Person:William Marr (22)

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Capt William Marr
b.8 Jun 1813 North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
d.5 Jan 1879 Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 7 Sep 1811
  1. Capt William Marr1813 - 1879
  2. Janet Marr1815 -
  3. James MarrAbt 1824 -
  4. Isabella MarrAbt 1826 -
  5. Peter MarrAbt 1830 -
  6. Christina MarrAbt 1833 -
  7. Henry MarrAbt 1838 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 7 Aug 1840
  1. William George Marr1843 - 1918
  2. Edwin Charles Marr1846 - 1903
  3. Mary Anna Marr1848 -
  4. James Clenon Marr1851 -
  5. Godfrey Hayman Marr1853 -
  6. Henry Marney Marr1856 - 1921
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Facts and Events
Name Capt William Marr
Gender Male
Birth[1] 8 Jun 1813 North Berwick, East Lothian, ScotlandAs "William Mar"
Christening[1] 18 Jun 1813 North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Marriage 7 Aug 1840 Hobart, Tasmania, AustraliaWm Age: 27; Mary Age: 21; Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church
to Mary Ann Sayers
Death[2] 5 Jan 1879 Glebe, New South Wales, AustraliaAge: 68
Burial[2] Rookwood, New South Wales, AustraliaOld Wesleyan

Captain William Marr emigrated to Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, where he was listed captaining various ships throughout his life.

He was recorded as the master of the "Vansittart", a 78 ton cutter, built in Ipswich, England in 1821. Marr sailed the Vansittart from Hobart to Nepean Bay, leaving 28 September 1836 with a cargo of goods and stock arriving 26 October. The return trip departed 19 November with a cargo of sundries and passengers, arriving back in Hobart 3 December. [1]

In 1840 he was listed sailing the 200 ton "Lord Sidmouth" from Hobart to Glenelg, arriving 26 January 1840, and then on to Port Lincoln where he arrived 6 March. [2][3]

In 1845 he sailed the 148-ton ship, the "Amity", from Hobart to Port Albert when it ran aground near Vansittart Island and broke up. [4][5]

In 1847-8 he sailed the "Joseph Cripps", a 96-ton schooner,[6] a total of eight times from Hobart to Adelaide. [7][8]

In 1857 the local magistrates court heard a claim from Marr for nearly £38 for wages as master of the whaler, the "Sir William Wallace". [9]. This was equivalent to around UK£2,200 in 2005. [10]

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Scotland. Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. (FamilySearch Record Search).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Australian Cemeteries Index.

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