William Alexander Amos (1875 - 1952)

Born 24 Jun 1875 in Bark Huts, New South Wales, Australia

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Died 6 Oct 1952 at age 77 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Willie was born on 24 June 1875 at Bark Huts, Liverpool Road. ^[1] Willie married Violet Louisa Winstanley (1875–1948), daughter of an engineer James M Winstanley and Mary Ann Atkins (d1925), in the Church of St Stephen, Newtown, on 14 May 1898.^[2] The couple had ten children—Mildred Irene Winstanley (aka Mildred Doris, Millie, 1895–1975) ^[3], William Thomas (Wick, 1898–1955), Alice Frederica (1899–1975), Walter Leslie Gunn (1902–1989), Harry Alexander (1905–1971), Mona Harriett (1909–1959), Julia Jean (Jean, 1910–2003)), Elsie Veronica (1913–1916) who died in infancy, Phyllis Joan (1915–) and Chance Hope (1917–1992).

At the time of his marriage Willie lived in Strathfield and was working as a carter. Willie and Violet lived in a variety of locations around Strathfield until 1923 when they moved into ‘Aspatria’, a brick cottage at 2 The Crescent Homebush, where they would remain for the rest of their lives. Willie worked as a labourer throughout his life. He died following a motor vehicle accident in Epping on 6 October 1952. ^[4] Violet and Willie are buried Rookwood Cemetery.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ William Alexander Amos, NSW birth certificate, registration number 3661/1875.
2. ↑ AMOS Willie A; WINSTANLEY Violet L, NSW marriage certificate, registration number 3794/1898.
3. ↑ Mildred Irene Winstanley was a born a few years before her mother’s marriage and was registered with her mother’s maiden name. William was not named as father on the birth certificate but is on her death certificate.
4. ↑ AMOS Willie Alexander, NSW death certificate, registration number 26379/1952; Sydney Morning Herald, 8 Oct 1952, p. 22, 7 Oct 1952, p. 3.
5. ↑ Plot 8, zone C, graves 496–497.