Resources and Envirnonment))
    Book 190 Memorial 821.
20. ↑ ^20.0 20.1 Vendors Books, Victoria. (Land Victoria(Natural Resources and Envirnonment))
    Book 191 Memorial 420.

    Reference number: LRW001

21. ↑ Vendors Books, Victoria. (Land Victoria(Natural Resources and Envirnonment))
    Book 211 memorial 80.
22. ↑ Sands & McDougall. Sands McDougall's Melbourne and Suburban Directory
    1869.

    Alphabetical Listing p.582
    "Williamson, John, curled hair manufacturing, 86 Elizabeth-street"
    
    Trade Listing
    Under tailors p.683
    "Williamson, john, High-street, St. K."
    
    Suburban Listing
    St Kilda p.304
    "high Street - West-side
    Inkerman-street
    Dixon, J., butcher
    Williamson, John, tailor
    Ansley, john
    Bastard, Thomas, Bootmaker
    Proctor, john ironmonger"

23. ↑ Sands & McDougall. Sands McDougall's Melbourne and Suburban Directory
    1870.

    1870
    Suburban Listing
    St Kilda
    High st-east side
    Inkerman-street
    Legg, J.H., carpenter
    Williamson, J., tailor
    O'Farell, John,coal and wood yard, and chaff mills
    Queen's arms, O'Farell, John
    
    Alphabetical Listing
    "Williamson, John, tailor, High street, St. Kilda"
    
    Trade Listing
    Tailors p.723
    "Williamson John, High-street, St. K."

24. ↑ Sands & McDougall. Sands McDougall's Melbourne and Suburban Directory
    1871.

    1871
    Alphabetical Listing p.646
    "Williamson, John, tailor, high Street, St. K."
    
    St. Kilda listing p.329
    "high-street-East-side
    Inkerman-street
    Williamson, J., tailor"
    
    Trade Directory &c, Listing p.758
    "Williamson, John, High-street, St. K."

25. ↑ Sands & McDougall. Sands McDougall's Melbourne and Suburban Directory
    1872.

    1872
    Trade Directory &c, Listing p.796
    Tailors
    "Williamson, John High Street St K"
    
    St. Kilda listing p.305
    "High-Street-E. side
    Inkerman-Street
    Leaver George, dining rooms
    Legg, J.H., carpenter
    Williamson, J., tailor
    O'Farell, John,coal and wood yard, and chaff mills
    Queen's arms, O'Farell, John
    Pakington-street"
    
    Alphabetical Listing
    "Williamson J., tailor, High-st, St.K." p.670

26. ↑ Sands & McDougall. Sands McDougall's Melbourne and Suburban Directory
    1873.

    1873
    Suburban Listing p. 326
    High-street-E.side
    Inkerman St
    Leaver George, dining rooms
    Legg, J.H., carpenter
    Williamson, J., tailor
    O'Farell, John,coal and wood yard, and chaff mills
    Queen's arms, O'Farell, John
    Pakington-street"
    
    Alphabetical Listing
    "Williamson J., tailor, High-st, St.K." p.733
    
    Trade Directory &c, Listing p.867
    Tailors
    "Williamson, John High Street St K"

27. ↑ Sands & McDougall. Sands McDougall's Melbourne and Suburban Directory
    1874.

    1874
    Alphabetical Listing p.726
    "Williamson, John, 65 Collins-st east; p.r. High-st St.K."
    
    St. Kilda Listing p. 308
    "high-street-E.side
    Inkerman St
    Leaver George, dining rooms
    Legg, J.H., carpenter
    Williamson, J., tailor
    O'Farell, John,coal and wood yard, and chaff mills
    Queen's arms, O'Farell, John
    Pakington-street"
    
    Melbourne Proper Listing p.13
    "Collins-street E-Nside
    65 Williamson, John, tailor"
    
    Trade Directory &c Listing p.862
    "Williamson, John. 65 Collins-st east"
    
    Note there was no cross reference listed under Collins-st
    John Williamson died in 1974 and his wife becomes the owner

28. ↑ ^28.0 28.1 Probate John Williamson. (Public Record Office Victoria (PROV)).
29. ↑ The Argus
    9 Jun 1874, front page (transcribed by Chris Filiamundi).
30.   Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Victoria, Australia. Birth Certificate Moses Williamson. (Reference Details Year 1863, Reference# 23188. Original a certified copy. Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson.).

    Father John Williamson
    Age 30 years
    Born Belfast, Ireland

31.   Death Certificate Louisa Williamson, 6 August 1901, Reference 9613, Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, Vi. (Original a certified copy. Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson).
32.   Registry of Birth, Death and Marriages, New South Wales, Australia. Death certificate Moses Williamson. (Reference Details Year 1933, # 10306 Original a certified copy. Photocopy in possession of Sandra Williamson).
33. ↑ Church of England - Monumental Grave, Compt C Grave 832
    Burried in the same grave
    MCFARLANE, LYDIA, Burial, 15/05/1889, 7M
    WILLIAMSON, JOHN, Burial 09/06/1874, 42
    WILLIAMSON, LOUISE, Burial, 07/09/1901, 72
    WILLIAMSON, LYDIA, Buria, 20/06/1887, 21
34. ↑ Transcription of headstone
    Louisa / In memory of / her beloved husband / John Williamson / Born 23rd January 1832 / Died 7th June 1872
    
    Interred in site 832 site:
    John Williamson Buried on the 09/06/1874 at the age of 42
    Louisa Williamson Buried on the 07/09/1901 at the age of 72
    Lydia Williamson buried on the 20/06/1887 at the age of 21years, daughter of John and Louisa Williamson.
    Lydia McFarlane, buried on the 15/05/1889 at the age of 7 months old, daughter of Miriam Williamson and James McFarlane and granddaughter to John and Louisa Williamson.
    Interred in site 830:
    Aaron Williamson son of John and Louisa Williamson.
35. ↑ 1. Thomas Williamson, aged 54, Dock labourer
    2. Jane Williamson, aged 50,
    3. John Williamson, aged 19, Tailor apprentice
    4. James Williamson, aged 15, ship carpenter apprentice
36. ↑ I believe that John and his wife Louisa imigrated at some time between his marriage in Oct 1853 and the birth of his eldest son in Jan 1855 possibly on the Mary Stoddard in April 1854.
    
    This is the only possible match that I have been able to find. is for the Mary Stodard.
    The entry reads as follows:
    WILLIAMSON ---- MR A
    WILLIAMSON ---- MRS A
    It appears that they were travelling with no children and were both over 21.
    There is no Louisa listed on the incoming passenger list at all in either the assisted or unassisted passenger lists for incoming shipping to Victoria in the 1853 to Jan 1855 tiem period.
37. ↑ At the time of his eldest son Thomas's birth.
38. ↑ at the time of the birth of his third daughter
39. ↑ at the time of his son Moses' birth.
40. ↑ This was his first purchase of property in High St, St. Kilda.. He paid 58 pounds and 12 shillings for the property.
41. ↑ He raised four hundred pounds by increasing his mortgage with "The Victorian Permenant Property Investment & Building Society". This could have been to renovate his newly acquired the shop & to buy stock.
42. ↑ He borrowed £75 from the Society probably in part to buy an adjoining piece of property in High St on the 12 Jun 1869.
43. ↑ This second purchase of property is next door to his property in High Street.. He paid £16.4 to R.Byrne for the property.
44. ↑ This property was purchased from Duncan McNaughton for £50. It is situated at the rear of his High St properties with a carriage way to Inkerman Street for access.
45. ↑ He lived here until he died on the 7th June 1874. The actual location of the home was on High St, over Inkerman St, in St Kilda.
46. ↑ This is the last Will and Testament of me John Williamson of High Street, St Kilda in the Colony of Victoria Tailor and Draper. I give and bequeath unto my dear wife Louisa Williamson All and singular The real and present estate whatsoever and whereso ever situate of or to which I shall die  ?? possessed or entitled for her own absolute use and befit but as to estates vested in me upon my ?? of by way of Mortgage subject to the equities affecting the same respectively. And I appoint my wife sole executrix of this my Will and hereby provoke all Wills and testamentary dispositions here before made by me the witness where of I have henceunto sign my hand this sixth day of June One thousand eight hundred and seventy four.
    Signed and declared by the said Testator John Williamson as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at the same time in his presence and in the presense of each other have hereunto witnessed ???
    ?? ?? Clerk to J.W.Claytorn, Solicitor Melbourne
    Richard Grimwade Clerk to John William Tailor St. Kilda being on High St St Kilda
47. ↑ WILLIAMSON - On the 7th Inst., at his residence, High-street, St. Kilda, John Williamson, tailor, &c., aged 42 years.
48. ↑ He left very little debt. All property passed to Louisa.
    The Balance Sheet showed that he had:-
    Real estate property (two properties) £968.4.0
    Personal Property £1872.13.9
    Debts of around £755
    There was no listing of dependents in the Probate records.
    His wife Louisa inherited the lot. At the time of his death he was 41 years old, his oldest child was 19 years old and the youngest 5 years old.