Clarke Family Tree » William Newton (1853-1924)
Personal data William Newton
- He was born June 1853 in Fen Ditton, Chesterton, Cambridge, England.
- He was christened on August 28, 1853 in Fen Ditton, Cambridge, England.
- Immigrated on April 13, 1855.
- Profession: on January 25, 1897 As noted on marriage certificate. in Mt Gambie, near Cargo, Bachelor, Farmer.
- Census in the year 1891, 1 male and 1 female at address, under the name "William Newton", Mouse Hole, NSW, AU.
- He died on September 26, 1924 in age 71, Manildra, NSW, AU, he was 71 years old.
- He is buried after September 26, 1924 in Orange General Cemetery, Old Presbyterian, Block 9, Grave 29, Orange, NSW, AU.
- A child of Charles Saunders Newton and Johanna Holmes
Household of William Newton
He is married to Rachel Thom Scott.
They got married on January 25, 1897 at Wesleyan Church, Anson Street, Orange, NSW, AU, he was 43 years old.
Child(ren):
- Johanna Newton ± 1898-± 1977
- Helen Newton ± 1901-± 1967
- George Newton ± 1907-1985
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Historical events
Christening day August 28, 1853
- The temperature on August 28, 1853 was about 17.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 66%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In the year 1853: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 19 » Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore receives its premiere performance in Rome.
- March 19 » The Taiping reform movement occupies and makes Nanjing its capital until 1864.
- July 2 » The Russian Army crosses the Pruth river into the Danubian Principalities, Moldavia and Wallachia—providing the spark that will set off the Crimean War.
- July 8 » The Perry Expedition arrives in Edo Bay with a treaty requesting trade.
- September 24 » Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France.
- October 4 » The Crimean War begins when the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire.
Day of marriage January 25, 1897
- The temperature on January 25, 1897 was about -1.2 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1897: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- February 28 » Queen Ranavalona III, the last monarch of Madagascar, is deposed by a French military force.
- May 26 » Dracula, a Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, is published.
- July 26 » Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India.
- August 31 » Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
- November 1 » The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public; the library had previously been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol.
- December 30 » The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand.
Day of death September 26, 1924
- The temperature on September 26, 1924 was between 9.1 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 7.7 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1924: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.2 million citizens.
- February 8 » Capital punishment: The first state execution in the United States by gas chamber takes place in Nevada.
- February 12 » George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
- April 1 » Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years imprisonment for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
- June 2 » U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.
- October 25 » The Zinoviev letter, which Zinoviev himself denied writing, is published in the Daily Mail; the Labour party would later blame this letter for the Conservatives' landslide election win four days later.
- November 23 » Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside of our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times.
Same birth/death day
- 1904 » Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese author and academic (b. 1850)
- 1922 » Charles Wade, Australian politician, 17th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1863)
- 1935 » Andy Adams, American author (b. 1859)
- 1935 » Iván Persa, Slovene-Hungarian priest and author (b. 1861)
- 1937 » Bessie Smith, American singer and actress (b. 1894)
- 1943 » Henri Fertet, French Resistance fighter (b. 1926)
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The Clarke Family Tree publication was prepared by Stephen Clarke.
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Stephen Clarke, "Clarke Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/clarke-family-tree/I392494384184.php : accessed May 8, 2025), "William Newton (1853-1924)".