William McLoughlin (1865–1896)
William McLoughlin (1865-1896) was the second child of Michael McLoughlin and Mary Murphy. He was born at Kyneton, Victoria, in 1865 and married Ellen Angela Dowling in Melbourne in 1894. The couple had two children, Mary Veronica and William Thomas.
The McLoughlins went to the Murchison River minefields in Western Australia with William's brother Patrick. William was killed in an accident near Mt. Magnet on 29 September 1896 at the age of 30. His widow and children returned to Victoria.
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- dies in a mining accident at Rothsay, Geraldton Advertiser (WA), 5 October 1896, p 3
- an inquiry finds that no-one was to blame for his workplace death, Geraldton Advertiser (WA), 12 October 1896, p 2
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Kelly, Ellen Angela (wife)
- McLoughlin, Mary (mother)
- McLoughlin, Michael (father)
- McOmish, Mary Elizabeth (sister)
- Calwell, Margaret Annie (sister)
- Malone, Julia (sister)
- McLoughlin, Ellen (sister)
- McLoughlin, Patrick (brother)
- McLoughlin, Timothy (brother)
- Rasmussen, Bridget (half-sister)
- McLoughlin, John (half-brother)
- McLoughlin, Michael (half-brother)
- McOmish, George Alexander (brother-in-law)
- Calwell, Arthur Albert (brother-in-law)
- Malone, William John (brother-in-law)
- Calwell, Arthur Augustus (nephew)
- Rasmussen, Erick John (nephew)
- McLoughlin, Michael Patrick (nephew)
Citation details
'McLoughlin, William (1865–1896)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/mcloughlin-william-31664/text39139, accessed 26 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1865
Kyneton,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
29 September,
1896
(aged ~ 31)
Mount Magnet,
Western Australia,
Australia
Cause of Death
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