William King (1810 - 1865)

Born 1810 in England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Husband of Maria (Beckwith) King — married 1852 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 5 Jul 1865 at about age 55 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Birth
William King was born about 1810.

Marriage
William King married Maria Kelk in 1852 at St Andrew' Scots Church, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ^[1]

Death
William King passed away on 05 July 1865 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ^[2]

Burial
William King is buried in Camperdown Cemetery, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia. ^[3]

Newspaper Reports

Transfer/Sale of Publican License

"Advertising" The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 9 December 1852: page 3.

ABSTRACT OF SALES BY AUCTION THIS DAY.

PUBLICAN'S LICENSING MEETING. — The quarterly meeting of Justices under the Publicans Licensing Act was held at the Central Police Office on Tuesday. The following justices were present. The Mayor, the Superintendent of Police, Captain Moriarty, Mr Josephson, and Mr Chambers.

New licenses were granted to the following persons:. . . . .

Spread Eagle, Pitt-street, from Maria Kelk to William King.

Letters of Administration

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Friday 16 February 1866 (No.43), page 512

In the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION.

In the will of William King, late of Pitt-street, Sydney, in the Colony of New South Wales, licensed victualler, deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given, that after the expiration of fourteen days from the publication hereof, in the New South Wales Government Gazette, application, will be made to this Honorable Court', in its Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, that the letters of administration of the estate, goods, chattels credits, and effects of the said William King deceased, —dated the 30th day of January last, and granted by this Honorable Court to Maria King, of Pitt-street aforesaid, the widow of the said deceased, may be revoked and delivered up to be cancelled, and that probate of the will of the said deceased may be granted to the said Maria King, the sole Executrix named in and appointed by the said will of the said deceased,—Dated this 16th day of Feb ruary, a.d. 1866.

GEORGE EVANS,

Proctor for the said Maria King,

102, King-street, Sydney. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Record: New South Wales, Australia BDM Index: Reg. No. 2299/1852 V18522299 73C | KING WILLIAM| married| KELK MARIA | Reg. JB district= St Andrew's Scots Church, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2. ↑ Death Record: New South Wales, Australia BDM Index: Name: KING WILLIAM| 698/1865 | AGE 55 YEARS| DIED SYDNEY| Reg. SYDNEY, NSW, Australia
3. ↑ Memorial Record: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187991163/william-king: accessed May 1, 2024), memorial page for William King (1810–5 Jul 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 187991163, citing Camperdown Cemetery, Newtown, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Stombell (contributor 48335209).
4. ↑ ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION. (1866, February 16). New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), p. 512. Retrieved May 1, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225371341