William
James
Upton
Born in Upper Mill Creek, Macdonald River, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Salte Upton
and Elizabeth (Sternbeck) Upton
Brother of
John Upton, Samuel Upton, Mary Ann (Upton) Rutherford, John Upton, Elizabeth Rachel (Upton) Steadman, Eliza (Upton) Gollan, Sarah (Upton) Apperley, Maria (Upton) Harper, Samuel Upton, Martha (Upton) Twible, Rebecca Amelia (Upton) Lee, Isabella Jane (Upton) Go Sang, Samuel Upton and Amos John Upton
Husband of
Caroline (Lee) Douglas
— married
30 Dec 1876 in Wesleyan Parsonage, Kiama, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Ada (Upton) Osborne, William George James Upton, Mark Phillip Upton, John Parker Gordon Upton, Miriam Mary Ellen McArty (Upton) Mason and Ivy Upton
Died about
at about age 71
in Gascoyne, Western Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Apr 2017
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Biography
William James was born the eighth child and fourth son to Samuel Salte Upton and Elizabeth (Sternbeck) Upton on September 27, 1848, at Upper Mill Creek, Macdonald River, NSW and Christened January 14, 1849 according to the rites of the Church of England, Macdonald River by William West SIMPSON MA. Chaplain.
William James was married on December 30, 1876 at the Wesleyan Parsonage, Kiama, NSW to Caroline, daughter of George (dec) & Mary Cole (nee BUTLER) LEE. Consent was given by the widowed mother of the bride, the bride being under the age of 21 years. Officiant was William MOORE Witnesses to the marriage were Duncan McDERMOTT & Mary A MOORE.
William and Caroline had six children:- 1. Sarah A (1877-bef 1940) 2. William George James "George" (1879-1948) mar Emily Jane Corrigan 3. Mark Phillip (1882-1967) mar i: Kathleen Durack ii: Elizabeth Vickery 4. John Parker Gordon (1885-1889) -- 5. Miriam Mary Ellen McArty "Millie" (1887-1965) mar Alfred George Mason 6. Ivy (abt 1895)
Sources
- Bir: V1848165 34A NSW
- Chr: V1849135 34A NSW UPTON WILLIAM J (f) SAMUEL J (m) ELIZABETH NSW
- Mar: 1877/3229 UPTON WILLIAM JAMES to LEO CAROLINE KIAMA
- Dea: 1920/17 Upton William J (male) (f) -- (m) -- WA
- Bur:
- Baptismal Certificate Registration obtained
- MARRIAGE: https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/result?26
Marriage Certificate Registration obtained
Additional Reference Resources: 1. "Perseus", G Grammeno, 1989 ISBN0 646 31517 2. "The Lady Penrhryn", G. Grammeno 1997 ISBN 0 646 31517 X
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~6.25%
~25.00%
John Spencer 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jspencer1116
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~1.56%
Wayne Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A165072 [compare], Ancestry member wsmith61
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