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Looking for anyone who may be able to help I am trying to find any imformation on my Great Grandfather William Rufus born possibly Yorke Peninsula South Australia.
Thank You Bev K.

Hello Bev- do have approximate dates? Do you know who he married and the names of his children?

Is it this W R King, father of James?

Name: James Henry King
Birth Date: 9 Jul 1864
Birth Place: Yorke Peninsula
Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Father: William Rufus King
Mother: Ann Harding Mckenzie
Page Number: 370
Volume Number: 31
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Listed as William Henry on marriage:

Name: Ann Harding Mckenzie
Father's name: William Mckenzie
Spouse Name: William Henry King
Spouse's Father's Name: James King
Marriage Date: 28 Dec 1863
Marriage Place: Macclesfield
Registration Place: Strathalbyn, South Australia
Page Number: 216
Volume Number: 56

Do you have any idea of approx birth/ death dates or where he might have died?

Also the name and dates of the person he married and those of any children?

Thanks

....possible father William the Bastard of Normandy. son of Robert and Arlette...... ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

Hello Beverly- it's easier if you reply on the boards so everyone can see the information.

Reply from Beverly:

"Thanks for your reply on some information I have says William Rufus married Matilda Russell and William Henry -Anne Harding McKenzie which fits as an Uncles middle name was Harding. W Henry I think 1842 - 1887 ?
James Henry my Grandfather July 1864 -Died Bendigo April 1942.I don't know if there were any other children.
I don't know anything about Anne McKenzie "

I'm not sure where your information has come from Beverly, but it looks very much like the William Henry that married Ann Mckenzie in 1863 is the same man that fathered James Henry in 1864.

Based on Annie's death, I presume this is William Henry King:

New South Wales, Australia, Police Gazettes, Publication Date: 4 Jul 1883

Temora- A warrant has benn issued by the Temora Bench for the arrest of William Henry King, charged with unlawfully deserting his wife Annie at Temora in November last leaving her without means of support, King is about 40 years of age, 5feet 11 inches high, medium build, blue eyes, fair hair, complexion and moustache, otherwise clean shaved, scar on left forehead; a labourer. Supposed to have gone to Sydney.
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Australia death index:

Name: Annie H King
Death Date: 1907
Death Place: New South Wales
Registration Year: 1907
Registration Place: Temora, New South Wales
Registration Number: 11435

James had several siblings.

According to several newspapers (you can search here: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ ) James was an athlete and his brother, Arthur was a champion cyclist.

James obituary: Daily Advertiser Sat 25 April 1942

MR. JAMES KING 1
One of Australia's outstanding athletes,
Jimmy King, of Eaglehawk. Bendlgo (V.),
died on April 13. after a long illness. De
ceased had won 113 Sheffield Handicaps
and a Carrington in Sydney, and was sec
ond to E. S. Skinner* of America, in the
S?awell Gift in 1889. At the age of 50
years he was still clocked to run 100 yards
in 10 3-5 sees. Mr. King was a brother
of that well known cyclist A. J. King, who
raced on practically all New South Wales
tracks, with a big measure of success. An
other brother was the late Walter King, of
Temora, father of two well-known sports
men 'in George ('Border'), and Harry
King, and a sister was the late
Mrs. Reub Jordan. In addition to the
King boys, the Jordan family are also
noted for their athletic prowess, particu
larly in -football and cycling, notably
Walter, Arthur, George and Nat., whilst
several of his grand nephews are promi
nent in manv spheres of sport to-day.

According to the Transcript for the Marriage that AustinQ has found William in 1863 William was aged 21 b 1842 and Ann was 22 b 1841