William Shakespeare Hall Born 25 December 1825 Lambeth, England Died February 11, 1895 (1895-02-11) (aged 69) Cossack, Western Australia Cause of death Drowning due to a heart attack while swimming Resting place Cossack, Western Australia Nationality English Occupation pastoralist, pearler Known for early settler, pastoralist, development of North West of Western Australia Partner(s) Hannah Boyd Lazenby (1849–1911) Children Henry Ernest Hall (1869–1941), Harold Aubrey Hall (1871–1963), Grace Hall (b. 1875, died in infancy), Joy Hannah Emma Margaret Hall (1876–1960), and William Shakespeare Hall Jnr. (1878–1879) Parent(s) Mother: Sarah Theodosia (née Branson, 1793–1858); father: Henry Edward Hall (1790–1859) Hall's gravestone in Cossack Cemetery—note reference to Andover William Shakespeare Hall (1825–1895) was a pioneer settler of the Swan River Colony and a well-known J.P., explorer, pastoralist, and pea...