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William Barber Torrens

Born 17 Jan 1881 in Desertoghill, Londonderry, Ireland

Ancestors

Son of Thomas Torrens and Martha J (Witherington) Torrens

Brother of John Torrens, Mary (Torrens) Craig, Thomas Torrens, Agnes (Torrens) Bradley and Unknown Torrens

Husband of Louisa Jane Morrison (Harbison) Torrens — married 30 Nov 1920 in Killyvargen Hall, Aghadowey, Ireland

Descendants

Father of Martha (Torrens) Grosser, William John Torrens and Vera (Torrens) Orr

Died 23 Jan 1958 at age 77 in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia

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1 Biography
- 1.1 Occupation
- 1.2 Event
2 Sources

Biography

In 1901 the Torrens family are living in Ballynameen, Thomas 50, and his wife Martha 51, and their children: William 20, Mary 18, John 16, and Aggie 12. ^[1]

In 1911 the Torrens family were living in Ballynameen (Garvagh), Thomas 60, his wife Martha 57, and their children William 30, Mary 28 and Agnes 22. They had been married 33 years with 6 children, though one had died.^[2]

Occupation

Occupation: Quarryman

Date: 1937

Place: B.H.P. Magnesite Quarries, Fifield, New South Wales, Australia

Occupation: Quarryman

Date: 1943

Place: B.H.P. Magnesite Quarries, Fifield, New South Wales, Australia

Occupation: Quarryman

Date: 1949

Place: B.H.P. Magnesite Quarries, Fifield, New South Wales, Australia

Occupation: Miner

Date: 1930

Place: Magnesite Mine , Attunga, New South Wales, Australia

Occupation: No Occupation

Date: 1958

Place: 85 Maxwell Sreett , Wellington, New South Wales, Australia

Occupation: Miner

Date: 1936

Place: Magnesite Mine , Attunga, New South Wales, Australia

Occupation: Quarryman

Date: 1954

Place: B.H.P. Magnesite Quarries, Fifield, New South Wales, Australia

Event

Event: Ship Name: Baradine

Type: Departure

Date: 29 MAY 1924

Place: London, England

Note: #N55

William was born in Ballinameen in 1881. He is the son of Thomas Torrens and Martha Jane Holmes alias Witherington. His father was a farmer. ^[3]

In 1901 the Torrens family are living in Ballynameen, Thomas 50, and his wife Martha 51, and their children: William 20, Mary 18, John 16, and Aggie 12. ^[4]

Sources

Notes

Note N55Name: William Torrens

Gender: Male

Age: 40

Birth Date: abt 1884

Departure Date: 29 May 1924

Port of Departure: London, England

Destination Port: Sydney, Australia

Ship Name: Baradine

Shipping Line: Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co

Official Number: 145419

Master: Captain T C E Dayas

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Ann McCluney for creating Torrens-11 on 7 Nov 2013.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: