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Benjamin and William

West Australian 1st May 1916

Pearling Federal Inquiry Broome April 30th 1916

Information about when Thomas Williams became a Captain

Wreck of the Annabell 1st January 1885

ANNABELL, 77668. Brig, 377.96//348.38 tons.
122.20 x 26.60 x 14.95 ft.; Built at Souris, Prince Edward Island, 1878 by James Keefe.
Registered No. 18/1878, Port of Charlottetown, P.E.I. (I.R.)
Registered No. 14/1881, (18/viii/81), Port of Auckland.
Master, Roderick McLeod.
Registered No. 85/1882, Port of Sydney, N.S.W.
Min. Cas.: 22/viii/1883, Std. [Stranded?] Cape Jackson, J. Horne.
Vessel stranded on Tory Shoal in Kaipara Harbour, 2/i/1885, and became a total loss. Master, Neil McDonald.
Ownerships: Pt. 2, pp. 37(2), 39, 91, 100, 110, 150.

Thomas Williams' Voyages

Sydney 1926

Captain Thomas Williams 1852-1916

Captain Thomas Williams (Benjamin's brother)
Thomas was born in Briton Ferry in 21st November 1852. Died 5th July 1916 in Broome,Western Australia. He had a Pearl Lugging business in Broome WA 1904-1916.
The 3 pearl luggers were The Ethel; The Mary and The Maggie

2nd mate 1875 (PN:99345) 1st mate 1881(PN:020647) Captain Licence 1890 (Annabell/1885. Queensland OC/No.43) Kew ref 122/70&88

Known Voyages:
16/04/1869 he left Swansea on the Admiral Blake as Ordinary Seaman (OS) to Finland twice before returning to Swansea 19/06/1869. previous ship the Gleaner

11/02/1870 he left Port Talbot on the Admiral Blake as Able Seaman (AB) to Cadiz Spain then Newfoundland before returning to Liverpool 21/07/1870. previous ship the Admiral Blake

15/09/1870 he left Liverpool on the Admiral Blake as (AB) to Trinidad and Sombrero before returning to Milford Haven 04/02/1871. previous ship the Admiral Blake

26/09/1873 he left Swansea on the Emily as (AB) to Lisbon before returning to Gloucester 03/12/1873. previous ship the Brothers

26/03/1877 he left Briton Ferry on the Leader as (AB) to Treport France before returning to Runcorn 15/05/1877. previous ship the Grand Admiral of Boston

11/06/1877 he left Swansea on the Hawkeye as 2nd Mate cert 99345 stopping at Valparaiso Chile 25/09/1877-26/09/1877 bound for Tocopilla in Chile arriving 25/10/1877. His previous ship was the Great Admiral of Boston

30/09/1881 he left Swansea on the Annie as 2nd Mate cert 99345 going to? arriving 12/11/1881. His previous ship was the Iona from Dundee.

Death Of Thomas Wiliams 1916

William Thomas Williams 1892-1914

Benjamin Williams' son why he was working for Price's Lugger rather than his Uncle is another unanswered question.

Information about the Hawkeye

In 1846 Henry Bath II established the Swansea Iron Shipbuilding Company and in 1849 launched the steam yacht "Firefly" intended for use on the coast of Chile. Many of their ships were built at Bideford in North Devon, England and were named after the letters of the Greek alphabet such as Alpha, Beta, Gamma Delta, Iota, Kappa, Epsilon, Theta and Zeta (built at Glasgow). Other vessels' names were inspired by the novels of Fennimore Cooper including Scout, Hawkeye, Uncas, Delaware, Pathfinder, Mohican and Deerslayer. There were vessels called Henry Bath and City of Valparaiso. Records exist of all these barques, often referred to as "Cape Horners" and as many as 30 ships formed the Bath fleet.

On a visit to Chile, Henry Bath II and his brother Edward met and married the two daughters of Charles Lambert another prominent Swansea shipbuilder and copper merchant. This association brought into the company copper smelting operations in Chile, at Coquimbo and Port Tennant, Wales.

http://www.henrybath.com/company-history.html

1911 Census is out

Benjamin Williams is living in New Road Argoed, Monmouthshire
Married to Florence (nee Potter)aged 38

Pearl Lugger Fremantle Museum 2008

Broome, Western Australia April 1910

From Left to right
Thomas Williams, Mina Wirth and Thomas Wirth

Captain Thomas Williams is listed in the Wise Postal Directory for Western Australia as being a Pearler 1908-1916

Union Bank Fremantle 2008

Benjamin went to Fremantle in 1932 used this contact as c/o Union Bank which is this building today. Why he went to Fremantle is another question.

Lebong, Rejang Lebong, Bencoolen

My Redjang Lebong in the Bukit Barisan in the residentie Benkoelen



My construction society Redjang-Lebong for gold at Lebongdonok at
Moearaäman



My construction society Redjang-Lebong for gold at Lebongdonok at
Moearaäman



Of my construction society my Redjang-Lebong at Lebongdonok at
Moearaäman 1910

source http://rejang-lebong.blogspot.com/2008/05/lebong-in-past-tense.html

Lebong Tandai gold mining 1910

source http://rejang-lebong.blogspot.com/2008/05/lebong-tandai-gold-mining-at-1910.html

Lebong Donok goldmine photographs 1932

source http://muara-aman.blogspot.com/

http://rejang-lebong.blogspot.com

http://rejang-lebong.blogspot.com/2008/03/mencari-jejak-kakek-yang-hilang-ada.html
2008-03-29
Mencari Jejak Kakek yang Hilang, ada yang bisa bantu?
at Saturday, March 29, 2008
Banyak kisah perjalanan hidup seorang penambang emas, salah satunya adalah Benyamin William yang di cari-cari khabar beritanya oleh keluarganya hingga hari ini. Benyamin di masa lalu pernah bertugas di Lebong Tandai. Bila ada yang tahu informasinya (mungkin turunan beliau ada di tanah rejang? ) mohon membuka website untuk detailnya:

http://www.healeyhero.co.uk/People/help_p9.htm

Semoga keluarga ini segera memperoleh informasi keluarganya.

From: Paul Williams
Sent: 28 June 2005
Subject: Benjamin Williams 1862-1934

Hi ya,
I am trying to discover more about my grandfather Benjamin Williams,
1862-1934. I have a reprint of a South Wales Echo, which mentions he had
saved numerous Malay's in a gold mine accident in Sumatra in September 1912.
It also mentions he was in the Cilfynydd rescue work, I am currently
researching.

Brief history for my grandfather:

Benjamin Williams: born July 10th 1862 in 1 Woodland Row,
Briton Ferry, Glamorgan.
1872-1878 Collier boy from age of 10 at Steep Coal Measures, Neath
Briton Ferry District
1884-1902 Merthyr Stream Coal Collieries in Maerdy Collier; Timberman;
Contractor and Official
31/01/1888 2nd Class Certificate No 309
01/01/1893 Night Fireman 6 Foot Seam, North West, Maerdy
1896-1897 2nd Class Certificate in Geology
10/05/1897 2nd Class Certificate as Under Manager No 3127
07/06/1900 1st Class Certificate as Colliery Manager No 1695
Mining and Geology Certificates under Science and Arts Dept, Ferndale
1902 worked for 3 years as a prospector, Mine Foreman and Master
Sinker in Ghana
15 months Chida Wassaw Company
10/03/1903 appointed Temporary Manager
17/12/1903 reference worked at Chida Wassaw mine for one year
9 months Prestea Company Block A Gold Mines
12 months Chida Wassaw Gold Mines Company
1905-1907 1st Class Certificate Manager The Lower Gilfach Colliery
1907-1909 under manager at Cynon and Whitchurch Collieries, Cymmer,
Port Talbot. Had mining and sinking contracts here.
June 1909-1911 Manager at Llanover Pits, Argoed leaving 31st July 1911
Aug 1911 Lebong Donok Gold mine, Sumatra
1912 Lebong Soelit Gold mine, Sumatra
Lebong Tandai (Simau) Gold Mine, Sumatra
”preselected employment as miner till the end of June (1912) and as Mine
Captain for the last 2 months”
South Wales Echo article appears to be from September 1912
19/04/1934 Died Tydfil Lodge, Merthyr Tydfil
Any help would be most welcome, and i thank you in advance,
Kind regards
Paul Williams

Location of 56 Pentre Road Maerdy on right beyond present houses

1891
56 Pentre Road, Maerdy, Ferndale CF43 4DP