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William Joseph Lambert 1826 - 1903

William Joseph Lambert of Creswick Australia was born in 1826 at Ramsay Huntingdonshire England to Charlotte Greenwood Lambert. He had siblings William Greenwood Lambert, Fanny Ann Lambert, Susan Lambert, Rose Anna Greenwood Lambert, George Alfred Lambert, Laura Louisa Lambert, and Lucy Lambert. William Lambert died at age 76 years old in July 1903 at Creswick Hospital Creswick Victoria Australia, and was buried at Creswick Cemetery.

William Joseph Lambert

Creswick Australia

1826

Ramsay Huntingdonshire England

July 1903

Creswick Hospital Creswick Victoria Australia

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William Joseph Lambert's History: 1826 - 1903

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Introduction

12 May 1880 Yesterday when Mr. W Lambert, the builder, was clearing away the surface for the foundations of a new brick shop for Mr. Walton, on his allotment and adjoining Mr. Stahmer's, he and others were struck by the auriferous appearance of the dirt, consisting of the large boulders in a bed of gravel and pipeclay. A trial of a panful of dirt resulted in Mr. Stahmer's obtaining a Yz dwt of gold. Several parties would have willingly started to work, but it would have necessitated replacing the dirt with stone-work, which was a royalty the would be diggers were not prepared for. '

William Lambert, Charlotte(Greenwood) Lambert and 2 children, Fanny Ann and Susan came to Australia aboard the "Genghis Khan" in 26 July 1853.
1826

Birthday

1826

Birthdate

Ramsay Huntingdonshire England

Birthplace

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Nationality & Locations

England
Religious Beliefs

Methodist
Professional Career

Bricklayer
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1903

Death

July 1903

Death date

Unknown
Cause of death

Creswick Hospital Creswick Victoria Australia
Death location

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Funeral date
Creswick Cemetery
Burial location
Obituary

Mr. Wm. Lambert, the well known bricklayer, died at the Creswick Hospital on Sunday evening. The old gentleman was in his 77th year. He was one of the oldest residents of Creswick, having come here in 1854. For three months he had been suffering from dropsy, and apoplexy supervened. The funeral will leave the residence of his daughter (Mrs. H. Bush, Albert Street) at 3 o'clock p.m. to-day. The Friends of the late Mr. Wm. Lambert are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of interment, the Creswick Cemetery. The funeral will leave the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Bush, Albert-street, at 3 o'clock THlS (Tuesday) AFTERNOON. A. P ASCO & SONS, Undertakers. July 30 1903 The funeral of the late Mr. Wm. Lambert took place on Tuesday afternoon; the remains being interred in the Creswick Cemetery. There was a good attendance. The coffin bearers were Messrs C. W. Jebb, G. Ward, W. Tomkins, J. Cassell, W. Sutcliffe, and J. Oxley, and the pall-bearers Mr. W. B. Grose, M.L.A., and Messrs G. Tait (Mayor), W. P. Northcott, T. Rickards, W. Wood and J. Blarney. Rev. E. Orlando Knee conducted service at the house and the grave, assisted by Rev. R Jackson. Messes A. Pasco and Sons were the undertakers.

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