Job Usher (abt. 1817 - 1884)

Born about 1817 in Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Elizabeth (Axford) Usher — married 12 Feb 1839 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England

Descendants

Died 7 Mar 1884 at about age 67 in Walkerville, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Job Usher was born in England.

Job Usher was born in Wiltshire, England.

Job Usher was born in about 1817. He was the son of Jonathan Usher and Rachel Tilley.

He married Elizabeth Axford (the daughter of James Axford) on 12 February 1839 at Westbury Leigh, Potterne, Wiltshire, England^[1]. They went on to have about 10 children.

He and his wife Eliza emigrated from England to South Australia, departing from London on the Ship "Fairlie" and arriving into Port Adelaide on 7 July 1840. The Captain was Edward Garrett. Their son John was born on the ship and was given the middle name "Fairlie".

Job was a shoemaker of Walkerville in South Australia. His Last Will and Testament was dated 10 April 1883^[2].

He passed away on 7 March 1884. Notice of his death was printed on page 2 of the Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) dated Saturday, 15 March 1884:

USHER.—On the 7th March, at his residence, Walkerville, Job Usher, aged 65 years. A colonist of forty-four years.^[3]

Job and was buried at the Walkerville Wesleyan Cemetery, Walkerville, South Australia, Australia^[4].

Inscription:

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF

JOB USHER

WHO DIED 7 MARCH 1884, AGED 66 YEARS.

"IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE ARE MANY MANSIONS,

IF IT WERE NOT SO, I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU.

I GO TO PREPARE A PLACE FOR YOU."

ALSO, ELIZA,

WIFE OF THE ABOVE,

WHO DIED 31ST DECEMBER 1898, AGED 82 YEARS

"WE ALL FADE AS A LEAF."

His Last Will and Testament was proved and registered on 8 April 1884. Administration of his personal estate was granted to Alfred Richard Nicholls of Prospect, near Walkerville, and his widow Eliza Usher, they having first been sworn in^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DH6-K8W : 13 December 2014), Job Usher, 1839; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,”
2. ↑ "Australia, South Australia, Will and Probate Records," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QR6W-NL3Z : 26 September 2019), Job Usher, 10 Apr 1883; citing Will, South Australia, Australia, Probate and Administration Books, Supreme Court of South Australia, Adelaide; FHL microfilm 103271680.
3. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47083599
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202112105/job-usher: accessed 30 August 2023), memorial page for Job Usher (1817–7 Mar 1884), Find A Grave: Memorial #202112105, citing Walkerville Wesleyan Cemetery, Walkerville, Walkerville, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Bilbo Senn (contributor 48214134).
5. ↑ "Australia, South Australia, Will and Probate Records," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QR8V-2QZM : 26 September 2019), Job Usher, 8 Apr 1884; citing Will, South Australia, Australia, Probate and Administration Books, Supreme Court of South Australia, Adelaide; FHL microfilm 103271680

See also:

• https://www.geni.com/projects/Fairlie-Ship-Colonists-to-South-Australia-in-1840/30896

• https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/1840Fairlie.htm