William Horsnell1

#14545, (circa 1840-1877)
FatherThomas Horsnell1 (1811-9 Dec 1856)
MotherMartha Goddard1
Last Edited26 Jan 2018
     William Horsnell was also known as William Hosnell. NOTE: The information on this page is my research to date and is subject to change as I become better informed. I very much welcome any corrections or additional info you might have - my email address is at the bottom of this page. Whilst historical facts are not copyright, my writing about these facts are. If you wish to use any text from this site on Ancestry or on any other website, please ask me first - Tim Hill.
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He was born circa 1840 at New South Wales.1 He was the son of Thomas Horsnell and Martha Goddard.1

His father died 10 December 1856.1

By January 1857 the Horsnell family was in desperate circumstances and an appeal was made for charity in January 1857:
"TO THE BENEVOLENT.
THE attention of the benevolent Public is solicited to the case of Mrs. Horsnell, widow of the late Thomas Horsnell, of the Long Swamp, near Mulgunnia who was recently killed by a fall from horse, leaving his wife and seven children almost in a state of complete destitution.
Donations will be thankfully received at Carcoar by the Rev. H. Tingcombe, E. J. C. North, N. Connolly, and B. Stimpson, and by W. Farrand, Esq. Free Press Office, Bathurst."2




He may have attended the wedding of his sister in the marriage of James Brown Nicholson and Lydia Horsnell at St. Michaels and St. Johns Catholic Cathedral on Sunday, 20 August 1871 at Bathurst, New South Wales. Lydia was ten years younger than James.. James and Lydia went on to have 12 known children together.3

William died in 1877.4

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1840BirthNew South Wales1
1
1877Death4

Citations

  1. [S2] New South Wales, Death Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1856 No.001706.
  2. [S597] The Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal, Bathurst, NSW, Australia, 1857 'Advertising.', Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal (NSW : 1851 - 1904), 21 January, p. 3, viewed 19 April, 2015, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article62052624
  3. [S3] New South Wales, Marriage Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages 1871 No.1637.
  4. [S1014] E-mails from Paul Stephens to Tim Hill (e-mail address), 2018- 'RE: Hosnell family connections' - 21 January 2018 at 21:01.