William Walter (Crossley) Chick (1872 - 1886)

Born 16 Apr 1872 in Watagan Creek, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Died 28 Dec 1886 at age 14 in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

William Walter (Crossly) Crossley was born on 16 April 1872 at Watagan Creek, New South Wales, Australia ^[1], the son of Susannah Crossley and the oldest sibling of Alfred John Thomas Chick, Blanche Beatrice Chick, Unnamed Infant 'Twin One' Chick, Unnamed Infant 'Twin Two' Chick, George Albert Chick, Unnamed Infant Chick, Ivy May (Chick) Simmons, Hazell Ruby (Chick) Vernon [half], Amy Isabella (Chick) Crosdale [half], Hassan Aubrey Chick [half], Cyril Augustus Chick [half], Walter William Chick [half], Ernest Henry Chick [half], Stanley Clifford Chick [half], Frederick John Chick [half] and Ellen Rubeana (Chick) Dixon [half].

On 7 September 1874 in Ellalong, New South Wales, Australia his mother Susannah married Augustus Peter Chick ^[2], after which William's surname became Chick.

On 25 December 1886, William died in the Maitland Hospital, Maitland, from a self-inflicted shotgun wound (suicide) to the head ^[3][4].

Please Note: The following New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages is NOT for William Walter Chick (born 16 Apr 1872) but is for the Unnamed Infant Chick, the son of Augustus Peter Chick and Susannah Crossley who was born and died on 29 March 1884 at Ellalong, New South Wales, Australia
Death: New South Wales, Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages: Death: Name: CHICK MALE Registration number 13908/1884 Father's Given Name(s) AUGUSTUS Mother's Given Name(s) SUSANNAH District MILLFIELD.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: New South Wales, Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages: Birth: Name: CROSSLY WILLIAM W Registration number 19488/1872 Father's Given name(s) Mother's Given name(s) SUSANNAH District WOLLOMBI
2. ↑ Marriage of Mother and Augustus Peter Chick: New South Wales, Australia Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages: Marriage: Registration number: 13908/1884, District: Millfield. Father: Augustus Mother: Susannah
3. ↑ The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW: 1843 - 1893) Sat 25 Dec 1886 Page 4 LOCAL NEWS: ALLEGED SUICIDE.-Yesterday morning at an early hour a youth, William Walter Chick, aged 14 years, who had recently resided with his relatives at Ellalong, died at the Maitland Hospital, [....] (Retrieved February 25, 2021)
4. ↑ (1886, December 30). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), p. 4. Suicide by a Sensitive Lad: ALLEGED SUICIDE.-Yesterday morning at an early hour a youth, William Walter Chick, aged 14 years, who had recently resided with his relatives at Ellalong, died at the Maitland Hospital from the effects of a gunshot wound said to have been self-inflicted. The circumstances are peculiarly sad. It seemed that a serious accusation was made against the lad some few days since which he resented. On being told that the police would be informed of what happened the foolish boy declared that he would shoot himself. Some little time afterwards he was found by his uncle bleeding from a wound in the head. This occurred near his uncle's residence at Ellalong, and he was brought to the Maitland hospital on Monday evening. From the first little hope was entertained of his recovery. Death took place at about 5 o'clock yesterday morning: In the afternoon an inquest, was begun at the hospital, before Mr. Alfred Vindin, coroner, and adjourned till Tuesday for the attendance of witnesses.(Retrieved September 30, 2017)

Acknowledgments

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