William Graham was born in Launceston on 8 Apr 1865, the second son of Archibald Graham and Devina Paton who were married on 1 May 1863. William's brothers and sisters were: Harry, born 9 Mar 1864; David, 30 Oct 1866; Archibald, 26 Mar 1870-30 Mar 1876; George, 19 Mar 1872; Mary, 1 Mar 1874; Alexander, 27 Jan 1876 and James, 23 Dec 1877. Archibald Graham died aged 46 on 4 Apr 1879 at Winkleigh, leaving his widow with seven children. A subscription was raised on their behalf. Devina died aged 85 on 29 Oct 1921 at Winkleigh. William's brother George Graham also appears in the Family Album.
William married Thursa Christina Jeffrey on 13 Sep 1906 in Launceston. Their son, Archibald James, was born on 14 Jul 1908. Thursa died on 4 Mar 1923. William died on 5 May 1933 at the age of 68 and is buried at the Carr Villa Cemetery in Section F1 No. 56.
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