Name | William RENSHAW [1] | |
Born | 25 Jun 1832 [2] | |
Christened | 12 Aug 1832 | Heage, UK [2] |
Gender | Male | |
Notes for biography | It was in early January 1853 that the young William Renshaw at the age of 21 left Mayfield, Staffordshire, England, to seek new opportunities in the colony of Australia. It is not known which ship he travelled on as searches at both the Geelong and Melbourne Historical Records Centres do not mention any William Renshaw in either the assisted or unassisted passenger lists. The Melbourne records for unassisted passengers commence in 1852, but although there were two other Renshaws recorded as being unassisted passengers in 1853 and about 4-5, including 2 Joseph Renshaws in 1854, nowhere is William mentioned. It is possible, that his passage had been booked before records were kept in 1852. As the voyage in those days took about three months, he arrived in March, 1853. [3] | |
Notes for biography | William had a cousin, Emmie, who lived in Vevely Okeover, Ashbourne. Evidently they corresponded because there was a postcard from her to William. [4] | |
Died | 6 Jun 1912 [1] | |
Person ID | I14 | Mitchell |
Last Modified | 26 Dec 2020 |
Father | Thomas RENSHAW, b. 25 Sep 1808, d. 22 Apr 1867 (Age 58 years) | |
Mother | Susanna WOOLLEY, b. 1803, d. 11 Feb 1875 (Age 72 years) | |
Family ID | F4 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | Maria TREADWELL, b. 29 Jun 1846, d. 27 Dec 1928 (Age 82 years) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Family ID | F3 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Documents | Renshaw family in Mayfield By Marjorie Winston, nee Renshaw. | |
Advice from John Burrows to William Renshaw Advice about health and equipping a flour mill | ||
Employment references for William Renshaw | ||
Letters from Susanna in Mayfield to her son William Renshaw in Geelong Letters with recipes and news of deaths of friends | ||
The name Renshaw and coat of arms |
Headstones | Renshaw graves in East Geelong Cemetery "In Loving memory - They built better than they knew" * William Renshaw - birth 1832, death 1912 * Maria - 1846-1928 * Annie - 1871-1958 * Elizabeth - 1878-1963 Source: page 39 in '01 - What's in a Name #1 - Renshaw' | |
The story of the Renshaw grave at East Geelong cemetery - block 4, plots 213 & 214 Source: pages 7 & 39 in '01 - What's in a Name #1 - Renshaw' |
Places | Shannon Mill | |
Barwon House - description From the history of South Geelong by the Mr Bottrell in the Geelong Advertiser in 1933 (per 'What's In A Name? #1 - Renshaw, page 5). |
Stories | Autobiography of a Manchester Cotton Manufacturer - by Henry S Gibbs, 1887 This 227 page book describes the life of Henry whose family operated a cotton mill in Kearsley, just north of Manchester. He mentions his friendship with a young man named William Renshaw whose family operated many cotton mills in the mid 1800s. It seems that this was a different William who is featured in this Mitchell website - for the reasons in 'Another William?' in William's profile (above). | |
Another William Renshaw? In his autobiography, Henry Gibbs, a son of a cotton miller in Kearsley, described his friendship with a William Renshaw, whose father had six cotton mills. But this was probably different from 'our' William whose father had a corn mill in Mayfield. | ||
01 - "Renshaw - What's in a Name? #1" - William Renshaw and Maria, nee Treadwell - the first generation, 1987 It is a big document and will take a few minutes to load - but worth the wait. In 1987, Mavis Mitchell (nee Renshaw) compiled this family history of her great grand-parents, grandparents, parents, siblings and various uncles, aunties and cousins. We have copied all this - biographical notes, photos and documents - into the profiles of the various individuals. |
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