Biography

In 1893, William Farley was the first to be buried in the old Pioneer cemetery, when he was killed by a fall of earth in Pig Gully, near Lindsay’s Gold Mine. The deceased and his wife, Elizabeth Swain, migrated to Australia, living first in Sydney. They were living in Tambaroora, NSW, in 1870 and Hill End, NSW, from 1873-1876. The marriage produced some 9 children. They were: Elizabeth born 1856; William born 1858; James Nix born 1860; Thomas born 1862; Lydia Elizabeth 1865; William Nix born 1868; Sarah Augusta born 1870; John and Mark born 1873. The deceased left an estate valued at £1663 17s to John Smith Dewhurst.