FIELD Percy John

Name Percy John FIELD
Country Of Origin England
Born 1870
Died 1948
Birth/ Baptism Born approx. 1870, Kent, England
Parents Alfred and Elizabeth Field
Apprenticeship unknown
Skills Watchmaker, Jeweller
Work Locations Launceston
Street Address
 152 Charles Street, Launceston
Marriage/Spouse Mary Field
Arrival 1876, Australia, on the ship Holmsdale
Other Employer pre-1892: Arthur G Stephens, Watchmaker and Jeweller, Charles Street, Launceston.
1892: Purchased Arthur G Stephen’s business.

January 1895: Sold his stock to watchmaker and jeweller Joseph C Trist and departed Tasmania.

Early 1900s: Watchmaker, Western Australia.
19 January 1948: Percy was knocked down by a tram in Perth, Western Australia and died a few weeks later.
Death 3 February 1948, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia
References
Web: Ancestry: 1851, 1871 England Census; Victoria Australia Passenger Lists 1876; Tasmania Post Office Directory (Wise) 1894-5, Western Australia Post Office Directory 1935-6.
Daily Telegraph 9 December 1893, 14 July 1894, 12 January 1895, 19 January 1895; West Australian 5 February 1948; The Daily News (Perth) 15 March 1948.
Photo gallery All photos (1)
Convict clockmakers and convict watchmakers in Van Diemen's Land, now Tasmania.