William Britton (1798 - 1881)

Born 1798 in Drumkeeran, County Fermanagh, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Mooney) Britton — married 1827 in Pettigo, Ireland

Descendants

Died 1881 at about age 83 in Willow Tree, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

William Britton was born in Ireland.

William Britton was born in Drumkerran Parish Fermanagh.^[1]

Migrated from Dumcairn, County Fermanagh, Ireland to the Colony of New South Wales with his wife Mary and sons, Thomas (12), twins William (8), Barnet (8) Patricl (2) and daughter Ellen (7) on the Susan arriving on 10 March 1839. ^[2] Another son Charles. was born in the Colony of New South Wales.^[3][4][5][6]

William was recorded as a Publican at Willow Tree on 17 April 1860.^[7]

He died at Willow Tree, in the Colony of New South Wales in 1881.^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ Britton Mooney Family Research, accessed Apr 2014.
2. ↑ Passenger List: "New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896"
   State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships; Series: 5314; Reel: 1307
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1204 #42749 (accessed 28 January 2024)
   Name: William Breton; Birth Year: abt 1798; Age: 41; Gender: Male; Arrival Date: 10 Mar 1839; Vessel Name: Susan; Origin Location: Dumcairn, County Fermanagh, Ireland.
3. ↑ Britton and Travers Genealogical Research, accessed 2013.
4. ↑ The Genealogy of the Britton and Campbell lines.. Provided by J. Haberle via Family Search to Veronica Williams on 5 January 2024. Originally compiled in abt 1890 and later updated with input for a range of people including:
   
   • Francis Britton b1833, from information collated by his father James Britton (the historian of the family) and his own knowledge;
   • Rev Francis Campbell;
   • Martha Jennings;
   • Nellie Jennings;
   • Gertrude Corrigan:
   • Ellen Ogle (foster mother of Ellen Jennings;
5. ↑ Immigration: "New South Wales, Australia 1828 - 1842: Bounty Immigrants List"
   Original data: Bounty Immigrants to New South Wales 1828 - 1842. Records kept at the New South Wales State Records Office, P.O. Box 516, Kingswood, NSW 2747; at the Archives Office of Tasmania, 77 Murray St., Hobart, TAS 7000; and at the State Records Office of Western Australia, Alexander Library, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, WA 6000
   Ancestry Record 7385 #4185 (accessed 27 January 2024)
   Name: William Breton; Age: 41; Occupation: farm servt; Year: 1839; Ship: SUSAN; Native Place: Drumkeerain? Fermanagh; Relatives: and family; Father: BRETON. Thomas, farmer in DonegaL; Mother: McCARTEY, Norah.
6. ↑ Passenger List: "New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896"
   State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships; Series: 5314; Reel: 1307
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1204 #42749 (accessed 27 January 2024)
   Name: William Breton; Birth Year: abt 1798; Age: 41; Gender: Male; Arrival Date: 10 Mar 1839; Vessel Name: Susan; Origin Location: Dumcairn, County Fermanagh, Ireland.
7. ↑ New South Wales, Certificates for Publican Licenses: "New South Wales, Australia, Certificates for Publicans' Licences, 1830-1849, 1853-1899"
   State Archives NSW; Series: 14403; Item: [7/1512]; Reel: 1241
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1792 #17944 (accessed 27 January 2024)
   Name: William Britton; License or Certificate Date: 17 Apr 1860; Public House Location: Willow Tree, New South Wales, Australia; Others Associated with Record (Name): William Britton.
8. ↑ NSW death registration #7486/1881 in district Gunnedah
9. ↑ Death: "New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, 1859-1958"
   State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Indexes to Deceased Estates Files, 1880-1923; Reference: 3206
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4882 #461484 (accessed 27 January 2024)
   William Britton death 1881 in New South Wales, Australia.

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 27 January 2024), memorial page for William Britton (1798–15 May 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 162373245, citing Murrurundi Catholic Cemetery, Murrurundi, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Stombell (contributor 48335209). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162373245/william-britton