William Theophilus Blakeney Esq. (1832 - 1898)

Born 9 Sep 1832 in County Roscommon, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Louisa (Carr) Blakeney — married 30 Mar 1853 in County Roscommon, Ireland

Died 26 Jun 1898 at age 65 in South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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William Blakeney Esq. is Notable.

William Theophilus Blakeney (1832–1898) was the Registrar-General of Queensland, Australia.

William Theophilus Blakeney was born on 9 September 1832 at his family home, Cooltigue Castle, County Roscommon, Ireland, the son of Charles William Blakeney and his wife Ellen Frances Jeffries.

On 31 March 1853 William Blakeney married Eliza Louise Carr (born County Galway, Ireland, daughter of Frederick Carr and ).

In 1853 he immigrated from Ireland to New South Wales.

The couple had the following children:

Charles William (born & died New South Wales 1854) Ellen Frances (born New South Wales 1855, married Thomas Henry Bowman Barron 1871) Elizabeth Amy Augusta (born Sydney 1857, died Sydney 1858) Amy Emma (born Sydney 1858, married Charles Ridley-Smith 1875) Kate Mary (born Brisbane 1860, died Brisbane 1881) Caroline Jane (born Brisbane 1863, died Brisbane 1866) Mabel Henrietta (born Brisbane 1865, married George Edward Elliott 1892) Louisa Grace (born Brisbane 1866, married Dr Sidney Legge) Gertrude Isabel (born Brisbane 1870, married Stuart Brownrigg Leishman 1904)

Some time in the early-mid-1860s the couple built a home 'Cooltigue' set in 16 acres of land in the suburb Highgate Hill, which in 1931 was described as one of Brisbane's historic homes. It was named after the family home in Ireland.

William Blakeney died at his home in South Brisbane on 26 June 1898 at the age of 65 years. He was buried in South Brisbane Cemetery (of which he had been trustee) on 27 June 1898.

His wife died on 6 April 1907 and is buried with him and some of their children in South Brisbane Cemetery.

Blakeney Street is named after him (it passed through or by the Cooltigue property). The parallel Julia Street is named after his maternal grandmother, Julia Jefferies. His parents owned a property on the corner of Gladstone road and Gloucester Sts, which was burnt in a massive fire, some time in the 1890s. The land behind his parents house was subdivided and sold in a land estate sale. The nearby Louisa, Mabel and Gertrude Sts are named after his three youngest daughters.

Sources

• William Theophilus Blakeney (unknown-1898) on Find A Grave: Memorial #48737587 retrieved 02 September 2021
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Theophilus_Blakeney