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Inquests 1881-1890
Surnames beginning with W

Inquests in Western and some of Central New South Wales

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Name of Deceased Year of Inquest Age - Yrs Place of Birth Place Died Cause of Death Value of Property
WADE Charles Wakeham 1882 21 London, England Wilcannia Found drowned £3-1-0
WADE John 1888 60 England Near Carcoar Natural Causes 13/-
WADE Richard 1890 46 Ireland Narrabri Suicide by shooting £108-0-0
WAGNER Henry 1886 ? ? Inquest at Wilcannia Natural Causes …
WAINRIGHT Joseph 1885 6 wks Wombat Near Wombat Disease of glands and liver Nil
WALKER Amos 1881 52 London, England Willantry. Excessive drinking. £500 in AJS Bank to joint credit of deceased and Clements. Partner in business with Clements. Horse, silver watch and gold Albert chain, gold scarf ring, gold stud and gold locket.
WALKER Charles 1886 55 England Near Wentworth Suicide by gunshot wound Property, £300 to £400
WALKER Charlotte 1887 ? ? Narrandera Alcoholic poisoning Nil
WALKER G.M.H. 1882 ? ? Amphitheatre Run, near Cobar Perished from want of water. (See John WATSON) £5-6-9 Cheque; 7s 6d silver; 4d stamps.
WALKER John R. alias James 1888 27 New South Wales Near Dubbo Suicide by poisoning Nil
WALKER Matilda 1884 … … Inquest at Moama Natural causes …
WALKER Richard 1887 10 Tolarno Albermarle Run By upsetting of a cart accidentally. Nil.
WALKER Robert (supposed to be) 1883 ? ? Bala… Station, Brewarrina Exhaustion from want of water. Abt £25
WALKER Sydney Herbert 1888 19 New South Wales Near Dubbo Accidentally drowned About £7
WALKER Thomas 1882 22 Adelaide Dubbo Run over by a railway train Horse and 2 cows.
WALKER William 1890 35 Scotland Cowra Rupture of blood vessel of lungs About £13
WALL Lydia E. 1885 12 Wellington Four-mile Flat Fall from her horse Nil
WALL Thomas 1881 … … Narrandera Pneumonia None
WALLACE James 1885 42 Not stated Carcoar Rupture of blood vessel of lungs Not known.
WALLACE Robert 1881 18 mths Conargo Conargo Accidentally drowned Nil.
WALLACE William 1885 43 New South Wales Dubbo Accidentally killed Nil
WALLARER George 1884 12 Grahamstown Kings Plains, Carcoar District Shock from sudden immersion in water. Nil.
WALLER Peter A. 1885 6yr 6mths Forbes Forbes Killed by lightning Nil
WALLIS James 1883 30 England Moree Drowned while bathing £7 and watch
WALSH Edmund 1888 30 Ireland Near Cobar Effects of intemperance Nil.
WALSH John 1882 42 Cork, Ireland Wilcannia Found drowned Nil.
WALSH John 1882 37 Ireland 35 mls from Walgett Apoplexy accelerated by excessive drinking Nil.
WALSH Margaret Curry 1881 60 Ireland Grenfell. Thrown from buggy. …
WALSH Michael 1883 52 Ireland Young Sanguineous apoplexy £120 value
WALTERS Edith Caroline 1883 ? ? Forbes Accidentally burnt to death …
WALTERS Frederick 1886 33 England Nevertire Accidentally drowned Nil.
WALTERS Griffiths Oliver 1889 2yr 4mths Near Forbes Near Forbes Accidentally drowned Nil
WALTERS Samuel 1890 67 England Broken Hill Suicide by exploding dynamite cap in mouth …
WALTERS Walter 1885 24 ? Dubbo Suicide by hanging Not known.
WALTERSDORFF Walter 1888 60 Prussia Near Albury Syncope Buggy and horse - value £30
WARD James 1881 36 Ireland Parkes Disease of lungs. 4/6
WARD Joseph 1887 36 ? Old Thackaringa, Silverton Natural causes; Epilepsy £20-0-0
WARHAM Thomas 1883 52 England Girilgambone Natural causes Not known.
WARING Frederick William 1886 28 Deniliquin Murray River While bathing accidentally drowned Not stated.
WARNER Benjamin J.T.B. 1885 49 Newcastle or Port Macquarie Carrington, Moree Bursting of blood vessel or disease of heart Not known.
WARNER Thomas 1887 30 England Near Deniliquin Asphyxia by drowning Horse and saddle.
WARRAWEENA Jimmy 1884 40 New South Wales Brewarrina Manslaughter against Narran Jack. Nil.
WARREN Luke 1887 58 Ireland Hay Sunstroke. Nil.
WARREN Michael 1889 46 Ireland Nyngan Found drowned Nil.
WARREN Richard 1890 85 England Urana Failure of heart's action. Nil
WARTON Ada Lilian 1888 5 Bourke Bourke Accident Nil.
WATERS John 1886 36 Scotland Tocumwal Disease of heart Nil.
WATERS John 1889 28 … Menindie Found drowned £20 supposed.
WATERS William 1885 13 Gippsland Narrandera Found drowned Nil
WATSON Hannah - illegitimate child of 1884 Child … District of Cootamundra Convulsions from effects of teething. Nil.
WATSON John 1881 3yrs 3mths Cobar Cobar Diptheria Nil.
WATSON John 1882 ? ? Amphitheatre Run, near Cobar Perished from want of water. (See G.M.H. WALKER) £4-18-0 Cheque.
WATSON Robert 1889 40 ? Near Hillston Accidentally drowned Nil
WATT George 1882 35 England Wellington Gaol Effusion of blood on brain Nil
WATT Jesse 1885 56 England Flyer's Creek, Carcoar Injuries accidentally received while working with bullocks About £10
WATT Mary 1888 70 Campbelltown Near Grenfell Natural Causes Nil
WATTS Florence C. 1885 16 Back Creek Back Creek Suffocation by drowning Nil
WATTS Thomas 1886 30 Victoria Near Nyngan Disease of heart Nil.
WEALE George 1888 64 England Cootamundra Natural Causes Nil
WEAVRING John [not in BDM] 1881 41 Bristol, England Eagan Creek, Wagga Wagga District. Natural causes - probably rupture of blood vessel on lungs £1-4-1 on person; Also selector of 640 acres at Eagan Creek.
WEBB Henry 1887 22 ? Paika Station, near Balranald Accidental drowning £25-0-0
WEBB Jane 1887 36 New South Wales Big Springs, Wagga District Suicide by poisoning Nil.
WEBSTER Alexander 1888 30 ? Moree Bursting of blood vessel on brain Not known.
WELDON James Stuart 1887 57 Newfoundland Dubbo. Lung disease £200
WELLER George 1890 32 England Bourke Nervous exhaustion caused by intemperance. …
WELLINGTON (Aboriginal) 1887 50 New South Wales Oxley, Lower Lachlan Burns accident Nil.
WELLS Robert 1881 62 Parramatta Slab-hut, Limestone Creek, Carcoar District Gunshot wound, self inflicted. £10
WELLS Thomas 1884 … … Inquest at Moama Accidentally drowned …
WELLS William Patrick 1885 15 Marengo Carcoar Overturning of cart Nil
WELSH Christopher 1887 50 Ireland Wagga Wagga Natural causes £5
WELSH Ethel Ellen 1887 3 mths Broken Hill Broken Hill Insufficient nourishment accelerated by extreme heat Nil.
WELSH William 1882 60 … Bland Plains Suicide Nil
WENMAN Thomas George 1889 52 England South Broken Hill Heart disease Silver watch, chain; 6s 7d Cash.
WEST S.J. Hampdon 1888 5yrs 6mths Sydney Dubbo Natural Causes Nil
WESTON James Henry 1888 40 South Australia Bourke Rupture of aorta £0-6-8
WESTON William 1889 1yr 6mths South Australia Broken Hill Accidentally drowned Nil.
WESTPHALEN Hugo 1889 34 Melbourne Parkes Suicide by cutting throat £170
WETTIG Charles 1882 Abt 50 Germany Milparinka Dysentery Abt £40
WHALEN Mary 1890 65 Ireland Cootamundra Rupture of blood vessel leading to heart Nil
WHEELER Ambrose 1890 55 England Broken Hill Natural causes Household utensils.
WHEELER Frederick 1886 24 Supposed Blayney Near Louth Found drowned in Darling River Not known.
WHEELER John 1890 Abt 30 Victoria Near Mount Hope Accidental £6-9-6; horse, saddle, bridle; 2 dogs; swag; silver watch and chain.
WHELAN Ellen 1886 43 Not known Coolabah Disease of heart Nil.
WHITE Ethel 1887 ? New South Wales Mossgiel Supposed natural causes Nil.
WHITE Francis 1885 23 Binda Cowl Cowl Fall from his horse Nil
WHITE Nellie 1890 14 mths Lucknow NearWellington Accidentally drowned Nil
WHITE Richard 1886 30 ? Mount Arrow Run, Milparinka District Want of water; lost. Cheque £15.
WHITE Sarah 1883 … … … See Sarah COLEMAN …
WHITE William 1888 44 ? Near Hay Suicide by drowning Nil.
WHITEHOUSE William 1883 … … … See William JACKSON …
WHITING Sarah 1883 5 Moree Court at Pallamallwar, Moree District Accidentally drowned Nil.
WHITMILL Charles Edwin 1887 9 Near Forbes Near Forbes Accidentally drowned while bathing Nil.
WHITMORE Richard F. 1882 22 England Wilcannia Suicide by stabbing £3-0-4
WHITTLE William 1882 8 Albury Albury Accidental drowning Nil
WHITTY James 1889 60 Sydney Wellington Exposure. Nil
WHY CHEE 1889 46 China Nyngan Natural causes Nil.
WILCOCKSON Charles 1884 33 England Ivanhoe Accidentally killed Nil.
WILKES William Francis 1882 28 England Gerogery Exposure and exhaustion About £3
WILKIE George 1887 30 ? Menindie Injuries unlawfully received from Joseph AHEARN. Nil.
WILKINSON James 1885 55 England Near Condobolin Heart disease. £5 wages
WILKINSON John 1887 ? ? Pooncaira Exposure and effects of intemperance. Nil.
WILKS John 1881 35 Not known At Angledool Holes, Narran River. Heart disease accelerated by heavy drinking. £1 Queensland note; a few papers; photograph of a woman.
WILLIAMS Alfred 1887 32 South Australia Near Silverton Burns accident £0-6-8
WILLIAMS Charles F. 1885 6yr 6mths Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga Paralysis of heart Nil
WILLIAMS Frederick George 1890 27 Sydney Near Moree Accidentally drowned …
WILLIAMS Herbert Alex. 1882 Abt 20 Cheltenham, Gloucestshire, England (supposed) Wagga Wagga Found drowned £15
WILLIAMS James 1883 55 England Moonbie Station Accidentally drowned Nil.
WILLIAMS John 1886 ? England Broken Hill Disease of heart £0-7-7
WILLIAMS John 1889 9yrs 9mths South Australia Broken Hill Accidental Nil.
WILLIAMS John 1884 40 ? West Bourke Darling River - accidentally drowned Boat
WILLIAMS Mary 1886 58 England Toorga, Wagga Natural causes Nil.
WILLIAMS Robert Berclan 1884 40 North Wales Forbes Rupture of valve of heart £30
WILLIAMS Samuel alias GILLIARD 1884 66 England Parkes Natural Causes Nil.
WILLIAMS Samuel Joseph 1884 8 Cobar Cobar Accidental Nil.
WILLIAMS Thomas 1883 60 ? Wagga Wagga Drowned while intoxicated Nil.
WILLIAMS Thomas 1883 ? ? Wilcannia Found drowned in Darling River. …
WILLIAMS THOMAS 1890 10yrs 6mths Wentworth Wentworth Accidentally drowned …
WILLIAMS William 1884 50 Sweden Near Nymagee Accidental Nil.
WILLIAMS William (later found to be) 1886 28 to 30 ? Albury Road, 12 miles from Deniliquin Accidentally suffocated on Albury Road. Nil.
WILLIAMSON Edith 1889 23 Hartley Near Bourke Burns accident Nil.
WILLIS Ada Jane 1881 4yrs 3mths ? Albermarle, Brewarrina District Purging and vomitting - natural causes. Nil.
WILLIS Elizabeth 1882 47 Scotland Hay Congestion of lungs and heart disease £6-8-0 Savings Bank, Hay.
WILLIS Robert Joseph 1887 10 Junee Near Junee Accidental - kicked by a horse Nil.
WILLIS Thomas Richard Child 1890 61 England Wilcannia Death by drowning Under £10-0-0
WILLOCK George 1882 78 England Nymagee Natural causes Nil.
WILLOCK Joseph 1882 25 New South Wales Wellington. Kicked by horse £500
WILLOCKS George 1884 39 Dubbo Grenfell Suicide from pistol shot £4-2-0 Cash; Silver watch and chain; Clock and apparel.
WILSON Alexander 1888 47 ? Menindie Heart disease £54-10-0
WILSON Alfred 1885 ? ? Cootamundra Railway accident, Cootamundra Not known.
WILSON Andrew 1888 55 Norway River Murray at Talmalmo Found drowned - no evidence to show. Nil
WILSON Charles 1886 40 Germany 30 mls from Warren Natural causes £2-3-0 wages due
WILSON Charles 1889 Abt 68 ? Hillston Heart disease. Nil
WILSON David John 1888 11 Wellington Near Dubbo Accidentally drowned Nil
WILSON George 1885 51 England Nilga Dam Natural Causes Nil
WILSON Henry 1882 Abt 43 ? Cobar Epileptic fit, accelerated by intemperance. £25 in A.J.S. Bank, Cobar.
WILSON Henry 1885 27 ? Booligal Road Effects of drink Nil.
WILSON Henry 1890 74 England Near Balranald Cardiac synope …
WILSON H[?ug]ah 1883 ? ? Wilcannia Serious apoplexy. …
WILSON J.A. (supposed) 1888 73 England Near Hillston Found drowned Swag and effects.
WILSON John 1882 29 Queensland Burrowa Road near Young Accidentally killed by riding against a tree. Nil
WILSON John 1885 53 Sweden Lagoon Creek, Cootamundra Willfully murdered by T.Rowlands £18
WILSON John 1888 11 Wellington Gravel Pits, Dubbo Accidentally drowned. Nil
WILSON John - supposed 1887 50 Not known Dubbo Hospital Starvation and exposure. Nil.
WILSON John Barr 1886 28 Victoria Moulamein Killed by falling tree Not stated
WILSON Mary Ann 1885 33 Parramatta Gaol at Dubbo Natural Causes Nil
WILSON Robert 1883 35 to 40 ? Moulamein, NSW Suicide by drowning Not known.
WILSON Robert 1887 48 ? Near Wilcannia Suicide by drowning Nil.
WILSON Thomas 1881 60 ? Dubbo Suffocation. Free selection in village of Neweena, W.Ryrie's Run, and a swag
WILSON Walter 1890 50 East Maitland (supposed) Near Molong Accidental gunshot wound. £5 wages due.
WILSON William 1885 66 Not known Near Wagga Wagga Suffocation Nil
WILSON William 1888 14 Sydney Parkes Accidental Nil
WILSON William 1889 62 Scotland Near Cowra Rupture of heart Nil
WILTON Benjamin 1886 35 New South Wales Grenfell Fracture of skull Nil.
WIN Thomas 1886 4 wks Wilcannia Wilcannia Convulsions from exposure Nil.
WINCHESTER Robert 1887 6 Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga Accidentally drowned. Nil
WINDUS Rachael Rebecca 1883 2yrs 8mths Garra, Molong Garra, Molong Suffocation by accidentally swallowing a pea. Nil.
WINSLOW Herbert 1888 32 America Cobar Natural causes Nil.
WINTER George 1888 78 Bristol, England Peelwood, Carcoar District Natural Causes £63-0-0
WINTER Robert D. 1882 60 Scotland Cobran Station, Moama District Poisoned by strychnine, self administered. Abt £15 Union Bank, Deniliquin; Station horses, dray etc.
WINTER Samuel 1884 60 England District of Corowa Natural Causes Nil
WISDOM John Arthur 1884 19yr 8mths Morpeth Bokhira Station, Brewarrina District Suicide from rifle wound. Wearing apparel and gun.
WOALFRAY Sarah 1884 52 England Brewarrina Natural Causes Nil.
WOLFANG Richard 1882 Abt 35 Germany Bootra Station, Albert District, Mitchell Accidentally killed by fall of earth. £15-17-8
WOLLS Mary Helene 1885 21 New South Wales Dubbo Burns accident Nil
WONG LEE Annie 1885 … ? Nyngan Want and exposure Nil.
WOOD Barney 1888 60 England Near Urana Natural Causes Watch and chain; £27-15-3
WOODBURN James 1885 55 Ireland Junee Junction Pneumonia Not known.
WOODRICH Henry William Robert 1881 7 Melbourne Moonba Station, Paroo River, NSW. Natural Causes. Nil
WOODS Elizabeth 1883 … … … See INFANT newly born of Elizabeth WOODS. …
WOODS Emma 1889 33 England Menindie Heart disease Furniture valued at £2
WOODS George 1882 53 England Carcoar Bullet wound; temporary insanity. About £500
WOODS Henry Edward 1888 42 London Menindie Accidentally drowned Nil.
WOODWARD Charles 1887 59 England Near Oxley Suicide by cutting throat Nil.
WOODWARD Harry 1881 35 ? Merri Merri Thrown from a horse. Nil
WOODWARD Thomas George 1885 10yrs 6mths Near Booligal Oxley Fall from a horse Nil.
WOOLLEY Francis B. 1885 25 Victoria Near Mandurama Syncope £3
WOOLSTENCROFT Levi 1883 … … Temora Erysipelas accelerated by exposure. …
WORKMAN Millicent 1889 7 Murga Condobolin Accidentally drowned Nil
WORKMAN Sophia 1889 14 Murga Condobolin Accidentally drowned Nil
WORRELL Joseph 1886 63 England Near Hillston Natural causes Few shillings and old swag
WORSING or WORBING 1886 58 China Mossgiel Loaded cart fell upon him. Nil.
WORTHINGTON Florence 1889 5 Dubbo Near Dandaloo Accidentally drowned Nil
WORTHINGTON Josephine R.G. 1889 7 Dubbo Near Dandaloo Accidentally drowned Nil
WORTHINGTON W.J.V. 1889 9 Dubbo Near Dandaloo Accidentally drowned Nil
WREN John 1885 65 England Cobar Fracture of skull About £70
WRIGHT Francis 1882 35 Yorkshire, England Near Cannonbar Wound in throat - self inflicted Horse and dray; Abt £45 Cash; Abt £19-5-6.
WRIGHT Harry 1884 36 England Wentworth Accidental …
WRIGHT Henry 1883 3 mths Collarenebri Warrambool near Walgett Inflammation of lungs from severe cold. Nil.
WRIGHT Mrs 1888 … … … See Johanna GILES …
WRIGHT William 1888 55 England Walgett Syncope Gold watch and chain.
WYLIE Jack 1889 49 Victoria Near Nymagee Accidental Silver watch, sundries, valued at £10-0-0.
WYLIE James Houston 1890 18 Victoria Gerogerie Accidentally drowned £1
WYLIE Robert 1884 ? ? Wilcannia Found dead £12-1-6

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