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BADCOCK, J. He departed for South Australia on 5/10/1883 on the Franklin. He left for South Australia or Bunbury on 24/11/1883 and to Bunbury on 14/101883.
BAIL, William Henry (05/11/1841-29/051923). William was born in England and died in Wagin. He arrived in Western Australia in 1876 on the Lady Elizabeth. William married Selina Caroline Brown (06/02/1851-05/09/1929) in England. Selina was born in England and died in Northam. Their children were Annie Selina (1875-), Alice (1877-), John Henry (1879-), born in Bunbury and Robert (1881-). William was a labourer then a town ranger and pound keeper in Albany from 1885 to 1889.
BAILEY, Thomas (1819 - 15/06/1885). Thomas was born in England and died in Perth. He arrived in February 1847 on the Java. He married Susannah Adelaide Pomeroy (1832-) on 10/01/1850. Susannah was born in England and arrived on the Diadem. Their children were Susannah (1852-) and Emily Sarah (1854-1931/1932). He was a Private of the 96th Regiment at Bunbury in 1847 and was promoted to Lance Corporal and transferred to York where he was a Police Sergeant. He had Town Lots in 1860. He employed three ticket of leave men at York and Toodyay in 1851, 1855 and 1868. He was a collector for the Perth Town Council. His religion was Wesleyan.
BAIRD, James (1836-). He was born in Ireland. He arrived on 13/03/1855 on the Berkshire. James was married on 15/01/1856 to Catherine Robinson in Bunbury. He worked as an agricultural labourer.
Patrick David Baird (-20/02/1921).
He was born in Ireland and died in Fremantle. He was the son of Patrick and Catherine Rachel. He was married on 17/11/1894 to Ellen Forrest Scott (17/10/1873-27/12/1955) in Perth. Ellen was born in Bunbury and died in Mosman Park. She was the daughter of John Robert Scott. Their children were Patrick Thomas (1895-WW2) and Dulcie Margaret Catherine Rachel (1907 - 1950). Patrick worked as a lighthouse keeper at Cape Naturaliste. He served in World War I (1916) and died at a military base hospital, Fremantle. His wife was a shop assistant during his absence in France. His religion was the Church of England.
BAKER, Thomas (1839 - 22/12/1886). He was an expiree, meaning he completed his sentence as a convict. Thomas arrived on 22/12/1866 on the Corona. He worked in Bunbury as a labourer. He was admitted to the Fremantle Depot Hospital on 10/02/1886.
BALENTINE. He died in Bunbury and was a bricklayer from 1879 to 1884.
BAMFORD, George (1814-). George arrived before 1843 with his sister Mary Ann. He married sometime during 08/1844 in Bunbury to Elizabeth Piggott (1814-). George was a tailor in Perth in 1843. His wife left for South Australia on 04/1845 for Victoria. He left in July.
BANNON, C. H. Records mention that he sailed from Bunbury to Fremantle on 03/02/1879 on the Rob Roy.
BARNES, George (1825-). He was an expiree, meaning he was an ex-convict who completed his sentence. George arrived on 29/05/1863 on the Clyde. In Bunbury he worked as a mason and builder of the ship Paradise. He employed four ticket of leave men, labourers and a bricklayer from 1867 to 1868. He may have travelled to Hamburg on 16/01/1878.
BARNSBY, H. He employed a ticket of leave labourer in 1869 at Bunbury.
BARRETT, Joseph (1838-). Joseph was the son of William. He arrived on 31/12/1862 in York. He was married on 26/06/1880 to Elizabeth McPherson in Busselton. Elizabeth was the daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth Jane. Joseph worked in Bunbury as a sawyer. He employed a ticket of leave cook in 1871, a ticket of leave sawyer in 1869, and a ticket of leave servant in 1882.
BARTLETT, Edwin/Edward (1871 - 04/05/1953). He died in Bunbury. Edwin married Julia Catherine Sinclair (1880 - 20/10/1960). Catherine died in Bunbury. She was the daughter of John and Julia. Their children were Margorie Gwen, Alechea, Margaret, Elizabeth (1909-1926) and others.
BASKERVILLE, John (1807 - 22/12/1867). John was born in England and arrived 24/10/1850 on the Hashemy with his wife and children as an Enrolled Pensioner Guard. John's first marriage was with Mary Clark (1818 - 1836) on 28/01/1832 in India. Mary Clark was born and died in India. His second marriage was to Harriet Stringer on 27/11/1837 in India. John's children were Sarah (1836 - 1837), Margaret (1845-), Louisa (1848 - 1863), Albert (1850-), Harriet (1851 - 1892), Charles (1854-), Emma (1856 - 1916), John (1859 - 1859) and Henrietta Hester Maria (1863-). John was formerly a soldier, enlisted in 1826 for the East India Company Bombay Horse Artillery. He retired in 1842 on a pension until 1847. He was stationed at Bunbury, where he retired. He was granted land in 1859 and employed a ticket of leave labourer in 1864. John's religion was the Church of England.
BEACH, S. arrived from South Australia on 16/08/1885 on the South Australian. He departed for Bunbury from Fremantle on 01/10/1885.
BEARD, Henry (1823 - 15/12/1887). Henry was an expiree, meaning that he was a convict who finished his sentence. He arrived on 03/07/1857 on the Clara. He had a wife and child in England. He married Mary Batty. Mary was later married in 1906 to William Harwick, who had befriended her during her husband's imprisonment. Henry's children were Maria (1860-), Alfred (1862 - 1932), Henry (1873 - 1873), Henry (1874-) and Harriett (1874-). In York, Henry worked as a baker in the 1870s and a lodging housekeeper (1879-). He employed twenty ticket of leave men from 1862 to 1883, including a baker for seven years at York and three labourers at Bunbury in 1871 after receiving his Certificate of Freedom after a second conviction.
BEARDMAN, John. He arrived on 08/05/1830 on the James. John married Harriet, and together, they had a child, William Henry (1857-) in Bunbury.
BEDINGFIELD, Doctor Thomas Forrester (1818-). Thomas arrived on 20/08/1842 on the Simon Taylor. On 08/11/1843, Thomas married Elizabeth Boys in Perth. Elizabeth was the daughter of William from England. She came on 26/10/1843 on the Shepherd. Their children were Mary Rose (1844-), Elizabeth (1846-), Bernard F. (1848-), Catherine Delitia (1852-), Thomas W, Gordon P and Phillipa F. Thomas moved to Australind as a small farmer and then bought Bunbury Town Lots in the 1850s. He worked as a medical officer in 1853. He travelled to London on 03/03/1853 and returned with his family on 27/12/1859 on the Crystal Palace. Thomas was a chemist at Fremantle in 1863, bought Pinjarra Town lots in the 1860s and farmed at "Ditchingham" on the Brunswick River. Later he was a medical officer for Murray district in 1867 and a member of Pinjarra Board of Education and Volunteers in the 1870s. He was a Justice of Peace in 1875. He employed four ticket of leave men on occasions between 1864 and 1867. He held mining leases at Champion Bay in 1867. He retired to Victoria in ill health in 1876.
BELL, George William (1853 - 04/02/1919). George died in Perth. He was the son of George and Lydia Charlotte. George was married on 21/08/1878 to Sarah Stinton (31/01/1858-28/10/1923) in Perth. Sarah died in Perth. She was the daughter of Josiah and Susannah. Their children were Aubrey William (1880/1-), Clarence David (1887-), born in West Perth, Mena Foss (1893-1940) and Greta May (1898-1911). George worked as a pupil-teacher at Perth Boys School in 1867, headmaster at Greenough North from 1871 to 1875, Greenough Central in 1876 and then headmaster of the Government Boys' School from 1884 to 1889. He moved with his wife and two children to the Eastern colonies or Bunbury on the Otway, 24/12/1882.
BELL, James Charles (1817-). James was an expiree, meaning he was a convict who completed his sentence. He arrived on 31/01/1852 on the Marion. His wife and two children arrived on 11/12/1855 on the Esmeralda. James married Mary Ann (1822-). Mary was born in England. Their children were Mary A. (1850-), born in England, Sarah Jane (1853-), born in England, Eliza Bridget (1855-), Charles Denis Hector (1857-), Robert James (1858-) and Matilda Sophia Elizabeth (1861-). In Bunbury, he was a small farmer in 1855 and then a barber in Fremantle in 1863. His religion was Protestant.
BELL, John (1814-). John arrived on 06/12/1842 on the Trusty from London. In Bunbury, John worked as a small farmer. This man may have employed a ticket of leave man between 1856 and 1857.
BENSON, William. He married Margaret Mortron. Their child was Thomas (1855-). Thomas was born in Bunbury. William employed a ticket of leave man in 1865.
BERRY, C. He worked in Bunbury as a boatman from 1883 to 1886.
BERRY, John. He arrived on the Mary. In Bunbury he employed nine ticket of leave men from 1871 to 1881.
BETTS, James (05/04/1870 - 30/09/1953). James was born in South Guildford and died in Margaret River. James was the son of John and Eliza. He was married on 20/04/1908 to Anne Jane Keenan (21/09/1876 - 26/09/1960) in Busselton. Anna was born in Cape Naturaliste and died in Mount Lawley. She was the daughter of Stewart and Isabella. Their children were Margaret (1909-), James (1911, stillborn in Bunbury) and John Stewart Keenan (1915 - 1922), born in Bunbury. James worked on his father's property in Turtle Creek, Guildford. He was a timber worker at Canning, then went to Karridale in the 1890s as a bush foreman for the Millers' Timber Company. In 1913 he was a tally clerk at Barrabup and Jarrahwood. In 1912 he took up land Local 860 at Margaret River. He farmed and also was a contract worker as a survey and soil classifier. He worked clearing for railways in 1923. He was a bush foreman in Western Australia for the Jarrah Company. He was educated at Guildford Government School.
Frederick George Bewsher (c.1850-1931)
Frederick was born at Halifax, Novia Scotia (reference). His father was Corporal William Bewsher (1819-1900). He married Mary Walker. Their children were Alicia Mary (1874-), Rose Isabella (1877-), Lucy Maud (1880-), George (1882-1969) and Edward. They also had two other girls named Harriett and Maggie (reference; reference). Their girls were born in Perth and George was born in Albany. In Perth he ran a saddle making business between 1874 and 1881. He sailed from Fremantle to Cossack on 21/08/1884 on the Natal and 23/02/1887 on the Australind. He joined the police force at thirty years old (reference; reference). As a police officer, he served in many parts of the state including Fremantle, Albany, Kojonup in 1886, Bunbury, Perth, Williams, New Norcia and Kurnalpi (reference; reference; reference; reference; reference; reference; reference; reference; reference). In September 1897 at the Esplanade, Perth a ceremony was conducted to present members of the police force with long service medals (reference). As Frederick joined the force on 1 May 1881 and became a corporal on 1 November 1896, he was awarded for his 16 years of service (reference). In Bunbury as a goalkeeper from 1887 to 1890. His wife Mary died in 1908 and was interned in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Karrakatta (reference). Before he died in 1931, he was living at 43 Paddington Street, North Perth (reference). He was buried at the Anglican Cemetery, Karrakatta, having died at 81 years of age (reference).
Corporal William Bewsher (1819-1900)
Corporal William Bewsher, his wife and children came to Western Australia in 1863 on 27 May on the Clyde. William was part of the Enrolled Pensioner Guard, British soldiers on a pension given for long service or meritorious deeds. William had paid his dues. Serving in the Lancashire Fusiliers, he had fought in the First Carlos War in Spain, the Crimean War and the Indian Uprising. He was also a Private of the 20th Regiment on Foot. As a pension guard, William completed seven years of military service in Fremantle, after which he was entitled to a free parcel of land. He was granted Leschenault Lot 26/2 acres in Bunbury. He worked as a farmer in Bunbury and employed five ticket of leave men from 1864 to 1872, two of them were splitters. During this time from 1886 to 1887 his wife was a postmistress at Preston according to the Western Australian Dictionary of Biography. At the end of his service, he settled in Bunbury and was working for Miss Diana Bunbury for the last thirty years of his life (reference; reference; reference). Their children were Harriet Martha Bewsher (1862 - 1877) born in Picton and is buried at the Old Picton Cemetery, having died at 15 years old, and Frederick George Bewsher (1850-1931). William's religion was the Church of England.William passed away in 1900 on 24 October (reference). William is buried at St. Marks Church, Picton.
BLACKSHAW, Thomas (1830-). He was an expiree, meaning that he was a convict that completed his sentence. Thomas was the son of John. Thomas arrived on 18/10/1851 on the Minden. He married on 28/03/1854 to Johanna Crow in Bunbury. Johanna was the daughter of Edward. He departed 28/11/1859 on the Bandicoot for South Australia.
BLACKWELL, A/S. He lived in Bunbury and employed a ticket of leave man in 1868.
BLISS, George (1842-). He was an expiree, meaning that he was a convict who completed his sentence. George arrived 28/12/1863 on Lord Dalhousie. In Bunbury, he worked as a gardener in 1870. He employed three ticket of leave men in 1869 at Australind.
BLYTHE, Albert Ogilvie (30/08/1844 - 1928). He was born in Australind and died in Bunbury. Albert was the son of James and Comfort. He married Jane Brittan 12/08/1875 in Bunbury. Jane may have been the daughter of James and Ann. They had fourteen children, with eleven surviving infancy. He was a merchant seaman and then a shepherd at Blackwood for poet Adam Lindsay Gordon during 1866 and 1887. Albert later was a farmer in Bunbury.
BLYTHE, James (1810/12 - 1857). He may have died at Guildford. James was the son of William and Ann. He arrived on 09/09/1833 on the Jane. James was married on 19/03/1843 to Comfort Stanton (5/1824 - 29/12/1895) in Bunbury. Comfort died in Bunbury. She was the daughter of Joseph. She remarried James Hayes on 19/11/1860. James and Comfort's children were Mary Elizabeth (1843-1844), Albert Ogilvie (1844-1928), Charlotte Matilda (1846-1926), Roland (1848-1934), Joseph (1850-1919), James Drummond (1852-1897), Comfort (1854) and Esther (1856 - 1896). James was a Private of the 21st Regiment at Murray, being discharged in 1840 and settling at Australind. James was a police constable in Bunbury, discharged in 11/1841 and then worked as a carpenter and wheelwright in 1843. He farmed at Australind during the 1840s. He was in Guildford by 1852 and applied for land there. He was a member of the Church of England.
BLYTHE, James Drummond (07/06/1852 - 27/10/1897). James was born in Fremantle and died in Bunbury. He was the son of James and Comfort. James married in 1885 to Eliza Louisa Houlahan (04/03/1860) in Bunbury. Eliza was the daughter of John and Julia. James had five children. He was a farmer near Balingup - Blackwood "Yagganup" and employed a ticket of leave servant in 1874.
BLYTHE, Joseph (10/05/1850 - 20/08/1919). Joseph was born in Australind and was the son of James and Comfort. He married on 17/06/1870 to Mary Charlotte Coppin (1850 - 04/11/1894) in Nannup. Mary died in Perth. She was the daughter of James and Charlotte. Joseph married for the second time on 22/02/1899 to Fanny Floyd (1850-16/06/1934) in Bunbury. She was the daughter of David and Mary Ann. Joseph's children were Charles Christopher (1871 - 1923), Joseph William (1872 - 1958), Roland George (1873 - 1940), Louisa Mary (1875 - 1923), Lindsay James (1877 - 1893), Arthur (Archie) (1879 - 1963), Julius (Bob) (1881 -1947) and Mervyn Frederick (1883 - 1919). He worked as a pastoralist at Jalbarragup near Nannup until 1884, then as a butcher at Bunbury. The family then sailed to Derby on 19/09/1885 on the Natal, and he worked as an innkeeper and established "Mount House Station" in the Kimberley district. Some of his children were educated in the Eastern colonies.
BONSER, John (1859-). John was the son of John and Margaret. He married Mary Donley (1857-26/02/1885) in Toodyay on 25/06/1879. Mary died during childbirth. She was the daughter of Patrick and Catherine. John married again to Annie Waters (1869 - 05/05/1896). Annie was born in Bunbury and died in Northam. She was the daughter of Patrick. John and Mary's children were Johannah (1880-) and Mary (1882-). John and Annie's children were Andrew (1888-) and an unnamed son (1896 - 1896). He worked as a farmer at Toodyay - Northam at "Belmungen".
BOOLER, Thomas (1826-). Thomas was the son of James, who was a gardener. He arrived in Albany in 1852. Thomas married on 05/01/1854 to Honora Glynn (1832-) in Albany. She was born in Ireland and was the daughter of Francis F., a baker. She arrived on 13/06/1853 on the Sabrina. Their children were Thomas (1855-), Emma Mary (1859-), James (1863-) born in Fremantle and was Roman Catholic, William (1865-) born in Bunbury, George Alexander (1867-) and Alfred John (1872-) born in Fremantle and was Roman Catholic). Thomas was formerly a Private of the 20th Sappers and Miners in Bunbury during the 1860s and assistant Warden in Fremantle in the Convict Department. By 1876 he had completed fourteen years of service.
BOOR, John Arthur (14/10/1869 - 21/11/1947). John was born in England and died in Perth. He married on 25/12/1891 to Emily Mary Flynn (-06/09/1921). Emily died in Perth. She was the daughter of Timothy and Sophie. John and Emily's children were Alaric Pinder (1892-), Lavinia Constance (1895-) and Alfred Edwin (1896-). John married again on 24/10/1924 to Beatrice Myra Lines. In Bunbury, John was the manager of the Bon Marche store for three years. He owned land at Keysbrook and Perth. He moved to Carvarvon as a storekeeper and showed the first movies there. He owned a camel train that operated between Carnarvon and Geraldton. He was also a Town Councillor and Mayor of Carnarvon. He was educated at Holbeach Grammar School, Lincolnshire, England.
BOSS, Mr. He arrived at Fremantle from Bunbury on 25/07/1878 on the Rob Roy,
BOVELL, James (1837-29/06/1907). James died in Fremantle. He arrived on 12/12/1863 on the Tartar. James married around 1868 to Mary (Margaret) Burnside (1843 - 11/11/1875). She died in Fremantle. Mary arrived on 05/08/1868 on the Palestine. James possibly married again to Elizabeth Fordham. James's children were Joseph (1873-), Alexander (1875 who died in infancy), John William (1878-), Benjamin (1881-) and Robert (1883-). James was a police constable in Bunbury, a Warden in York in 1873 and in Fremantle, he was a warden/night gatekeeper for the Convict Department. He had twelve years of service by 1876 with a salary of £107. He nominated a cousin, Thomas Spence of Antrim, as an assisted migrant.
BOVELL, Joseph (1839 - 1903). He was born in Ireland and died in Busselton. He was the son of James and Eliza. Joseph arrived on 20/10/1859 on the West Australian with his wife and son. Joseph married in 1858 to Elizabeth Jane Burnside (1829 - 1909) in Ireland. Elizabeth was born in Ireland and died in Busselton. She was the daughter of Henry and Mary Ann Joseph. Their children were William James (1858 - 1902), John (1860 - 1899), Joseph (1863-), May Ann (1864-), Eliza Jane (1867-), Henry Thomas (1871 - 1903) and Robert Alexander Stewart (1873 - 1951). He employed six ticket of leave men from 1860 to 1876, including two woodcutters. He was the "Ship Hotel" proprietor in Busselton and had two Rockingham Town Lots in 1873. He was part owner of a cutter called Paragon in 1882. He was a police constable in Bunbury in 1867. He nominated his brother James as an assisted migrant. He was a member of the Church of England.
BOVELL, William James (10/03/1658 - 1902). He was born in Ireland and died in Busselton. William was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Jane. He arrived in 1859 with his parents. William married in 1889 to Clara Roberts in Bunbury. Clara was the eldest daughter of Charles Fox and Hannah. Their children were Charles. J (1890-), William A. (1891-), Mervyn F. (1893-), Cecil A. (1894-), Vernon L. (1896-), Roy H. (1898-) and Bernice L. (1901-). He was the proprietor of the "Ship Hotel" in 1873. He owned Lot 19 on Bussell Highway and was a member of the Church of England.
BOWDITCH. He travelled from Fremantle to Bunbury on 16/02/1886 on the Franklin.
BOWER, Phoebe (1768 - 12/1842). Phoebe died in Bunbury. Phoebe arrived on 21/01/1833 on the Cygnet. She was a servant to the Bussell family.
BRADFIELD, Thomas (1847 - 1904). Thomas was born in England and died in Perth. He arrived on 16/09/1887 on the Helena Mena with his wife and children. Thomas married in 1882 to Annie Hudson (1847 - 1926) in England. Annie was born in England and died in Perth. Their children were Henry William (1883 - 1933), Winifred Sophia (1886 - 1937) and William (1892-). He was the first pattern cutter for Pearse Bros, bootmakers and his wife was a boot machinist. He lived at Guildford, Fremantle and Bunbury and was a member of the Church of England.
BRADY, Reverend Frederick (Hugh). He arrived on 23/03/1865 on the Fitzroy from London. He was a Roman Catholic Chaplain in Toodyay and in Northam in 1865. He was on the Bunbury Board of Education from 1873 to 1877. He employed six ticket of leave men between 1866 and 1878, including James Flood the Fenian.
BRANSBY, William (1831-). He was born in England and was an expiree, meaning he was a convict who completed his sentence. William arrived on 07/08/1854 on the Ramillies. He married on 31/10/1861 to Mary Ann Atkins (1840-) in Western Australia. Mary was born in England, and she arrived on 25/05/1858 on the Emma Eugenia. Their children were Anna Maria (1860-), George (1861 - 1862), William (1863-), Henry (1865-), Benjamin (1869-)born in Bunbury, Jane (1871-), Charlotte (1873-), Robert George (1875-), Edward (1876-), Caroline (1878-), Richard John (1880-) and Rebecca (1881-). In York, during the 1859 Census, he was a labourer. At Perth he was a brickmaker in the 1860s, while his wife was a dressmaker. Later he worked in Perth in the 1870s as a sausage maker. He employed fifteen ticket of leave men between 1862 and 1870, including five sawyers, mainly in the Wellington district. He was a Protostant.
BRECKNELL, Samuel (1830-). He arrived on 29/03/1856 on the William Hammondied. Samuel employed six ticket of leave men, three at Toodyay between 1863 and 1864 and three in the Bunbury district between 1868 and 1874.
BRIDGES, John. He worked as a tidewaiter at Bunbury in 01/1841 and a clerk of licensing Court in 1842. He visited Mauritius on the Trusty on 01/02/1843 then returned on 18/10/1843 on the John Pirie to resume duties. He resigned in 5/1848 and departed for South Australia on the Arpenteur.
BRISBY, T. He travelled from Fremantle to Bunbury on 12/12/1885 on the South Australian.
BRITTAIN, Edward James (1871 - 02/06/1929). He was the son of James and Ann. Edward married on 26/10/1891 to Mary Jane Elliott (-25/09/1924). Their children were Louisa Jane (1892-), James Edward (1894-), Percival Douglas (1890S-), Ida Maud (1899-), Alfred Ernest, Grace. He worked as a bootmaker and wharf labourer in Bunbury.
BRITTAIN, Jacob (17/04/1863 - 02/10/1898). Jacob was born at sea and died by drowning. He was the son of James and Ann. Jacob was married on 24/06/1885 to Elizabeth Mary Trott (27/06/1865 - 20/07/1964) in Bunbury. She was born in Bunbury and died in Collie. Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas and Ellen. Elizabeth remarried on 08/03/1905 to John Casey. Their children were Mabel Agnes (1887-), Thomas Henry (1890-), Mary Ellen (1892-), Elsie Gertrude (1894-) and Rita Enid (1896-). Jacob worked as a labourer and then later as a carter for W. J. Buswell.
BRITTAIN/BRITTON, Thomas (16/05/1869-). Thomas was born in Boyanup. He was the son of James and Ann. Thomas married Rachel Elliott (1869 - 26/02/1910) in Busselton. Rachel died in South Bunbury. She was the daughter of Thomas and Anna. Thomas remarried Celia Piggott. Celia was the daughter of William James. Thomas and Celia's children were Ernie, Albert, Dulcie, Edith (1890-), twins Ann and Hannah (1891-), Muriel (1893-). Irene (1896-), Myrtle (1896-), Thomas (1898-), Hinna (1900-), Doris (1903-), Harian (1907-) and also one deceased female.
BROCKMAN, Charles Samuel (15/08/1845 - 1923). Charles was born in Western Australia and died in Bunbury. He was the son of Robert. Charles married Jane Dowden (-17/08/1942) who died at Toodyay. She was the daughter of C.C. Charles and Jane's children were Maitland, Minilya (-1971), Agatha Blanche (1892-), Robert J, Warburton and Charles. From 1859 to 1864, Charles managed his father's pastoral station at Champion Bay, then worked as a farmer in the Warren district. He moved to Greenough in 1867 and suffered losses due to rust. He employed five ticket of leave men between 1867 and 1869. He was a stock owner of Irwin to Dongara but then sold up to go sandal wooding. He moved to the Gascoyne area and established pastoral stations "Minilya'" and '"Lyndon" and in 1873 to 1876 "Boolathana". Charles sub-let the properties. He bought "Brookland" on the Balingup River, Blackwood, which he sold out in 1911. He was a member of the road board and a Justice of the Peace. Charles was a member of the Church of England.
BROCKMAN, Robert James (12/04/1812 - 10/12/1898). Robert died in Bunbury. Robert was the youngest son of Reverend Julius Brockman of England. Robert arrived on 28/12/1831 on the Egyptian. He married on 12/04/1837 to Elizabeth Elliot Walcott (1811-) in Guildford. Elizabeth was the daughter of James and Johannah. She arrived on 20/01/1830 on the Wanstead. Their children were Edward William (1838-), Joanna Elizabeth (1839-1871), Robert Thomas (1841-1887), John (1843-1930), Charles Samuel (1845-1923), James Joseph (1848-1868), George Julius (1850-1912), William Moore Drake (1851-), Bertha Elizabeth Lennard (1854-1874), Marion Frances Locke (1856-1865) and Elliot Burges (1859-1935). Robert worked as a pastoralist farmer in the 1840's at "Seabrook Estate" in Northam. In the 1850s, he left Bamban, Gingin, to go to "Minndigara", which was' north of Moore River, then to "Gnumbung", which was 30 miles north again. In 1863 he leased land at Greenough. He employed eleven ticket of leave men between 1868 and 1871, one of them for five years. In 1875 he was a Justice of the Peace in Bunbury and Australind where he lived. This family may have travelled to England in 1833 and returned on the Adams on 27/11/1834. They also departed in 1835 on the Hero for Timor. They often voyaged to England, arriving 07/05/1851 on the John Panter. The Mrs, Miss and Master left for England on 16/02/1858.
BROMLEY, Thomas Charles (1827-). He was an expiree, meaning that he was a convict who had completed his sentence. Thomas arrived on 21/10/1858 on the Edwin Pox. Thomas had a wife and five children in the United Kingdom. One daughter, Catherine Ruth, was baptised in 1871. In Bunbury, Thomas employed a ticket of leave labourer in 1873. He applied for outdoor relief on 19/05/1884 and was admitted to Mt Eliza Invalid Depot on 04/12/1885.
BROWN, Alfred Edmund (22/02/1842-1915). Alfred was born in New Zealand and died in Fremantle. He was the son of William Payne and Mary Elizabeth. Alfred married in 1892 to Lillian Gibbs (1872-1911) in Bunbury. Lillian was born in Bunbury as the daughter of James Dalgety and Alice. Alfred remarried Ann Hathaway. Alfred and Lillian's children were May Elizabeth (1892-) and Violet Alice (1894-). Alfred worked as a boat builder in New Zealand and Western Australia between 1888 and1889. He then worked as a pearling lugger in 1910 and launched in 1911. He worked in the yards at Marine Terrace and then Elizabeth Street in North Fremantle. He built the Westralian in 1913. He was a benefactor of Sister Kate's children camp in 1913. He was a member of the Church of England.
BROWN, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was the daughter of James Beale, a seaman. She was married in 1864 to Henry Woods in Bunbury. She was a widow.
BROWN, George. He lived in Bunbury and Picton. George employed ten ticket of leave men between 1868 and 1872, including a tanner and four shoemakers.
BROWN, Reverend Henry William (1822-13/07/1886). Henry arrived 13/09/1852 on the Samuel. He married on 28/11/1853 to Lucy Clifton (1830-17/10/1906) in Australind. Lucy was the daughter of Marshall Waller. They had no surviving children but could have had a daughter born in 1868. Henry had a Master's of Arts from Trinity College, Cambridge. He was Colonial Chaplain of Bunbury in 1852 and a visiting chaplain of the Convict Establishment in Busselton. In 1855 he bought Bunbury Town Lots, then in 1862, Busselton Town Lots. He corresponded in 1866 in regards to the Tillage leases at Williams. Henry employed thirty-two ticket of leave men between 1864 and 1874. He was on the Wellington Board of Education and in 1870, he was the Chairman of the Town institute. He was a member of the Busselton Working Men's Society and the secretary of the Southern District Agricultural Society of 1875.
BROWN, James (1813-08/09/1863). James was born in Bunbury. James may have arrived on 24/05/1855 on the Stag as an Enrolled Pensioner Guard. He had a wife called Elizabeth. He was formerly a Private in the Royal Artillery and was stationed at Bunbury.
BROWN, Private John Loring (1827-). John was a Private of the 96th Regiment. He was stationed in Western Australia from 1847 to 1849. He arrived on 22/02/1847 on the Java. He married on 29/03/1849 To M. Haguire (1830-) in Bunbury. He was at Perth in 1849 and departed possibly with a regiment on 05/1849 on the Radcliffe for India.
BROWN, Joseph. In Bunbury he employed three ticket of leave men between 1862 and 1869.
BROWN, Thomas (1847-13/11/1928). She was born in England and died in Bunbury. He married on 13/06/1883 to Emily Josephia Goldwyer (26/03/1862-23/11/1937) in Perth. Josephia died in Bunbury. She was the daughter of William Henry and Maria Antonia. Their children were Albert James Hall Goldwyer (1884-1931), Daisy (1885-1965), William Henry (1887-), Violet Emily (1889 - 1960), Thomas (1891-), Adelaide Louisa (1894-), Hannah Maria (1899-1974), Irene Lily (1902-) and George Goldwyer. Thomas was a builder in Bunbury. He acquired houses and land to bequeath to each child. Before marriage, his wife had earned her living as a needlewoman. He was a member of the Church of England.
BRUNNER, P. (1818-). He was married on 12/1842 to Miss P. Mears (1825-) in Bunbury. He worked as a servant.
BRUNSDEN, William (1821-). He arrived on the William Jardine on 04/08/1852. He was an ex-soldier. He employed two ticket of leave men at Freshwater Bay in 1854 and again in 1860. He later employed two at Bunbury in 1867 and 1871.
BRYDGES, Prattenton Doctor (-1863). He died in Bunbury. Prattenton arrived on 13/01/1853 on the Travancore with his wife. He was appointed as visiting surgeon to Bunbury Convict Depot in 02/1853 and then at Albany where he was replaced by Doctor Harris in 1854. He had a medical office at Bunbury. He bought a Town Lot in 1857. Mrs Brydges departed on 27/04/1862 on the Lincesses for England.
BUCCLEUGH, H. He had a daughter born at Bunbury in 3/1842.
BUCHANAN, Reverend Andrew (05/11/1832-08/02/1923). He was born in Scotland and died in Bunbury. He arrived from South Australia on 28/05/1866 on the Gem with his wife. He was married in Scotland on 29/08/1865 to Agnes Hiller, who died on 30/06/1874. Andrew remarried on 10/11/1874 to Catherine Ann Teede (30/06/1852 - 28/09/1924) in South Australia. Catherine died in Bunbury. She was the daughter of George Robert and Mildred Mary. Andrew and Agnes's children were William (1868-), Agnea and Marion. Andrew and Catherine's children were Eleanor Mildred (1875-1941), Mabel (1878-1960), Mary Bird (1881-1959), Andrew (1886-1889) and Blanche (1890-). Andrew worked as an ordained minister on 26/10/1865 in Scotland. He was the Bunbury Congregation Minister from 1867 to 1874 and on the Board of Education in 1870. He lived in Wellington District in Bunbury but later transferred to Port Pirie in South Australia from 10/1874 to 1879. He again served at Bunbury in 1879. In 1893 he visited South Australia and returned 31/10/1888 from South Australia on the Victorian.
BUCHANAN, Charles. He married Mary Ann and had a child, Harriet (1855-). He lived in Bunbury.
BUCHANAN, John (1836-). He was an expiree, meaning that he completed his sentence as a convict. John arrived on 31/12/1862 on the York. In Bunbury he worked as a tailor and storekeeper from 1869 to 1881. He bought Town Lots in 1868. He was listed as a merchant in 1877 when he signed a petition regarding discrimination against expirees.
BUCHANAN, William Hiller (10/03/1868-). He was born in Bunbury. William was the son of Reverend Andrew. He married on 17/04/1901 to Susan Simpson (-08/04/1902). She was baptised on 06/10/1880. Susan was the daughter of George and Catherine. At 16 years old, William was employed by Padbury Loton and Company, then joined the civil service at 18 years. In Perth, he worked as a junior clerk for the Colony Treasurer from 1887 to 1888, according to the Government Gazettes 1886 to 1889. He then moved to the Audit Department and served in Geraldton. After Federation, he became a sub-collector of Customs and then moved in 1909 to Premier. He was a major in the Metropolitan Rifle Volunteers, joining in 1884.
BUCK, George Richard. He married on 01/06/1893 to Maud Harriet Delaporte (21/06/1873-) in Bunbury. Maud was the daughter of Robert Thomas and Mary Love. Their children were Felix George (1693-1920), Alexander Percy (1895-1923), Vera Constance May (1897-1962), Ruby Haud (1899-), Roy Bernard (1900-), Gladys Irene (1901-), Marjorie Gwendoline (1903-), Sylvia Hazel (1904-), Stella Doreen (1906-), Phyllis Myra (1908-), Lesley George (1910-), Enid Mary (1911-) and April (1913-1969).
BUCKLE, Jonathon. He married Mary Magowan (17/09/1856-). Mary was born in Western Australia and was the daughter of Philip John and Margaret. Jonathan worked in Bunbury as a carpenter from 1877 to 1889, a carter in 1880 and a farmer in 1884.
BULL, Henry (1799-). Henry arrived on 09/01/1830 on the Nancy. Henry married on 15/05/1832 to Henrietta Ann Wells (1813-). Henrietta was the sister of Richard G.Wells. She arrived on 26/04/1831 on the Atwick. Henry was a retired lieutenant of the Royal Navy. In a partnership with lieutenant William Wood, they brought goods and servants to qualify for a grant of 17,760 acres. The partnership dissolved in 1834. He was the Commander of the Colonial Vessel in 11/1836, then a farmer at "Oakdale" in Canning and "Belbus" on the Swan. He was the community Justice of the Peace in 1830. He moved to Bunbury as Government Resident in 1838 briefly. His wife collected specimens of wildflowers for English botanists. She left for England on 02/1838 on the Abercrombie and returned in 1839. Her husband sent her back to England in 08/1840 on the Chieftain for having affairs with army officers. Henry Bull was a member of the Executive Council from 21/04/1841. He appointed agents to act for him in 01/1848.
BULL, William (1857-). William was born in England and was the son of Edward and Charlotte. He arrived on the Palmerston on 11/02/1861 with his parents as a Pensioner Guard. William married on 09/03/1886 to Elizabeth Gibson in Picton. Elizabeth was the daughter of William and Amelia. Their children were Charlotte Amelia (1887-1971), James Henry (1889-1978), Alathia/Alphia (1890-1974), Hay Elizabeth (1892-), William (killed in World War I), Winifred (1895-1928), Gertrude (1897-), Alice (1898-1910), George (1899-1977). In Bunbury, William worked as a carpenter, then moved to a Fremantle Residence at Hampton Road and 95 McCleery Street and lived there from 1905 to 1925.
Henry William St. Pierre Bunbury (1812-1875)
Henry William St Pierre Bunbury was born on 2 September 1812, in England, into a British military family. Following in his father’s footsteps, Sir Henry, Henry joined the 43rd Regiment in 1830 and by 1833 had been promoted to lieutenant. He transferred to the 21st Regiment which consequently led to his deployment in the Australian colonies, and having the township of Bunbury named in his honour. During his time in Australia he served in New South Wales (1834-1835), Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania, 1835-1836) and the Swan River Colony (Western Australia, 1836-1837) (reference). In Western Australia Bunbury was stationed in the Pinjarra, York and Busselton districts (reference). While at York he was involved in a government-sanctioned scare campaign whereby many Aboriginal people who were not involved in the murder of two white men, were murdered in retaliation (reference).
Governor Sir James Stirling decided to form the town of Bunbury in honour of Bunbury’s exploration across the land from Pinjarra to Vasse, on 21 December 1836. His exploration is described in his journal.
According to Bunbury, no one wanted to be his guide because they would be travelling through ‘strange tribes’, but Monang, an Aboriginal man from the Murray region, volunteered to guide him on the 80km journey. Two unnamed men, Bunbury’s servant and a soldier, also accompanied them. With all previous travel having been conducted via water, Bunbury proclaimed he was the first European settler to tread this path through the bush.
Their journey began in Pinjarra, in the early morning of 14 December 1836. They travelled south-southwest but avoided the “numerous swamps in the country between the Murray and the Harvey [Rivers]”. They were plagued by mosquitos, sand flies and shrubbery tearing at their legs. The next day they encountered a group of Aboriginals near a lagoon called ‘Miellup’ (Myalup). They were acquaintances of Monang, and greeted him enthusiastically. The men, women, children and elderly in the group were curious about the small party, and asked many questions about their horses and weapons, and their journey from Pinjarra to Port Leschenault (locally known as ‘Gombnup’) to Vasse (known as ‘Yandorup’). Then the whole party accompanied them onto the estuary known as Derbal (Leschenault Estuary).
“The vast extent of water before us lay smooth and still like a glassy lake, the sea breeze, having fallen with the setting sun which threw out in dark relief the pointed and steep sandhills on our right.” (reference)
At nightfall, the new members of the party lit a large fire on the bank of the estuary to signal their arrival to the surrounding Aboriginal groups, and it was answered by several fires in the vicinity. The group walked a few more miles before stopping for the night. The locals remembered the first European settlement in the Bunbury area - the 63rd Regiment under command of Lieutenant Mcleod, which had been stationed north of the estuary (today’s Sykes foreshore) during 1830. Governor Sir James Stirling had ordered the regiment to stay there, offering protection to European settlers from the Aboriginal people.
The group that arrived at Port Leschenault, the future site of Bunbury, was large, having been joined by many Aboriginal people wishing to accompany Bunbury on his journey. Bunbury did not linger for long at Port Leschenault and continued onto his destination, Vasse, where he encountered the Bussell family and Governor Sir James Stirling, the latter he travelled back to Port Leschenault with.
It was 21 December 1836 when they arrived back at Port Leschenault and Stirling established the township of Bunbury in his name. Bunbury describes the location in his journal.
“A township has been formed or at least laid down on the maps, comprising the southern promontory and part of the north beach at the entrance of Port Leschenault Inlet which the a house and make a nice place for myself and I could hereafter purchase land and settle on one of the rivers, where the advantages are in my opinion much greater than on the York side of the Daring Range… as the colony prospers I am certain that Port Leschenault must become a place of importance”.
Despite his desire to stay at the newly formed township of Bunbury, his duties as a soldier lay elsewhere. First being relocated to Wonnerup to lead the newly established military camp, he then departed Australia in November 1837 to continue his military service. His career led him to the Cape of Good Hope, where he met his wife, Cecilia Napier, the daughter of Sir George Napier, in November 1852. She was in Western Australia for less than two years. The couple had five children and Bunbury retired as a colonel in 1862. He died on 18 September 1875, having just turned 63 (reference).
BURCHAM, T/ W. In Bunbury, he was a clerk and worked at the Blackwood Road in 1879. In Bunbury, he was a messenger for the Post and Telegraph. He departed around 1883.
BURCHAM, W. He arrived at Bunbury from Melbourne 19/01/1888 on the Albany.
BURKETT, Solomon (01/01/1804). He was an expiree, meaning that he completed his sentence as a convict. Solomon arrived on 01/06/1850 on the Scindian, with his wife and children following on 05/11/1852 on the Anne MacLean. Solomon married Elizabeth (1808-18/08/1856). Elizabeth died in·Bunbury. Their children were William (1836-), Sarah Jane (1840-), Elizabeth (1844-) and John (1847-). He worked as a shepherd and bought 10 acres of land in 1856 in the Wellington district. He employed two ticket of leave men between 1863 and 1865.
BURKITT, William (1836-). He may have been the son of Solomon. In Bunbury he worked as a bootmaker in the 1860s.
BURNES. J. (1820-02/1841). He was a steward on the ship Hercules and died at Bunbury.
BURROWS, William (1827-14/06/1884). William died in Perth and was an expiree, meaning that he completed his sentence as a convict. William arrived on 01/01/1858 on the Nile. He married on 19/01/1861 to Mary Ann Dellar (1846-) in Bunbury. She came on 06/04/1859 on the Hamilla Mitchell. Their children were Alfred (1860-), Alice, Charles (baptised 1870), Frank (1874-) and Mary Jane (1877-). He was in Bunbury at "Alverstoke". He employed four ticket of leave men from 1863 to 1867 and seven ticket of leave men from 1869 to 1871. He lived in Perth, where the City Council employed him. He was a member of the Church of England.
BUSWELL, Henry (-12/01/1886). Henry died in Karridale, leaving a widow and two children. He arrived possibly on 20/11/1879 on the Otway from the Eastern colonies. In Bunbury he was a carter in 1885. Unfortunately, he was killed in a riding accident.
BUSWELL, Joseph (1823-27/12/1891). Joseph was born in England and died in Bunbury. He was an expiree, meaning that he was a convict who completed his sentence. Joseph arrived on 02/06/1855 on the Stag, leaving his wife and children in England. Joseph first married Eliza Stanton and then remarried on 14/10/1858 to Eliza Cross (1839-15/01/1914) in Bunbury. Eliza was the daughter of William of Taunton, England. Their children were Ellen Jane (1860-), Selina (1864-), Albion (1866-), Walter John (baptised 1871), Oliver (1873-), Arthur (1875-), Joseph (1876-) and two others. Joseph was a master chimney sweep, then a Vasse fisherman from 1873 to 1876. He worked at "Minniup" in Bunbury, at a boarding house as a keeper from 1877 to 1888. He employed fourteen ticket of leave men from 1864 to 1876, including two boatmen from 1864 to 1865 and a cook in 1876.
BUSWELL, Walter John. He was baptised in Bunbury on 15/10/1871. Walter was the son of Joseph and Eliza. He married in 1893 to Emma Elliott. Emma was the daughter of Thomas of Busselton and Hannah. He worked as a brickmaker and building contractor in Bunbury. He also worked as a horse dealer. He was a member of the Local Town Council in 1908. He was educated at the government school in Bunbury.
BUTLER, William. In Bunbury he employed a ticket of leave man in 1884.
Samuel Butterworth (1845-1937)
Samuel was born at Fort Knockalla, Lough Swilly, Country Donegal in Ireland on 15 October 1845 to parents Samuel and Catherine Butterworth nee Quinn (reference; reference; reference; reference). His father, Samuel, was an officer in charge of Fort Knockalla's artillery (reference; reference). Ireland constructed the fort to fortify Lough Swilly against French invasion during the Napoleonic Wars.
When Samuel was five years old, he arrived in Western Australia with his parents on 11 June 1850 on the Scindian (reference; reference). His father brought the family to Western Australia as an Enrolled Pensioner Guard of the Royal Artillery (reference). Samuel spent his childhood in Perth and was said to be educated at the Christian Brothers College, Perth (reference). However, it was the Christian Brothers College's predecessor, Riverview College, which he likely attended as the CBC did not open until 1894 (reference).
Once Samuel finished school, he went to sea for several years trading on the North West coast of Western Australia (reference). In 1862, Dan Chapman contracted Samuel to go to Geraldton and aid him in breaking up Uncle Tom, a five-ton boat that came ashore half a mile up the Chapman River (reference). On another occasion, he brought a ship from Cossack to Geraldton with the help of a 12-year-old boy and an Aboriginal man who departed the voyage at Shark Bay (reference). During his naval career, Samuel was shipwrecked up to six times (reference).
After his time on the sea, Samuel joined the police force and served for fifteen years (reference; reference). Samuel served at many places, including Donnybrook, Minninup and Bunbury (reference). He was also the police constable of Bunbury from at least 1875 until the end of 1884. One case Samuel worked on was in 1875 when two men, Simon Staines and James Ritchie, were accused of stealing six sides of bacon from Thomas Pigott's property in Bunbury (reference). When Thomas Pigott realised he had been robbed, he went to Constable Butterworth to deal with the crime (reference). They were both found guilty and sentenced to prison (reference). Samuel was also involved in an 1880 criminal case where William Coverley was charged with stealing and killing an ox (reference). At this time, Samuel was stationed as a police constable at Minninup (reference). Even after his policing career was over, Samuel helped others seek justice in the community. In 1914 there was a court case that Samuel provided supporting evidence for when John Scott charged John Barlett for letting his cows ruin his garden (reference). Samuel aided John Scott's claim by demonstrating from his lifetime's knowledge of gardening the value of bean crop trampled by the cows (reference). He also sat on juries after his police service, such as in 1895 (reference).
In 1883 at the Roman Catholic Church in Perth, Samuel married Anne Norah McAvoy (1849-1924) (reference; reference). Her name had many different spellings in the historical record, including Anorah McEnvoy and Nora McEvoy (reference; reference). Together they had seven children, Mary (1872-1872), Mary Ada Agnes (1873-1963), John Edward (1875-1938), Margaret Lucy (1877-1904), Samuel (1878-), Ann Norah (1880-1945) and Fanny Maria (1883-) (reference; reference; reference).
In 1864 he went into business at Pinjarra (reference). From this, Samuel became very involved with the Pinjarra community in later life. Nearly twenty years later, in 1883, Samuel ended his Pastoral Lease partnership with James Lambe in Bridgetown, showing that he had property in several areas of Western Australia (reference). Pastoral lease partnerships caused issues for Samuel, as in 1886, there was a dispute between Abraham Walter Moulbin and himself regarding payment and transferral of pastoral leases (reference). He was also expected to keep up with his holdings, and in 1902 when he fell behind in paying rates, the Southern Times published that he owed money for his Murray 15 and Murray 49 properties (reference). In 1933 he went on to misunderstand the Murray Road Board regarding his rates for his property (reference).
Samuel retired from policing to take over the Exchange Hotel at Pinjarra on 12 George Street in 1885 which he was the proprietor and owner for several years (reference; reference). The Exchange Hotel was a baiting house when coaches plied between Perth and Bunbury (reference). In February that year, he announced in The Inquirer and Commercial News his intention to apply at the Quarterly Licensing Meeting for a Way-side House License to sell wines and spirits at the Exchange Hotel in Pinjarra (reference). He then announced that The Exchange Hotel would open on 1 April 1885 as a first-class roadside hotel, supplying the best brands of wines, beers, spirits, lemonade, ginger ale and cordials, and good stabling for guests' horses (reference).
After leaving the hotel, he took up farming and purchased land in Pinjarra (reference; reference). However, the Exchange Hotel continued, with Edward Reynolds renting the premises and continuing the business from Samuel in 1893 (reference). Samuel was still renting the property in 1901 when it was run by Henry William Line (reference).
Samuel was active in the community as a Road Board and School Board member (reference; reference). He was elected to the District Board of Education for the Murray District in 1896 (reference). He was also a foundational member of the Pinjarra Cemetery Board in 1902 (reference; reference). He was also active in the affairs of the Roman Catholic church (reference). Samuel supported community members in getting licences for inns (reference; reference). In addition, he managed reserved government land (reference). In 1892 he was the administrator of the estate of Mary McEvoy who had passed away and owned land in the Swan district (reference). In 1900 he was appointed as a member of the Pinjarra Local Board (reference). He continued to serve the cemetery board until at least 1921 (reference). At 82 years old in 1904, he was appointed to the Drakesbrook Road Board (reference).
In 1904 one of Samuel's daughters predeceased him - Margaret Lucy (reference). Margaret had married Joseph Higham (reference). The funeral left Samuel's property, and she was interred in the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Pinjara (reference).
Samuel's wife, Anne Norah, passed thirteen years before he died (reference; reference). She was a postmistress at Preston between 1879 and 1884. She also nominated her sisters Margaret and Johanna for assisted migration to Western Australia. They arrived on 23 February 1865 on the Fitzroy when Anne Norah worked at Auburn in the Avon district. Anne was also buried in the Roman Catholic portion of the Pinjarra Cemetery (reference). The funeral departed from their residence on 13 June 1924 and was run by Ferguson and Co., undertakers (reference). After her funeral, all persons with claims against her estate were required to forward them to the estate's executor before 19 August (reference).
In the late 1920s, Samuel moved to Mandurah from Pinjarra, where she stayed until he fell ill (reference). At Mandurah, he was living with his daughter Mary at Leighton Farm (reference).
The South Western Advertiser wished Samuel a happy 91st birthday: 'congratulations and many happy returns to our hardy old veteran (reference).' During his life, Samuel was known to occasionally smoke cigarettes (reference).
On 19 October 1928, the South Western Advertiser announced that Samuel was at the local hospital in terrible health (reference). Despite this, he nearly lived another ten years. Having survived this health scare, Samuel met with some old friends the following year. In December 1929, he met with Thomas Gowman, 82 years old, William Underwood, 73 years old, Richard Fitzgerald, 69 years old, and Samuel himself was the most senior at 84 (reference).
Samuel died at Leederville at the Perth Hospital on 23 or 25 February 1937 at 91 years old (reference; reference). Samuel was remembered to have had a 'cheerful disposition' and was 'well respected by the community (reference).' His motto was 'self-confidence', and he believed that his life could fill a book with all his adventures (reference). His son John and three daughters, Mary Cooper, Ann Green and Frances Green, were left to mourn his passing (reference; reference). His children Lucy and William had predeceased him. He also left behind grandchildren and great-grandchildren (reference). The funeral took place on 23 February 1937 in the Roman Catholic portion of the Pinjarra Cemetery and was attended by many, with Reverend Father Russel officiating the ceremony (reference). The funeral commenced at St Augustine Church in Pinjara before proceeding to the graveyard (reference).