Died
at about age 59
in Backwater, New South Wales, Australia
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Biography
William was born about 1845 and was born in England. He migrated with his parents, William Wesley and Elizabeth Webb, to Sydney, New South Wales on the Ramilles, when he was aged just 10 [1]
In 1866, he married Sarah Baker in Wellingrove, New South Wales [2]
He passed away in 1904 [3] and was buried at Paddy's Gully Cemetery at Ward's Mistake, New South Wales. [4]
Sources
↑ State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5316; Reel: 2137; Item: [4/4792]; cited in Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 [database on-line] Name: William Westley Birth Year: abt 1845 Age: 10 Gender: Male Arrival Date: 19 Nov 1855 Vessel Name: Ramillies
↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line] Name: William Wesley Spouse Name: Sarah Baker Marriage Date: 1866 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Wellingrove, New South Wales Registration Year: 1866 Registration Number: 3279
↑ Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line] Name: William Wesley Death Date: 1904 Death Place: New South Wales Father's Name: William Registration Year: 1904 Registration Place: Glen Innes, New South Wales Registration Number: 1277
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