David Williams
(1836 - 1908)
and
his wife Mary Ann Ward
Farmers
of the Monaro district NSW
David Williams
was the son of John Williams and Sarah
Nash and was born in 1836 at his parents' squattage south of
Queanbeyan. A few years later David relocated with his
family to the Monaro district, settling initially near Nimmitabel
and later at the "Groses Plain" cattle run south-west
of Jindabyne.
In 1857 David
married Mary Ann Ward (1836-1924), the daughter of Cooma
innkeeper Joseph Ward and his wife Catherine Hartigan. Both
Joseph and Catherine were colonial-born and were also early
settlers in the Monaro district. In 1860 David and his
brother-in-law Joseph Ward junior jointly acquired the lease to
the "Burrow" run from Joseph Ward senior, which they
held until the mid-1860's. During this period, David also
managed the "Australian Arms" hotel in Cooma.
David turned to
farming in the mid-1860's, acquiring consecutive selections on
the "Burrow" run however both proved unsuccessful. In
1877 David selected land at Byadbo however this selection also
met with complications. In 1882 David's son James selected land
at Ingebyra on which David and his family settled. They
remained there until the early 1900's when they retired to live
at "Moonbar". David died in 1906 and Mary Ann in
1923.
This is a brief summary of the chapter relating to David Williams and Mary Ann Ward published in Nash: First Fleeters and Founding Families - A Three Generational Biographical History.
The
family of David Williams and Mary Ann Ward*
1. James Williams
(1858 - 1935) md Mary Elizabeth Pendergast in 1888.
2. Joseph Williams
(1859 - 1881) Unmarried.
3. Eliza Williams
(1859 - 1873) Unmarried.
4. David Williams
(1861 - 1863) died in infancy.
5. Mary Ann
Williams (1863 - 1933) md James Joseph Campbell in 1888.
6. Clara Williams (1865 - 1931) md
Samuell Phillips in 1909.
7. Henry Williams
(1867 - 1925) md Emma Sophia Spellman in 1894.
8. Edward Ernest
Williams (1870 - 1923) md Agnes Eva Thomson in 1909.
9. Albert Williams
(1872 - 1952) md Mary Ann Barry in 1902.
10. Stella Adeline
Williams (1874 - 1936) md Claude John Thomson in 1901.
11. William Hubert
Williams (1876 - 1901) unmarried.
12. Alfred Dudley
Williams (1878 - 1951) unmarried.
* Many of these
dates come from registrations of births, deaths and marriages.
In some cases the event itself will have occurred late in the
previous year.
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