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Richard Eustace Williams (abt. 1856 - abt. 1942)

Richard Eustace Williams
Born about in Gwinear, Cornwall, England, United Kingdommap
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Died about at about age 86 in New Zealandmap
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Biography

Richard Eustis Williams was born in Gwinear Cornwall in 1856.[1] He was the son of Emanuel Williams and his wife Elizabeth Hancock


1861 Census
Address: Gwinear, Redruth, Cornwall, England

HouseholderStatus Sex Age Birth Occupation Birth place
Emmanuel Williams Head MMale 37 1824 Tin & copper miner Gwinear, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Williams Wife MFemale 34 1827 - St Austell, Cornwall, England
Selina Williams DauUFemale 14 1847 Works on copper mine Crowan, Cornwall, England
Emanuel Williams Son - Male 10 1851 Works on tin mine Gwinear, Cornwall, England
Thomas H Williams Son - Male 8 1853 - Gwinear, Cornwall, England
Richard E Williams Son - Male 5 1856 - Gwinear, Cornwall, England
Mary J Williams Dau - Female 3 1858 - Gwinear, Cornwall, England
William Williams Son - Male 1 1860 - Gwinear, Cornwall, England
Mary Williams Mother WFemale 69 1792 Miners widow Crowan, Cornwall, England


1871 Census

Address: Gwinear Downs, Cornwall,England

HouseholderRole Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born
WILLIAMS Emanuel Head M M 47 Tin/copper Miner Cornwall-Gwinear
WILLIAMS Elizabeth Wife M F 44 - Cornwall - St Austell
WILLIAMS Emanuel Son U M 20 Tin/copper Miner Cornwall - Gwinear
WILLIAMS Thomas H Son U M 18 Tin/copper Miner Cornwall - Gwinear
WILLIAMS Richard E Son U M 15 Tin/copper Miner Cornwall - Gwinear
WILLIAMS Mary J Dau - F 13 Scholar Cornwall - Gwinear
WILLIAMS William Son - M 9 Scholar Cornwall - Gwinear
WILLIAMS Susan A Dau - F 6 Scholar Cornwall - Gwinear
WILLIAMS Eliza Dau - F 4 - Cornwall - Gwinear
[2]


He married Priscilla Gribble in New Zealand in 1879. [3]

MARRIAGE.

WILLIAMS-GRIBBLE-On Saturday, June 7th, by the Rev. Mr Watkin, at the residence of the bride's father-W. Rowe Esq., M.H.R,, —Mrs Priscilla Gribble, relict of the late Mr John Gribble, to Mr Richard Eustace Williams, late of California and Cornwall. —California and Cornwall papers please copy.[4]

He died about 1942 aged 86 years old. [5]

One of the best-known of the older New Zealand mining engineers, Mr. Richard Eustace Williams, Remuera, Auckland, died on Saturday, aged 86.[6]

OBITUARY

MR. R. E. WILLIAMS T one of the best-known of the older New Zealand -mining engineers, Mr. Richard Eustace ,Williams, of Ladies' Mile, Remuera, died on Saturday, aged 86. Mr. Williams was born in Cornwall of a mining family, and as a young man went to Nevada, where he worked for the famous Comstock Lode. From the United States he went to Broken Hill, and then to Western Australia. In 1899 he came to New Zealand, taking up work first at Waitekauri and later at Waihi, where he became underground manager and assistant superintendent. This position he held until 1913, when he retired and settled in Auckland. For 27 years prior to 1940 Mr. Williams was a director of Wilsons (N.Z.) Portland Cement Company, Limited. He was a member of the Remuera Bowling Club from 1913 until two years ago, and a past president. He is survived by two sons and a daughter.[7]

Research Notes

Another son was William but a birth and death date and Place has not been found[8]

Sources

  1. ↑ WILLIAMS, RICHARD EUSTIS HANCOCK GRO Reference: 1856 M Quarter in REDRUTH Volume 05C Page 314
  2. ↑ Piece: RG10/2328 Place: Phillack -Cornwall Enumeration District: 6 Civil Parish: Gwinear Ecclesiastical Parish: - Folio: 48 Page: 2 Schedule: 8
  3. ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Marriage Registration of Priscilla Gribble and Richard Eustace Williams ; citing Marriage Certificate 1879/59 .
  4. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THA18790610.2.6 BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS Thames Advertiser, Volume XII, Issue 3337, 10 June 1879, Page 2
  5. ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of Richard Eustace Williams, aged at death 86Y; citing Death Certificate 1942/29467 .
  6. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GISH19420402.2.94 BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20730, 2 April 1942, Page 5
  7. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19420330.2.101 BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24236, 30 March 1942, Page 7
  8. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19070530.2.74 BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13451, 30 May 1907, Page 6




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