Addis, Edward Brown

Edward Brown Addis, 1790-1866

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Contents:Edward Brown Addis:  Profile  Biography  Research Notes
Explanations:
Columns:R [Role]; S [Sources].
Roles: = Government Office (Paid); = Government Duties (Unpaid); = On leave; = TBD; = Agriculture; = Private enterprise; = Parliament;
= British Army; = Royal Marines; = British Militia; = Colonial Militia; = East India Company Army; = Royal Navy; = Other Maritime;
= Education; = Army Education; = Navy Education; = Immigration; = Emigration; = Other voyage.
Abbreviations: BB = Blue Book; CCL = Commissioner of Crown Lands; CP = Chinese Protector; CPS = Clerk of Petty Sessions; GC = Gold Commissioner;
GR = Gold Receiver; GW = Gold Warden; JP = Justice of the Peace (Magistrate); PM = Police Magistrate;
FN = Footnotes; PSL = Public Service List; S/S1/S2 = Source; TBC/TBD = To be confirmed/determined.
Appointments: = Appointed; = Reappointed; = Promoted; = Demoted; = Redesignated; = Succeeded/Replaced; = Transferred to; = Made permanent;
= Retired; = Dismissed; = Passed (Examinations); = Paid as (role).
British Army: = Purchase of Commission; = Exchange rank/regiment; = Reduced to Reserve list; = Retired by sale of Commission.
Sources (S, S1, S2): = Blue Book; = Blue Book derived; = Government Gazette; = Government Gazette derived; = Public Service List; = Public Service List derived;
= Report; = Book; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death document; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death extract; = Cemetery; = Census; = Legal;
= Newspaper family notice; = Newspaper article; = Magazine article; = Unconfirmed; = Military service record; = Internet.
Other Symbols: = External link.
Dates:Dates are in YYYY-MM-DD format. Ongoing = Continues into next calendar year; New date; Date changed in source; Date died; Date to be confirmed.
"Original" is the date the person commenced the role. For example, when first appointed a Police Magistrate, regardless of later re-appointments and re-assignments.
Unconfirmed:All text in magenta is unconfirmed.
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Life Events

Parents:George Curzon Addis and Mary Griffon
Born:2 September 1790St Michaels, Middlesex, England [01].
Baptised:25 September 1790St Michael Cornhill Church of England, London, England [02].
Married (1):28 February 1826St Mary's Church of England, Portsea, Hampshire, England, to Elizabeth McArthur [1802-1860] [03] [04].
Arrived:20 February 1839Melbourne, Port Phillip District, Colony of NSW, on the barque Louisa Campbell. Departed Plymouth, 2 October 1838 [05] [06] [07].
Departed:14 February 1853Returned to England on the ship Woodbridge. Departed Geelong [08] [09].
Married (2):4 September 1861St Andrew's Church of England, Plymouth, Devonshire, England, to Jane Sophia Lee [1815-1887] [10] [11].
Died:13 April 1866Laira Villa, Newton Abbot, Devonshire, England [residence] [12] [13].
Buried:19 April 1866Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth, Devonshire, England [Grave: Section D, Row 4, No 10] [14].

Golden Colony Roles

Port Phillip:Crown Lands:18311832183318341835183618371838183918401841184218431844184518461847184818491850
1851
Victoria:Gold Commissioner:18511852
Crown Lands:185118521853

Career

OriginalGazettedFromToAgeRTitleStateDepartmentDistrictSCommentsFN
1803-08-1312First Class Volunteer, HMS ExcellentRoyal Navy Midshipman.
1806-0715Midshipman, HMS ZealousRoyal Navy
16Midshipman, HMS AthenienneRoyal Navy
16Midshipman, HMS SaturnRoyal Navy
1807-1017Midshipman, HMS BarracoutaRoyal Navy
1808-07-041810-03-2117Midshipman, HMS Francis DrakeRoyal Navy
1810-03-221810-03-2617Midshipman, HMS RussellRoyal NavyTemporary attachment. Acting Lieutenant.
181017Lieutenant (Acting), HMS Francis DrakeRoyal Navy Lieutenant.
1811-08-091813-06-0721Lieutenant, HMS Francis DrakeRoyal Navy
1813-08-111811-11-0223Lieutenant, HMS DasherRoyal Navy
1814-11-031824-02-2024LieutenantRoyal Navy Reserve
1824-02-211825-03-0534Lieutenant (Supernumerary), HMS RamillesRoyal Navy
1825-03-061831-05-2334Lieutenant (Supernumerary), HMS HyperionRoyal Navy
1831-05-241851-07-2739LieutenantRoyal Navy Reserve Commander.
1839-02-2048London to Melbourne on the Louisa Campbell
1851-07-281851-07-281866-04-1360CommanderRoyal Navy ReserveDied.

References

Notes

Notes
01⇑ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [Ancestry (Membership required) ; 21 May 2023]
02⇑ London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [Ancestry (Membership required) ; 21 May 2023].
03⇑ England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 [Ancestry (Membership required) ; 21 May 2023].
04⇑ A Naval Biographical Dictionary has 9 March.
05⇑ Shipping Intelligence - Arrivals; Port Phillip Gazette, 23 February 1839, p 2 [Trove; 23 February 2024].
06⇑ Ian Hawkins Nicholson; Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, Volume 2 1834-1842; Roebuck Society, Canberra, 1985; p 127.
07⇑ Marten A Syme; Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Victorian Ports, Volume 1 1798-1845; Roebuck Society, Canberra, 1984; p 31.
08⇑ Shipping Intelligence - Port of Geelong - Sailed; The Argus (Melbourne), 16 February 1853, p 4 [Trove; 23 February 2024].
09⇑ Woodbridge Passenger List, Public Record Office of Victoria, VPRS 948, January-February 1853 [PROV; 23 February 2024].
10⇑ Marriage - Addis-Lee; Western Morning News, 5 September 1861, p 2 [Find My Past (Membership required) ; 21 May 2023].
11⇑ England, Devon, Parish Registers, 1538-1912 [FamilySearch ; 18 December 2023].
12⇑ Commander Edward Brown Addis; Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette, 21 April 1866, p 4 [Find My Past (Membership required) ; 4 April 2023].
13⇑ Some sources have Laird Villa, but Laira Villa was also the name of his property in Geelong.
14⇑ Devon Burials - Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon, [Find My Past (Membership required) ; 24 September 2023].

Further Reading

Profile:William R O'Byrne; A Naval Biographical Dictionary; John Murray, London, 1849, p 6.

Updates

2024-10-13Page formatting revised.
2023-12-18Life Events updated and references added.
2022-02-07Military career updated.