William Knox D'Arcy (1849 - 1917)

Born 11 Oct 1849 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Maria Colletta Elena (Birkbeck) D'Arcy — married 23 Oct 1872 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Died 1 May 1917 at age 67 in Stanmore, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William D'Arcy was born in Devon, England.

William D'Arcy is Notable.

William Knox D'Arcy was born at Newton Abbot, Devonshire, England in 1849, the son of William Francis D'Arcy and Elizabeth Bradford.^[1][2]

He migrated to Australia in 1866, with his family, where his father began his practice as a Solicitor, in Rockhampton.

In 1872, William married Elena Birkbeck.

They had:

1. William Francis, b 1873, Qld.
2. Gertrude Elena, b 1874, Qld.
3. Lionel Knox, b 1876, Qld.
4. Unnamed girl, b 1877, Qld.
5. Sheila, b 1883, Petersham.

In 1882, he joined a syndicate to develop the Mount Morgan Mine leases, the mine was the largest natural goldmine in the southern hemisphere, founded by the Morgan brothers.

Elena died in 1897.

In 1899, William married in London to Ernestine Boucicault, widow of John Bligh Nutting.^[3][4][5]

In 1901, William was living at Stanmore Hall, with Nina, William and Lionel, and Constance Nutting, Nina's sister, who married Phillip Henry Nutting in Queensland, in 1880..^[6]

D'Arcy used his new found wealth to fund oil exploration in Persia. Oil was discovered in 1908, and the Anglo Persian Oil Company commenced operations, later becoming The British Petroleum Company.

William passed away in 1917.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ United Kingdom GRO Index: Name: D'ARCY, WILLIAM KNOX; Mother's Name: BRADFORD; GRO Ref: 1849, Dec Qtr,NEWTON-ABBOT, Vol 10 Pg 144.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NHY-VVM : 1 October 2014), William Knox Darcy, 1849; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Newton Abbot, Devon, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2698-SW5 : 13 December 2014), William Knox Darcy, 1899; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1899, quarter 1, vol. 1B, p. 754, Strand, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ Queensland BMD Birth registration: Name: Ernestine Eliza Effie Bourcicault; Birth date:18/06/1866; Mother's name:Charlotte Clarke; Father/parent's name:Arthur Leslie Bourcicault; Registration details:1866/C/1876.
5. ↑ Queensland BMD Marriage registration: Name: Ernestine Eliza D'Arley Bourcicault; Marriage date:14/07/1883; Spouse's name:John Bligh Nutting; Registration details:1883/C/604.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X96S-2FM : 20 May 2019), William K D'Arcy, Great Stanmore, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Edgware subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZL-FN7F : 3 April 2020), William Knox d'Arcy, 1917.

See Also:

• Find a Grave, database and images  : accessed 18 January 2021), memorial page for William Knox D'Arcy (11 Oct 1849–1 May 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #193291987, citing St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green, London Borough of Brent, Greater London, England ; Maintained by Mizzizzippy (contributor 48842038) .
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