Williams, Edgar Elmore

Edgar Elmore Williams, 1855-1934

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Contents:Edgar Elmore Williams:  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:14 September 1855Melbourne, Colony of Victoria [01] [02].
Married:Did not marry [03].
Died:5 November 1934Philomena Rest Home, Kooyong Road, Toorak, Victoria, Australia, aged 79 years [04] [05].
Cremated:6 November 1934Melbourne Crematorium (Fawkner Cemetery), Fawkner, Victoria, Australia [Ashes scattered] [06] [07].

Golden Colony Roles

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Gold Warden:18911892189318941895189618971898189919001901190219031904190519061907190819091910
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Career

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References

Notes

Notes
01⇑Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Birth Index B1855-009269.
02⇑Date from Public Service Lists.
03⇑To be confirmed.
04⇑Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Index D1934-009750.
05⇑Deaths - Williams; The Herald (Melbourne), 5 November 1934, p 24 [Trove; 18 April 2023].
06⇑Edgar Elmore Williams [Fawkner Cemetery; 12 November 2023].
07⇑Funeral Notices - Williams; The Argus (Melbourne), 6 November 1934, p 1 [Trove; 12 November 2023].

Further Reading

Updates

2024-10-13Page formatting revised.
2023-11-12Life Events updated and references added.