William was born in 1839 in the Shrewsbury registration district of Shropshire, England[1].
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In the 1851 census William (age 11), Scholar, was the unmarried grand son of Christianna (Clark) Blower (1783-1859) at 15, Sun Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.[2]
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
Christiana Blower | Head | Widow | F | 66 | Shropshire, England | |
John Blower | Son | Unmarried | M | 41 | Porter | Lancashire, England |
William Blower | Son | Unmarried | M | 35 | Tailor | Lancashire, England |
Emma Blower | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 40 | Dress maker | Lancashire, England |
Charles Blower | Grand son | Unmarried | M | 14 | Assistant | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
William Blower | Grand son | Unmarried | M | 11 | Scholar | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
John Newsham | Visitor | Unmarried | M | 7 | Scholar | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
The lack of events after 1851 for both William and his brother Charles suggest that they left the UK. Lauren Thomson has checked Victoria (Australia) marriages and deaths through to 1920 with nil result. Victoria checked because this is where their mother emigrated to in 1862 with three half siblings.
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