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I'm looking for Thomas Henry Lancelot LEWIS. I have very little info and I'd appreciate anything anyone can offer.
Thomas Henry Lancelot LEWIS
B Abt 1870 (based on age at death)
D 4 August 1946, NSW
Lived in Kensington, NSW
M 1894 Letitia Stacia EVANS, Sydney, NSW
Children
Elsie Letitia LEWIS (1895-1975)
Sylvia Therese LEWIS (1897-1973)
I don't think he was born in Australia, but can't find an arrival that fits, and with such a common name, I can't identify a birth in the UK (possibly Wales).
Any suggestions for other avenues to search would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
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What information do his marriage and death certificate give
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FindMyPast suggests he was born in Queensland in 1870.
Queensland Births 1829-1919
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Birth for a Thomas Henry Lancelot Lewis
5 May 1870 Queensland Australia
Father Thomas Henry Lewis
Mother Rebecca Whiffen
Rosie
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Thank you so much Rosie99 and Rosie17. Now I can go to bed happy!!
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Here is his death notice http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article29767342
And Letitia's death notice (SMH 30 July 1955)
Ros
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Here is brief marriage notice for the parents.
1866
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63513015
Sue
Adding
This one has more detail ;D 1866
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28612079
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Marriage:
Thomas Henry Lewis
Event date: 12-6-1866
Event type: Marriage registration
Registration details: 1866/C/452
Spouse: Rebecca Whiffen
Siblings:
Lewis Ernst Lewis
Event date: 14-6-1867
Event type: Birth registration
Registration details: 1867/C/2156
Mother: Rebecca Whiffen
Father/parent: Thomas Henry Lewis
Marriage:
1734/1890 LEWIS Lewis E to ROSE Ada SYDNEY
Death NSW:
13231/1941 LEWIS Lewis Ernest parents THOMAS HENRY and REBECCA MANLY
Funeral notice, 2nd last column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17750966
Frenches Forest Cemetery - Church of England Monumental, Row A, 61
Herbert Percy Scrivener Lewis
Event date: 16-1-1869
Event type: Birth registration
Registration details: 1869/C/2319
Mother: Rebecca Whiffen
Father/parent: Thomas Henry Lewis
Death NSW: 5849/1935 LEWIS Henry P S parents THOMAS H REBECCA GRANVILLE
Death notice, 1st column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17186576
Thomas Henry Lancelot Lewis
Event date: 5-5-1870
Event type: Birth registration
Registration details: 1870/C/2635
Mother: Rebecca Whiffen
Father/parent: Thomas Henry Lewis
Death and funeral notices, 2nd and 6th columns: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article29767342
Wife’s death: 20158/1955 Letitia Stasia parents GEORGE HENRY and ELIZABETH PADDINGTON
Death and funeral notices for daughter Sylvia TOYER, type 17 into small white box:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19730215&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Death and funeral notices for daughter Elsie McIVOR, first page: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19730215&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Edward John Lewis
Event date: 11-6-1872
Event type: Birth registration
Registration details: 1872/C/2603
Mother: Rebecca Whiffen
Father/parent: Thomas Henry Lewis
Death:
Edward John Lewis
Event date: 21-5-1873
Event type: Death registration
Registration details: 1873/C/1080
Mother: Rebecca Whiffin
Father/parent: Thomas Henry Lewis
Jamjar
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I think this may be Rebecca’s death, given her father’s name and the name of children in her death notice:
3466/1929 LEWIS Rebecca parents BENJAMIN and JEMIMA L MOSMAN
Death notice, 1st column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16522931
Children born NSW:
1552/1879 LEWIS Sydney Alfred parents THOMAS H and REBECCA SYDNEY
Death: 12645/1924 LEWIS Sydney A parents THOMAS H and REBECCA RANDWICK
Death notice, 1st column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16152538
Funeral notices, 2nd column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16152569
Military record: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=8195564
9108/1882 LEWIS Leslie R parents THOMAS H and REBECCA WATERLOO
Married: 540/1915 LEWIS Leslie R to ROCKLIFF Margaret L SYDNEY
Death: 31078/1959 LEWIS Leslie Raymond parents THOMAS H and REBECCA CHATSWOOD
LEWIS Leslie Raymond Death notice 17 NOV 1959 Death 77 late of Mosman Sydney Morning Herald 21 NOV 1959
Wife’s death: 2092/1966 LEWIS Margaret parents ROGER AYTON and MARY SYDNEY
Margaret’s death notice, 1st page: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19660428&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Children:
12247/1916 Betty - married 19743/1940 BOOTH Geoffrey Frank
BOOTH Geoffrey Frank Death notice 2 SEP 1988 Death 71 late of Wahroonga Sydney Morning Herald 3 SEP 1988
BOOTH Betty Death notice 24 SEP 1994 Death late of Wahroonga Sydney Morning Herald 26 SEP 1994
37334/1917 Raymond R - died 912/1945
Death notice, 1st page: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19450309&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
Military record: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4902018
1922 Leslie : married 5187/1947 SCHRADER Constance Hull
LEWIS Leslie Death notice 20 DEC 2001 Death 79 late of Pymble Sydney Morning Herald 22 DEC 2001
LEWIS Constance Hull Death notice 14 APR 2007 Death 84 formerly of Pymble Sydney Morning Herald 18 APR 2007
Military record: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5642856
1925 June - married 5617/1949 SIMPSON J C
SIMPSON June Death notice 28 SEP 2011 Death 86 late of Mosman Sydney Morning Herald 1 OCT 2011
Military record: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=6163726
Jamjar
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Rebecca Whiffen’s brother’s death:
12333/1896 WHIFFEN William parents BENJAMIN and JEMIMA L
Death notice, 1st column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14073239
Her sister’s marriage:
Eliza Whiffen
Event date: 13-1-1866
Event type: Marriage registration
Registration details: 1866/C/418
Spouse: William Henry Leighton Bailey
Marriage notice, 2nd column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article214408259
Children, QLD:
Lilian Flora Sarah Bailey
Event date: 14-6-1871
Event type: Birth registration
Registration details: 1874/R/417
Mother: Eliza Whiffen
Father/parent: William Henry Leighton Bailey
Maud Louise Lelitia Bailey
Event date: 23-9-1873
Event type: Birth registration
Registration details: 1874/C/3000
Mother: Eliza Whiffen
Father/parent: William Henry Leighton Bailey
Cecil Rouse Taverner Bailey
Event date: 16-7-1875
Event type: Birth registration
Registration details: 1875/C/316
Mother: Eliza Whiffen
Father/parent: William Henry Leighton Bailey
Marriage, according to online tree, NSW: 2150/1904 MULHALL Gertrude M ST LEONARDS
Death, NSW: 16046/1941 at BELLIGEN
Death notice, 3rd column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article187832267
Headstone photo, Cecil: https://austcemindex.com/inscription?id=7712117#images
Headstone photo, Gertrude: https://austcemindex.com/inscription?id=7712116#images
Interesting article on W H L Bailey, 2nd column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147280038
His death notice: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article246849608
Obit: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21457859
He’s remarried on the UK 1911 census: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW48-SW4
Sep 1906 London C. 1c 31
BAILEY William Henry L
McMANUS Jessie Mary
Sister Louisa’s marriage, NSW: 816/1859 SMITH Thomas Walduck to WHIFFEN Louisa
Husband’s death notice: 1st column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13089975
Marriage notice, 1st column: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13033016
Possible death of a brother: 10191/1903 WHIFFEN George father BENJAMIN GRANVILLE
Rebecca’s birth etc:
1841: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQVD-VSF
1851: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG1M-4R9
1827 Louisa - christening: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBMQ-98K
1829 George - christening: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3DM-1NB
1831 Barbara - christening: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JML5-3RS
1833 Benjamin - christening: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NP55-QJG
1835 Edward - christening: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW68-797
WHIFFEN, ANN AMELIA mmn TAVERNOR
GRO Reference: 1838 J Quarter in STEPNEY Volume 02 Page 386
Christening: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW68-32X
1842 William - I can’t see his birth
Christening: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NP5P-BFD
WHIFFEN, LETITIA mmn TANNER
GRO Reference: 1843 J Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN Volume 02 Page 13
Christening: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3DM-P3F
WHIFFEN, REBECCA mmn TAVERNER
GRO Reference: 1846 M Quarter in STEPNEY Volume 02 Page 524
Christening: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NP55-X35
WHIFFEN, ELIZA mmn TAVERNER
GRO Reference: 1848 M Quarter in STEPNEY Volume 02 Page 510
Christening: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JML5-8S6
I can’t find them entering Australia - They arrived sometime between 1851 and 1859 - or the deaths of Benjamin and Jemima. In the 1889 article he is the ‘late Benjamin Whiffen’.
Jamjar
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A great grandson inquires after Benjamin WHIFFEN who left England in 1850
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/112960892
Sue
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Perhaps this arrival
WHIFFING , B, Mr & Mrs and seven children
Ship -General Hewett (ship), 961 tons
from Plymouth (1852 Aug 24)
arr. Sydney 1852 Dec 24
http://www.blaxland.com/ozships//
Sue
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Perhaps this arrival
WHIFFING , B, Mr & Mrs and seven children
Ship -General Hewett (ship), 961 tons
from Plymouth (1852 Aug 24)
arr. Sydney 1852 Dec 24
http://www.blaxland.com/ozships//
Sue
Looks good, Sue.
Jamjar
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I think the great grandson was taking a guess at the year of the family's departure when he placed his inquiry.
Sue
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Thank you all for your wonderful detective work! A veritable goldmine of information that I have now entered into my tree, and managed to fill a few gaps.
Thanks so much for all the time and care you've given to this. It is greatly appreciated.
Regards
F.
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If it's not pushing the friendship, could I ask again for your help to locate information about Edward Deacon WHIFFEN. He was a brother-in-law of the aforesaid Thomas Henry Lancelot LEWIS, and was born in London (Middlesex) on 28 AUGUST 1835. I have him in the 1841 and 1851 census but can't find him after that. I'm not sure if he came to Australia with the rest of the family in 1852. Any help would be very much appreciated.
Tks
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I can’t help with that one.
I’d like to find Benjamin and Jemima. ;)
Jamjar
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Jamjar I have found Benjamin and Jemima. They arrived in Sydney on 24 December 1853, but sadly, Benjamin died of a stroke on 8 January 1853. Can you image being in Jemima's situation - in a strange land with 7 children! I don't know if they had any friends or family in Sydney, but I think the family went to Rockhampton. I'm not sure what might have attracted them to north Queensland or what they might have done there.
I've become quite fascinated by this family (no relation to me) so I'm still looking.
F.
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Jamjar I have found Benjamin and Jemima. They arrived in Sydney on 24 December 1853, but sadly, Benjamin died of a stroke on 8 January 1853. Can you image being in Jemima's situation - in a strange land with 7 children! I don't know if they had any friends or family in Sydney, but I think the family went to Rockhampton. I'm not sure what might have attracted them to north Queensland or what they might have done there.
I've become quite fascinated by this family (no relation to me) so I'm still looking.
F.
Per my reply #11
They arrived December 1852.
Sue
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Sorry Sue, yes a typo! :(
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Hi Westby,
Reading through this thread with interest, and saw your question about Edward Deacon Whiffen b 1835, one of the 8 children of Jemima & Benjamin (as listed on the 1841/1851 Census). This might be him - I note your Edward had a brother named George:
On 18 June 1894 Committed by Judge's Order of Alameda County Court to Mendocino State Hospital
Edward Whiffen, age 58, single, native of England, Pile Driver.
Resident of California 43 years and prior to that, resident of England.
Committed by Judge's Order of Alexander County Court to Mendocino State Hospital
Suffering Insomnia, Acute Mania
Never previously in an Asylum or has Insane relatives.
Classed as Destructive
Not classed as Sucidal, Homicidal, Incendiary, Filthy
Does not have Head Injury or Epilepsy
Moderate Alcohol, but no Narcotics
History:
Evidence of the presence of insanity. Waeks (sic) and talks most of the night. Thinks he hears and sees spirits. Carries a pistol for self protection. Chases people and threatens to kill them. Thinks he was born before Christ and that he will live to be one hundred and ninety years old.
Address: George Whiffen, Australia
Condition on Admission
Died: 30 Dec 1897
I can't find any US Census record though....
Cheers
AMBLY
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Wow, this is an amazing find Ambly. I don't have any access to US records on Ancestry or elsewhere, so I can't check any further, but it certainly looks like our man. Any chance you could check immigration records for around 1851 to see if he appears? I wonder why he was going to the US. Goldrush perhaps?
Thanks
Fleur