Rusby William
| Type of person | Family |
|---|---|
| Also known as: | Rusby William |
| Date of birth | 14/08/1838 |
| Place of birth | Yorkshire England |
| Date of arrival | c. 1866 |
| Principal occupation | miller by trade |
| Date of death | 12/02/1910 |
| Place of death | willaston cemetery- gawler |
William migrated to gawler in app 1866 at the age of 28. He marriad Annie Potter on 24 may 1867 at the bible christian chapel in Lyndoch SA. Thay had 11 children:Robert,John,William,Annie, Lilli,Edward,George(Benjamin),Frederick, Bert(Samuel Herbert)and two more boys diad at an early age.In 1873 thay bought a block of land on adelaide rd gawler south (lot 156). Possible his fatherinlaw a stone mason built them the house on the property and William lived there until his death in 1910 aged 71 years and bueried in the Willaston cemetary with his wife Annie Rusby(Nee Potter)who died 26th July 1913 age of 69. Although a miller by trade i believe he spent a lot of time working in a foundry in Gawler (Probable May Brothers).
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