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William Tanner (abt. 1804 - 1888)

William Tanner
Born about in Ascot, Sommersetshire, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1832 in Compton Dunden, Sommersetshire, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Father of
Died at about age 84 in near Cowies Creek, Lara, Geelong, Victoria, Australiamap
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Contents

Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: William /TANNER/[1][2][3]

Birth

Birth:
Date: ABT 1804
Place: Ascot, Sommersetshire, England[4]

Death

Death:
Date: 21 AUG 1888
Place: near Lara/Cowies Creek, Geelong, Victoria, Australia[5]
Cause: Bronchitis & Debility

Burial

Burial:
Date: 23 AUG 1888
Place: New General Cemetary Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Burial:
Date: 23 AUG 1888
Place: Hern Hill - Geelong Western Cemetry, Plot 824
Burial:
Date: 1888
Place: Hern Hill - Geelong Western Cemetry Plot 824 Ref 9993

Emigration

Emigration:
Date: 17 AUG 1855
Place: Maria Hay
Emigration:
Date: 17 AUG 1855
Place: Ship: "Maria Hay" - William & Ann arrived with Elizabeth, Harriet, Lazarus, Stephen & Eleanor; employed by H.Phillips, Geelong for 3 months

Occupation

Occupation:
Place: Agricultural Labourer
Occupation:
Date: 05 MAR 1858
Place: Farmer/[6]
Occupation:
Date: 21 AUG 1888
Place: Farmer/Cowies Creek, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:
Date: 09 APR 1914
Place: Farmer/[7]
Occupation:
Place: Agricultural Labourer/

Baptism

Baptism:
Date: 1850
Place: COMPTON DUNDON ENGLAND: 1836 April 24 WILLIAM; 1838 July 29 RICHARD; 1840 Mar 29 ELIZABETH; 1842 Jul 3 HARRIET; 1844 Feb 22 HARRIET; 1846 May 29 MAGDALEN; 1850 Oct 27 STEPHEN; 1850 Nov 3 LAZARUS

Census

Census:
Date: 1851
Place: COMPTON DUNDON ENGLAND: WILLIAM 46 ag. lab. Born Compton Dundon; ANN 35 born Ashcott: WILLIAM 14; ELIZABETH 1; HARRIET 7; LAZARUS 3; STEPHEN 6 mths; all children born in Ashcott.

Event

Event:
Type: Announcement 2
Date: 07 JAN 1980
Place: Geelong Advertiser: Auction 17 Jan 1890 see below-
Event:
Type: Announcement
Date: 21 AUG 1888
Place: Geelong Advertiser: TANNER WILLIAM 21.08.1888 Died at Cowies Creek 84 years to Herne Hill Cemetry
Event:
Type: Announcement 3
Date: 17 JAN 1890
Place: Geelong Advertiser: Clearing Sale On the farm in Moranghurk (known Hampton's) At 2 o'clock sharp T. Roadknight & Co. under instructionss from Mr. Wm. Tanner will sell by auction all stock & implements, comprising- 24 dairy cattle, including pure
Event:
Type: Headstone
Date: 1888
Place: ERECTED BY THE CHILDREN IN MEMORY OF ANN TANNER who died August 18,1888 Aged 74 years WILLIAM TANNER who died August 21, 1888 Aged 84 years
Event:
Type: Headstone cont'd
Date: 1888
Place: WE LOVED THEM OH, NO TONGUE CAN TELL HOW MUCH WE LOVED THEM AND HOW WELL. GOD LOVED THEM TOO AND THOUGHT IT BEST TO TAKE THEM TO HIS HOME TO REST.
Event:
Type: Census cont'd
Date: 1851
Place: Living with them: WRIGHT, Ann widow 30 lodger born Ashcott; GODFREY, Sarah 10 born Long Sutton; WRIGHT, Thomas 3yrs 3mths born Compton Dundon
Event:
Type: Baptism observation
Date: 1850
Place: The baptism records indicate that the first Harriet must have died and so the next daughter born was another Harriet. It also suggests that William junior was born to William and ELIZABETH. Could William have been married twice?
Event:
Type: Announcement 3 contd
Date: 17 JAN 1890
Place: Alderney bull, bred at Mr Adam's, St Enoch's; horses, dray & frame, plough, harrows, rollers, drag harrows, reaping machine, diary utensils, etc. The above are for absolute sale, Mr Tanner's sole reason for selling being account of his giving up farming.

Note

Note: #N24
Note: #N420

Marriage

Husband: William Tanner
Wife: Anne Hayes Martin
Child: Lazarus Tanner
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Marriage:
Date: 1832
Place: Compton Dunden, Sommersetshire, England[8]

Sources

  • WikiTree profile Tanner-946 created through the import of HarveyOlver Family Tree_Basic2012-10-10.ged on Oct 10, 2012 by Glenn Harvey. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Glenn and others.
  • Source: S116 Title: Victoria, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Marriage Certificates Repository: #R3 NOTEVictoria. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Marriage Certificates.
  • Repository: R3 Name: Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Melbourne, Victoria Address: Ground Floor, 595 Collins St., Melbourne E-Mail Address: Phone Number: 1300 369 367
  • Source: S117 Title: Victoria, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Death Certificates Repository: #R3 NOTEVictoria. Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Death Certificates.
  • Source: S128 Title: GEDCOM import

Notes

Note N24Extracts from Geelong Advertiser & other points
1855 Aug 17 - Emigration "Maria Hay", William & Ann arrived with Elizabeth, Harriet, Lazarus, Stephen & Elenanor; Emplyee by H Phillips, Geelong for 3 months
Note N420Information from Jennifer White (nee Ricketts)
Uk Census 1851 has William, an Agrigcultural Labourer, aged 46, his wife Ann, aged 35, children
William, aged 14 an agricultural labourer, Elizabeth aged 11, Harriet aged 7, Lazarus aged 3, and
Stephen 6 months living at Compton Dunden, Somerset. Also in the same residence (33) are lodgers
Ann Wright, widow aged 30, Sarah Gadfey (?) aged 10 and Thomas Wright 3 months.
William Tanner died 3 days after his wife Ann. Death certificates indicate both were suffering from flulike
symptons at the time
William's Death Certficate states:
Age 84
Occupation: Farmer
Years in Victoria: 33
Age at Marriage: 28
Birth Place: 'Ashcot' Somersetshire, England.
Father and Mother '_____'.
The informant was the deceased's grandson, Edgar Tanner of Cowies Creek.
William and his wife Ann nee Martin arrived in Geelong with five of their children on the 'Maria Hay' on
17 August 1855 which sailed from Southampton, England (from Victorian State Archives - Source:
PROV, VPRS 14, Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy,
VPRS 3502) Doc in file). The Maria Hay sailed from Southampton, England.
William age 46. Agricultural labourer from Somerset. Church of England. Could read and write.
Wife Ann, 42, could read and write.
Daughter Elizabeth, 14, domestic servant, could read.
Harriet, 11, could read.
Lazarus, 7, could read.
Stephen, 4.
Eleanor, 2.
Maria Hay, 600 Tons. Departed Southampton 16 May 1855 and took 93 days to arrive
William Tanner and his daughter Elizabeth were engaged (employed) by H.Phillips, Priory, Newtown
(Geelong) on 24 September. The Priory was originally the home of James Austin, Geelong pioneer,
who in 1853 had returned to England to live.
From Family Search in 2001: William Tanner listed as B: 16 Jan 1795 at Compton, Dunden, Glastonbury.
D: 21 Aug 1888, M: 2 Apr 1833, Comptun Dunden, Glastonbury. The death details match, but not birth
details as per Family Notes and Certificates on hand.
Family Search.org Marriage to Ann Hayes 02 APR 1833, Compton,Dunden, Glastonbury, Somerset,
13 Feb 2010 Descendants of William TANNER Page 2
England
TANNER, William farmer Cowies Creek 1882 Corio Shire listed in Maning & Bishop's Geelong &
Western District Directory
  1. ↑ Source: #S116 Page: Marriage Certificate of William TANNER & Margaret ANDERSON, Moorabool, Victoria, Australia. #794. Scanned image attached Object: @M529@ Quality or Certainty of Data: 4
  2. ↑ Source: #S117 Page: Death Certificate of William TANNER, Geelong West, Victoria, Australia. #5653. Scanned image attached. Object: @M535@ Quality or Certainty of Data: 4
  3. ↑ Source: #S128 Page: 1/FEB/2011 GEDCOM file Received and Imported into FTM2012
  4. ↑ Source: #S128 Page: 1/FEB/2011 GEDCOM file Received and Imported into FTM2012
  5. ↑ Source: #S128 Page: 1/FEB/2011 GEDCOM file Received and Imported into FTM2012
  6. ↑ Source: #S116 Page: Marriage Certificate of William TANNER & Margaret ANDERSON, Moorabool, Victoria, Australia. #794. Scanned image attached Object: @M529@ Quality or Certainty of Data: 4
  7. ↑ Source: #S117 Page: Death Certificate of William TANNER, Geelong West, Victoria, Australia. #5653. Scanned image attached. Object: @M535@ Quality or Certainty of Data: 4
  8. ↑ Source: #S117 Page: Death Certificate of Anne Hayes MARTIN, Cowies Creek, Victoria, Australia. #9992. Scanned image attached. Object: @M534@ Quality or Certainty of Data: 4






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