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William BERRY (1874 - 1948)
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Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Bertie Stanley BERRY (1899 - )
Norman William BERRY (1901 - 1992)
Percy Victor BERRY (1903 - 1980)
Claude James BERRY (1905 - 1997)
Douglas Reginald BERRY (1907 - 1957)
Mervyn Magnus BERRY (1917 - 1979)
 William BERRY (1874 - 1948)

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Ada Martha HIMSTEDT (1875 - 1969)
 James BERRY











Jane SIDERY











William BERRY Ada Martha HIMSTEDT
William BERRY
William BERRY Ada Martha HIMSTEDT William BERRY
b. abt 1874 at London, Middlesex, England
m. 23 Dec 1897 Ada Martha HIMSTEDT (1875 - 1969) at Esk, Queensland, Australia
d. 09 Aug 1948 at Balinga, Queensland, Australia aged 74
Parents:
James BERRY
Jane SIDERY
Children (6):
Bertie Stanley BERRY (1899 - )
Norman William BERRY (1901 - 1992)
Percy Victor BERRY (1903 - 1980)
Claude James BERRY (1905 - 1997)
Douglas Reginald BERRY (1907 - 1957)
Mervyn Magnus BERRY (1917 - 1979)
Grandchildren (12):
Events in William BERRY (1874 - 1948)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1874 William BERRY was born London, Middlesex, England
20 Jun 1884 10 Immigration Townsville, Queensland, Australia per "Duke of Buccleuch" 18
23 Dec 1897 23 Married Ada Martha HIMSTEDT (aged 22) Esk, Queensland, Australia 1897/C1907, Certificate
1899 25 Birth of son Bertie Stanley BERRY Queensland, Australia 1899/C10103
03 Dec 1901 27 Birth of son Norman William BERRY Esk, Queensland, Australia 1902/C10788
25 May 1903 29 Birth of son Percy Victor BERRY Esk, Queensland, Australia 1903/C9497
16 Jul 1905 31 Birth of son Claude James BERRY Esk, Queensland, Australia 1905/C10441
03 May 1907 33 Birth of son Douglas Reginald BERRY Esk, Queensland, Australia 1907/C10788
25 Jul 1917 43 Birth of son Mervyn Magnus BERRY Esk, Queensland, Australia from Ada's death certificate
09 Aug 1948 74 William BERRY died Balinga, Queensland, Australia
aft 09 Aug 1948 74 Burial Esk, Queensland, Australia 18
Personal Notes:
At the age of 10, William travelled to Australia on the ship “ Duke of Buccleuch”, home port of Plymouth; it arrived in Townsville 20th June 1884, before continuing onto Brisbane.

There is still some confusion as to whom William travelled with. His father James Berry died prior to 1884. His mother Jane certainly accompanied him. Whether she was alone or had remarried prior to leaving England is in doubt. However she did remarry again to (Edwin?) Samuel Taylor. An older brother, Joseph, had apparently emigrated prior to William. It is thought that in 1897 Joseph married Mary Himstedt, elder sister of Ada Martha. Joe Berry worked as a builder and for a couple of years around 1912 worked with his brother-in-law Herbert Himstedt.

No details of William’s early life in Australia are known. However, on 22/12/1897 he married Ada Martha, eighth daughter of Augustus & Martha Himstedt.
Some time after 1904 William and his brother-in-law Fred Himstedt purchased a portion of ‘Colinton Station’ near Moore. This adjoined a block purchased by Fred’s brother Herman. About 1910 William and Fred sold their interests to Herman.

William and Ada farmed a small property called Sunnybank where their family was raised. They also had a holiday cottage at Balinga, on what is now called the Gold Coast, to which they retired. It was at Balinga that William died in 1948, although he is buried in Esk Cemetery.

Ada lived another 21 years, dying in 1969. She too lies in Esk Cemetery.
Source References:
18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool
- Reference = Tracy Berry email 29-1-09 (Burial)
- Reference = Tracy Berry email 29-1-09 (Immigration)
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