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John Thomas WILLIAMSON (1850 - 1905)

newspaper editor, owner, secretary Farmers Union Wagga and Murrumbidgee Turf Club

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Ethel Mary WILLIAMSON (1879 - ) Gertrude Alice WILLIAMSON (1880 - 1957) Lillian Annie WILLIAMSON (1882 - ) John Stanley WILLIAMSON (1883 - ) Arthur Osmond WILLIAMSON (1885 - ) Percy William WILLIAMSON (1888 - 1959) Cecil Wrixon WILLIAMSON (1890 - ) Norman Barre WILLIAMSON (1894 - )	John Thomas WILLIAMSON (1850 - 1905) + Cecilia LARGE (1848 - 1932)	John WILLIAMSON

b. 1850 at Auckland, New Zealand

m. 17 Apr 1878 Cecilia LARGE (1848 - 1932) at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

d. 27 Nov 1905 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia aged 55

Cause of Death:

buggy accident

Near Relatives of John Thomas WILLIAMSON (1850 - 1905)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	William James LARGE	abt 1806	Ireland	21 Oct 1881	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	75
Mother in Law	Mary Ann (Marianne) Caroline WRIXON	bef 1819		03 May 1888	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	69
Father	John WILLIAMSON
Self	John Thomas WILLIAMSON	1850	Auckland, New Zealand	27 Nov 1905	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	55
Wife	Cecilia LARGE	02 Oct 1848	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	14 Jun 1932	Forbes, New South Wales, Australia	83
Daughter	Ethel Mary WILLIAMSON	1879	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Gertrude Alice WILLIAMSON	1880	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1957	Forbes, New South Wales, Australia	77
Daughter	Lillian Annie WILLIAMSON	1882	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Son	John Stanley WILLIAMSON	1883	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Son	Arthur Osmond WILLIAMSON	1885	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Son	Percy William WILLIAMSON	1888	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1959	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	71
Son	Cecil Wrixon WILLIAMSON	1890	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Son	Norman Barre WILLIAMSON	1894	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Son in Law	Edward FORD
Son in Law	Joseph Patrick BOYLSON	13 Mar 1881	Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia	05 Mar 1937	Orange, New South Wales, Australia	55
Son in Law	Willoughby Keith Ainstree STUART
Daughter in Law	Lillian Jane BOOTY	1882	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia	1962	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	80
Grandson	Jack Wrixon BOYLSON	21 Feb 1911	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	1988		77
Granddaughter	Jean Gertrude BOYLSON	1912	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	2001		89
Grandson	William Wrixon BOYLSON	06 Oct 1918	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	25 Jun 1944	Flatow, Oberhavel, Brandenburg, Germany	25
Niece	Mary Ann SMITH	1862	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	25 Jul 1948	Gadara, New South Wales, Australia	86
Nephew	Charles Frederick SMITH	1863	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	25 Oct 1874	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	11
Nephew	Godfrey William SMITH	1865	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1942	Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia	77
Nephew	Philip Thomas SMITH	1866	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	1956	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	90
Nephew	Archer Broughton SMITH	1868	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Ernest SMITH	31 May 1870	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	1940	Bulli, New South Wales, Australia	70
Nephew	Arthur Wrixon SMITH	1873	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Mabel Edith SMITH	1874	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Clarence Hamilton SMITH	1876	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	1962	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	86
Niece	Fanny Clayton SMITH	1878	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	1902	Penrith, New South Wales, Australia	24
Nephew	Frederick SMITH	1879	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	1961	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	82
Nephew	William Seward LARGE	1887	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	1967	St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia	80
Niece	Myra LARGE	1889	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Stephen Oscar LARGE	1891	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	1961	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	70
Niece	Emmeline LARGE	1893	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	John Jack (Juggler) LARGE	11 Jul 1895	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	20 Jul 1966	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	71
Niece	Lillian (Lillie) LARGE	1900	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	1953	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	53
Nephew	Reginald LARGE	1904	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	1982		78
Niece	Alice Vale LEATHEM	1867	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	18 Apr 1947	Parkes, New South Wales, Australia	80
Niece	Grace LEATHEM	1867	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	abt 1867	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	0
Nephew	Charles James Vale LEATHEM	1869	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1936	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	67
Nephew	William Herbert LEATHEM	1870	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	27 Jun 1953	Blaney, New South Wales, Australia	83
Nephew	John (Jack) Henry Vale LEATHEM	1873	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	17 May 1924	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	51
Niece	Helen Isabel (Nellie) LEATHEM	1875	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	1944	Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia	69
Nephew	Frederick Percy LEATHEM	11 Jan 1878	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	24 Mar 1953	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	75
Nephew	Richard William LARGE	May 1882	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	10 Jan 1967	Taree, New South Wales, Australia	84
Nephew	Arthur Ernest ELWORTHY	18 Jan 1866	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	19 May 1935	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	69
Nephew	Ernest George ELWORTHY	27 May 1868	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	11 Apr 1931	Mosman, New South Wales, Australia	62
Nephew	Harold Lewington ELWORTHY	20 Aug 1872	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	16 May 1928	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	55
Niece	Edith Asenath ELWORTHY	17 Sep 1876	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	18 Mar 1904	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	27
Nephew	William Godfrey LARGE	1886	Junee, New South Wales, Australia	1958	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	72
Nephew	Frederick C Plunkett LARGE	1888	Junee, New South Wales, Australia	1959	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	71
Nephew	Cyril John LARGE	20 Dec 1893
Niece	Edith Murial GLOVER	25 Mar 1894	Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law	Maria Elizabeth LARGE	abt 1837	Ireland	27 Jul 1899	Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia	62
Brother in Law	William LARGE	1839	Ireland	06 Apr 1856	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	17
Brother in Law	John Seward LARGE	13 Mar 1842	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	11 Sep 1923	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	81
Sister in Law	Marion LARGE	15 Jun 1842	Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland	05 Aug 1919	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	77
Brother in Law	Godfrey Bace LARGE	1843	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	14 Nov 1862		19
Brother in Law	Richard William LARGE	abt 1844	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	16 Jul 1882	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	38
Sister in Law	Henrietta Sophia Jane LARGE	21 Dec 1846	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	05 Jul 1915	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	68
Brother in Law	Thomas George LARGE	1850	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1927	Granville, New South Wales, Australia	77
Sister in Law	Maria Leonard LARGE	18 Jun 1852	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	25 Apr 1914	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	61
Sister in Law	Matilda Wrixon LARGE	1854	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1933	Griffith, New South Wales, Australia	79
Sister in Law	Alice LARGE	21 Mar 1858	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1924	Griffith, New South Wales, Australia	66

Events in John Thomas WILLIAMSON (1850 - 1905)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1850		John Thomas WILLIAMSON was born	Auckland, New Zealand
17 Apr 1878	28	Married Cecilia LARGE (aged 29)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1879	29	Birth of daughter Ethel Mary WILLIAMSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	24639/1879
1880	30	Birth of daughter Gertrude Alice WILLIAMSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	25994/1880
1882	32	Birth of daughter Lillian Annie WILLIAMSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	22793/1882
1883	33	Birth of son John Stanley WILLIAMSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	25012/1883
1885	35	Birth of son Arthur Osmond WILLIAMSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	27077/1885
1888	38	Birth of son Percy William WILLIAMSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	29159/1888
1890	40	Birth of son Cecil Wrixon WILLIAMSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	35071/1890
1894	44	Birth of son Norman Barre WILLIAMSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
27 Nov 1905	55	John Thomas WILLIAMSON died	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Personal Notes:

DEATH OF MR. J. T. WILLIAMSON. AN ACTIVE TOWNSMAN. The inhabitants of the town and district heard with feelings of profound regret last evening that Mr. John Thomas Williamson had passed away. The circumstances surrounding the death only heighten the sorrow which will be shared by all. It appears that whilst driving home to his residence in Peter street on Thursday last his vehicle, when turning the corner of Baylis and Thomson Streets collided heavily with the cement curbing throwing the occupant out and precipitating him on his head. The blow was a heavy one, but Mr. Williamson was able to recover himself sufficiently to get into the trap and drive round to his home. Robert Shaw, one of the employees of Messrs. C. Hardy and Co., saw the accident from a little distance, and thinking Mr. Williamson might want a little assistance he followed him up. At the gate Mr. Shaw proffered to assist him into the bouse, but Mr. Williamson, in his usual on-hand manner, politely declined the offer, and walked into the house quite safely. He retired early but did not need medical assistance. Next day he felt ill and towards evening Mrs. Williamson deemed it advisable to call in Dr. T. W. Burgess. The doctor found that his patient had, as result of the accident, sustained concussion of the brain. On Saturday the issues were very much in the balance but, unfortunately, the trying nature of the weather on the following day weighed the scales of hope adversely rather than otherwise. By this time the development of inflammation of the brain and pneumonia tended to complicate the patient's condition, and yesterday morning Dr. Burgess called Dr. E. W. Concrete as consultant. It was evident that the chance of prolonged life was all but hopeless, and as heart failure supervened, the sufferer gradually sank until the storm of deliriousness had subsided into the calm and peaceful slumber of death. With the death of Mr. J. T. Williamson, the town has lost one of the most active citizens, and lost him, it might be said, whilst he was in his prime, for deceased had only attained his fifty fifth year. He was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and belonged to a greatly respected family which had as it's head Mr. John Williamson, who was for many years superintendent of the province of Auckland. In this capacity, he was by his marked ability the means of achieving much in the excellent work which the more prominent of New Zealand's sons accomplished in pacifying the Maoris, and inducing them to adopt the methods of civilisation. Mr. Williamson used often to speak of his father's experiences in connection with his great work, and the fact that his father was accorded a public funeral is sufficient to show to what prominence he had attained in his public career. A younger brother of deceased's, Mr. Hudson Williamson, is at present a barrister practising in New Zealand. The deceased also had two sisters who are, however, both dead. Deceased came to Wagga when he was about 25 years of age and was engaged at the 'Advertiser' when that paper was owned by Mr. Jones. After a few years his abilities were so far recognised that he was promoted to the position of editor and manager of the journal. He severed his connection with the 'Advertiser' to establish an evening paper which was called 'The Evening Star.' After a somewhat chequered career, marked, however, with many opportunities of judging of the editor's gift or pronounced literary merit, the paper discontinued publication. It was about this time that Mr. Williamson identified himself so largely with the farmers and settlers' interests and became the secretary and was practically the founder of the first Farmers Union, Wagga. From that time, up to the time of his death, he had the interest of the men on the land warmly at heart and it was only the other day, whilst present at a meeting of the branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, he reminded them that ever since he had come to reside in Wagga he had been fighting for the principles of closer settlement. Although at different periods he was a valued contributor to the public Press he never again became permanently associated with newspaper work, and he is next found as the successful applicant for the secretaryship of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club, a position which he filled for a number of years. Subsequently he undertook, in a large way, the agencies for several agricultural implements, and his success in this direction tempted him to venture upon agriculture on his own account. Not, however, with good fortune. He then became a land agent, and his natural forensic qualifications fitted him in no slight degree in the advocacy of cases before the Landboard. Lately, however, he has given more attention to his position as leading agent of the Yorkshire Fire and Life Insuranoe Company. About 29 years ago he married the widow of Mr. J. Jenkins, of Wagga (a daughter of the late Dr. Large, of Tumut and of Wagga) by whom he had three daughters and five sons. The daughters are Miss Ethel Williamson (public school teacher at Soumara, near Junee), Miss Gertrude Williamson (pianoforte tutor, Wagga), and Miss Lilian Williamson (public school teacher at Yatholla). The sons are: Mr. Stanley Williamson (of Messrs. Permewan, Wright and Co.'s Wagga, branch), Mr. Arthur Williamson (Brewarrina branch of the Commercial Bank), Mr. Percy Williamson (with Mr.D. R. Irvine), and Masters Wrixon and Norman Williamson, both attending school. As may already have been surmised, there was scarcely a public institution with which Mr. Williamson was not, at one time or other, actively connected. For several years he was an alderman of the Wagga Borough Council, and on one occasion achieved a considerable municipal triumph in the North Ward. When he was a candidate upon a later occasion, however, he was not to successful. His period at the Council was marked by an exhibition of earnestness and ability such as but few men are able to display. As chairman of the Works Committee for a long period he evidenced the liveliest interest in the work of improvement of the town, and he was one of the men to whom the Borough is largely indebted for the reputation it has gained in the possession of the best footpaths of any provincial town in the State. And in many other ways he showed in unmistakable fashion that he had the welfare of the town at heart. Probably it should not be overlooked that it has always been accounted to him as a distinction in his aldermanic career that he was the only one who could hold the proverbial candle to one who was a leading light at the Council in those days, and who, happily, still survives. Besides his devotion to municipal affairs, he was for some time a most energetic member of the Wagga Hospital Committee, he was at one time a member of the Wagga School of Arts Committee, and was also a trustee of the Wagga Commons. Some years ago he was the principal churchwarden in connection with St. John's during the charge of Rev. D. C. Bates and Rev. G. A. Carver. About that time he had as his fellow wardens Mr. J. J. M'Nickle. of Kurrajong, and Mr. Morgan, who was a solicitor in Wagga. His interest in church affairs was so far recognised that was on more than one occasion the representative of tile parish at the Church Synod. In affairs political, he was always deeply interested, and was all his life an avowed advocate of the cause of free trade. Although his name was very a candidate for Parliamentary donors, he never allowed himself to actually contest a seat. The funeral will take place to-day (Tuesday), leaving deceased's late residence Peter-street, at 3.30 p.m.

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