William Stoneham (1832–1913)
Mr William Stoneham, probably the oldest orchestral musician in Australia, died on Tuesday at Leichhardt. Mr. Stoneham was in his 81st year, and he had lived in Sydney and Melbourne for over 65 years. He was the father of the widely-known musicians, Messrs. Harry (cornet) and Herbert Stoneham (flute) of Melbourne, Reginald Stoneham who is in the orchestral department of Palings, Ltd. and Fred and Will Stoneham, the successful London music-hall artists, and Miss Elsa Stoneham., a popular contralto, now in America. The late Mr. Stoneham is said to have played the first side drum ever used in Melbourne.
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Additional Resources and Scholarship
- profile, Sun (Sydney), 2 December 1911, p 4
- death notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 March 1913, p 14
- funeral notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 March 1913, p 13
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Stoneham, Elizabeth (wife)
- Stoneham, Ellen (wife)
- Stoneham, Anne Maria (wife)
- Stoneham, Grace (daughter)
- Lucas, Margaret (mother-in-law)
- Lucas, Thomas (father-in-law)
- Pettit, Margaret (sister-in-law)
- Lucas, Harriet (sister-in-law)
- Long, Olivia (sister-in-law)
- Lucas, Catherine (sister-in-law)
- Lucas, Ellen Maria (sister-in-law)
- Lucas, Margaret (sister-in-law)
- Lucas, Catherine (sister-in-law)
- Wilson, Amelia (sister-in-law)
- Walls, Mary Ann (sister-in-law)
- Cooper, Alice Ada (sister-in-law)
- Walls, John (brother-in-law)
- Pettit, William (brother-in-law)
- Long, James (brother-in-law)
- Lucas, Richard (brother-in-law)
- Lucas, William (brother-in-law)
- Lucas, Thomas Abraham (brother-in-law)
- Lucas, George Frederick (brother-in-law)
- Lucas, Henry (brother-in-law)
- Lucas, Nathaniel (brother-in-law)
- Wilson, Henry James (brother-in-law)
- Lucas, Charles Edward (brother-in-law)
- Cooper, William Bennett (brother-in-law)
- Cooper, William Bennett (nephew by marriage)
Citation details
'Stoneham, William (1832–1913)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/stoneham-william-26603/text34330, accessed 10 March 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
19 November,
1832
Hobart,
Tasmania,
Australia
Death
25 March,
1913
(aged 80)
Leichhardt, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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