William Franklin Whitney (1826 - 1894)

Born 19 Aug 1826 in Pointe-Claire, Montreal, Quebec, Lower Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Isabella (Leeds) Whitney — married 7 Nov 1863 in Mount Arthur, Wellington, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 31 Oct 1894 at age 68 in Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

He was a member of the consortium that purchased the well known firm Cobb & Co. in 1861 (it had been established in 1853).

William was married to Isabella Leeds, and in their latter years they lived in 106 Moulder Street in Orange. The hose was later owned by Cobb & Co booking office manager Edward Nathan, and was also used as a company stables and depot.

It is noted in "Walks, Tracks and Trails of New South Wales" by Derrick Stone, that The Royal Hotel in Sumner Street was once the booking office for Cobb & Co. It was there that William Franklin Whitney worked from as director and booking office manager. In Robertson Park the Whitney Fountain was built and dedicated to Whitney, with the employees of the Company having their wages docked by 5 pounds to pay for it.

William and his wife Isabelle are buried in the Orange Cemetery.

Burial

Date: 2nd November 1894

Place: ORANGE Cemetery NSW Australia

Marriage

Husband: William Whitney

Wife: Ann Amelia Glassford

Child: William Franklin Whitney

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 1820

Place: Montréal (Presbyterian Saint Gabriel), Québec^[1]

Sources

• Death notice, The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912) 10 November 1894: 985. Web. 12 Jul 2016
• "THE LATE MR. W. P. WHITNEY." National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954) 8 July 1897: 2. Web. 12 Jul 2016
• WikiTree profile Whitney-784 created through the import of Mcalary Family Tree.ged on Oct 20, 2011 by Anna McAlary. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Anna and others.

• Source: S-2104635317 Repository: #R-2147406557 Title: Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Note: APID: 1,1091::0
• Repository: R-2147406557 Name: Ancestry.com.au Address: http://www.Ancestry.com.au Note:
• Source: S-2144332813 Repository: #R-2147406557 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=7794753&pid=607

1. ↑ Source: #S-2104635317 Note: http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=drouinvitals&h=13408104&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Marriage date: 1820Marriage place: Montréal (Presbyterian Saint Gabriel), Québec APID: 1,1091::13408104

See Also

• History of Cobb & Co in Australia at Wikipedia
• When Cobb & Co was King - history of Cobb & Co sponsored by Bathurst Regional Council
• "Walks, Tracks and Trails of New South Wales", author: Derrick Stone. Csiro Publishing, 1 Oct. 2012