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Australia / Re: Margaret Harper c 1836 Wales - d 1910 Chewton, Victoria
« on: Sunday 17 May 20 01:06 BST (UK) »
I have some information re George Haswell Williams and Margaret Williams (Harper).
The house he built in Fryerstown in 1859 is still standing and is lived in! The stonework is quite beautiful!
We found a book in the Chewton Historic Centre that details the house history.
It says ‘In 1859 George,an enterprising local miner and storekeeper who established a thriving brick building operation in Fryerstown bought a property and built the main dwelling near High Street.On the death of Margaret in 1910 it was sold’.
I can give more details if anyone is interested.
Also does anyone know when George was born? I had thought that because his death certificate said he died at 60 in 1892 it would be 1832, but on his son William Nathan’s birth certificate it would infer he was born in 1821.
I also have a photo of George Haswell via a descendent of Albert Robert.
Regards
Sue E
The house he built in Fryerstown in 1859 is still standing and is lived in! The stonework is quite beautiful!
We found a book in the Chewton Historic Centre that details the house history.
It says ‘In 1859 George,an enterprising local miner and storekeeper who established a thriving brick building operation in Fryerstown bought a property and built the main dwelling near High Street.On the death of Margaret in 1910 it was sold’.
I can give more details if anyone is interested.
Also does anyone know when George was born? I had thought that because his death certificate said he died at 60 in 1892 it would be 1832, but on his son William Nathan’s birth certificate it would infer he was born in 1821.
I also have a photo of George Haswell via a descendent of Albert Robert.
Regards
Sue E