I have Charles Lewis D.C. unfortunately not much info. states he was a baker, age 66, born London, no father, no mother, no marriage, but I gather this would have been the case as the informant was the coroner, and it appears the nephew did not hang around.
Charles was buried at Camperdown Cemetery 20th Mar 1863.
I have the burial butt, which is incorrect, Charles was described as a sailor, residence Circular Quay, age 50?
I can understand how he was described as a sailor, being the fact that he was on the Maid of The Lake, and a sailors home was just over the road from the dead house, the age was probably hard to guess after a stroke, and we don't know long the body was kept before it was looked at? (no refrigeration) oh doesn't bear thinking about, the smell.
Very sad looks as if no one cared for this fellow?
The captain of the schooner was a Thomas Boyd, he was born in 1832 at Sydney, the son of William Smith and Elizabeth Lewis. Thomas died Aug. 1903 at Newcastle Hospital of a stroke, he was buried 2 days later at Belmont CoE Cemetery.
There is a possibility that this Elizabeth was a sister to Charles? but that still doesn't explain why he was in Newcastle, no Mary, no Joseph, this is why I thought he may have reoffended and been sent to Newcastle? Mary may have married George Mulhall? but then what happened to Joseph Lewis , Mary and Charles's son? lots of speculation?