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William Alexander Read Bliss

William Alexander Read Bliss

Male 1834 - 1919  (85 years)

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  • Name William Alexander Read Bliss 
    Born 1834  New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 13 Jun 1864 
    farmer 
    Employment 10 Feb 1865  [1
    Leviathan Quartz Gold Mining Co 
    • Share holder
    Residence 10 Feb 1865  Traralgon, Latrobe, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1898  81 Crowwell Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 15 Feb 1911  [3
    gardener 
    Occupation 1914  [4
    gardener 
    Residence 1914  Argyle Street, Traralgon, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 17 Jun 1919  [5
    market gardener 
    _UID EC9E13F98B8642AEBE2617C8B182B92B71FC 
    Died 17 Jun 1919  Traralgon, Latrobe, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 19 Jun 1919  Moe Memorial Park Cemetery, Latrobe, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Plot
      C/E-1-5
    Person ID I49798  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 

    Father Living 
    Mother Living 
    Family ID F19075  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Jane Orwin,   b. 1839, Sunderland, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1913, Traralgon, Latrobe, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 19 Apr 1858  Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Henrietta Abby Shadforth Bliss,   b. 21 Jun 1862, Taradale, Mount Alexander, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1952, Bairnsdale, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     2. William Thomas Frederick Bliss,   b. 13 Jun 1864, Taradale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1913, Moe, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     3. Charles Henry Spooner Bliss,   b. Jun 1868, Taradale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1953, Wattleglen, Greensborough, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. Anna Isabella Orwin Bliss,   b. 11 May 1874, Taradale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1960, Traralgon, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2025 
    Family ID F19033  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S240] Employment record, < (Reliability: 4).

    2. [S368] Australia City Directories, < (Reliability: 4).

    3. [S320] Naturalization (Reliability: 4).

    4. [S223] Australian Electoral Roll, (Digital images.), digital images (Reliability: 4).

    5. [S225] Probate Record (Reliability: 4).

    6. [S44] Press Cutting (Reliability: 4).