William John NAIRN

Born 22 January 1842 in Perth, Western Australia ^{[39: 17-Jan-1919]}
Son of James NAIRN and Sarah PETTIT ^[15]
Resided with his parents and worked with his father on the property Dalaik in York ^{[39: 17-Jan-1919] [148]}
Between 1863 and 1866 left York and settled with his parents on Noolooloo Station in what became the Carnamah district ^{[148] [245]}
Married Sarah Ann PELL in Irwin in 1873 ^[15]
He and his brother Walter worked on or ran their father's Byro Station in the Murchison ^[148]
     He wrote in June 1890 advising of the discovery of gold on the Byro plain at the head of the Upper Wooramel River ^{[39: 13-Jun-1890]}
     Served on the Upper Gascoyne Road Board - was Chairman in 1890-91 and 1891-92 ^{[39: 28-Nov-1890, 5-Feb-1892]}
     W. J. NAIRN, either himself or his brother, was one of the sheep judges at the Murchison Stock Show in 1893 ^{[39: 30-Oct-1893]}
     Following his brother Walter's death in 1903 he was granted Letters of Administration for his estate of £2,133/16/- ^{[39: 27-Nov-1903]}
     In 1912 his half-brother Edward was manager of Byro and his son Walter and William were working on the station ^[50]
     Left the Murchison and shifted to Wannamal with his wife and some of their children during 1912 ^{[114: page 93]}
Farmer of Somerleyton Farm in Wannamal 1912-1914 ^{[6] [114: page 93]}
     His land holdings in Wannamal comprised of Swan Locations 2138, 2139, 2140 and 2141 ^{[114: page 163]}
     Member of the Wannamal Hall Committee in 1912 ^{[114: pages 113, 114]}
     Following his departure from Wannamal his farm was managed by his son Byro and his son-in-law Alfred PAYNE ^{[114: page 163]}
He appears to have briefly resided in retirement on Irwin Road in Dongara in 1914 ^[19]
Farmer in Popanyinning 1914-1918 ^{[6] [39: 17-Jan-1919] [50]}
     In Popanyinning he subscribed £1/1/- to the Patriotic War Fund Committee in later 1914 ^{[39: 5-Nov-1914]}
Father of five sons - James, Walter, William John, Charles Joseph Byro, Alexander Murchison and Arthur Augustus ^{[15] [39: 8-Oct-1918]}
Father of five daughters - Emma, Clementina, Mary Ann, Charlotte and Nora ^{[15] [39: 8-Oct-1918]}
Died 29 December 1918 in Perth; buried at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Anglican, HA, 448) ^{[2] [39: 17-Jan-1919]}

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