Edward Withers
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Edward Withers was my great-great-grandfather. He was the son of George and Susannah (nee Lloyd) Withers and was born in 1838 in Windsor where his father was assigned as a convict servant.
On 29 April 1856, Edward married Margaret Murphy at Saints Peter and Paul's Roman Catholic Church in Goulburn. Margaret would have been 19 or 20 years old when they married and Edward was 19.
Edward and Margaret lived at Diamond Creek, near Grabben Gullen. Diamond Creek is located in the bottom left corner of the map below. The land is now part of the property known as Collingwood.
On 29 April 1856, Edward married Margaret Murphy at Saints Peter and Paul's Roman Catholic Church in Goulburn. Margaret would have been 19 or 20 years old when they married and Edward was 19.
Edward and Margaret lived at Diamond Creek, near Grabben Gullen. Diamond Creek is located in the bottom left corner of the map below. The land is now part of the property known as Collingwood.
Edward and Margaret had seven children together between 1857 and 1876:
George, born 18 July 1857 at Diamond Creek, Gunning. Died 20 April 1913 in Goulburn (NSW BDM 12487/1857)
Susannah, born about 1862 at Diamond Creek, Gunning. Married Robert Granger in 1879 in Taralga. Died 8 November, 1916 in Goulburn. Buried in St Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Goulburn (headstone present). Decendent: Therese Mercieca).
Edmund, born 1863 (NSW BDM 7585/1863)
Alfred, born
Harriet, born 1865 (NSW BDM 9046/1865)
Maria, born
James, born
Three deceased male infants are also recorded without names so I assume they died soon after birth or were stilborn.
I was advised by John Emery in 2013 that Diamond Creek is a small creek in rugged country situated on his land at Collingwood. John showed me roughly where it is and said there are definite signs that people once lived there: the ruins of a hut, bits of pottery, etc and a patch of irises which bloom every year.
Edward Withers appears to have been a labourer all his life and he may have had a drinking problem. He died on 6 September 1877 at Grabben Gullen of a "liver complaint". He was 39 years old. He was buried in the cemetery at Grabben Gullen (Grabben Gullen/Wheeo Cemetery) on 8 September. His occupation is listed as "labourer" and his wife, Margaret Withers registered the death [1].
George, born 18 July 1857 at Diamond Creek, Gunning. Died 20 April 1913 in Goulburn (NSW BDM 12487/1857)
Susannah, born about 1862 at Diamond Creek, Gunning. Married Robert Granger in 1879 in Taralga. Died 8 November, 1916 in Goulburn. Buried in St Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Goulburn (headstone present). Decendent: Therese Mercieca).
Edmund, born 1863 (NSW BDM 7585/1863)
Alfred, born
Harriet, born 1865 (NSW BDM 9046/1865)
Maria, born
James, born
Three deceased male infants are also recorded without names so I assume they died soon after birth or were stilborn.
I was advised by John Emery in 2013 that Diamond Creek is a small creek in rugged country situated on his land at Collingwood. John showed me roughly where it is and said there are definite signs that people once lived there: the ruins of a hut, bits of pottery, etc and a patch of irises which bloom every year.
Edward Withers appears to have been a labourer all his life and he may have had a drinking problem. He died on 6 September 1877 at Grabben Gullen of a "liver complaint". He was 39 years old. He was buried in the cemetery at Grabben Gullen (Grabben Gullen/Wheeo Cemetery) on 8 September. His occupation is listed as "labourer" and his wife, Margaret Withers registered the death [1].
[1] Copy of death registration (on file).
Updated Friday 1/1/2021
Updated Friday 1/1/2021