William Otway
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Background
William Beauclerc Otway was born in 1820. He was a doctor and miner who was active on the Ballarat goldfields. Otway married Rebecca Abrahams. Their son, Willie Dow Otway, was born in 1855 at Steiglitz. Rebecca Otway died at Queenscliff in 1911.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Dr Otway was chairman at the dinner given for American Consul Charles Tarleton at Ballarat in November 1854, and was a witness for the Goldfields Commission.[2]
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
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