STINTON, Josiah/Joseph

(1824-10/03/1910).

He was born in England and died in Bunbury. He was the son of Thomas and Sara Macklin. Josiah arrived in Western Australia on 20/04/1841 on the ship Henry. He married on 01/02/1852 to Susannah Willey (1832-02/12/1912). She died in Picton, Bunbury. She was the daughter of Thomas John and Susannah (originally Barker Grig). Their children were Susan (1853-1922), Hannah, Sarah (1853-1923), David William (1859-1922), Mary Ann (1862-), Jane (1865-), May (1870-), a son died at infancy, and a daughter died in infancy. Josiah was formerly a ship's boy and was employed by William Forrest. He was a stonemason and builder in the 1840s where he indentured to Wollaston. He went to Fremantle as a wheelwright, then worked in Bunbury as a miller. He also worked in Pinjarra and Balingup districts. His wife kept 300 beehives. He employed a ticket of leave man at Murray River in 1864.

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