William Henry WILLIAMS

1863 - 1928  (65 years)

• Name	William Henry WILLIAMS
  Born	1863	Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
  Christened	11 Sep 1864	St. John's Anglican Church Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
  Gender	Male
  _UID	BE0B52365E8F491B9C045055735D270BE9DA
  Died	15 Aug 1928	Coast Hospital, Little Bay, New South Wales, Australia
  Buried	17 Aug 1928	Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  	AB Anlican FMB Grave 25909-02-1949 77
  Person ID	I58	The Path to Our Future
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	William Wallace WILLIAMS,   b. 1 Feb 1843, Millers Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 24 Mar 1919, Brighton-Le-Sands, Rockdale. New South Wales, Australia  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Esther Sarah FLOOK,   b. 12 Jul 1840, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom ,   d. 3 Jul 1924, Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 83 years)
  Married	9 Aug 1862	Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Celia Sophie ZUCKER,   b. 1865, Redfern, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 28 Aug 1936, 148 Gale Road, Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 71 years)
  Married	8 Feb 1888	Stroud, New South Wales, Australia
  Children	1. Vera Gwendoline WILLIAMS,   b. 1 Sep 1888, Stroud, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 5 Nov 1947, New Zealand  (Age 59 years)   2. Roy Howard WILLIAMS,   b. 7 Nov 1889, Stroud, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 10 Jun 1917, France  (Age 27 years)   3. Valerie Norrine WILLIAMS,   b. 5 Aug 1891, Stroud, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1915, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 23 years)   4. Edna Sophie WILLIAMS,   b. 1893, Stroud, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 8 Aug 1960, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 67 years)   5. Gladys Zucker WILLIAMS,   b. 1894, Granville, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1915, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 21 years)   6. Carl Wallace WILLIAMS,   b. 24 Nov 1897, Granville, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 7 Jul 1985, North Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 87 years)   7. Alexandra Jean WILLIAMS,   b. 17 Feb 1901, Redfern, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1912, Newtown, Nsw  (Age 10 years)
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2012
  Family ID	F27	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Buildings

  South Solitary Island Light House The buildings were constructed in 1880 and are considered to be the oldest in the area. William Henry Williams, was appointed Principal Lighthouse Keeper on South Solitary Island on 15 January 1902 at a salary of 157 pounds/50 pounds for quarters.

  
  

  News Paper

  Marriage Notice 1888

  
  

• Notes

  The Lighthouse Keeper -Written by Beth Troth (nee Williams) My Grandfather, William Henry Williams, was appointed Principal Lighthouse Keeper on South Solitary Island on 15 January 1902 at a salary of 157 pounds/50 pounds for quarters. I was told by my Father that living conditions were harsh and isolated. Stores came once a month and had to be hauled up the cliff face in a basket. It was a dangerous place to visit and landing was difficult, needing good boat handling skills - hence the Visitors Book had few entries in their time there. Grandfather and his family (wife and 7 children, aged 2 - 14 yrs) were only there a short time as he was then appointed the first Principal Lighthouse Keeper on 13 October 1903 for the brand new Norah Head Lighthouse at a salary of 177 pounds/50 pounds for quarters. Grandfather's wife, Celia, was a school teacher and taught not only her own children in these isolated places, but also the children of the Assistant Keepers. Grandfather commenced at Seal Rocks where his Father (William Wallace Williams) was Principal Keeper, and then went to Solitary Island, Norah Head, Montague Island , Smoky Cape and then retired from Macquarie Lighthouse on 29 September 1927 after 42 years in the Lighthouse service. The photo is of my Grandfather's family who lived on the island. Unfortunately this was taken a few years later, approx 1907, but it will give you an idea of the type of dress in those days. This photo was produced for Norah Head Lighthouse Centenary. My Father, Carl, is the young boy on the left. His older brother Roy was killed in Belgium in WW1. His eldest sister Vera, in the back row, married Robert Dickie, the inventor, and lived in NZ. Robert Dickie invented the stamp vending machines which used to be on the front of Post Offices some years ago where you could drop your coins in a slot and out would come your postage stamps. Due to the harsh conditions and lack of medical access, 3 sisters (Norrine, Gladys and Jean) died very young. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2873] The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Thursday 16 August 1928 p 9 Family Notices. [S2863] Beth Troth nee Williams notes.