William Thomas Daly Maxwell

b. 23 February 1898, d. 21 May 1959
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Bill Maxwell at Grafton High School about 1914

  • Birth*: William Thomas Daly Maxwell was born on 23 February 1898 at Kangaroo Creek, Grafton, NSW, Australia.1,2
  • He was the son of James John Maxwell and Margaret Frances Daly.
  • Marriage*: William Thomas Daly Maxwell married Ellie Josephine Scully in 1925 at Randwick, NSW, Australia.3
  • Death*: William Thomas Daly Maxwell died on 21 May 1959 at St Vincent's Hospital Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW, Australia, at age 61. The cause of death was Idiopathic os[t]eoporosis
    Cachexia
    [Throat Cancer according to Jean Tonzing].4
  • Burial*: He was buried on 23 May 1959 at Roman Catholic Cemetery Waverley, Sydney, NSW, Australia.4
  • Occupation: He was a physician in 1925 at South Grafton, NSW, Australia.5
  • Residence: William and Ellie lived 648 Crown Street Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1930.6
  • Residence*: William and Ellie lived 31 Towns Road Rose Bay, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1936.7
  • Occupation*: William Thomas Daly Maxwell was a medical practitioner in 1924.6,7
  • Residence*: William and an unknown person lived 49 Olola Avenue Vaucluse, Sydney, NSW, Australia 1959.4
  • Anecdote*: An interesting excerpt on Bill Maxwell from some recollections my grandmother Maxie (Violet Thomas aka C Bede Maxwell) wrote up for my mother.

    'Pitkin: A family of the Kangaroo Creek region, according to Granny (Daly) Maxwell, given to whining. Wherefore Uncle Bill Maxwell (Dr Maxwell) was known in his own family as 'Pitkin' because he was a whining, querulous child. 'An everlasting, crying, whining Nuisance,' as his mother described his youngest years, and subject to bullying from the next youngest, Clarrie, 'as soon as he got up on his own two feet', again according to Granny.

    Also in the album where she had the photo of Clarence in his naval uniform and Bill in his cap and gown which is on my website she wrote under it

    '1920 Clarence Bede Maxwell and Dr Wm Maxwell, later Sir Wm Maxwell'

    Do we know about the 'Sir' and how it came about?8

Family: Ellie Josephine Scully b. c 1900

Citations:

  1. [S4] Unknown author, Birth Indexes - NSW, 12264/1898.
  2. [S6] Unknown author, Death Certificate, 1959/8815.
  3. [S12] Unknown author, Marriage Indexes - NSW, 6103/1925.
  4. [S6] Unknown author, Death Certificate, 8815/1959.
  5. [S227] Unknown directory type, 1925 "p 1518."
  6. [S10] Unknown author, Electoral Register, West Sydney/Phillip 1930 p 61.
  7. [S10] Unknown author, Electoral Register, Wentworth/Vaucluse 1936 p 56.
  8. [S23] Unknown author, Email Message, from Stephany Smith.