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William Henry Sawyer 1868–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Oct 1868

Birth Location: Ballarat East, , Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 8 Feb 1946

Death Location: Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia

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Spouse(s): Alice Bryant

Children(s): Irene Sawyer, Ruby Sawyer, Myrtle Sawyer, William Sawyer, Isabella Sawyer, Florence Sawyer, Annie Sawyer, Jessie Sawyer, Alma Sawyer, Beatrice Sawyer

In 1868, William Henry Sawyer entered the world in Ballarat East, , Victoria, Australia, born to James Charles Sawyer And Isabella Nimmo Chalmers. William Henry Sawyer married Alice Maria Bryant, and had children including Alma Maria Sawyer, Annie Roberta Sawyer, Beatrice Mary Emma Sawyer, Florence Lillian Sawyer, Irene Beatrice Sawyer, Isabella Nimmo Sawyer, Jessie Victoria Sawyer, Myrtle Isabella Sawyer, Ruby Alice Sawyer, William Henry Sawyer. William Henry Sawyer passed away in 1946 in Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1868, William Henry Sawyer entered the world in Ballarat East, , Victoria, Australia, born to James Charles Sawyer And Isabella Nimmo Chalmers.
  • William Henry Sawyer married Alice Maria Bryant, and had children including Alma Maria Sawyer, Annie Roberta Sawyer, Beatrice Mary Emma Sawyer, Florence Lillian Sawyer, Irene Beatrice Sawyer, Isabella Nimmo Sawyer, Jessie Victoria Sawyer, Myrtle Isabella Sawyer, Ruby Alice Sawyer, William Henry Sawyer.
  • William Henry Sawyer passed away in 1946 in Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia.

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William Sawyer
1868–1946
Birth Place: Ballarat East, , Victoria, Australia
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William Sawyer's Descendants

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William (Henry) Sawyer (28 Oct 1868–8 Feb 1946) m. Alice (Maria) Bryant (21 Aug 1870–14 Oct 1958)
  1. 1. Irene (Beatrice) Sawyer 1891–1894
  2. 2. Ruby (Alice) Sawyer 1892–1959
  3. 3. Myrtle (Isabella) Sawyer 1894–1904
  4. 4. William (Henry) Sawyer 1897–1968
  5. 5. Isabella (Nimmo) Sawyer 1899–1960
  6. 6. Florence (Lillian) Sawyer 1901–1987
  7. 7. Annie (Roberta) Sawyer 1903–2000
  8. 8. Jessie (Victoria) Sawyer 1906–1985
  9. 9. Alma (Maria) Sawyer 1908–1984
  10. 10. Beatrice (Mary Emma) Sawyer 1910–1999

William Sawyer's Timeline

3 Records

1868
28 Oct 1868
Birth of William Henry Sawyer in Ballarat East, , Victoria, Australia
Ballarat East, , Victoria, Australia
1946
6 Feb 1946
Age 78
Death of William Henry Sawyer in Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia
Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia
1946
8 Feb 1946
Age 78
Burial of William Henry Sawyer in Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia
Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1868
    Event Place: Ballarat East, , Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Birth Index, Registration Number: 21237
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1924, Reference Number: 21237
    [3] Pioneers Index, 1837-1888, Registration number 21237 1868

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1946
    Event Place: Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index, Registration Number: 16178
    [2] Death Index, 1836-1994, Registration number 16178 1946
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1946
    Event Place: Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ballarat Cemetery Burial Records
    [2] Find A Grave Memorial Database, Memorial ID 227965405

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