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William Augustus DORSEY (1847 - 1888)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	William Augustus DORSEY (1847 - 1888) + Frances Melinda BEACHAM (1854 - 1934)	William McTaggart DORSEY ( - 1878)
		Margaret DOUGLAS (1810 - 1880)

Pic S1. And his wife Frances Belinda KLAEBY died 30th Dec 1934 aged 80 years

b. 1847 at Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

m. 1887 Frances Melinda BEACHAM (1854 - 1934) at Bourke, New South Wales, Australia

d. 1888 at Barringun, Bourke, New South Wales, Australia aged 41

Near Relatives of William Augustus DORSEY (1847 - 1888)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father	William McTaggart DORSEY			1878	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Mother	Margaret DOUGLAS	abt 1810		1880	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	70
Self	William Augustus DORSEY	1847	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia	1888	Barringun, Bourke, New South Wales, Australia	41
Wife	Frances Melinda BEACHAM	1854	Somerset, England	1934	Manly, NSW, Australia	80
Step Son	Albert James Sarsfield CRANNEY	1883		1968	Maleny, Queensland, Australia	85

Events in William Augustus DORSEY (1847 - 1888)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1847		William Augustus DORSEY was born	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
1878	31	Death of father William McTaggart DORSEY	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia	Note 1
1880	33	Death of mother Margaret DOUGLAS (aged 70)	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	Note 2
1887	40	Married Frances Melinda BEACHAM (aged 33)	Bourke, New South Wales, Australia	Note 3	17
1888	41	William Augustus DORSEY died	Barringun, Bourke, New South Wales, Australia	Note 4	18
1888	41	Burial	Barringun, Bourke, New South Wales, Australia	Note 5	90

Note 1: POSSIBLE Telegraph (Brisbane) 16 May 1878 DEATH. DORSEY.—On the 16th instant, at his residence, East-street, Ipswich, William McTaggart Dorsey, M.D., aged 64 years.

Note 2: Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser 2 Nov 1880 DEATHS. On the 26th October, at Government House, Bris- bane, Margaret, aged 70, widow of the late William McTaggart Dorsey, M.D., of Ipswich. On the 30th October, at her residence, South-stre

Note 3: 4117/1887  DORSEY WILLIAM AUGUSTUS CRANNEY FRANCES M BOURKE

Note 4: Death registration: William Augustus Dorsey Death date: 22/11/1888 Mother's name: Mary Douglas Father/parent's name: William McTaggart Dorsey Registration details: 1888/C/1236

Note 5: William Augustus Dorsey Birth 29 Mar 1847 Ipswich City, Queensland, Australia Death 22 Nov 1888 (aged 41) Barringun, Bourke Shire, New South Wales, Australia Burial Barringun Barringun, Bourke Shire, New South Wales, Australia

Source References:

17. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: NSW bdm register, Title: NSW bdm register

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: 4117/1887  DORSEY WILLIAM AUGUSTUS CRANNEY FRANCES M BOURKE

18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Death registration: William Augustus Dorsey Death date: 22/11/1888 Mother's name: Mary Douglas Father/parent's name: William McTaggart Dorsey Registration details: 1888/C/1236

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: William Augustus Dorsey Birth 29 Mar 1847 Ipswich City, Queensland, Australia Death 22 Nov 1888 (aged 41) Barringun, Bourke Shire, New South Wales, Australia Burial Barringun Barringun, Bourke Shire, New South Wales, Australia

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