William was in the Merchant Navy between 1845 and 1854 [2].
William married Elizabeth Cockburn on 15 March 1860 at St Mark's Anglican Church, Penwortham, South Australia[3] .
William and Elizabeth moved Northwards. Their daughter, Mary, was born at 'Anama' Station. William settled near Yacka, where he passed away in 1899[4].
Sources
↑ St. Edmund and St. Mary, Ingatestone, Essex, England Baptism Register" 1813-1846 D/P 31/1/5 1831 Pg. 49 Entry No. 387. Image available at Essex Archives Online image 28.
William's date of birth is given in the Merchant Navy record.
↑ "United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCSB-62J : 6 November 2017), William Crush, ; From "Merchant Navy Seamen1835-1941," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing BT 112-116, 119-120, series BT113, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑Genealogy and Heraldry Society of South Australia, South Australian BDM, Online Database search.Marriage Citation: GenealogySA.org.au: 15 Mar 1860, Book/Page 41/237, Groom: CRUSH William, Groom's age: 28, Groom's birth year: 1832 Grooms father: CRUSH Joseph, Bride: COCKBURN Elizabeth, Bride's age: 22, Bride's birth year 1838 Brides father: COCKBURN James, Place: St Mark [Penwortham] District: Clare
↑Death Citation: GenealogySA.org.au: Year:1899, Book/Page: 264/251, Deceased: Crush, William, Birth Year: 1831, Death date: 02 Oct 1899, Age at death: 68y, Place: nr Yacka, District: Clare
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