William Hopley DAY b. 1839 Bedfordshire, England, son of William DAY and Sarah TAYLOR, married in 1870 at Hotspur, Smoky River, S-W Victoria, Australia to Elizabeth KING b. 1851 Crawford Station, Hotspur, S-W Victoria, daughter of William KING and Ellen NUGENT.

William DAY was a brother of George DAY 1851-1931 and Elizabeth DAY 1855-1932.

William DAY died at Heywood, S-W Victoria in 1914.

Elizabeth DAY died at Heywood, S-W Victoria in 1925.

William DAY & Elizabeth KING had the following children:

1. William Henry DAY b.1871 Hotspur, S-W Vic, d. 1953, Bairnsdale, Victoria.;

2. Charles DAY b. 1872 Hotspur, S-W Vic, d. 1958, Hamilton, Vic.,m. 1906 at Hotspur, S-W Vic to Rosina Maude PROVIS, b. 1886, Waterloo, near Beaufort, Victoria, d. ......?;

3. Elizabeth DAY b. 1874 Hotspur, Vic, d. 1926, Glenthompson, Vic, m. James MALT 1868-1924, childrenn at Condah, S-W Vic;

4. Jane DAY b. 1878, Hotspur, Vic, d. 1943, Casterton, Vic, m. Alfred Ernest TRELOAR, children at Hotspur & Condah, d. Casterton, Vic.;

5. Eliza DAY b. 1880 Heywood, Vic, d. 1928, Hamilton, Vic, m. William John WEST;

6. Ellen May DAY b. 1883, Vic, m. Herbert William TRELOAR;

7. John Albert DAY b. 1887, Hotspur, Victoria, d. 1931, Richmond, Victoria, m. 1925 Gladys Maud BEAVIS 1899-1987. John served in the 1st AIF as follows...
   • enlisted 25 Oct 1916 at Warrnambool, Vic
   • embarked 19 Feb 1917 per "Ballarat"
   • Served as Pte 3048, 37th Battallion, 1st AIF, France 1917-1919
   • WIA 12 Oct 1917, France
   • RTA, 20 Jul 1919
   • Tree 20 Hotspur Avenue of Honour
   • Hotspur State School Honour Roll

8. Cecil DAY b. 1889, Hotspur, Vic, d. 1950, Ararat, Vic.
   • 1st AIF, 5th Div. Sig. Coy; 2nd A.C. Batt.
   • Tree 32 Hotspur Avenue of Honour
   • Hotspur State School Honour Roll

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