William Samuel Makin (1860- 1932) and Barbara Emery (1865 – 1951)



William Samuel Makin (1860- 1932) and Barbara Emery (1865 – 1951)
 
William was born on February 9th 1860, at Wollongong[1], and died at Bulli on July 23rd 1932[2], aged 72 years. Cause of death was Carcinoma and obstruction of the small bowel.

He married Barbara Emery at the Church of St. Michael, Wollongong, on June 26th 1884.[3]

Barbara was born in Northumberland England in 1865 and died at Woonona NSW May 1st 1951. Cause of death was Senility and Myocarditis.[4]

William worked as a Labourer, then as a Fireman at the Mount Kiera Mine. At the South Bulli Colliery he became the Driver of a Steam Locomotive on the coal trains.[5] The coal was taken in skips on the train from the Colliery to the South Bulli Jetty, where it was loaded into ships bound for various ports. He is said to have been the Driver of the first train onto the Jetty, which was a Gala Day with Flags, Bunting, and the usual Officials.

There is a window in the local Church of England in Park Road, Bulli, donated by the Makin Family.
Barbara Emery migrated from Northumberland U.K. with her Father, George and her Mother, Jane, and eight other children. They sailed out to Australia on a ship named “La Hogue”, arriving in Sydney on September 16th 1879[6]. Barbara was 14 years old and the third child. George Emery was employed as a Coal Miner at Osborne Wallsend Colliery, Mt. Kiera. He worked until October 10th 1914, and died the next day aged 79 years. Jane, his wife, died at Bulli on June 14th 1934, aged 95 years.

The Family of William  and Barbara Makin

Thomas Joseph Makin                   B. 1885, Wollongong N,S.W.
                                                      D. November 10th 1925, Bulli N.S.W. Age 40 Yrs.
                                                            (As result of accident)
Extract from The South Coast Times, Friday Nov 13th 1925

Another Colliery Fatality
On Tuesday morning Thomas Joseph Makin, a miner was killed in the Excelsior mine by a fall of stone. Charles H. Hervey reports he was wheeling for Makin in No1 west, saw deceased filling a skip, an a minute later ,look at the roof, grab his lamp & run. Then 6 or 7 tons of stone fell & covered him. Believed that when deceased was extricated he was dead. An inquest was opened by the Deputy Coroner, Mr. James Kirby. Mrs. Makin deposed that her husband was 40 years of age, a native of Mt Kiera (son of William Makin), he had been twice married and there was a family of seven. He was uninsured. The inquest was adjourned to next Tuesday.

MARRIED Mary Mullamby who died 22nd August 1914 at Bulli N.S.W. aged 24
MARRIED Florence Reynolds              October 7th 1916, Bulli N.S.W.

George H. Makin                             B. 1886, Wollongong N.S.W.
                                                      D. unknown
MARRIED Margaret Artis                               Details Unknown

Jane (Jinnie) Makin                        B. 1888, Wollongong N.S.W.
                                                     D. unknown

MARRIED Herbert Ackroyd                 Details Unknown

William Samuel Makin                  B. 1889, Wollongong N.S.W.
                                                      D. 1889, Wollongong N.S.W.

David Leslie Makin                         B. October 2nd 1891, Mt Kiera N.S.W.
                                                      D. December 30th 1948, Goulburn N.S.W. Age 57

MARRIED Mabel Hannah Osborne     September 11th 1915, Lutwyche, Qld.
                                                      B. June 15th 1894, Windsor Qld.
                                                      D. January 6th 1945 Goulburn N.S.W. Age 50 Yrs

Francis Vivian Makin                      B. 1893, Mt. Kiera

                                                      D. March 26th 1975, Marrickville N.S.W. Age 82 Yrs

MARRIED Mary Emma Walsh                        1918, Wollongong N.S.W.

William Samuel Makin                   B. April 6th 1895, Mt, Kiera N.S.W.
                                                       D. December 15th 1987, Norah Head NSW Age 92

MARRIED Clara Mary Whitelock        August 10th 1916, Ardlethan N.S.W.

Mary A. Makin                                   B. 1896, Wollongong N.S.W.
                                                        D. 1896, Wollongong N.S.W.

Harold Makin                                     B. 1898, Wollongong N.S.W.
                                                        D. 1898, Wollongong N.S.W.

Esther P. Makin                                 B. 1898, Wollongong N.S.W.
                                                       D. 1898, Wollongong N.S.W.


[1] New South Wales Births Deaths and Marriages Number 13832/947
[2] New South Wales Births Deaths and Marriages Number 12742/226
[3] New South Wales Births Deaths and Marriages Number 5394/102
[4] New South Wales Births Deaths and Marriages Number ?5?/53
[5] Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW : 1856 - 1950), Friday 29 July 1932, page 1
[6] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896









 

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