Person:William McWatters (2)

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William Alexander McWatters
b.Abt 1832 Newtownards, County Down, Ireland
d.15 Dec 1915 Ferry Street, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1825
  1. James McWattersAbt 1826 - 1912
  2. Alexander McWattersAbt 1829 -
  3. William Alexander McWattersAbt 1832 - 1915
  4. Andrew McWattersAbt 1835 - 1899
  5. Hugh McWatters1835 - 1917
  6. Anabella McWattersAbt 1840 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Alexander McWattersAbt 1832 - 1915
  • W.  Ellen McKeeAbt 1832 - 1890
m. 13 May 1861
  1. John Alexander McWatters1862 - 1929
  2. James McWatters1863 - 1885
  3. Thomas William McWatters1865 - 1948
  4. Andrew McWatters1867 - 1937
  5. Hugh Andrew McWatters1869 - 1938
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Facts and Events
Name[1] William Alexander McWatters
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1832 Newtownards, County Down, Ireland
Marriage 13 May 1861 St. Anne's Church of Ireland, Belfast, County Antrim, Irelandto Ellen McKee
Emigration[6] 15 Apr 1863 with his brothers and families left from Liverpool, England, for Australia on the ship Montmorency
Emigration[7] 17 Jul 1863 arrived at Brisbane on the ship Montmorency with assisted passage
Emigration? 22 Jul 1863 arrived at Maryborough on the steamer Queensland from Brisbane
Occupation[1] 1869 listed as laborer on birth certificate of son, Hugh
Residence[8] Bet 1874 and 1875 Dundathu, Queensland, Australia
Occupation[5] on arrival in Australia, "took engagement" at the Cotton Company at Sundown
Occupation[5] was a member of a party that went to the field in the Glastonbury gold rush
Death[2][3] 15 Dec 1915 Ferry Street, Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Burial[4][3] 15 Dec 1915 Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, (Grave D 394)

The ship Montmorency was a 668 ton wooden ship which, in 1880, was the first overseas vessel to reach the new colony (Queensland). "During the colonial period voyages to Queensland by sailing ship averaged 109 days...." (Source Rights of Passage, Emigration to Australia in the Nineteeth Century, Helen R. Woolcock, Tavistock Publication, Ltd, London, 1986, p. 53, 55)

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Births in the District of Wide Bay in the Colony of Queensland, Australia, 1869, (son Hugh McWatters).
  2. ↑ Obituary, William McWatters, Maryborough Chronicle.

    On December 15th, 1915, at the residence of his son, Ferry Street, Maryborough, ......beloved father of John Alexander, William, Andrew and Hugh McWatters, aged 85 years and 6 months. "At Rest"

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Death in the District of Maryborough in the State of Queensland, No 36930. William McWatters.
  4. ↑ Website: Interment.net (Cemetery Transcription Library) Maryborough Cemetery.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Obituary, William McWatters, Maryborough Chronicle.
  6. ↑ The Montmorency Diamond Jubilee, 23rd July 1923.
  7. ↑ Queensland State Archives, Location IMM/112, Page 193, M/F No. M1696.
  8. ↑ Electoral Rolls Queensland
    1870-1879, Bundaberg - Mulgrave District, Fiche 43.
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