OLIPHANT William

Name William OLIPHANT
Country Of Origin England
Born 1812
Died 1883
Birth/ Baptism Born 16 January 1812, London, England
Bapt. 23 February 1812, St George The Martyr, Southwark, London
Parents Robert and Elizabeth Oliphant
Apprenticeship unknown
Skills Watchmaker, Jeweller
Work Locations Hobart
Street Address
Marriage/Spouse 18 October 1837, Bermondsey, London, to Cordelia Bristow Gay
Arrival November 1852, Port Phillip, Victoria, on the ship Delgany
Other 1841 & 1851 England Census: Recorded as a watchmaker, Bermondsey, London.

By 1853: Resided in Hobart.
1856: Birth of William James Oliphant, Hobart.

Employers:
William Cole, and the Abbott family following the departure of their clockmaker Robert Lindsay (approx. 1859).

Son William James Oliphant followed in the family trade.

Death 24 October 1883, Hope Cottage, Lansdowne Crescent, Hobart.
References
Alfred Abbott diary, Glenn Abbott to Graham Mulligan, December 2019.
TAHO: RGD33/1/6 no1084 [William James Oliphant], RGD35/1/10 no 1213 Death 1883, AD960/1/15 1884.
Web: Ancestry: London England Baptism 1812; England Select Marriages 1837; 1841 & 1851 England Census; Victoria Australia Passenger Lists 1852.
The Courier Hobart 28 January 1857, The Mercury (Hobart) 6 November 1883.