William Dufty (abt. 1808 - 1900)

Born about 1808 in Sheepwash, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Grace (Piper) Dufty — married 14 Dec 1831 in Shebbear, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Loveday Henwood (Fidock) Dufty — married 1857 in Talunga, South Australia

Descendants

Died 12 Mar 1900 at about age 92 in East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Craig Seller [send private message]

Biography

William Dufty came free to the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

William Dufty was christened May 18, 1808 in Sheepwash, Devonshire, England. He married GRACE PIPER on the 14th of December 1831 in Shebbear, Devon, England.

William and Grace Immigrated to the South Australian Colony in late 1850, with their children aboard the Osecola, arriving in April 1851. ^[1] The children were:

Betsy 17

John 15

Mary 13

Grace 11

Ann 9

Martha 7

Esther 3 who died at sea

Grace died in 1851 dufty.net source below lists 6 children of William and Grace born in England and one (Lydia Piper Dufty) born in Australia.

William married Loveday Fidock in 1857 at Talunga in the Adelaide Hills district of South Australia.

William Dufty passed away in 1900 at East Maitland in New South Wales and is buried in the East Maitland Cemetery, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. Via the Find A Grave: Memorial #48629651.

Sources

1. ↑ Ship Osceola, 769 tons, Captain Robinson Waite, from London December 1850 / Plymouth 26th December 1850, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 5th April 1851. transcribed and submitted to The Ships List by Robert Janmaat. first accessed online on the 18th of July, 2021

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Citing this Record "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5ZL-G5Z : 11 February 2018, William Dufty, 18 May 1808); citing SHEEPWASH,DEVON,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,933.

England Marriages, 1538–1973. Citing this Record "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N2LY-K52 : 10 February 2018), William Dufty and Grace Piper, 14 Dec 1831; citing Shebbear,Devon,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 916,933.

Marriage: Genealogy SA database search https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php Year: 1857. Reg: 29/205. Surname: DUFTY. Given Name: William. Spouse Surname: FIDOCK. Spouse Given Name: Loveday. District: Talunga.

Births,Deaths,Marriages NSW Australia. Family history search. Reg2191/1900 Name recorded as: DUFTY, WILLIAM. Father recorded as: BRIAN. Mother recorded as: GRACE District recorded as: EAST MAITLAND.

Find-A-Grave: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 March 2018), memorial page for William Dufty (unknown–1900), Find A Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #48629651, citing East Maitland Cemetery, Maitland, Maitland City, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by T.V.F.T.H. (contributor 46496806). [1]

Burial, 12 March, East Maitland, age 91, Spouse listed as Loveday H Dufty: Australia, Sydney Branch Genealogical Library, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1800-1960. Citing this Record "Australia, Sydney Branch Genealogical Library, Cemetery Inscriptions, 1800-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLJQ-ZYJ : 9 March 2018), William Dufty, 12 Mar 1900; citing Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sydney Genealogical Library, Greenwich; FHL microfilm 887,474.

Mention of Willam Dufty was found in the obituary for his wife Loveday Henwood (Fidock) Dufty. 1920 'OBITUARY.', Glen Innes Examiner (NSW : 1908 - 1954), 17 June, p. 2. , viewed 30 Nov 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article180814017

Listed in Dufty.net public family tree. http://www.dufty.net/benjamin-1703/benjamin-1731/bryan-1760/william1808. Note: Some information found here contains information on his decendants not yet entered into WikiTree. Also some information found here on WikiTree has not yet been entered into the database.

OSCEOLA / ASCEOLA 1851 from the Bound For South Australia website. first accessed online on the 18th of July, 2021 at: https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/1851Osceola-Asceola.htm

3/1851 - Osceola from the State Records of South Australia's Passenger Lists 1845 - 1940. first accessed online on the 18th of July, 2021 at: https://archives.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/documentstore/passengerlists/1851/GRG35_48_1_51-3_Osceola.pdf