Lewis William Gilles, 1796-1884
| Contents: | Lewis William Gilles: Profile Biography Research Notes |
Life Events
| Born: | 8 October 1796 | London, England [01] [02] |
| Baptised: | 5 February 1797 | St Anne’s Church of England, Soho (Westminster), Middlesex, England [03]. |
| Arrived: | 7 May 1823 | Hobart Town, Colony of Van Diemen's Land, on the ship Andromeda. Departed Leith, Scotland [04] [05] [06]. |
| Married (1): | 20 December 1823 | St David's Church of England, Hobart Town, Colony of Van Diemen's Land, to Mary Woodley Horne [1806-1844] [07] [08]. |
| Married (2): | 25 March 1878 | Woodley House, Glen Osmond, Colony of South Australia, to Amelia Ann Bristow [1833-1915] [09]. |
| Died: | 2 January 1884 | Woodley House, Glen Osmond, Colony of South Australia [residence], aged 87 years [10]. |
| Buried: | 19 January 1884 | St Saviour’s Anglican Church (Glen Osmond Cemetery), Glen Osmond, Colony of South Australia [11]. |
Golden Colony Roles
Career
| Original | Gazetted | From | To | Age | R | Title | State | Department | District | S | Comments | FN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810 | 1811 | 14 | Boy, Second Class, HMS San Domingo | Royal Navy | Volunteer First Class. | |||||||
| 1811 | 1812 | 15 | Volunteer First Class | Royal Navy | Midshipman. | |||||||
| 1812 | 1813 | 16 | Midshipman, HMS Loup Crevier | Royal Navy | ||||||||
| 1813 | 1814 | 17 | Midshipman, HMS Cleopatra | Royal Navy | Resigned. |
References
Notes
Further Reading
| Statistics: | Gilles, Lewis William (1796-1884); in: Herbert James Gibbney, Ann Gertrude Smith; A Biographical Register, 1788-1939, Volume 1; Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, 1987; pp 262-263. |
Updates
| 2024-10-13 | Page formatting revised. |
| 2024-01-21 | Life Events updated and references added. |
