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William BERRY (1874 - 1948)
stockman
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Bertie Stanley BERRY (1899 - )
Norman William BERRY (1901 - 1992)
Percy Victor BERRY (1903 - 1980)
Claude James BERRY (1905 - 1997)
Douglas Reginald BERRY (1907 - 1957)
Mervyn Magnus BERRY (1917 - 1979)
 William BERRY (1874 - 1948)

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Ada Martha HIMSTEDT (1875 - 1969)
 James BERRY











Jane SIDERY











William BERRY Ada Martha HIMSTEDT
William BERRY
William BERRY Ada Martha HIMSTEDT William BERRY
b. abt 1874 at London, Middlesex, England
m. 23 Dec 1897 Ada Martha HIMSTEDT (1875 - 1969) at Esk, Queensland, Australia
d. 09 Aug 1948 at Balinga, Queensland, Australia aged 74
Near Relatives of William BERRY (1874 - 1948)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT 23 Mar 1827 Sambleben, Brunswick, Germany 09 Jul 1882 Esk, Queensland, Australia 55
Mother in Law Martha COLBOURNE 16 Dec 1841 Whatley, Somerset, England 09 Mar 1923 Esk, Queensland, Australia 81

Father James BERRY
Mother Jane SIDERY

Self William BERRY abt 1874 London, Middlesex, England 09 Aug 1948 Balinga, Queensland, Australia 74

Wife Ada Martha HIMSTEDT 04 Mar 1875 Esk, Queensland, Australia 18 Jun 1969 Esk, Queensland, Australia 94

Son Bertie Stanley BERRY 1899 Queensland, Australia
Son Norman William BERRY 03 Dec 1901 Esk, Queensland, Australia 04 Mar 1992 Caboolture, Queensland, Australia 90
Son Percy Victor BERRY 25 May 1903 Esk, Queensland, Australia 05 Nov 1980 Cooparoo, Queensland, Australia 77
Son Claude James BERRY 16 Jul 1905 Esk, Queensland, Australia 11 Feb 1997 Esk, Queensland, Australia 91
Son Douglas Reginald BERRY 03 May 1907 Esk, Queensland, Australia 17 Apr 1957 49
Son Mervyn Magnus BERRY 25 Jul 1917 Esk, Queensland, Australia 17 Sep 1979 Esk, Queensland, Australia 62

Daughter in Law Grace HEDRICK
Daughter in Law Elsie TAYLOR
Daughter in Law Lorna Esma FRAZER 13 May 1905 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 02 Oct 1996 91
Daughter in Law Beatrice Rose MACFARLANE 03 Nov 1904 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia 11 Dec 2005 101
Daughter in Law Ethel Robinson (Dell) DURANT 25 Jan 1911 2003 92
Daughter in Law Ethel Robinson (Dell) DURANT 25 Jan 1911 2003 92
Daughter in Law Violet Hazel HOUGHTON

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Nephew Louis Allan HIMSTEDT 1907 Queensland, Australia 08 Dec 1989 Queensland, Australia 82
Niece Agnes Ada HIMSTEDT Queensland, Australia 13 Jun 1957 Queensland, Australia
Niece Rose May Elizabeth HIMSTEDT Queensland, Australia
Nephew Walter William HIMSTEDT Queensland, Australia
Niece Jessie Pearlie PRYDE 25 Jul 1884 Queensland, Australia 07 May 1959 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 74
Niece Ellen Selvina Selvenar HIMSTEDT 19 May 1890 Queensland, Australia 16 Jan 1960 Esk, Queensland, Australia 69
Niece Minnie Frances HIMSTEDT 06 Jun 1893 Esk, Queensland, Australia 06 Mar 1982 Roma, Queensland, Australia 88
Niece Sarah HIMSTEDT 1894 Queensland, Australia
Nephew Richard Henry HIMSTEDT 1896 Queensland, Australia 23 Aug 1980 Queensland, Australia 84
Niece Mary HIMSTEDT 1897 Queensland, Australia 21 Oct 1938 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 41
Niece Rose Ann HIMSTEDT 03 Aug 1901 Esk, Queensland, Australia 16 Jul 1972 Esk, Queensland, Australia 70
Niece Jane Emma HIMSTEDT 1903 Queensland, Australia 05 May 1968 Esk, Queensland, Australia 65
Niece Mary Francis HIMSTEDT 1903 Queensland, Australia 03 Jun 1976 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia 73
Nephew Alfred HIMSTEDT 23 Jan 1907 Queensland, Australia Jun 1908 Queensland, Australia 1
Nephew Albert James HIMSTEDT 11 Jan 1903 Esk, Queensland, Australia 06 Aug 1997 Esk, Queensland, Australia 94
Nephew Stanley Lewis HIMSTEDT 21 Oct 1904 Esk, Queensland, Australia 09 Jul 1907 Esk, Queensland, Australia 2
Nephew George Edward HIMSTEDT 19 May 1906 Esk, Queensland, Australia 10 Nov 1970 Mt Thompson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 64
Nephew Leslie Frank HIMSTEDT 02 Jan 1908 Esk, Queensland, Australia 25 May 1925 Esk, Queensland, Australia 17
Nephew Robert Victor HIMSTEDT 16 Apr 1913 Esk, Queensland, Australia 31 Aug 1966 Nambour, Queensland, Australia 53
Niece Alice Elizabeth HIMSTEDT 12 Dec 1901 Esk, Queensland, Australia 21 Jul 1960 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 58
Nephew William Frederick HIMSTEDT 22 Jan 1903 Esk, Queensland, Australia 21 Mar 1907 Esk, Queensland, Australia 4
Nephew Charles Walter HIMSTEDT 13 Jun 1906 Moore, Queensland, Australia 11 Aug 2001 Yarraman, Queensland, Australia 95
Nephew Ernest Stuart HIMSTEDT 29 Oct 1908 Esk, Queensland, Australia 14 Dec 1912 Yarraman, Queensland, Australia 4
Nephew Alexander Mervyn HIMSTEDT 23 Dec 1910 Esk, Queensland, Australia Jun 1950 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 39
Niece Cora Sylvia HIMSTEDT 09 May 1916 Esk, Queensland, Australia 30 May 1996 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 80
Nephew Arthur Cedric HIMSTEDT 30 May 1919 Yarraman, Queensland, Australia 07 May 1922 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2
Niece Elsie Thelma BERRY 1898 Queensland, Australia
Nephew Arthur BERRY 1901 Queensland, Australia
Niece Vera Martha HIMSTEDT 17 Mar 1897 Queensland, Australia 24 Dec 1897 Queensland, Australia 0
Nephew Eric William HIMSTEDT 20 Sep 1898 Queensland, Australia 08 Jul 1930 Esk, Queensland, Australia 31
Niece Freda Margaret HIMSTEDT 27 Jan 1901 Queensland, Australia 11 Sep 1975 74
Niece Lorna Laura Annie HIMSTEDT 14 Nov 1903 Queensland, Australia 2008 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 105
Niece Dorothy Agnes HIMSTEDT 1905 Queensland, Australia 23 Mar 1939 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 34
Niece Marjorie Janet Francis HIMSTEDT 31 Jul 1909 Queensland, Australia 01 Sep 1987 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 78
Nephew Colin Henry Victor HIMSTEDT 24 May 1911 Queensland, Australia 06 Aug 1979 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 68
Nephew Mervyn Malcolm Brock HIMSTEDT 10 Aug 1913 Queensland, Australia 05 May 1914 Queensland, Australia 0
Niece Evelyn Brock HIMSTEDT 03 Jun 1915 Queensland, Australia 1997 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 82
Nephew Norman Arthur HIMSTEDT 11 Oct 1906 Esk, Queensland, Australia 20 Nov 1993 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 87
Nephew Herbert Walter HIMSTEDT 14 Feb 1908 Esk, Queensland, Australia 10 Mar 1996 Esk, Queensland, Australia 88
Niece Ivy Lillian HIMSTEDT 22 Aug 1909 Esk, Queensland, Australia 12 Aug 1983 Esk, Queensland, Australia 73
Nephew Aubrey James Cameron DUNLOP 1911 Queensland, Australia
Niece Lindsay Thedal DUNLOP 1913 Queensland, Australia

Brother in Law Arthur Adolphus HIMSTEDT 03 May 1862 Esk, Queensland, Australia 31 Jan 1951 Esk, Queensland, Australia 88
Brother in Law Louis Augustus HIMSTEDT 04 Jan 1864 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 22 Jun 1945 Esk, Queensland, Australia 81
Brother in Law Alfred James HIMSTEDT 17 Dec 1865 Cleveland, Queensland, Australia 12 May 1937 Nanango, Queensland, Australia 71
Brother in Law Albert James Herman (Hermie) HIMSTEDT 19 Aug 1867 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 17 Nov 1947 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 80
Brother in Law Frederick William HIMSTEDT 28 Jun 1869 Queensland, Australia 25 Apr 1954 Toombul, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 84
Sister in Law Mary Elizabeth HIMSTEDT 04 Jun 1871 Esk, Queensland, Australia 26 Apr 1941 Australia 69
Brother in Law Henry Francis Victor HIMSTEDT 23 Mar 1873 Esk, Queensland, Australia 18 Sep 1961 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 88
Sister in Law Lillian Janet HIMSTEDT 29 Jun 1877 Esk, Queensland, Australia 12 Apr 1969 Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia 91
Brother in Law Walter Herbert HIMSTEDT 18 Nov 1879 Esk, Queensland, Australia 28 Jul 1953 Esk, Queensland, Australia 73
Sister in Law Agnes Augusta HIMSTEDT 10 Dec 1881 Esk, Queensland, Australia 11 Jun 1972 Australia 90
Events in William BERRY (1874 - 1948)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1874 William BERRY was born London, Middlesex, England
20 Jun 1884 10 Immigration Townsville, Queensland, Australia per "Duke of Buccleuch" 18
23 Dec 1897 23 Married Ada Martha HIMSTEDT (aged 22) Esk, Queensland, Australia 1897/C1907, Certificate
1899 25 Birth of son Bertie Stanley BERRY Queensland, Australia 1899/C10103
03 Dec 1901 27 Birth of son Norman William BERRY Esk, Queensland, Australia 1902/C10788
25 May 1903 29 Birth of son Percy Victor BERRY Esk, Queensland, Australia 1903/C9497
16 Jul 1905 31 Birth of son Claude James BERRY Esk, Queensland, Australia 1905/C10441
03 May 1907 33 Birth of son Douglas Reginald BERRY Esk, Queensland, Australia 1907/C10788
25 Jul 1917 43 Birth of son Mervyn Magnus BERRY Esk, Queensland, Australia from Ada's death certificate
09 Aug 1948 74 William BERRY died Balinga, Queensland, Australia
aft 09 Aug 1948 74 Burial Esk, Queensland, Australia 18
Personal Notes:
At the age of 10, William travelled to Australia on the ship “ Duke of Buccleuch”, home port of Plymouth; it arrived in Townsville 20th June 1884, before continuing onto Brisbane.

There is still some confusion as to whom William travelled with. His father James Berry died prior to 1884. His mother Jane certainly accompanied him. Whether she was alone or had remarried prior to leaving England is in doubt. However she did remarry again to (Edwin?) Samuel Taylor. An older brother, Joseph, had apparently emigrated prior to William. It is thought that in 1897 Joseph married Mary Himstedt, elder sister of Ada Martha. Joe Berry worked as a builder and for a couple of years around 1912 worked with his brother-in-law Herbert Himstedt.

No details of William’s early life in Australia are known. However, on 22/12/1897 he married Ada Martha, eighth daughter of Augustus & Martha Himstedt.
Some time after 1904 William and his brother-in-law Fred Himstedt purchased a portion of ‘Colinton Station’ near Moore. This adjoined a block purchased by Fred’s brother Herman. About 1910 William and Fred sold their interests to Herman.

William and Ada farmed a small property called Sunnybank where their family was raised. They also had a holiday cottage at Balinga, on what is now called the Gold Coast, to which they retired. It was at Balinga that William died in 1948, although he is buried in Esk Cemetery.

Ada lived another 21 years, dying in 1969. She too lies in Esk Cemetery.
Source References:
18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool
- Reference = Tracy Berry email 29-1-09 (Immigration)
- Reference = Tracy Berry email 29-1-09 (Burial)
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