Brief Life History of William James
When William James Massey was born in 1859, in St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, his father, William Massey, was 25 and his mother, Isabella Strachan, was 22. He died on 21 November 1870, in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, at the age of 11, and was buried in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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- William James Massey, "Find A Grave Index"
- William James Massey, "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981"
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World Events (2)
1867
End of transportation to Western Australia.
1870
British troops withdraw from Australia.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Massy, a pet form of Matthew . Compare Mace .
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from one or more of several places in Normandy, such as Macey (Manche), Massy (Seine-Maritime), Macé-sur-Orne (Orne), and La Ferté Macé (Orne).
English: variant of Marsay (see Marcey ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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