William Court

William was born in 1823 in Manchester, England.¹

He died due to heart disease, Sanguineous Apoplex, at the age of 52 on January 26th, 1875 in The Infirmary, Sydney NSW. The funeral took place on January 27th, 1875 in Mort Street, Balmain, Sydney NSW and was arranged by Mrs Jane Thomas, Undertaker. He was buried on January 27th, 1875 in Balmain CofE Cemetery, Sydney, NSW.²³

Death Notes
- Sydney Morning Herald - Thursday 28 January 1875 - "SYDNEY COERESPONDENCE. - Tuesday night.(26 January 1875)
  The City Coroner held an inquest to-day upon the body of a man named William Court, lying dead at the Infirmary From the evidence it appeared that the deceased was aged fifty-two years, was an engineer, and had been in the colony thirty-three years He has left a widow (and six children) at Newcastle. He was a man of sober habits and on Sunday last left the residence of his son, James Edward Court, at Balmain, to come over to Sydney in order to go to some relations of his at Watson's Bay He was found by a constable sitting on a doorstep close to the White Swan Hotel, with his head leaning on one side, and breathing heavily He was conveyed to the Infirmary, and soon after admission he died Dr Brady deposed that death resulted from sanguineous apoplexy, and the jury returned a verdict accordingly."
  
  NSW Death Cert No. 384/1875 states the the death of William COURT was registered in Sydney NSW in 1875. His father's name was recorded as Charles COURT and his mother as Elizabeth COURT.

General Notes
- Parents may be names Charles and Elizabeth COURT (Death Cert)
  Had been in 'the colony' 33 years. i.e. arrived in Sydney NSW.about 1841/1

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