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William Funston 1864 - 1943

William Funston was born in 1864 in Sydney, NSW Australia. He was in a relationship with Elizabeth Chambers beginning 1888 in New South Wales, and they were together until William's death in 1943. William Funston had children Minnie Ellen (Funston) Leer, Edward Funston, Doris M Funston, William Funston, Olga Irene (Funston) Meredith, and Alexander Funston.
William Funston
1864
Sydney, NSW, Australia
1943
Male
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  • 1864

    Birthday

    1864
    Birthdate
    Sydney, NSW Australia
    Birthplace
  • 1943

    Death

    1943
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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    William Funston lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1864, in the year that William Funston was born, on October 5th, a cyclone killed 70,000 people in Calcutta, India. Calcutta is in a "very high damage risk" cyclone zone, although this was an especially powerful one.
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In 1886, he was 22 years old when on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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William Funston's Family Tree & Friends

William Funston's Family Tree

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Parent
Partner
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Sibling
Partnership

Elizabeth Chambers

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William Funston

1888
Start of partnership
New South Wales Australia
Start of partnership location
William's Death
Cause of Separation
1943
William's death date
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