Thomas WILLIAMS b. 1833 London was married in 1856 at Portland to Sarah BOYCE b. 1835 Somersetshire, England, daughter of Richard BOYCE and Mary HARMAN.

Thomas WILLIAMS and Sarah BOYCE both arrived at Portland in 1855 on the "Balnageith", Thomas was a Carpenter & Builder at Digby in 1859.

They had children at Portland, Digby and Hamilton from 1856-1876.

Thomas & Sarah WILLIAMS both died at Hamilton in 1908 and are buried in the Hamilton Cemetery.

Thomas WILLIAMS & Sarah BOYCE had the following known family:

1. Thomas WILLIAMS b. 1857, d. 1857 Portland, Vic;
2. Henry Joseph WILLIAMS b. 1859 Digby, Vic, d. 1913, Hamilton, Vic, m. 1883, Amelia Tucker YEOMAN 1861-1917, [children at Hamilton];
3. Thomas Edward WILLIAMS b. 1862 Hamilton, Vic, d. 1935, Adelaide, South Australia, m. Anne HOUNSLOW 1863-1953 [chn at Coleraine & Hamilton, Ann signed the 1891 Women's Suffrage Petition at Coleraine];
4. Francis "Frank" Henry WILLIAMS b. 1864 Hamilton, Vic (went to South Africa), m. Isabella McDONALD 1868-___ [chn at Hamilton and Melbourne 1892-1911];
5. Alfred WILLIAMS b. 1866 Hamilton, d. 1908, Melbourne, Victoria;
6. Catherine "Kate" WILLIAMS b. 1868 Hamilton, Vic, m. ___ CUNNINGHAM [went to Western Australia];
7. Florence WILLIAMS b. 1870 Hamilton, Vic, m. ___ RADLEY [went to Western Australia];
8. Herbert Augustine WILLIAMS b. 1872 Hamilton, Vic, d. 1950, Melbourne, Vic m. Amelia Ruth DREYER 1874-1953;
9. Mabel Sloburn WILLIAMS b. 1875 Hamilton, Vic, m. Francis LAWRANCE [chn at Ballarat, Melbourne and Bendigo and went to Western Australia];
10. Alice Victoria WILLIAMS b. 1876 Hamilton, Vic, d. 1907, Hamilton, Vic m. James YEOMAN 1876-1956 [chn at Hamilton].

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