John Williamson (1873)

Born 1873 in Easington, Durham, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

John was born in 1873. He is the son of John Williamson and Hannah Dixon.

Sources

• English birth index: 10a 525, September quarter 1873, Easington district

• With brother Andrew, inserted funeral notice for brother Henderson in Newcastle Morning Herald 18th October 1890

• Died between 1917 (when he was mentioned in his father's death notice) and 1928 (when he was missing from his mother's death notice).

• Possible death: 1923, Peak Hill, WA (Index: 1)

Report from "Daily Telegraph and North Murchison and Pilbarra Gazette", 16th March 1923 Kangaroo Hunter's Death On Saturday last the R.M. at Cue, Mr. E. Y. Butler, received word from Meekatharra, that the dead body of a man. named John Williamson who was engaged at kangaroo hunting, had been found at Holden's. Further par- ticulars state that the deceased who was about 57 years of age, was found about a mile from his camp, death evidently being through heart failure. At the time the deceased was appar- ently returning to primp with his horses.