The WILLIAMS family . Cotton Farmers

[JeannieR]

Hello .....

I apologise in advance, for my scant details.....

I am trying to find any information on this family. I have spent days looking on the Passenger lists on Findmypast, with no luck, but we know the family went to Oz, and became Cotton Farmers ?

This is what I know

David John Williams, was born in Flintshire in 1886. He married Elizabeth KELSALL who was born in Staffordshire in 1890. Her parents were Leonard KELSALL and Sarah Ann COTTON

They had children, Irene Williams born 1908 and Elizabeth M Williams born in 1920

I feel that they emigrated about 1923/1924 . I have a photograph of them taken when Elizabeth , looked about three years old , they were living in a tent at the time....from the comments on the back, they were very happy......

This is the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle I am doing !!

Any help grately appreciated

JeannieR

[wivenhoe]

https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/mainMenuSubmit.m?main_menu=IndexSearch

This is the QLD BDM index.

It has death of Elizabeth Mabel Williams d. 1960
parents David John and Elizabeth Celsal, which sounds rather like Kelsall

I cannot see a death for Elizabeth (Kelsall) Williams but see what you can find.

If you know the names of David's parents you might be able to find a death for him.....difficult otherwise.


Electoral roll 1936 -
David John Williams, farmer, Lagoon Farm, Monal Creek, Monto
Elizabeth Williams, house duties,  Lagoon Farm, Monal Creek, Monto

Electorate is......Capricornia/Eidsvold...... in Queensland

[ennael]

Could be a corresponding family arriving 1922 per "ORMONDE"
WILLIAMS David J
36
1922
Ormonde
WILLIAMS David J
IMM/350 868978 Z7753

WILLIAMS Elizabeth
33
1922
Ormonde

WILLIAMS Irene
14
1922
Ormonde

http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/research/index/nominated_immi.asp

Edit to add:
WILLIAMS Mabel
2
1922
 Ormonde


www.naa.gov.au
digitised passenger list
ss " Ormonde " No 3 (22/630) Sailed 24/12/1921
David J WILLIAMS proceeding to Brisbane
Page 15

Leanne

[sparrett]

At Bald Hills Cemetery

Williams Elizabeth Mable
 Date 18 / 05 / 1960
 Aged 40 years 
Location GP5  7  109 

She is alone.

Sue

[Aussie1947]

Hi.

1930 Electoral Roll.
Division of Capricornia, Subdivision of Eidsvold.

There is a double entry.

Williams David John, Block 23 Parish of Coppin, Monto, farmer
Williams Elizabeth, Block 23 Parish of Coppin, Monto, Home Duties.

Williams David John, Lagoon Farm, Monal Creek, Monto, farmer.
Williams Elizabeth, Lagoon Farm, Monal Creek, Monto, Home duties.

They may have purchased/leased the land as Block 23 Parish of Coppin then named the property Lagoon Farm, Monal Creek then upgraded the roll!

Still looking at the 1925 roll.

Regards
Gerry

[sparrett]

This I think is DAVID's burial


David John Williams
OccupationFarmer
Age69 Year(s)
Place of Birth: Cilcen, Flintshire, Wales
UndertakerJ C Winn
Conductor Rev GR Macphenson
Date of Funeral 13 September 1955
Cemetery:    Monto No. 1Section B  34
No Headstone

I am not quite sure about  this being the right ELIZABETH
    
 Williams   Elizabeth 
Occupation  Pensioner
Age 80 Year(s)
Place of Birth  England
Undertaker  C Hahn
Date of Funeral 23 December 1969
Cemetery Monto No. 2   Section  5  194
No Headstone


Sue   
 

[Aussie1947]

Elizabeth Mabel Williams appears on the Queensland Pupil Index for 1925 at the Bukali State School.

Monal Creek is nearby to Bukali so it looks like the Williams family were in the area in 1925.

Gerry

[sparrett]

Do these parents seem right?

In 1955 REG C2815 David John Williams
 Father Robert
 Mother Helen McCutcheon


Sue

[Aussie1947]

1949 Electoral Roll.

David John Williams, Lagoon Farm, Monal Creek, Monto, farmer.
Elizabeth Williams, Lagoon Farm, Monal Creek, Monto, home duties.

Elisabeth Mable Williams, Boyle St Monto, shop assistant.


Gerry