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STALEY, William Joseph

Male 1898 - 1961  (63 years)


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  • Name STALEY, William Joseph 
    Birth 12 Jan 1898  Inglewood, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Burial Mar 1961  Inglewood, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 7 Mar 1961  Inglewood, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I488  Staleys
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2014 

    Father STALEY, Jonathan,   b. 9 Dec 1851, Greenburn, Parish Of Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1897, Inglewood, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Mother STAGG, Annie,   b. 1862, Inglewood, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1927, Jersey Hill Via Inglewood, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 28 Nov 1883  Inglewood, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F173  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family TOY, Gladys Victoria,   b. 1905, Long Gully, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1993 (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 18 Feb 1930  Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. STALEY, Edwin Joseph,   b. 2 Jun 1933   d. 10 Dec 2008, Perth, Western Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Family ID F190  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Jan 1898 - Inglewood, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Feb 1930 - Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Mar 1961 - Inglewood, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Mar 1961 - Inglewood, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • William Staley lived in Inglewood, Victoria, Australia. The following is an extract from a booklet titled " A Brief History of Inglewood" by Ian J Wemyss. It was published for a back to Inglewood function. "...The South Gordon. The last mine t to be operated on a grand scale was the South Gordon. In October 1936 this company acquired a working option over a mine called the "Trivalve" on the Old Inglewood, or Jersey line of reef which had been worked intermittently from 1927 to 1936 b by the late W J Staley. Various partners over the period, lacking faith in his enterprise, tired of it, but Mr Staley's belief never wavered. He disposed of a profitable boot-repair business and invested his own money in sinking the shaft to 200 feet. With the assistance of one of his brothers, the late John Staley, stone studded with gold was exposed. Altogether, the brothers recovered about 1000 ozs of gold and only the fact that expensive machinery was now necessary for efficient operation of the ground, influenced them to part with their interest to the South Gordon Company. In its first three months of operation the company crushed 240 tons for a yield of 939 ozs. Further good crushings were obtained from easily won stone, but the all too familiar evil soon took over. Squabbles between the directors and shareholders contributed towards a stoppage of operations in June 1939, then finally a liquidation order was issued upon the company in February 1940....". Bill saw out his later years looking after the greens at the local lawn bowls club. He and Gladys lived in a large house in Grant St Inglewood. The property has since been sold.

  • Sources 
    1. [S85] Federation Index, Victoria. BDM 1889-1901 on CD, 4076 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S3] Arthur T Treble, Cemetery Records of Inglewood 1862-2000, (Printed in Bendigo, Vic 2000), 14 May 2012, Pres. 1971 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S40] Victorian Probate Index 1970-92, 568/406, 959/849 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S39] Victorian Pioneer Index BMD 1836-1888 on CD, 6184 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S66] Victorian Marriages Index 1921-42 on CD, Macbeth Genealogical Services, 2041 (Reliability: 3).