Individual Details

William HARMER

(1808 - Nov 1858)

Events

Birth1808Salehurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Baptism8 May 1808Salehurst, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Marriage13 Feb 1831St Mary of the Assumption and St Nicholas, Etchingham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom - Elizabeth "Eliza" SWEETMAN
Census (family)1841together with children Mary (9), Sarah (8) & Charlotte (5) - Silver Hill, Salehurst, Sussex, England - Elizabeth "Eliza" SWEETMAN
Occupation1841agricultural labourer
Census (family)1851Duke William (Hotel), Cranbrook, Kent, England, Great Britain - Elizabeth "Eliza" SWEETMAN
Occupation1851victualler (according to the 1851 census)
Emigration (fam)12 Oct 1852on 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
Occupation29 Jan 1853agricultural labourer who could neither read nor write
DeathNov 1858Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial23 Nov 1858Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
News Pub (ind)23 Nov 1858The 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

SpouseElizabeth "Eliza" SWEETMAN (1810 - 1864)
ChildMary Ann HARMER (1831 - 1861)
ChildSarah Jane HARMER (1833 - 1912)
ChildCharlotte HARMER (1836 - 1870)
ChildWilliam HARMER (1842 - 1909)
ChildGodfrey George HARMER (1845 - 1891)
ChildJames Cornelius HARMER (1850 - 1916)
ChildGertrude Florence HARMER (1852 - 1882)
FatherWilliam HARMER (1776 - 1859)
MotherHester ALLEN (1784 - 1830)
SiblingThomas HARMER (1806 - 1862)
SiblingIsaac HARMER (1810 - 1886)
SiblingGeorge HARMER (1812 - 1818)
SiblingCharlotte HARMER (1815 - )
SiblingCharles HARMER (1817 - )
SiblingSamuel HARMER (1820 - 1826)
SiblingAnn HARMER (1823 - )

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