Brief Life History of William Augustine
When William Augustine Becker was born on 6 July 1871, in Saint Marys, Tasmania, Australia, his father, Godfried George Becker, was 22 and his mother, Sarah Matilda Walker, was 21. He married Jane Higgins on 28 August 1896, in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died in June 1953, in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, at the age of 81, and was buried in North Island, New Zealand.
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Sources (12)
- Register of BDM, Australia, Tasmania - Birth Reg No 1871/109/422
- William Augustus Becker, "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980"
- William Augustus Becker, "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration (District Registers), 1839-1938"
Spouse and Children
1871–1953 Male
1895–1975 Female
Children (3)
1919–2003 Male
1921–2021 Female
–2013 Male
Parents and Siblings
1848–1923 Male
1849–1887 Female
Siblings (11)
1870–1931 Male
1871–1953 Male
1872–1952 Female
1874–1951 Female
1875–1932 Female
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World Events (8)
1877
Age 6
1887 · New Zealands's First National Park
Age 16
1893
Age 22
Name Meaning
German and Dutch: occupational name for a baker of bread, or brick and tiles, derived from Middle High German and Middle Dutch backen ‘to bake’. The German surname is also found in France (mainly Lorraine and Alsace).
Danish: occupational name for a baker, from bechere ‘baker’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a baker, from German Bäcker (compare 1 and Backer ) or Yiddish beker ‘baker’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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