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ABBOTT, William, Winton, Queensland
« on: Sunday 21 April 13 04:22 BST (UK) »
I am looking for any information regarding WILLIAM ABBOTT.  He died on the 16th September 1939 at the District Hospital, Winton, Queensland.  He was buried on the 17th September 1939 at the Winton Cemetery.  The minister was from the Roman Catholic Church, and he died at the local hospital with no know relations.  I would like to find any information recorded for him during his time in Australia. I have previously asked for help regarding his two brothers who came to Australia with him.  I have found one returned to England and the other went to the goldfields in Western Australia.

"There was an Alfred (1873), William (1868) and Henry ABBOTT (1870) who arrived onboard the Dacca into Queensland in Jan 1890. "

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Re: ABBOTT, William Winton, Queensland
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 21 April 13 06:44 BST (UK) »
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Re: ABBOTT, William, Winton, Queensland
« Reply #2 on: Monday 22 April 13 00:13 BST (UK) »
Thank you for adding the thread Judith.
Farren,   Leicestershire, London
Clarke,    Westminster
Bell, Rees,        Cardiganshire, Monmouthshire
Mickels,    Cork
Mitchell,    Scotland
Flint,   Birmingham, Cork
Furley,       London

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Re: ABBOTT, William, Winton, Queensland
« Reply #3 on: Monday 22 April 13 00:19 BST (UK) »
Hi Iris,

Do you know what his occupation was?

Also have you tried Trove?
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/search?adv=y

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Re: ABBOTT, William, Winton, Queensland
« Reply #4 on: Monday 22 April 13 00:35 BST (UK) »
Etude,
Where does your current information in your post come from?

If there were no relatives, listed, how do you know it is the correct man?

Trove holds obituaries and other notes about a man of the name who died in 1926

I offer this only as a possibility ;)

A very old resident of this district, Mr William Abbott, passed away at the Longreach Hospital on Monday last. Deceased was' 70 years of age, and had been employed at 'Strathdarr Station for the past thirty years. He was highly thought of by his employer'.

 Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1885 - 1954) Wednesday 21 July 1926


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Re: ABBOTT, William, Winton, Queensland
« Reply #5 on: Monday 22 April 13 00:41 BST (UK) »
Thank you both for your replies.  We have been trying to track down this relation for many years and have recently received a copy of his death certificate confirming his parents but little else.  I have tried Trove but am a novice at getting around it.  On his death certificate it did not give an occupation.
We are thinking about going to Winton from South Australia but are looking at all leads before we set off.

Iris
Farren,   Leicestershire, London
Clarke,    Westminster
Bell, Rees,        Cardiganshire, Monmouthshire
Mickels,    Cork
Mitchell,    Scotland
Flint,   Birmingham, Cork
Furley,       London

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Re: ABBOTT, William, Winton, Queensland
« Reply #6 on: Monday 22 April 13 00:51 BST (UK) »
You are the only one at this stage who knows his parents' names. ;D

On that basis, have you viewed the 1881 census and are you able to ascertain WILLIAM's occupation (aged about 14) and that of other family members ?

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Re: ABBOTT, William, Winton, Queensland
« Reply #7 on: Monday 22 April 13 01:33 BST (UK) »
Hi Sue, to fill in the gaps, his parents were John Abbott & Sarah (nee Hall).  They were on a family farm, Court Farm, Sub.Dist. Clutton, Bath & Wells, UK.  He was listed as a scholar, so being a farming family he would otherwise have been listed as a agr.labour I would think.  But it does not give us much to go on.  I won't expect he would have had a gravestone in Winton, but I was surprised he was of the Catholic faith.  Thank you for your interest.

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Farren,   Leicestershire, London
Clarke,    Westminster
Bell, Rees,        Cardiganshire, Monmouthshire
Mickels,    Cork
Mitchell,    Scotland
Flint,   Birmingham, Cork
Furley,       London

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Re: ABBOTT, William, Winton, Queensland
« Reply #8 on: Monday 22 April 13 01:43 BST (UK) »
Burial

Section  OS
Cemetery WTC
Plot number  1058
Abbott William aged 70 years
Burial date 17 09  1939

There are a couple more Abbott's listed but i have no idea if they are your family or not.

http://www.winton.qld.gov.au/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=b9041ad8-f403-4c76-bf61-d2379da69805&groupId=12682
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