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Hi Cass.
Yes I had seen this on Trove also. Begs the question , Did he remarry?
I have been through Trove a number of times and there are so many William Jose's from Cornwall who have died without proper records which is a little frustrating.

Anybody out there researching William Jose born in 1827 in Cornwall England. He married Sophia Thomas in Cornwall. His parents were Thomas Jose and possibly Anne Snell?
William , Sophia , son John 3yrs and William Thomas Jose infant left Plymouth England and arrived in Adelaide 1857. William was a miner so they travelled out to Kapunda S.Australia a copper mining township. In 1860 Sophia, John 6yrs and new baby died. Only survivor was William Jose and the son William Thomas Jose 3 yrs old.  There was information that a William Jose married Mary Mcinerney in 12/8/1861 in Kapunda. ?
I do not know what happened to William Jose as in where and when he died?
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I went to Kapunda in 2022 and found their unmarked graves and a record of who was buried in the cemetery. I have some information on William Thomas Jose his son.

Back again after a long layoff due to personal reasons.

Solid Rock has the correct information on William Jose.

To confirm - William was born in 1827 in Cornwall England. He married in 1853 at St Austell Cornwall to Sophia Thomas. William 26yrs and Sophia 21yrs.
They boarded a ship the "Omega" from Plymouth and arrived in Adelaide 15 Nov 1857 with son John 2yrs, and William Thomas 6 months old.
They travelled to Kapunda S.A for William to mine.
I have contacted the Light Council at Kapunda who advised me that Sophia passed away 4/2/1860 at the age of 24yrs. There are no official records but they advised me (Graham Pike) that there were the graves of John Thomas Jose 24/1/1860 A32, Sophia Jose infant 4/2/1860 A32 Sophia Jose 4/2/1860 A34.
This left William Thomas Jose who would have been just over 2 yrs of age and his father William.
What happened next Where did they go ? Did William re marry ? When and where did William die ?  There are so many William Jose's that are miners from Cornwall ! I am at a loss what happened with him and his son ?
William Thomas Jose was my Great Grandfather.
Hoping someone out there can shed some light on him.

Thanks Wivenhoe.

You could be right with the marriage certificate for WT Jose and Tilda to un-surface another piece of the puzzle on W Jose.
Police Gazette would not be correct as he is too old. Born 1855, report is 1877 so he would be 22 yrs not 34 yrs.

Thank you Mollipops1

Regarding Kapunda cemetry. Sophia died 1860 and Sophie and John Thomas Jose buried near by.
This is feasible they were her children. What year were they buried ?
I haven't researched John Jose as yet.

I have read and noted a lot from Trove, Ancestry, Find my past, Family search and My Heritage etc, but no luck yet.

If perhaps I can find correct evidence if he re married then this may lead to further information.

Thanks CassT, I have tried to find the Kapunda Cemetery Register on the Light Council link but could not find it - could you provide more info - thanks very much for your help