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John Henry Watmuff 1839 - 1895

John Henry Watmuff of Cowra Ave., in Mildura, VIC Australia was born on February 2, 1839 in Halifax, West Yorkshire County, England United Kingdom to Stephen Watmuff and Elizabeth Vickerman Watmuff. He had siblings Elizabeth Sarah (Watmuff) Bond, Frederick Watmuff, Charles Brothers Watmuff, Mary Taylor Watmuff, Edward Watmuff, and Lucy Watmuff. John was baptized on August 3, 1840. He married Elizabeth Stone Watmuff on July 30, 1870. They had children Henry Hamilton Watmuff, Mary Josephine Watmuff, Edith Marion Watmuff, and Charles Royde Watmuff. He married Elizabeth (Bessie) Pitts Watmuff, and they had children Stephen Oswald Watmuff, John Basil Watmuff, Henry Bertram Watmuff, Walter Reginald Watmuff, Agnes Olive (Wattmuff) Thornton, and Edward Leslie Watmuff. John Watmuff died at age 56 years old on February 15, 1895 in Mildura, VIC Australia, and was buried at Nichols Point Cemetery Karadoc Ave, in Nichols Point, Mildura Rural City County.

John Henry Watmuff
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Bourneville Cowra Ave., in Mildura, VIC Australia
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February 2, 1839
Halifax, West Yorkshire County, England, United Kingdom
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Mildura, VIC, 3500, Australia
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  • Introduction

    John Henry Watmuff, born to Stephan and Elizabeth Vickerman Watmuff, was born in Manchester, but sailed as a free settler to Australia. There he was sent to the gold fields at the early age of twelve of thirteen. His sibling were Mary Taylor, Elizabeth Sara, Fredrick, Charles Bros, and Lucy.
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    1839

    Birthday

    February 2, 1839
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    Halifax, West Yorkshire County, England United Kingdom
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Yorkshire English

  • Nationality & Locations

    John was bourn in Yorkshire, England, and moved to Australia when his Father, Stephen Watmuff, came for work. When John was only 12 or 13 years old, he was sent to work in the goldfield. Later on he settled in Mildura, Victoria.

  • Early Life & Education

    Originally living on 21 York St, Cheetham Hill Manchester (according to a diary of John's), John moved to London as a young child. He recalls in one of his diaries that he was "bewildered at all the bustle and excitement I saw manifested in the streets whilst diving to our new home." His father was very unsuccessful in business and sought a new start in Australia, where they were of such low status that John and his brother were forced to become Hawkers until John was sent to gold-dig when he was 12 years old. I could not find much indication of education, but I know he was literate and of reasonable status when he was older.
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    1840

    Baptism

    August 3, 1840
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  • Religious Beliefs

    I don't think john was a Christian, at least not in his earlier life. He says in one of his diary's- "I take up the bible and read it sometimes as I would a work of fiction, its truly marvellous morality I think it is fine but rather Utopian..." however, it is possible he changed his views, as he did occasionally go to church.

  • Professional Career

    Hawker, Goldminer, Clerk, Horticulturalist

  • Personal Life & Family

    Temperance Society, Bendigo; Sandhurst Atheneum Debating Society and Dramatic club; Wetherstones Debating Society (Otago N.Z.); Manuherikia Mutual Improvement Society;
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    1895

    Death

    February 15, 1895
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    Sunstroke
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    Mildura, VIC 3500, Australia
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    Nichols Point Cemetery Karadoc Ave, in Nichols Point, Mildura Rural City County, VIC 3501, Australia
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  • Obituary

    The Argus, Melbourne. 23rd February 1895. WATMUFF. - On the 15th inst., at Mildura, Victoria, John Henry, the beloved husband of Elizabeth Watmuff, and eldest brother of Mr. F. Watmuff and Mrs. G. B. Bond, of Melbourne. Aged 56 years.
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Photo of Stephen.J. Arnold Stephen.J. Arnold
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03/17/2024
Doubt this is J. H. Watmuff's portrait
In the 1980's someone wrote on the back of this photo it was John Henry Watmuff, but the signature on the back is nothing like his usual, possibly "King"?
Judge for yourself. Compare Photo numbers 198 with 490 to 492 at
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