Thomas Williamson (1862 - 1928)

Born 14 Jun 1862 in Salford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Mary Ann (McFarlane) Williamson — married 24 Dec 1883 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1928 at age 65 in Mount Perry, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Thomas's birth was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1862 in the Salford district.^[1]

Thomas Williamson migrated from Glasgow, England to Queensland on “Otago ‘’ in 1884.

Thomas arrived 24 May 1884 in Brisbane as a bounty Immigrant aboard The Otago Glasgow, a year prior to his wife and son.

Thomas worked as a tailor from at least 1895 to 1903 while living in Eidsvold, Queensland, Australia.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

Thomas died in 1928 at Mt Perry Hospital, Queensland.

Mr. Thomas Williamson, one of the oldest identities of Mt. Perry and Eidsvold, in the Burnett district, passed away in the Mt Perry Hospital. He is survived by his widow and adult family^[11]

OBITUARY. - Mr. George Williamson, of Milton, left by the Northern mall train last night for Mt. Perry, where the funeral of his father, Mr. Thomas Williamson, an old identity of the Burnett district, will take place to-day. The late Mr. Williamson was one of the early settlers in the Eidsvold goldfields, and is well known in the Gayndah and Mt. Perry districts, in which latter place he has resided for upwards of 20 years.^[12]

Thomas is buried in the Mount Perry Cemetery, Mount Perry, Queensland, Australia.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 15 February 2022)
   Williamson, Thomas (Mother's maiden name: Gregory).
   GRO Reference: 1862 Jul-Aug-Sep in Salford Volume 08D Page 39.
2. ↑ 1895 Directory: "Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60845 #24821214 (accessed 23 February 2022)
   Name: Thomas Williamson; Residence Year: 1895; Residence Place: Queensland, Australia [Eidsvold, Queensland, Australia]; Occupation: Tailor.
3. ↑ 1898 Directory: "Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60845 #30718613 (accessed 23 February 2022)
   Name: Thomas Williamson; Residence Year: 1898; Residence Place: Queensland, Australia [Eidsvold, Queensland, Australia]; Occupation: Tailor.
4. ↑ 1900 Directory: "Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60845 #26422637 (accessed 23 February 2022)
   Name: Thomas Williamson; Residence Year: 1900; Residence Place: Queensland, Australia [Eidsvold, Queensland, Australia]; Occupation: Tailor.
5. ↑ 1901 Directory: "Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60845 #26573609 (accessed 23 February 2022)
   Name: Thomas Williamson; Residence Year: 1901; Residence Place: Queensland, Australia [Eidsvold, Queensland, Australia]; Occupation: Tailor.
6. ↑ 1892 Directory: "Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60845 #28867737 (accessed 23 February 2022)
   Name: Thomas Williamson; Residence Year: 1892; Residence Place: Queensland, Australia [Eidsvold, Queensland, Australia]; Occupation: Tailor.
7. ↑ 1903 Directory: "Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60845 #26286882 (accessed 23 February 2022)
   Name: Thomas Williamson; Residence Year: 1903; Residence Place: Queensland, Australia [Eidsvold, Queensland, Australia]; Occupation: Tailor.
8. ↑ 1903 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #6363217 (accessed 23 February 2022)
   Name: Thomas Williamson; Gender: Male; Electoral Date: 1903; Electoral Place: Eidsvold, Wide Bay, Queensland, Australia [Eidsvold Wide Bay Queensland Australia]; Residence Address: [Moreton Street].
9. ↑ 1905 Directory: "Australia, City Directories, 1845-1948"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60845 #26899234 (accessed 23 February 2022)
   Name: Thomas Williamson; Residence Year: 1905; Residence Place: Queensland, Australia [Eidsvold, Queensland, Australia]; Occupation: Tailor.
10. ↑ 1905 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
    Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #6564544 (accessed 23 February 2022)
    Name: Thomas Williamson; Gender: Male; Electoral Date: 1905; Electoral Place: Eidsvold, Wide Bay, Queensland, Australia [Eidsvold Wide Bay Queensland Australia]; Residence Address: [Moreton Street, Eidsvold, Queensland, Australia].
11. ↑ 1928 'BUNDABERG.', The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), 15 June, p. 10. , viewed 14 Feb 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21297296
12. ↑ 1928 'OBITUARY.', The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), 2 June, p. 17. , viewed 14 Feb 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21293024
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 15 February 2022), memorial page for Thomas Williamson (14 Jun 1862–1 Jun 1928), Find A Grave: Memorial #207682840, citing Mount Perry Cemetery, Mount Perry, North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia; Maintained by Geoff Walker (contributor 50890337) .

• James family records
• Also see - Cameron, Keith & Otago (Ship). , The Gull : a weekly newspaper published on board the 'Otago' during a four months' voyage from Glasgow to Brisbane : Also containing a complete and truthful statement of the privations and negligences experienced by the emigrants on the voyage, likewise a description of the treatment shown towards the immigrants on the voyage likewise a description of the treatment shown towards the immigrants in the depot on their arrival here, and of the manner in which government inquiries are conducted Woodcock, Powell & Mellefont, Brisbane viewed 23 February 2022 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-100943158 from page 159 - for Thomas's notes about the journey out to Australia on the Otago