William
Witham
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Ann Martha (Gregory) Witham
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Witham) Ginn, Thomas Francis Witham, Annie Lydia (Witham) Flay and Frances Martha (Witham) Given
Died
at about age 38
in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jan 2023
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Biography
William was born about 1826. He passed away in 1864.
Death NoticeAccidentally drowned, at Brisbane, on the 11th March, Mr. William Witham, master mariner, aged 39 years. [Auckland and Canterbury papers please copy.] [1]Research Note
No death record can be found in QLD or NSW BDM indexes. No record could be found of William's burial in the Paddington cemetery in 1917 when the cemetery was resumed. It is likely that the headstone was lost.
Sources
- ↑ Family Notices (1864, March 16). The Courier (Brisbane, Qld. : 1861 - 1864), p. 2. Retrieved January 22, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3169128
- Find A Grave: Memorial #235123904
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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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~3.12%
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