William John Tretheway
S. of Gideon Lawrence Tretheway & Elizabeth Cecily Slater
William John Tretheway
Born 21.8.1881 at George Town, Tazmania, Australia
Occ. Water Diviner/Well Sinker/Farmer
Marr. Annie Amelia Black 12.12.1905 at Forbes, NSW
Died 4th Jan. 1954 at Sydney, NSW
Buried at Rookwood Independent, Sydney, NSW
Children
Frederick William
Reginald Lawrence
Harold Charles
Florence Annie
Ivy Myrtle
Lennard Gideon
Elizabeth Joyce
Dorothy
NOTE
Annie was born c 1881 at Birriwa, NSW, Australia & died in 1961. Her parents were Issac Black & Leah Bayliss.
Born in Tasmania. Moved from there to Nyngan around 1891 at age 10. From there the family moved to McPhail (now Peak Hill). William moved from there to Forbes at age 19 due to gold mining. One day William (A Water Diviner) was hit on the head whilst sinking a well with a bucket which actually cracked his skull and cut his brain. (His wife had had a premonition whist hanging out the clothes to pray for her husband). The hospital rang to say he was not expected to survive. Two days later William was home in normal health. 14 years later before a routine check up in Sydney William was hit by a tram. A specialist and students were called in to inspect his indented head. The specialist was amazed that anyone could survive a double compound fracture to the skull. He had survived and was said never even to have had a headache. (These notes/pictures I found at Rootsweb by Jo Weddell and Peter Olsen). Their personal website is 'Jo and Peter's Family Tree'.
Also see 'William John Tretheway & Sons'
'William John, wife Annie & 1st child Frederick'
'Annie with sons Frederick, Harold & Reginald'
'William John, son Frederick, Grand-daughter Joan & mother Elizabeth'
'Annie with Elizabeth Joyce'
'Frederick William Tretheway'
'Harold Charles Tretheway'
'Lennard Gideon Tretheway & his 1st son Kenneth'
Also 'Newspaper Clipping'
'William John Tretheway's Will Page 1 & 2 (Dated 10.11.1953)'
S. of Gideon Lawrence Tretheway & Elizabeth Cecily Slater
William John Tretheway
Born 21.8.1881 at George Town, Tazmania, Australia
Occ. Water Diviner/Well Sinker/Farmer
Marr. Annie Amelia Black 12.12.1905 at Forbes, NSW
Died 4th Jan. 1954 at Sydney, NSW
Buried at Rookwood Independent, Sydney, NSW
Children
Frederick William
Reginald Lawrence
Harold Charles
Florence Annie
Ivy Myrtle
Lennard Gideon
Elizabeth Joyce
Dorothy
NOTE
Annie was born c 1881 at Birriwa, NSW, Australia & died in 1961. Her parents were Issac Black & Leah Bayliss.
Born in Tasmania. Moved from there to Nyngan around 1891 at age 10. From there the family moved to McPhail (now Peak Hill). William moved from there to Forbes at age 19 due to gold mining. One day William (A Water Diviner) was hit on the head whilst sinking a well with a bucket which actually cracked his skull and cut his brain. (His wife had had a premonition whist hanging out the clothes to pray for her husband). The hospital rang to say he was not expected to survive. Two days later William was home in normal health. 14 years later before a routine check up in Sydney William was hit by a tram. A specialist and students were called in to inspect his indented head. The specialist was amazed that anyone could survive a double compound fracture to the skull. He had survived and was said never even to have had a headache. (These notes/pictures I found at Rootsweb by Jo Weddell and Peter Olsen). Their personal website is 'Jo and Peter's Family Tree'.
