Walter Drysdale (abt. 1850 - 1913)

Born about 1850 in Kinross-shire, Scotland

Husband of Alice Mary (Austin) Drysdale — married 26 Jun 1870 in Port Esperance, Tasmania, Australia

Descendants

Died 17 Sep 1913 at about age 63 in Dover, Tasmania, Australia

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Biography

Birth about 1850 in Kinross-shire, Scotland.^[1][2]

Emigration 28 May 1857 from Liverpool, Lancashire, England, aboard the clipper ship Sir W.F. Williams for an 82 day voyage^[3] to Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Immigration 18 Aug 1857 to Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.^[1]

Walter Drysdale, age 35, description Tall stout man - pale face brown hair, religion Church of Scotland, native place Perthshire, trade Sawyer, sponsor David Chapman, bounty £16.

Margaret Drysdale, age 39, description Respectable woman - light hair - dark complexion, religion Church of Scotland, native place Kinross-shire, trade Girl Servant & Laundress, sponsor David Chapman, bounty £16.

Marjory Drysdale, age 12, description Pretty little girl - black hair - long oval face, religion Church of Scotland, native place Kinross-shire, trade Serving Girl & Needlegirl, sponsor David Chapman, bounty £16.

John Drysdale, age 10, religion Church of Scotland, native place Kinross-shire, sponsor David Chapman, bounty £8.

Walter Drysdale, age 7, religion Church of Scotland, native place Kinross-shire, sponsor David Chapman, bounty £8.

Margaret Drysdale, age 4, religion Church of Scotland, native place Glasgow, sponsor David Chapman, bounty £8.

Marriage 26 Jun 1870 at the dwelling house of Mr. Edward Austin, Port, Esperance, Tasmania, Australia, between Walter Drysdale, age 21, bachelor, and Alice Mary Austin, age 20, spinster, witnessed by Edward Austin and Emily Jane Austin.^[2]

Death 17 Sep 1913 in Dover, Tasmania, Australia.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office: Descriptive List of Immigrants, CB7/12/1/7, pp. 354-5, viewed 8 Nov 2017, http://stors.tas.gov.au/CB7-12-1-7.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-7VYR : 26 August 2016), Walter Drysdale and Alice Mary Austin, 26 Jun 1870; citing Marriage 26 Jun 1870, Esperance, Tasmania, Australia, line #58120, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,166
3. ↑ 1857 'MISCELLANEOUS SHIPPING.', The Hobart Town Mercury (Tas. : 1857), 19 August, p. 2. , viewed 7 Nov 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3244794.
4. ↑ 1913 'FOUND DEAD.', Daily Post (Hobart, Tas. : 1908 - 1918), 18 September, p. 5. , viewed 8 Nov 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163500765.