William Stanton1

M, #6473, b. 23 July 1842, d. 26 August 1929
FatherJoseph Stanton1 d. 19 Nov 1884
MotherElizabeth Field1 b. 17 Apr 1818, d. 30 Jul 1900
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited15 Oct 2021
Birth*23 July 1842 Castlereagh, NSW, Australia1 
Baptism24 August 1842 Windsor Circuit, NSW, Australia;
When Baptized: Augt 24th 1842
When Born: July 23rd 1842
Child’s Christian Name: William
Parents’ Names: Joseph and Elizabeth Stanton
Abode: Castlereagh
Quality or Profession: Wheel Wright
By whom Baptized: Frederick Lewis1 
Marriage9 April 1872 Forbes, NSW, Australia;Bride=Maria Strickland2 
Death of Father19 November 1884 Penrith, NSW, Australia;
DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT.—One by one the old hands of the district, are dropping off. We have to record this week the death of a very old and respected resident of this district. On Wednesday morning last, Mr. Joseph Stanton, who for many years resided on the Castlereagh Road, near Penrith, joined the great majority. Mr. Stanton who has been a resident in the Colony for upwards of 57 years, was one of those unassumming gentleman, and during his life he made any number of friends. A short time ago it was found that his health was failing, and he removed with his wife to the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. W. Lennox. Since that time he has been laid up, and gradually lingered on till he died on Wednesday morning, at the age of 82 years.;Principal=Joseph Stanton3 
Death of Mother30 July 1900 High Street, Penrith, NSW, Australia;
Elizabeth Stanton, 82, widow, senile decay, born Castlereagh NSW
Father Edward Field, Grazier
Mother Maria Collett
Married Joseph Stanton, at Castlereagh NSW, age 16
Children of marriage John 64, Mary A 61, William 58, Elizabeth F 51, Joseph 48, Josiah 45 living, none deceased
Informant E Lennox, daughter, Penrith
Burial 31 Jul 1900, Wesleyan portion of general Cemetery Emu Plains, witnesses Leo T Price & William W Lennox, Minister Edward King, Wesleyan Methodist;Principal=Elizabeth Field4 
Death*26 August 1929 Campsie, NSW, Australia;
Death of Mr. W. Stanton
Mr William Stanton, a native of Lambridge, died at the residence of his son (Mr Harold Stanton, of Campsie), on Monday last, at the age of 87 years. He was a son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Stanton, and married a daughter of the late Josiah Strickland, of Bundaburra Station, Forbes. He resided on Marjong Station for some years, and afterwards came back to Lambridge, where his wife died some 45 years ago.
Deceased is survived by three sons and one daughter, viz., Messrs Horace Stanton (Queensland), Oswald (Waverley), Harold (Campsie), and Mrs J. Wright (Kogarah), and one brother and one sister—Mr. Josiah Stanton (Lambridge) and Mrs Lennox (Penrith). Two brothers and one sister—John (Auburn), Joseph (Penrith), and Mrs Lamrock (Orange)—predeceased him.
The funeral took place on Tuesday, the remains being intered in the Methodist portion of the Emu Plains General Cemetery.5 

Family

Maria Strickland b. 14 Jun 1842
Children

Citations

  1. [S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, baptism William Stanton 1842.
  2. [S1481] NSW Marriage Indexes, 2080/1872 William Stanton & Maria Morton.
  3. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Nepean Times, Saturday, November 22, 1884.
  4. [S1317] Death Certificate transcript.
  5. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Nepean Times, Saturday, August 31, 1929.
  6. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 6728/1873 Horace Clifford Stanton.
  7. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 10759/1875 Oswald J Stanton.
  8. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 13102/1879 Harold Montague Stanton.
  9. [S1472] NSW Birth Indexes, 32690/1939 Kathleen Strickland Stanton.