Friday, October 30, 2009

Concerning William

In order to help unlock the mystery of William Wainwright, the fifth child born to James and Ann Maria, I ordered the marriage certificate from England for William Wainwright and Mary Ellen Gorst, who I believed he was married to. However, upon receiving the certificate I have discovered that this is not our William Wainwright. This William is the son of another William Wainwright, who was a dairyman. A different person, entirely. So neither this William, nor Mary Ellen Gorst are a part of this branch of the Wainwright family. I am now going to turn my attention to Australia, where it is believed, according to family story, that William died of pneumonia while farming with his brothers. There is a William Wainwright who died in Kukerin in 1916. As this is where they were farming, it is likely that this is him. I will send for his death certificate to ascertain if it is.

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