WILLISON Herbert Henry

Name	Herbert Henry WILLISON
Country Of Origin	England
Born	1866
Died	1941
Birth/ Baptism	Born approx. 1866, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Parents	Thomas and Emma Ellison
Apprenticeship	unknown
Skills	Watchmaker, Jeweller, Optician
Work Locations	Hobart
Street Address	40 Murray Street, Hobart 36 Murray Street, Hobart 66 Elizabeth Street, Hobart 3 Queen Street East, Sandy Bay High Street, Sandy Bay
Marriage/Spouse	8 February 1893, St John’s Church, Hobart, to Alice Eleanor Walton (d. 8 July 1912). 16 March 1920, at St David’s Cathedral, Hobart, to Edith Sarah Langley (formerly Stanton).
Arrival	1890, Melbourne, Victoria, on the ship Orizaba
Other	April 1891: Opened business, 40 Murray Street, Hobart Advertised as a practical watchmaker, jeweller, optician, and importer, with services offered including clock and watch cleaning, engraving, gilding, and electro-plating. Approx. late 1894: 66 Elizabeth Street, Hobart. By January 1895: 3 Queen Street East, Sandy Bay. From 1896: Verger, St David’s Cathedral October 1941: St David’s Cathedral members erected a memorial tablet near the pulpit, above the chair where Herbert used to sit.
Death	11 February 1941, Private Hospital, Hobart
References
TAHO: RGD37/1/52 no177 Marriage 1893. Web: Ancestry: England & Wales Civil Registration Birth Index 1866; Victoria, Australia, Assisted & Unassisted Passengers Lists 1890; Australian City Directories, Tasmania Post Office Directory (Wise) 1892-1893. Tasmanian News 4 April 1891, 13 April 1891; Daily Telegraph 10 September 1894; The Clipper 24 November 1894, 22 December 1894, 12 January 1895; The Mercury (Hobart) 16 December 1893, 6 October 1898, 9 July 1912, 1 April 1920, 12 February 1941, 27 October 1941; Advocate 12 February 1941; The Examiner (Launceston) 13 February 1941.