Individual Details

William HARMER

(1808 - Nov 1858)

Events

Birth	1808	Salehurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Baptism	8 May 1808	Salehurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Marriage	13 Feb 1831	St Mary of the Assumption and St Nicholas, Etchingham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom - Elizabeth "Eliza" SWEETMAN
Census (family)	1841	together with children Mary (9), Sarah (8) & Charlotte (5) - Silver Hill, Salehurst, Sussex, England - Elizabeth "Eliza" SWEETMAN
Occupation	1841	agricultural labourer
Census (family)	1851	Duke William (Hotel), Cranbrook, Kent, England, Great Britain - Elizabeth "Eliza" SWEETMAN
Occupation	1851	victualler (according to the 1851 census)
Emigration (fam)	12 Oct 1852	on board the "Tamar" (a barque of 557 tons), arriving Botany Bay on the 29th January 1853. They were accompanied by all 7 of their children. "The Tamar arrived on Saturday morning, with 230 immigrants, after a fair passage of 100 days. Only one death, an infant occurred during the voyage. Too much praise cannot be awarded to the Surgeon-Superintendent & captain for the cleanly condition in which this vessel has arrived in port. She rounded Van Diemans Land on the 12th instant, since which time she has had nothing but adverse winds." Sydney Morning Herald January 31st, 1853. William paid 7 pounds to secure passage for himself & his family - Plymouth, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom - Elizabeth "Eliza" SWEETMAN
Occupation	29 Jan 1853	agricultural labourer who could neither read nor write
Death	Nov 1858	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial	23 Nov 1858	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
News Pub (ind)	23 Nov 1858	The following funeral notice appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald "FUNERAL -The Friends of Mr. WILLIAM HARMER are respectfully invited to attend his Funeral. The procession to remove from his late residence, Bank-street, Chippendale, THIS DAY, Tuesday, at 1 o'clock precisely. RICHARD HANSLOW, undertaker, No. 778, George-street South"

Families

Spouse	Elizabeth "Eliza" SWEETMAN (1810 - 1864)
Child	Mary Ann HARMER (1831 - 1861)
Child	Sarah Jane HARMER (1833 - 1912)
Child	Charlotte HARMER (1836 - 1870)
Child	William HARMER (1842 - 1909)
Child	Godfrey George HARMER (1845 - 1891)
Child	James Cornelius HARMER (1850 - 1916)
Child	Gertrude Florence HARMER (1852 - 1882)

Father	William HARMER (1776 - 1859)
Mother	Hester ALLEN (1784 - 1830)
Sibling	Thomas HARMER (1806 - 1862)
Sibling	Isaac HARMER (1810 - 1886)
Sibling	George HARMER (1812 - 1818)
Sibling	Charlotte HARMER (1815 - )
Sibling	Charles HARMER (1817 - )
Sibling	Samuel HARMER (1820 - 1826)
Sibling	Ann HARMER (1823 - )

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