Piper, William

William Piper, 1813-1872

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Contents:William Piper:  Profile  Biography  Research Notes
Explanations:
Columns:R [Role]; S [Sources].
Roles: = Government Office (Paid); = Government Duties (Unpaid); = On leave; = TBD; = Agriculture; = Private enterprise; = Parliament;
= British Army; = Royal Marines; = British Militia; = Colonial Militia; = East India Company Army; = Royal Navy; = Other Maritime;
= Education; = Army Education; = Navy Education; = Immigration; = Emigration; = Other voyage.
Abbreviations: BB = Blue Book; CCL = Commissioner of Crown Lands; CP = Chinese Protector; CPS = Clerk of Petty Sessions; GC = Gold Commissioner;
GR = Gold Receiver; GW = Gold Warden; JP = Justice of the Peace (Magistrate); PM = Police Magistrate;
FN = Footnotes; PSL = Public Service List; S/S1/S2 = Source; TBC/TBD = To be confirmed/determined.
Appointments: = Appointed; = Reappointed; = Promoted; = Demoted; = Redesignated; = Succeeded/Replaced; = Transferred to; = Made permanent;
= Retired; = Dismissed; = Passed (Examinations); = Paid as (role).
British Army: = Purchase of Commission; = Exchange rank/regiment; = Reduced to Reserve list; = Retired by sale of Commission.
Sources (S, S1, S2): = Blue Book; = Blue Book derived; = Government Gazette; = Government Gazette derived; = Public Service List; = Public Service List derived;
= Report; = Book; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death document; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death extract; = Cemetery; = Census; = Legal;
= Newspaper family notice; = Newspaper article; = Magazine article; = Unconfirmed; = Military service record; = Internet.
Other Symbols: = External link.
Dates:Dates are in YYYY-MM-DD format. Ongoing = Continues into next calendar year; New date; Date changed in source; Date died; Date to be confirmed.
"Original" is the date the person commenced the role. For example, when first appointed a Police Magistrate, regardless of later re-appointments and re-assignments.
Unconfirmed:All text in magenta is unconfirmed.
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Life Events

Born:1813Breedon Lodge, Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, England [01].
Baptised:12 September 1813Priory Church of St Mary and St Hardulph, Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, England [02].
Arrived:TBDTBD [03]
Married:Did not marry.
Departed:4 September 1869Returned to England on the ship Dover Castle [04].
Died:9 March 1872Nova Lodge, Pickering, Yorkshire, England [residence] [05] [06] [07].
Buried:13 March 1872St Andrew's Churchyard, Middleton, Pickering Lythe, Yorkshire, England [08] [09].

Golden Colony Roles

Victoria:Police Magistrate:1851185218531854185518561857185818591860186118621863186418651866186718681869
Gold Warden:1851185218531854185518561857185818591860186118621863186418651866186718681869
Crown Lands:185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862
Chinese Protector:185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862

Career

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References

Notes

Notes
01⇑ 1871 England Census [Ancestry (Membership required) ; 7 March 2024].
02⇑ Baptisms - Piper; England Births and Baptisms, 1538-1975 [FamilySearch, 7 March 2024].
03⇑ Before 1838.
04⇑ Shipping News - Cleared Out (This Day); The Herald (Melbourne), 4 September 1869, p 2 [Trove; 7 March 2024].
05⇑ 9 March is from the death notice. Probate records have 8 March.
06⇑ England and Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 [Ancestry (Membership required) ; 7 March 2024].
07⇑ Deaths - Piper; The Argus (Melbourne), 21 May 1872, p 4 [Trove; 7 March 2024].
08⇑ Yorkshire Burials, [Find My Past (Membership required) ; 7 March 2024].
09⇑ Funeral of a Noted Man; The Manchester Evening News, 16 March 1872, p 2 [Find My Past (Membership required) ; 7 March 1872].

Further Reading

Updates

2024-10-13Page formatting revised.
2024-03-07Life Events updated and references added.