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About William Consett Proctor
William Consett Proctor
William Consett Proctor was born on Tuesday, 1 January 1850 in Lancashire, England.
1851 England & Wales Census
- Birth: Circa 1850 - Lancashire, England
- Residence: 1851 - Waterloo Place, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
- Parents: John Proctor, Ellen Proctor
- Siblings: Henry Proctor, Margaret Proctor
He immigrated, arriving in Australia on 15 Oct 1851, aboard the vessel "Earl Grey" with his parents, John Proctor and Ellen Whalen. His parents were born in Ireland. Ellen's parents were residing in Cheshire, England, and Johns in Ireland, at the time of departure from Witcham, Sussex, England. Ellen had a sister who had married in Sydney, Hannah, who was married to ...
William was invited to the mysteries of the Masonry in The Unity Lodge in Armadale in 1873. In 1874 he was appointed junior Deacon. Lodge Harmony is one of the oldest and wealthiest Lodges in Australia and he became Senior Warden.
He was a member for 15 years, continuously and became "Worshipful Master Of Lodge Harmony" No. 5 Sydney.
He became a solicitor in 1877.
He married Kathleen Janet Louisa Roberts in 1878.
- They had 2 children:
- Frederick William Proctor and Alethea Mary Proctor
- Frederick William Proctor
- Alathea Mary Proctor Australia Artist
- The Proctor Biography
He was elected to NSW Legislative Council Member for New England in 2 Dec 1880 and served three terms of office.
In 1886 he was Director of Mercantile Building, Land and Investment Society and Universal Land Building and Investment Society.
On 26 Jan 1887 he ceased being in Parliament and served his community in 1888 as an Alderman at Armidale and as Mayor.
In 1897 he was believed to be a solicitor in Lismore NSW and divorced his first wife Kathleen. He married Julia Cusack, who was born in Lismore.
On 24 Aug 1903 in Sydney, NSW. They had a son that same year and he died on 23 Nov 1905, in hospital after suffering a mental breakdown.
Child of William Consett Proctor and Julia Cusack.
- Elsie Eileen Proctor
- Nora Proctor
- William John Proctor
Citations The Peerage
- Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 3, page 3751. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
- Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
Singleton Argus - Dec 2 1905
Among the death notices for the week appears that of "William Consett Proctor;- solicitor, formerly member for New England in the State Parliament, and well known to the writer of these notes. Mr Proctor, . or, as he was known to his intimate friends as "Bill," took the world much as he found it. He was a Sybarite by nature, and dabbled with politics, but only dabbled. As a solicitor he was painstaking, and at times shrewd enough, and he was generous by nature. When the late Henry Copeland, Agent-General for this State, was returned for New England, he took Proctor under his wing, but on the occasion of one hardly fought election, did not carry him in the protectionist bunch. Mr Proctor had long retired from the political arena, and he had met with some crosses in private life, after which he simply drifted. He has drifted into the great harbour at last."
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William Consett Proctor's Timeline
| 1850 |
January 1, 1850
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Halton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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| 1879 |
October 2, 1879
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| 1882 |
1882
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Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
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| 1896 |
1896
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Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia
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| 1898 |
1898
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Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia
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| 1900 |
September 13, 1900
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Marrickville, NSW, Australia
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| 1902 |
1902
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Marrickville, NSW, Australia
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| 1903 |
1903
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Marrickville, NSW, Australia
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