William James Trebilcock (1870 - 1893)

Born 8 Aug 1870 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Susan Martha Trebilcock — married 12 Aug 1890 in Moonta, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 7 Jan 1893 at age 22 in Moonta, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Death 7 January 1893, age 22 years 5 months. At Tiparra of Hamley Mine near Moonta accidently drowndd near Moonta

William James Trebilcock was born in 1870 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, son of James Henry Trebilcock (1850 - 1894) and Mrs Mary Ann (Olds) Trebilcock (1850 - 1922)

Birth

Surname: TREBILCOCK
Given Names: William James
Event: B
Father: James Henry
Mother: Mary Ann OLDS
Birth Place: SHURST
^[1]

William married Susan Martha Trebilcock (1871 - 1941) on 12 Aug 1890 in Moonta, South Australia, Australia^[2].

William died on 7 Jan 1893 in Moonta Cemetery, Moonta, South Australia aged ~22^[3].

William was mentioned on a memorial in Moonta Cemetery, Moonta, District Council of Copper Coast, South Australia, Australia with a death date of 7 January 1893.^[4].

Gravesite Details William is interred in the unmarked grave on the right with orange edging.

He was working as a farm labourer for Mr Norman when he drowned at a waterhole. He was 23 years old. He dived in but soon had difficulties - his friend recovered him with a rope but it was too late^[5]

Death Notice^[6]

TREBILCOCK.-On the 7th January, accidentally drowned near Moonta Mines, William James, the dearly beloved husband of Susan Martha Trebilcock, aged 22 years and 5 months.

He is not dead whose memory lives

In hearts that knew his worth.

Sources

1. ↑ Pioneer index, Victoria, 1836-1888, Year/Reg. Number: 1870/13547
2. ↑ South Australia Marriage Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 6 Sep 2022) database entry for William James TREBILCOCK (age 20, marital status S, father James Henry TREBILCOCK) and Susan Martha DRAKE (age 19, marital status S, father Thomas DRAKE) 12 Aug 1890, Registry Office Moonta. Reference: District Daly, Book/Page 164/488
3. ↑ South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 6 Sep 2022) database entry for William James TREBILCOCK (Death date 7 Jan 1893, age 22, marital status N, place of death Hd of Tiparra, residence Hamley Mine nr Moonta) Reference: District Daly, Book/Page 207/5
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #200870153 (accessed 14 November 2022)
   Memorial page for William James Trebilcock (1870-7 Jan 1893), citing Moonta Cemetery, Moonta, District Council of Copper Coast, South Australia, Australia (plot: East 12 Plot 586w); Maintained by Tamika (contributor 50420579).
5. ↑ DEATH BY DROWNING. (1893, January 13). Yorke's Peninsula Advertiser (SA : 1878 - 1922), p. 2. Retrieved November 14, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216731499
6. ↑ Family Notices (1893, January 17). The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922), p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved November 14, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208378546