Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Frederick Waters' story

Frederick Waters' story
Frederick Waters was born 22 July 1843 at Helmsley Street, South Hackney district in the county of Middlesex, England, third son to Thomas Henry Waters, coachman, and Elizabeth Waters nee Morgan. By the 1861 census, Thomas and Elizabeth had five sons and two daughters and were residing at 7 Albion Square, Hackney and Frederick Water's occupation was a milkman.

 In 1866, Fred Waters married Eliza Osborne and on 21 November 1867, Eliza gave birth to Eliza Louisa (Lily) Waters at their home at 23 Woodland Street, Dalston, Hackney, where Fred was working as a dairyman. Eliza and Fred's son, Frederick Thomas Osborne Waters, was born on 10 March 1869 at their home but sadly Eliza died of puerperal fever seven days after the confinement.

 Now with two small children and a busy carrying business, Fred engaged a nanny, Frances Amies, to care for Lily and baby Frederick. Fred and Frances were married 21 September 1869 and on 2 October 1870, Fred (27), Frances (22), Lily (3) and Frederick (1) boarded the ship Light Brigade to emigrate as assisted passengers to Australia. Eight weeks into the voyage, Frances gave birth to their first son, Herbert Waters and the ship arrived at Moreton Bay on 11 January 1871. The master of the Light Brigade was H. Evans, the surgeon A.H. McLeod and matron Mrs Matilda Gaudin.

 Fred and Frances found work at a sugar plantation called Ormeau, south of Brisbane. Sadly a double tragedy struck the family when little Frederick and three-month old Herbert died within two days of each other. They were buried together in a slab coffin next to the creek at Pimpama on 16 April 1871.

 Fred and Frances moved to The Grange at Pimpama where their son George was born 17 March 1872 and the following year they moved to Brisbane where their daughter Annie Elizabeth was born 23 September 1874. Their family continued to grow with the arrival of Bertha (1877), Frederick Amies (1879), Dora Alice (1883) and Florence May (1885). Sadly little Dora succumbed to typhoid on 30 January 1886 and was buried at Toowong Cemetery.

 A happy occasion for the family occurred on 14 November 1888 when their eldest daughter Lily married Sam Raby at the Christ Church, Milton. 

 By 1895 Fred and Frances were living at Petrie Terrace beside their furniture shop and their family of ten was now complete - Lilly (28 and married), George (23), Annie (21), Bertha (18), Frederick (16), Florence (10), Lena (8), Thomas (4) and Edward (6 months).

 Bertha Waters married Charles Edward Williams on 16 November 1896, George Waters married Laura Thornton on 22 December 1896 and Annie Elizabeth Waters married Ernest Gilchrist on 7 July 1897.

 Fred and Frances' resilience was again called upon when a serious fire completely destroyed their furniture shop and residence at Petrie Terrace on 21 November 1899. The event was reported in the newspaper and further details can be read in an online article The Waters Family, Petrie Terrace [see link at bottom].

 More sadness was to visit Fred and Frances when their 30-year-old daughter Annie [Mrs. E. Gilchrist] died 14 October 1904 in Rockhampton, survived by her grieving husband and three young children.

 Happier times for the family occurred when Frederick Amies Waters married Jessie Sullivan on 21 March 1905, Florence May Waters married Bert Quaife on 16 November 1909, Lena Waters married George Wixon on 12 April 1910 and Thomas Arthur Waters married Tottie Cranley on 7 September 1912.

 By 1913, Fred and Frances had moved Rockbourne Terrace, Paddington and left the running of their carrying business to their sons and son-in-law.  At the age of 74, Fred injured his back when he was thrown from a sulky on North Quay in July 1916.

 An opportunity to have a family photo of four generations occurred in September 1919. In the photo below is Fred Waters (76), daughter Lily [Mrs. S. Raby] (52), granddaughter Elsie [Mrs. D. Goodwin] (28) and great granddaughter Gladys Goodwin (seven months).
FOUR GENERATIONS OF THE WATERS FAMILY
Black and white photo coloured using MyHeritage incolor site.

Handwriting of Fred Waters
King James Bible cover


 Inscription on fly leaf of King James Bible dated August 9, 1920

 From Great Grandfather F. Waters 
To his Great Granddaughter Gladys Merle Goodwin age 1 year & 6 months 
May God Bless You and forever keep you under the Shadow of His wing 
Love God and Keep His Commandments

Sadly in September 1920, Fred and Frances' second eldest son, Federick Amies Waters died aged 41, survived by his grieving wife, four daughters and one son.

 Fred and Frances' youngest son Edward Harold Waters married Lottie Ann Nolan on 30 July 1921.

 Fred and Frances had been married for 55 years when Fred, aged 82, died 28 August 1925, survived by his wife, seven of his twelve children and 34 of his 38 grandchildren.

 After Fred's passing, Frances remained at the Waters family home at Rockbourne Terrace, Paddington and by the early 1940s, Frances' youngest daughter and family were living there. Frances died 10 September 1942, aged 94, and was buried beside Fred at the Toowong Cemetery.
Grandchildren of Frederick Waters (1843-1925) and 
Eliza Waters nee Osbourne (1843-1869)
1. George Alexander Raby (1889-1890)
2. Elsie Mary Frances Goodwin nee Raby (1891-1974) ...
3. Herbert Garnett Raby (1892-1978)
4. Eliza Louisa White nee Raby (1895-1981)
5. Juanita Law Lambert nee Raby (1898-2001)
6. Emily Elizabeth Harrup nee Raby (1900-1992)
7. Cecil Winston Raby (1903-1966)
8. Harold Albert Osmond Raby (1905-1981)
9. Dora Alice Currie nee Raby (1909-2006)
Grandchildren of Frederick Waters (1843-1925) and 
Frances Waters nee Amies (1848-1942)
1. George Frederick John Waters (1897-1964)
2. Charles George Williams (1897-1970)
3. Ernest John Gilchrist (1898-1969)
4. Howard Amies Waters (1899-1976)
5. John Joseph Williams (1899-1959)
6. Frances May Williams (1900-1901)
7. Frederick Howard Gilchrist (1901-1993)
8. Frederick Amies Waters (1902-1980)
9. Alice McCulloch nee Williams (1902-1977)
10. Annie Jessie Frances Rundle nee Gilchrist (1904-1983)
11. Isabel Frances Peel nee Waters (1905-1989)
12. Sidney Waters (1906-1930)
13. Joseph Waters (1908-1908)
14. Jessie Hinsbey nee Waters (1908-1990)
15. Olive May Boyd nee Waters (1910-1995)
16. Albert Edward Quaife (1910-1971)
17. Percival Thomas Waters (1911-1970)
18. George Edward Wixon (1911-1995)
19. William Amies Quaife (1912-1914)
20. Russell Waters (1913-1968)
21. Joseph Arthur Waters (1913-1960)
22. William Lawrence Waters (1913-1976)
23. Roy Allan Wixon (1913-1993)
24. Joyce Martin nee Waters (1915-1995)
25. Muriel Frances Sheridan nee Waters (1915-2002)
26. Leslie Harold Quaife (1915-2001)
27. Maureen Lucy Rose nee Waters (1916-1982)
28. Marjorie Cecilia Waters (1919-1960)
29. Colin Francis Quaife (1920-1989)
30. Thomas Jack Waters (1921-1984)
31. Brian Edward Waters (1921-1987)
32. John William Wixon (1922-1986)
33. Norman Eric Wixon (1924-2005)
34. Garvin Leon Waters (1924-1982)
35. Florence May Shuttlewood nee Quaife (1924-1996)
36. Fay Patricia Gee nee Waters (1926-2011)
37. Bevan Ronald Waters (1928-2013)
38. Frances Lavina Wixon (b. 1929)
39. Carmen Odellia Maher nee Waters (1938-2013)

 References:
Black and white photo coloured using MyHeritage incolor site. 
https://www.myheritage.com/incolor

 Register of Immigrants: Light Brigade, 1871-1873. 
Queensland State Archives digital image ID 38766 http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Image/DigitalImageDetails.aspx?ImageId=38766

 Report of Magisterial Inquiry held at the residence of Mr. Waters, Pimpama. 
The Brisbane Courier Sat 15 Apr 1871 p. 5 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1311379

 The Waters Family, Petrie Terrace. 
Your Brisbane: Past and Present. Brisbane's history in photographs. 
Posted online March 2011, accessed 26.1.2016
However it seems yourbrisbanepastandpresent is no longer active in Dec 2021 so the pages can be viewed from a snapshot taken by the Wayback machine Internet Archive
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