William James Gobey

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William James Gobey

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Fort beaufort, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Death: March 27, 1914 (61)
Pretoria Asylum, Pretoria, Transvaal Colony, South Africa (Pretoria Asylum,)
Immediate Family:

Son of John Gobey and Louisa Catherine Gobey (Carpenter)
Husband of Isabella Janet Gobey (Scott) and Janet Gobey
Father of William Douglas Gobey; John Gilbert Scott Gobey; Joseph Alexander Gobey; Cecil James Gobey; Emra Lilian Coetzee and 3 others
Brother of Sarah Elizabeth Webster (Gobey); Mary Ann Watters (Gobey); Louisa Amy Murphy (Gobey); John Joseph Gobey; Elizabeth Hannah Wood (Gobey) and 4 others

Occupation: Shoemaker, Harness making, saddlery & bespoke shoes
Managed by: Gillian Strachan
Last Updated:

About William James Gobey

08/09/1879 GOBEY William James 27 Bachelor Shoemaker Adelaide SCOTT Isabella Janet 22 Spinster Adelaide After Banns A Ward Adelaide Gobey John Gobey John Aldred

William James Gobey, learnt his trade from his father (harness making, saddlery and bespoke shoes). Later he also worked for Alex Waters, his brother-in-law.

The Death Notice was signed by HC Watson and the only child mentioned was Mrs S. de la Forte. The family The family lived in the Cape.

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William James Gobey's Timeline

1853
January 11, 1853
Fort beaufort, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
1883
January 21, 1883
Adelaide, Cape Province
1885
1885
1886
1886
Adelaide, Cape Province, South Africa
1887
May 28, 1887
Adelaide, Cape, South Africa
1889
December 11, 1889
1891
December 14, 1891
1894
November 8, 1894
Adelaide, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1898
April 13, 1898