William Henry Hallam

Male 1852 - 1944  (91 years)


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  • Name William Henry Hallam 
    Born 13 Aug 1852  Grantham, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Mar 1944  Hamilton Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18  David Hallam
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2024 

    Father Joseph Hallam,   b. 16 Jun 1822, Burton , Loughborough Engalan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1909  (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Hanna Pede-Narthy,   b. 1824, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1910  (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Notes 
    • Hanna Pidd was born on 22nd May 1825 in Little Ponton , Lincolnshire. She married Henry Northridge and they had two children together Henry b 1847 and Maria Ann b 1849. It's understood that Henry Northridge deceased, circumstances unknown.
      Hanna then married Joseph Henry Hallam. Joseph and Hanna arrived in Adelaide, they bought with thm henry age 6. Maria Ann aged 4 and William aged 2 years.

      Joseph and Hanna arrived in Adelaide on the 26th August 1853, Henry was 6, Maria Ann 4 and William 2. They sailed from South Hampton on board the "Magdalena". The Shipping records show the children's name of Hallam. The family lived in Adelaide area for about 7 years before travelling overland to Bunganee, ear Ballarat, leaving Henry aged 13 in Adelaide with a wagon and a team of horses.

      It Shows that the first issue of Joseph and Hanna was William born 1851. They had eight children together. Hanna died 20th October 1910 in Korumburra, Victoria having lived 85 years.
    Family ID F63  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Murray,   b. 13 Aug 1852, Muntham , Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1944, age 91 Buried at Hamilton. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 13 Mar 1876  Bruk Bruk Fernhaugh , Presbyterian Church Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Author- Grace M. Horak 30th March 1994

      William & Mary (Mn Murray) Hallam sailed from England in 1853 arriving in Adelaide on the Magdalena ship and settled in Coleraine -Casterton district.

      Mary & William were married at Bruk Bruk Fernhaugh in 1875 with great rejoicing from both families. They settled at Turkey Bottom now called Carapark and had two sons Henry George (1877) and David Augustus 1879). Later in 1884 the Hallam family with all their possessions probably in a wagon travelled north crossing the Glenelg and arriving at Telangatuk where they took up land between Balmoral and Harrow.

      They became well established and highly respected. they ran sheep and grew crops using horse drawn implements, planting fruit trees and produced their own meat, eggs and butter and some times potatoes.

      Their place was open to many kinds, hawkers fro other localities , piano tuners skin buyers and stock agents.

      The family loved to play the piano and other instruments and they had a pleasant Saturday evenings with neighbours.

      The children born at Telangatuk were

      1/Mary Murray 15.06.1886
      2/William Frank 03.01.1888
      3/Margaret Gertrude 27.06.1890
      4/Vera Isabell 22.01.1892
      5/ Ruby Grace 02.05.1894.

      Mary's parents and several brothers and a sister moved mostly to Telangatuk East so there were many relatives to visit in the buggy as well as friends from Neighbouring farms.

      The Hallam family all moved to Cavendish in 1910. Mary and William place at Telang again became a centre of hospitality renowned throughout the district.

      In 1920 Mary and William retired to live in Ballarat Rd Hamilton taking Ruby with them. William did in 1929. Mary Hallam died in Hamilton on the 17.03.1944
    Children 
    +1. Henry George Hallam
    +2. David Augustus Hallam,   b. 5 May 1879, Bruk Bruk Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1949, (Aged 70) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [Birth]
    +3. Mary Murray (Mn Hallam) McKechnie,   b. 15 Jun 1886, Balmoral Victoria Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     4. Margaret Gertrude Hallam,   b. 27 May 1890, Balmoral, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1953  (Age 63 years)  [Birth]
    +5. William Frank Hallam,   b. 3 Mar 1888, Balmoral, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1960, Portland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    +6. Vera Isabella Hallam,   b. 22 Jan 1892,   d. 16 Aug 1937  (Age 45 years)  [Birth]
     7. Grace Ruby Hallam,   b. 5 Feb 1894,   d. 17 Nov 1979  (Age 85 years)  [Birth]
    Photos

    Mary Murray & extended family

    married to William Henry Hallam
    Last Modified 25 Dec 2023 
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos

    William Henry Hallam father of William Frank Hallam

  • Notes 
    • William Hallam was born in Lincolnshire England in 1851 to Joseph and Hannah.

      He immigrated to Australia in 1853 on the "Magdalena" with his parents and half brother and sister. Shipping records have his age as one so we can assume William's DOB was late 1851.

      William married Mary Murray on the 13th March 1876 at Fern Haugh, Bruk Bruk and worked as a farmer and labourer.

      William died at Hamilton on the 9th May 1929 and is buried in Hamilton Cemetery . (Marriage 705) (Vic Deaths 77/5354)