William Foy (abt. 1809 - 1899)

Born about 1809 in North Ireland [uncertain]

Husband of Emma (Bryant) Foy — married 1858 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1899 at about age 90 in Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

William was born about 1809.

He was Superintendent of Lights (Head Lighthouse Keeper) at Point Lonsdale and Queenscliffe. ^[1] He worked in concert with George Tobin, founder of the Port Phillip Pilots, most notably following the wreck of the Sacramento.

In 1858 William Foy marries Emma Bryant in Victoria, Australia. ^[2]

1860 - "... William Foy was ‘Keeper’ (or Superintendent) of the two lighthouses at Shortland’s Bluff (Queenscliff) and of the new Swan Spit light which had come into service in October 1860."^[3]

He passed away in 1899 in Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia. He was 89 years old. ^[4][1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1899 'Family Notices', The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), 6 January, p. 1. , viewed 06 Jan 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9505653

   FOY. —On the 5th January, William Foy, formerly of Rockingham, North Ireland, and for many years, from 1850, superintendent of lighthouses, Shortland's Bluff, Port Phillip, aged 89, father of Mrs. Chapman and Mr. William Cuthbert Foy, architect, A.R.V.I.A., of Melbourne. Home papers please copy.

2. ↑ Vic BDM

   Family name: BRYANT

   Given name(s): Emma

   Event: marriages

   Spouse's name: FOY, William

   Reg. year: 1858

   Reg. number: 3648/1858 ]

3. ↑ https://www.coutaboat.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Scoop-2009-April.pdf Page 7
4. ↑ Vic BDM

   Family name: FOY

   Given name(s): Wm

   Event: deaths

   Mother's name: Elizth

   Mother's family name at birth: CUTHBERT

   Father's name: Foy Edw

   Place of death: Qcliffe

   Age at Death: 89

   Reg. year: 1899

   Reg. number: 3368/1899