A Brief History
William Warwick Castle was born 1856 in the district of Spring Bay, Tasmania. His parents were John Castle and Maria Antonet (Grace) nee McCloud/Luttrell. William was always known as Warwick. Today the Castle family are still well known in the Spring Bay district.
Warwick was the tenth child born to John and Grace, he inherited all the skills of the male Castle's in boat building and carpentry. His early years were spent with his father and brothers on the slips at Battery Point, Hobart, where is father was a shipwright under John Watson.
In August 1885 Warwick married Ada Louisa Chew in Hobart, the union was to produce five girls, Norma, Roma, Elvira, Cara & Rozlyn between the years 1886-1900. By 1903 Warwick had parted with his wife to go prospecting on the West Coast of Tasmania. His exploits in prospecting are well known as Warwick was a keen photographer and many of his photographs have been used in publications on mining and the West Coast.
William Warwick Castle died in Hobart 12 June 1942, he was aged 86 years.
This web site covers a journey Warwick did with companion P. Ormsby Lennon into the wilds of the West Coast of Tasmania. At the time of Warwick's trip with Lennon he was 71 years of age - a true prospecting pioneer of the 'Wild West'.
Sources:
P. Osmby Lennon, A Prospecting Trip in Tasmania's
Wild West Blackwoods Magazine, October 1927
Maureen Martin & Linda Abblitt, Castle Day-dreams, 1992
Copyright Maureen Martin 2006