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William Lawson BettingtonAge: 401842–1883

Name
William Lawson Bettington
Given names
William Lawson
Surname
Bettington
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Birth 25 December 1842 29
 "Oatlands House", Dundas, New South Wales, Australia

Australian History 1842
 

Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia.
Australian History 1843 (Age 7 days)
 

Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property).
Australian History 1845 (Age 2)
 

Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost.
Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia.
Birth of a sister 1848 (Age 5)
 New South Wales, Australia

younger sister - Susanna Caroline Bettington
Death of a brother 19 May 1850 (Age 7)
 Cassilis, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - John Henshall Bettington
Death of a maternal grandfather 16 June 1850 (Age 7)
 Prospect, New South Wales, Australia

maternal grandfather - Lieut. William Lawson Sr.
Australian History 1850 (Age 7)
 

Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony.
Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments
Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded.
Australian History 1851 (Age 8)
 

Note: Victoria separates from New South Wales.
Note: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat.
Note: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine
Australian History 1853 (Age 10)
 

Note: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo
Australian History 1854 (Age 11)
 

Note: The Eureka Stockade
Australian History 1855 (Age 12)
 

Note: The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases.
Note: All men over 21 years of age obtain the right to vote in South Australia.
Australian History 1856 (Age 13)
 

Note: Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania.
Australian History 1857 (Age 14)
 

Note: Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together.
Note: Victorian men achieve the right to vote.
Australian History 1858 (Age 15)
 

Note: Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph.
Note: New South Wales men achieve the right to vote.
Marriage of a sisterAnn Bettington - View family
1859 (Age 16)
 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

brother-in-law - John Maguire
elder sister - Ann Bettington
Marriage of a sisterRebecca Bettington - View family
1859 (Age 16)
 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

brother-in-law - Lawrence H. Scott
elder sister - Rebecca Bettington
Australian History 1859 (Age 16)
 

Note: SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives.
Note: Australian rules football codified, Melbourne Football Club founded
Note: Queensland separates from New South Wales with its western border at 141 degrees E.
Australian History 1860 (Age 17)
 

Note: John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E.
Burial of a brother 7 June 1861 (Age 18)
 Merrima, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - John Henshall Bettington
Australian History 1861 (Age 18)
 

Note: The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs.
Note: skiing in Australia introduced by Norwegians in the Snowy Mountains goldrush town of Kiandra
Australian History 1862 (Age 19)
 

Note: Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E.
Australian History 1863 (Age 20)
 

Note: South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales.
Marriage of a brotherJames Brindley Bettington - View family
30 July 1864 (Age 21)
 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

elder brother - James Brindley Bettington
sister-in-law - Caroline Sophia Hallen
Australian History 1867 (Age 24)
 

Note: Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland.
Note: Saint Mary MacKillop founds Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart.
Australian History 1868 (Age 25)
 

Note: The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases.
Australian History 1869 (Age 26)
 

Note: Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies.
Australian History 1872 (Age 29)
 

Note: Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and Adelaide opens.
Australian History 1873 (Age 30)
 

Note: Uluru is first sighted by Europeans, and named Ayers Rock.
Australian History 1875 (Age 32)
 

Note: SS Gothenburg strikes Old Reef off North Queensland and sinks with the loss of approximately 102 lives.
Note: Adelaide Steamship Company is formed.
Australian History 1878 (Age 35)
 

Note: First horse-drawn trams in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.
Australian History 1879 (Age 36)
 

Note: The first congress of trade unions is held.
Australian History 1880 (Age 37)
 

Note: The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged.
Note: Parliamentarians in Victoria become the first in Australia to be paid for their work.
Marriage of a sisterSusanna Caroline Bettington - View family
1882 (Age 39)
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

brother-in-law - Robert C. Guest
younger sister - Susanna Caroline Bettington
Death of a mother 25 February 1882 (Age 39)
 California, USA

mother - Rebecca Lawson
Australian History 1882 (Age 39)
 

Note: First water-borne sewerage service in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide.
Australian History 1883 (Age 40)
 

Note: The opening of the Sydney-Melbourne railway
Note: Silver is discovered at Broken Hill
Death 2 June 1883 (Age 40)
 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia

Family with parents - View family
father
James Brindley Bettington Sr.

Death yes  

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mother
Rebecca Lawson

Birth 17 January 1813 38 32  Prospect, New South Wales, Australia

Death 25 February 1882 (Age 69)  California, USA

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Marriage: 7 June 1830 — Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia
11 months
#1 elder brother
James Brindley Bettington Jr.

Birth 21 May 1831 18  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death 9 December 1831 (Age 6 months)  Prospect, New South Wales, Australia

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7 months
#2 elder sister
Ann Bettington

Birth 1832 18  

Death yes  

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2 years
#3 elder sister
Rebecca Bettington

Birth 1834 20  New South Wales, Australia

Death yes  

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3 years
#4 elder brother
James Brindley Bettington

Birth 1 April 1837 24  "Veteran Hall", Prospect, New South Wales, Australia

Death 22 December 1915 (Age 78)  "Oatlands House", Dundas, New South Wales, Australia

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2 years
#5 elder brother
John Henshall Bettington

Birth 10 May 1839 26  New South Wales, Australia

Death 19 May 1850 (Age 11)  Cassilis, New South Wales, Australia

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4 years
#6 himself
William Lawson Bettington

Birth 25 December 1842 29  "Oatlands House", Dundas, New South Wales, Australia

Death 2 June 1883 (Age 40)  Petersham, New South Wales, Australia

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5 years
#7 younger sister
Susanna Caroline Bettington

Birth 1848 34  New South Wales, Australia

Death yes  

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William Lawson Bettington has 28 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (28)

Parents William Lawson Jr. + Caroline Icely
1 William Icely Lawson 1833–1865
2 Eliza Lawson ?–1900
3 Sarah Ann Lawson 1838–1893
4 Maria Emily Lawson 1839–?
5 Sophia Rebecca Lawson 1840–1916
6 Thomas James Lawson 1841–1877
7 Frances Lawson 1843–1844
8 Samuel Charles Lawson 1844–1844
9 Samuel Charles Lawson 1847–1881
10 Susannah Caroline Lawson 1836–1872
Parents Nelson Simmons Lawson Sr. + Honoria Mary Dickinson
1 Eliza R. Lawson ?–1839
2 Nelson Simmons Lawson Jr. 1836–1891
3 Honoria Sophia Lawson ?–?
4 Charles William Lawson 1841–1891
5 Frederick. L. Lawson ?–1845
Parents Henry Bayly + Hannah Anne Lawson
1 Sarah Caroline Bayly 1832–?
2 William Henry Bayly 1834–1864
3 Wallace Paget Bayly 1835–1878
4 Emily Augusta Bayly 1836–1911
5 Wallace Paget Bayly 1838–1878
6 Clarence Paget Bayly 1839–1926
7 Charles Fitzroy Bayly 1845–1925
8 Flora Louisa Bayly 1841–?
9 Louisa Bayly Bayly ?–?
10 Arthur Lindsay Bayly 1848–1903
11 Flora Louisa Bayly 1850–?
12 Florence Amy Bayly ?–1851
Parents Edward Hallen + Sophia West Lawson
1 Caroline Sophia Hallen ?–?

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