DAY Andrew John
| Name | Andrew John DAY |
| Country Of Origin | Scotland |
| Born | 1847 |
| Died | unknown |
| Birth/ Baptism | Born June 1847, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Bapt. 12 August 1847, St Mary, Glasgow, Lanarkshire |
| Parents | John and Emma Day |
| Apprenticeship | Likely with his father, John Day |
| Skills | Watchmaker, Jeweller |
| Work Locations | Launceston |
| Street Address |
1 Elizabeth Street, Launceston |
| Marriage/Spouse | 17 October 1893, Adelaide, South Australia, to Rose Anna Walsh |
| Arrival | |
| Other | 1851 England Census: Recorded as 3 years of age, with parents John and Emma (Marylebone, London).
From approx. 1870: Worked with his father, John Day, in the business. Approx. 1880: Moved to South Australia. 1897: Patented and invented a new dial and means for indicating local standard time and universal zone time, for finding the time at several or all parts of the world at the same period. By 1904: Living in London, England. 1909: Andrew John Day was reported as a ‘missing friend’, believed to be in London. |
| Death | unknown |
| References | |
| Web: Ancestry: 1851 England Census; Australia Marriage Index 1893; Findmypast, Scotland Roman Catholic Baptisms 1847. The Examiner (Launceston) 1 January 1874; Evening News 25 March 1897; Daily News (London) 3 August 1904 (British Newspaper Archive) Observer 31 July 1909. |
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