William Buckley1

M, #5294, b. 26 December 1826, d. 21 October 1907
FatherJames Buckley1 b. 5 Mar 1786, d. Aug 1836
MotherMary Hitchen1 b. 15 Jan 1786, d. 1853
Relationship4th great-uncle of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited23 Jun 2021
Birth*26 December 1826 Parramatta, NSW, Australia2 
Baptism18 March 1827 St Johns, Parramatta, NSW, Australia;
When Baptized: Mar 18th 1826
When Born: Decr. 26th 1826
Child's Christian Name: William
Parents' Name: James & Mary Buckley
Abode: Parramatta
Quality or Profession: Parramatta
By whom the Ceremony was performed: James Norman Offg. Minr.2 
Death of FatherAugust 1836 Parramatta, NSW, Australia;Principal=James Buckley2 
Marriage*7 January 1850 St Andrews, Parramatta, NSW, Australia;
William Buckley, bachelor, Tumut, of the Presbyterian Church
Sophia Atkinson, spinster, Tumut
Witnesses James Buckley & Sophia Buckley
;Bride=Sophia Ann Atkinson3 
Death of Mother1853 Ovens River diggings, VIC, Australia;Principal=Mary Hitchen4 
Letter*4 June 1853 Golden Gully, Bendigo Creek, VIC, Australia;
Mr Abraham Buckley
Engineer Mr Burnes
Steam flower Mills
Paramatta
N. S Wales

Golden gulley Bendigo Creek June 4th – 1853
Dear brother and sister this comes with
Ower love to you hoping to find you
And all your family in good health as
This leaves us all at preasent I cant
Possibly make out the reason I have
Not herd from you this makes the
Fourth letter I have sent to you
But I suppose you did not get them
Or I should have shurely have got some
Of them Dear brother I intend Please god to
Stop until next Spring or praps longer
As long as I can make 2 or 3 ounces per
Weak I will stay as I have laid in 7
Months provisions 7 sacks of flower
4 hundred of sugar soap 50 Pounds of
Split peas salt vinegar Coffie mustard
And maney other little things for the     
Winter I have only won to lookout for
Beef gold and good health I herd
You was about comeing to the diggins
I think you had better stop where
You are at least until I come
Back as the diggings at present is
Not very favourable but if you
Should come be shure to make me
Out and I will put you in the
Proper way to go to work mind work
It is but nice work when you get
Your wages I have maid betwean
6 and 7 hundred pounds since I have
Bein here but have done very little
This last 6 months your mother
And martha and duffie and Wife and
William buckley are all at the diggings
At the Ovens Mrs Turner and her husband
Is there also Rations is very dear
Flower 10 pounds per Bag Peas 3s Coffie 3s
Cheese 3s.6d butter 5s Beef 6d pr Pound
Gin Rum Brandy 1 Pound pr Bottle
Port wine 15s.20d give ower kind respects
To tommey your son in law his wife
And family
NB Remember me to Mr and Mrs Dun
The publican also the carpenter at the
Mill in short to all enquireing
Friends No more at present from
Your loving Brother and sister
W. P. and Elizabeth Wall
Also give ower love to William and
His wife ower children all join
In love to these cousins W. P Wall
If you should answer this
Direct W. P Wall golden
Gulley Bendigo creek Melbourn
And please to put a stamp on
And then it will be shure to
Come safe Send us what news
About the Sydney diggins
God by W. P. W5 
Death of Spouse29 April 1891 NSW, Australia;Principal=Sophia Ann Atkinson6 
Death*21 October 1907 Lacmalac, NSW, Australia7 
News-Arct*25 October 1907 "The Adelong and Tumut Express", NSW, Australia;
OBITUARY.
Mr. William Buckley.
In last issue we gave a brief notice of the death of Mr. William Buckley, which occurred as his son's residence at Lacmalac at 3 p.m. Monday last, at the ripe old age of 81 years. The cause of death was senile decay. The subject of our obituary was born at Parramatta, New South Wales, in 1826, and came to Tumut on the first occasion 69 years ago, remained here for a time, and then went back to Parramatta for about two years. Returning here, he worked for years with the late Mr. Francis Anderson, and it will be remembered by the old hands, the latter, with the late Mr. Francis Foord, built what was termed the 'Old Bridge,' situated at about 300 yards from the base of Transit Hill. The river has since completely changed its course, and the site of the structure is now what might be termed an anabranch in time of flood. Deceased, after a time married Miss Sophia Atkinson, who bore to him two sons Messrs William Buckley and Henry Buckley. The latter predeceased him, as did also his wife, who had been with him at Bendigo, thence to the Ovens diggings, where he did remarkably well, but always being of a sporting disposition the money quickly went through his fingers. Returning to Tumut in the sixties, he took advantage of the Robertson Land Act and selected the 50 acres of land now the property of Mr. Henry Anderson. Of late years the old pioneer became very much enfeebled, and previous to his demise he was 5 or 6 weeks in the Tumut Cottage Hospital, where every kindness and attention was shown him; but Fate decreed that his time had come, and death must indeed have been a happy release. Deceased was a brother of the late Mrs. James Kershaw, another old identity of Tumut. He leaves behind him in Tumut one son, Mr. William Buckley, and one sister in law, Mrs. H. B. Cribb, to mourn their loss. The funeral took place on Tuesday last, Mr. James Elphick was the undertaker and Rev. W. D. Kennedy officiated at the grave.7 

Family

Sophia Ann Atkinson b. 12 Aug 1832, d. 29 Apr 1891
Children

Citations

  1. [S1220] NSW Baptisms 1788-1855.
  2. [S1579] St John's Parramatta Parish Registers.
  3. [S1219] NSW Marriages 1788-1857.
  4. [S1743] OM74-29, Wagner Family Papers, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Letter from T. P. Body to Rev. Wagner 1853.
  5. [S1736] State Library of New South Wales, online http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au, Abraham Buckley - letter received from W. P. and Elizabeth Wall, 1853.
  6. [S1635] Findmypast NSW Will Books 1800-1952, online http://www.findmypast.com/, Mary Ann Sophia Buckley 1891.
  7. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Adelong and Tumut Express, Friday, October 25, 1907.
  8. [S1786] All Saints Tumut Parish Registers.