William DANIELLS (son of William DANIELLS and Martha COLEMAN)12, 12 was born 06 Apr 1826 in TROWSE NORFOLK ENGLAND, and died 06 Oct 1901 in "ROSSEND"Moombra Esk Queensland13. He married Mary MATHER on 26 Jul 1846 in Burntisland Fifeshire Free church of scotland14, 15, daughter of Andrew Mather and Grizel MELDRUM.
Notes for William DANIELLS: BAPTISED IN NORWICH (NORFOLK) CALVERT ST. WESLEYAN CHURCH 4 AUG 1827.IT IS NOT KNOWN WHEN AND HOW HE MOVED TO SCOTLAND BUT HE MARRIED MARY MATHER 26 JUL 1846 IN THE FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND BURNTISLAND FIFE SCOTLAND.WILLIAM WAS EMPLOYED AS A GARDNER AT "ROSSEND CASTLE" BURNTISLAND,AND LIVED IN NEARBY "WOODBINE COTTAGE ".THE CASTLE WAS FIRST BUILT IN 1119 AND EXTENDED IN 1382; AND IN 1563 WAS THE SECRET HIDING PLACE OF THE RELICS OF QUEEN MARGARET OF SCOTLAND.NOW (1996 ) PRIVATELY OWNED & OCCUPIED AS THE OFFICES OF ARCHITECTS L.A. ROLLAND & HURD PARTNERS On 24th March 1855 at the time of his Daughter Grace Daniells.; The records record the spelling of their surname as " Daniels (one L) and that they had 2 boys and four girls (what is not clear is whether Grace is included in the four girls ;if not one is missing) and Williams occupation was Gardener and he was 28 years of age born Trowse Norfolk. .DEPARTED ENGLAND 14 FEBRUARY 1860 ABOARD THE "KING LEAR "(HOME PORT LONDON) SAILED FROM THE DOWNS 1970 TONS UNDER CAPTAIN CROUDACE. POSSIBLY A CARGO SHIP AS THEY CARRIED 4016 PACKAGES( MIXED CARGO EG 605 PIECES IRONWORK,426 PIECES WOODFRAMING,8533 CHAIRS(FOR COMMISSIONERS OF RAILWAYS)ETC.BUT VERY FEW PASSENGERS I.E MRS EMILY HERRING & SIX CHILDREN MISSES HUTT,BUCKLWELL,POTTS,MESSRS TOMKINS & NEW.(TOTAL 11 PAYING PASSENGERS) AND 18 IN THE STEERAGE BEING MR & MRS WILLIAM DANIELLS AND THEIR SONS & DAUGHTERS (TOTAL 10) JOHN EDWARDS,ROBERT KIRKCALDIE,LYDIA RAPSON,HENRY AND MARTHA NEAT,ROBERT SMITH,HARRIETT GILBERT,WILLIAM DANIELS.IT IS NOT CLEAR HOW AND WHEN THEY LEFT SYDNEY AND ARRIVED IN QUEENSLAND.HOWEVER AFTER ARRIVAL HE WAS EMPLOYED BY MR. JAMES IVORY WHO AT THE TIME WAS A CONSIDERABLE LANDOWNER THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.ON 2 AUGUST 1861 JEMIMA IVORY DANIELLS (NB MIDDLE NAME IVORY) JEMIMA IVORY DANIELLS WAS BORN AT BRYDEN ESK VIA IPSWICH QLD.,BUT THEY ALSO LIVED IN BRASSALL IPSWICH AND ON 4 MAY 1863 HENRY FINCH DANIELLS WAS BORN AT BUNDAMBA IPSWICH,HARRIET WENT TO SCHOOL AT BRASSALL (IPSWICH). ABOUT 1870 WILLIAM DANIELLS RODE FROM IPSWICH TO ESK LOOKING FOR LAND AND POSSIBLY LIVED AT FERNDALE AND FINALLY SETLLED ON 500 ACRES "MOOMBRA " ESK.(BEING PORTIONS 69,24,79 @ 22 PARISH OF WIVENHOE COUNTY OF CAVENDISH(RESUMED BY THE WIVENHOE DAM IN THE 1960'S).THEIR DAUGHTER HARRIETT PIKE DANIELLS WAS MARRIED TO WILLIAM ARTHUR SMITH ON 1 APR 1878 AT "MOOMBRA" ESK LOCATION OF THE OLD PROPERTY AT MOOMBRA. COMING FROM BRISBANE:- A FEW KILOMETERS FROM ESK THE ROAD CROSSES TI-TREE GULLY (FIRST TIME), THEN A LITTLE FURTHER ON,FIVE MILE CREEK; AT THE TOP OF THE HILL AFTER FIVE MILE CREEK CROSSING THERE IS A ROAD CLOSED SIGN ON THE RIGHT-THAT IS THE ROAD TO MOOMBRA TWO HILLS WITH MORETON BAY FIG TREES CAN BE SEEN IN THE DISTANCE -THE FIRST,ON THE LEFT IS THE OLD HOMESTEAD OF HARRIET & HER HUSBAND WILLIAM ARTHUR SMITH THE SECOND HILL WOULD OVERLOOK THE FAMILY PROPERTY "ROSSEND" WHICH WAS RESUMED ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS TO ALLOW THE WIVENHOE DAME TO BE BUILT(COMPLETED AT THE END OF 1984),AND THE VALLEY FLOODED.(HARRIETS FIRST HOME CALLED WOODBINE COTTAGE WOULD ALSO BE UNDER WATER.THE OLD MOOMBRA HOMESTEAD WAS REMOVED FROM THE FARM AND PART OF IT RE-ERECTED IN ESK OPPOSITE THE SALEYARDS AND JOINED TO ANOTHER HOUSE ALSO. THE OLD HOME FORMS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOUSE (LOOKING FROM THE STREET-IPSWICH ROAD). IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT THEIR CHILDREN BORN IN SCOTLAND HAD BROWN HAIR AND THOSE BORN IN AUSTRALIA HAD RED HAIR?. OBITUARY QUEENSLAND TIMES OCTOBER 1901.:- THE TOWN OF ESK AND THE DISTRICT WERE TAKEN BY SURPRISE ON SUNDAY LAST(6 OCT 1901) WHEN IT BECAME KNOWN THAT MR. W DANIELLS OF MOOMBRA, HAD DIED AT HIS RESIDENCE ROSS END AT AN EARLY HOUR THAT MORNING.THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO FAILURE OF THE HEART. THE DECEASE AND HIS WIFE ARRIVED IN QUEENSLAND IN THE YEAR 1860, AND LIVED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IN THE IPSWICH DISTRICT,AFTER WHICH THEY CAME TO RESIDE IN THE ESK DISTRICT.WHERE THEY HAVE LIVED FOR THE PAST 29 YEARS.DAIRYING AND GARDENING BEING THEIR CHIEF OCCUPATIONS.THE LATE MR DANIELLS WAS HIGHLY ESTEEMED, AND MANY FRIENDS WILL LAMENT HIM. HE LEAVES A WIDOW AND FAMILY OF FOUR SONS AND FIVE DAUGHTERS ALSO 78 GRANDCHILDREN AND 34 GREAT GRAND CHILDREN TO MOURN THEIR SAD LOSS.THE FUNERAL WHICH TOOK PLACE ON MONDAY WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST EVER SEEN HERE,FULLY 300 PEOPLE FOLLOWING THE REMAINS OF THEIR FRIEND TO HIS LAST RESTING PLACE(ESK CEMETARY) GREAT SYMPATHY IS FELT BY THE PEOPLE HERE FOR THE FAMILY IN THEIR BEREAVEMENT.THE DECEASED WAS 75 YEARS OF AGE.
More About William DANIELLS: Baptism: 04 Aug 1827, CALVERT ST.-WESLEYAN NORWICH NORFOLK ENG. Burial: 07 Oct 1901, Esk Cemetery.16 Occupation: Gardener/Farmer/Dairy.
More About William DANIELLS and Mary MATHER: Marriage: 26 Jul 1846, Burntisland Fifeshire Free church of scotland.17, 18
Children of William DANIELLS and Mary MATHER are:
+William DANIELLS, b., ABERDOUR FIFE SCOTLAND, d. 04 Jan 1938, MOORE QUEENSLAND.
William DANIELLS (b. 06 Apr 1826, d. 06 Oct 1901)
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