Frederick Williams (1887 - 1959)

Born 1887 in Hove, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Died 16 Apr 1959 at about age 72 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia

Biography

Frederick was born in 1887 in Hove, Sussex, the son of Henry Williams and his wife Ellen Louisa, nee Croker.

In the 1891 Census of England he is living in Hove, Sussex with his parents and 5 siblings. His father is an ostler.^[1] In the 1901 Census of England he is still living with his parents and 5 siblings in Hove, Sussex. His father is a bus driver.^[2]

Frederick initially worked as a labourer for F. Stringer in Hove, Sussex.

He became a driller in about 1910. He had worked for the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway for about 2 years.

He probably migrated to Queensland Australia on the "Themistocles", arriving in Brisbane, QLD on 10 Apr 1911.^[3]

Frederick worked for a few months at Mitchells & Co. in West Footscray, Victoria before working for Walkers Ltd of Maryborough, Queensland as a driller and boilermaker's assistant for 6 years.

On 05 Feb 1917 he applied to become an Australian Munitions Worker under a joint Australian government/ British government scheme to supply skilled workers for the War effort in the UK. At the time he was single and living in Maryborough, QLD.

However, before he was accepted he married Amy May Peres at the home of her parents in Maryborough, Queensland on 20 Mar 1917. Frederick's brother, Ernest gave the bride away.^[4] There were at least two children (to 1921).^[5]

He was accepted and he was issued with Australian Munitions Worker Badge No. 1999. He embarked on the SS "Ulysses" from Fremantle, Western Australia on 22 May 1917, arriving at Plymouth, England on 29 Jul 1917.

He began work at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich as a labourer on 07 Aug 1917.

Frederick returned to Australia on the SS "Alexandra Woerman", departing from Tilbury, England on 06 May 1919. His agreement was terminated as complete on 07 Jul 1919 after disembarking in Brisbane, QLD.

He died in Maryborough, Queensland in 1959.

Sources

1. ↑ Frederick Williams in the 1891 England Census - Source Citation: The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 818; Folio: 46; Page: 6; GSU roll: 6095928; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.; Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891.
2. ↑ Frederick Williams in the 1901 England Census - Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 937; Folio: 139; Page: 45; Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.; Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901.
3. ↑ Frederick Williams in the Web: Queensland, Australia, Immigration Indexes, 1848-1972 - Name: Frederick Williams; Age: 24; Birth Year: abt 1887; Arrival Date: 10 Apr 1911; Arrival Place: Queensland, Australia; Ship: Themistocles; Title: Assisted Immigration 1848 to 1912; Page number: 386; QSA Item: 18490; Microfilm: Z1969; Source Information: Ancestry.com. Web: Queensland, Australia, Immigration Indexes, 1848-1972 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.; Original data: Immigration Indexes. Queensland State Archives.
4. ↑ A WEDDING. (1917, March 22). Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), p. 8. Retrieved November 18, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151489850
5. ↑ Birth of first child - Family Notices (1918, January 10). Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), p. 4. Retrieved November 18, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article151085051

• Birth - UK GRO BDM Birth index - WILLIAMS, FREDERICK; CROKER; GRO Reference: 1887 D Quarter in STEYNING Volume 02B Page 267

• Marriage - Queensland BDM Marriage index - Frederick Williams; Event date: 20/03/1917; Event type: Marriage registration; Registration details: 1917/C/467; Spouse: Amy May Peres

• WW1 Australian Munitions Worker Service File - National Archives of Australia - WILLIAMS Frederick - Munitions Worker Number 1999 - http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=5910408

• Death - Queensland BDM Death index - Frederick Williams; Event date: 16/04/1959; Event type: Death registration; Registration details: 1959/C/2352; Mother: Ellen Louisa Croker; Father/parent: Henry

• Burial/ Memorial - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196012393/frederick-williams