MARRIOTT Josiah
Name | Josiah MARRIOTT |
Country Of Origin | England |
Born | 1832 |
Died | 1902 |
Birth/ Baptism | Born 14 January 1832, Cambridge, England |
Parents | William (watchmaker) and Hannah Marriott |
Apprenticeship | Most likely with his father |
Skills | Watchmaker |
Work Locations | Launceston, Burnie, Devonport |
Street Address | Brisbane Street, Launceston Cattley Street, Burnie Rooke Street, Devonport |
Marriage/Spouse | 1858, Victoria, to Lydia Neville |
Arrival | 1853: Emigrated to Australia |
Other | 1851 England Census: Recorded as a 19-year-old watchmaker with his father William (45-year-old watchmaker), and brother William (21-year-old engraver) at Northamptonshire.
Late 1850s to 1880s: Worked in his trade in Victoria. Ballarat (Foreman, Mr J T Sleep), Warrnambool, Melbourne (T Gaunt & Co) 1886: Commenced business in Burnie. Advertised he had been foreman to Martha Allen, Brisbane Street, Launceston, for two years. 1886–1887: Josiah’s son, Frank Marriott, a clock and watchmaker, was in business at Latrobe and Sheffield. 1888: Advertised the opening of a branch in Devonport under the management of Mr F Marriott, late of T. Gaunt’s, Melbourne. 1890: Advertised his watchmaking business next to the English Church, Emu Bay, Burnie. April 1902: Following his death, Josiah’s watchmaker’s tools were advertised for sale at 96 St John Street, Launceston. |
Death | 15 January 1902, Burnie |
References | |
Web: Ancestry: England & Wales Quaker Birth Register 1832; 1851 England Census; Victoria Australia Passenger Lists 1853; Tasmania Post Office Directory (Wise) 1890-1901. Births Deaths & Marriages Victoria, Marriage Registration No. 4533/1858. Argus 19 February 1873; Australasian 22 February 1873; Age 24 September 1880; Devon Herald 14 December 1886; North West Chronicle 22 July 1887; Daily Post 10 November 1888; Wellington Times & Agricultural & Mining Gazette 4 October 1890, 16 December 1893; Ballarat Star 22 January 1902; Daily Telegraph 16 January 1902, 11 April 1902; Argus 21 March 1903. |
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