SCHAEFER William Carl

Name William Carl SCHAEFER
Country Of Origin Australia
Born 1867
Died 1947
Birth/ Baptism Born 1867, Emerald Hill, Victoria.
Parents Carl and Louisa Schaefer (formerly Hancock)
Apprenticeship unknown
Skills Clockmaker, Watchmaker, Jeweller
Work Locations Smithton
Street Address
Emmett Street, Smithton
Marriage/Spouse Harriet Schaefer
Arrival
Other Pre Tasmania: Worked in his trade in Victoria.

1923: Manager of the clock, watch, and jewellery department for Arthur Betteridge, Smithton.

1924: Advertised opening his own business in Smithton, neighbouring Billett’s Corner Store and offered clock, watch, jewellery, and phonograph repairs.

By 1929: Watch and clock repairs, Geelong, Victoria.

Death 1947, Geelong, Victoria
References
Web: Ancestry: Australia Birth Index 1867, Australia City Directories 1918, 1919; Births Deaths Marriages Victoria: Birth Registration No. 21689/1867, Death Registration No. 20611/1947.
Warracknabeal Herald 28 April 1914; Circular Head Chronicle 29 August 1923, 30 January 1924, 1 October 1924; Geelong Advertised 26 January 1929; The Argus 30 August 1948.