William J Slater

[tom-dick]

William J Slater arrived in New South Wales in 1849 aged 10 years.He arrived with his parents,William and Margaret.What I am trying to find out is what happened to this family and what happened to William and his siblings.Williams father was related to my g.g.grandmother.Any help with this much appreciated and thank you for your time,thank you in advance,tom

[majm]

Hi there,

Here's a link to images of the passenger list for the John Bright arriving 8th June 1849.

William Slater aged 34, a tinplate worker, of Poplar, Middlesex,C of E, can read and write
Margaet Slater, aged 42, his wife, of London, C of E, Read/Write
William J Slater, aged 10, son, London C of E, read/write
Mary Ann Slater, aged 3, daughter, London, C of E.

http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?Page=NRS5316/4_4786/John Bright_8 Jun 1849/4_478600301.jpg&No=9

Is this a different family?


JM

[Aussie1947]

Hi,

Four William Slater persons in the 1875 PO Directory.

1875 Greville PO Directory

GOULBURN

SLATER, William, drover, Grafton street.
SLATER, William, laborer, Verner street.
SLATER, William, saddler, Clinton street.

MYALL RIVER

SLATER, John, farmer.

Gerry

[majm]

I am still not sure if the 1849 arrival I posted is for our OPs family, different parents named for the 10 year old lad.

NSW ER 1870 GOULBURN
Richard SLATER, householder of Towrang.
NO OTHERS of that surname on that electoral roll.

NSW ER1878 GOULBURN
Richard SLATER, household, Mundy street
John Thornton SLATER, household, Verner Street
James SLATER, household, Lithgow Street

JM

[majm]

Sands Sydney 1858 Commercial directory
W.H. SLATER, tin plate worker, 48 Market Street (Sydney)

JM

[majm]

Sands 1861 directory
W H SLATER, naptha factory, 10 Charles Street
W J J SLATER, dealer, 46 Market Street

Sands 1867
Mrs Sarah SLATER, oil and colour store, Botany St, Waterloo
William SLATER, tinsmith, Oxford St, Newtown

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/search-our-collections/sands-directory


JM

[maddys52]

Hi there,

Here's a link to images of the passenger list for the John Bright arriving 8th June 1849.

William Slater aged 34, a tinplate worker, of Poplar, Middlesex,C of E, can read and write
Margaet Slater, aged 42, his wife, of London, C of E, Read/Write
William J Slater, aged 10, son, London C of E, read/write
Mary Ann Slater, aged 3, daughter, London, C of E.

http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?Page=NRS5316/4_4786/John Bright_8 Jun 1849/4_478600301.jpg&No=9

Is this a different family?


JM

If this is the correct family, Mary Ann died 23 Mar 1856. Death notice here:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12980952

[mollipops1]

Sands 1861 directory
W H SLATER, naptha factory, 10 Charles Street
W J J SLATER, dealer, 46 Market Street

Sands 1867
Mrs Sarah SLATER, oil and colour store, Botany St, Waterloo
William SLATER, tinsmith, Oxford St, Newtown

JM

This William Henry SLATER, tinsmith died in 1865 - late of Botany St Waterloo (and son of John in BDM index). See http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13114682

There were children born to a William H and Sarah in the 1860s. However his death notice states he was aged 48 years, and the father of W. J. Slater, of Market-street. See http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13114857

[majm]

William J Slater arrived in New South Wales in 1849 aged 10 years.He arrived with his parents,John and Sarah.What I am trying to find out is what happened to this family and what happened to William and his siblings.Williams father was related to my g.g.grandmother.Any help with this much appreciated and thank you for your time,thank you in advance,tom

And our OP has Sarah as the wife of John 

JM