William Thomas Scott (1874 - 1956)

Born 12 Nov 1874 in Glengallan, Queensland, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Florence Elizabeth (Bryant) Scott — married 25 Oct 1901 in Paddington, Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 29 Aug 1956 at age 81 in Queensland, Australia

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Biography

William Thomas Scott was born at Glengallan on 12 November 1874. He was the son of William Scott and Sophia Neale.^[1]

On 25 October 1901, at the Salvation Army Barracks in Paddington, he married Florence Elizabeth Bryant.^[2]

William worked as a labourer^[2] and conducted a carrying business around Brisbane city.^[3]

He did not have good eyesight, so in 1913 he sold his carrying business and bought a dairy farm, "Scotsdale" near Kilkivan.^[3][4][5]

William was blind by the time of his grandsons' (Stanley & Bevan) 21st birthday in 1955.^[6]

William passed away on 29 August 1956, and is buried in the Kilkivan Cemetery.^[1][7]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Queensland Government, Family History Research
   [ https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/ ]
   Birth: registered 1874/C/4769 (William Thomas Scott)
   Marriage: registered 1901/C/818 (William Thomas Scott & Florence Elizabeth Bryant)
   Death: registered 1956/B/15673 (William Thomas Scott)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Image of Marriage Registration 1901/C/818, QueenslandGovernment Department of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Personal copy in the files of Wendy Scott
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} PROFILE: Nursing her life (1991, Sep 12). Gympie Times. Personal copy in the files of Wendy Scott
4. ↑ Personal recollection as told to Wendy Scott by her grandfather, Erneton Scott throughout her childhood.
5. ↑ Electoral Roll of the District of Wide Bay, 1914, viewed on findmypast.com shows William Thomas Scott enrolled on 6 July 1913, and Florence Elizabeth Scott enrolled 22 July 1913.
6. ↑ Kelly, Shirley. Personal recollection, 19 May 2016, as told to Wendy Scott.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 25 August 2020), memorial page for William Thomas Scott (1874–1956), Find A Grave: Memorial #156435661, citing Kilkivan Cemetery, Kilkivan, Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia ; Maintained by Rich Fedoush (contributor 46805205).

See also:

• Additional website showing gravestone: http://www.chapelhill.homeip.net/FamilyHistory/Photos/Kilkivan-Kilkivan/index.php?image=100_2205.JPG&d=d.html