Physical description

Charles Bath, was born in Williamstown on December 25, 1849. Educated at Scotch school (Mr Russell,teacher), he left school at 15 years of age and went to work for George White, he having a large saw mill and boat building establishment in Nelson place (now removed). Mr Bath was at the blacksmith trade. He also worked as casual hand in the store department of the railways for two years, and at 19 years of age entered the railways, as cleaner and engine driver. Mr Bath married Miss Jane Ward, of Williamstown at the age of 21 years. At 23 he moved to Melbourne on account of promotion, and ran passenger trains on the Williamstown line for three years, and after 15 years left the railways and joined the tramways, retiring 'from this position at the age of 79 years
after 43 years service. Mr Bath lived all, his boyhood days, in Ferguson street. Bath place was called after his parerts, his father having bought ground and built six houses there.
They were the first houses built, and built out of ships fittings from emigrant, vessels. 'In those days there were no timber yards..

source: Williamstown Chronicle 28 March 1936