William Crush
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William Crush (1831 - 1899)

William Crush
Born in Essex, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 15 Mar 1860 in Penwortham, South Australiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 68 in Yacka, South Australiamap
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William Crush was born in England.
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William Crush migrated from England to Australia.
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Biography

William was born in 1831[1] . He is the son of Joseph Crush and Elizabeth Barrell.

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

  1. 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.
  2. "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.
  3. 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
  4. 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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I've been frustrated not being able to find any passenger list with William on it. I'm happy to have found that he was a merchant seaman and could have travelled to Australia as part of the crew of a ship.
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