William R LEWIS
1822 - 1870 (~ 47 years)-
Name William R LEWIS Birth c1822 Richmond, New South Wales, Australia 
Gender Male CAUS Drowned Crossing A Flooded Stream Occupation Overseer, _UID 0AEC12EFB87A4684B9041C6F578FF6A3BA20 Death Apr 1870 MacDonald's Creek, New South Wales, Australia [1] Burial 14 Jun 1870 Mudgee Area, New South Wales, Australia [1, 2] Notes - 1825 - New South Wales - Convict General Muster
Names - Lewis Richard
Age -
Class - C
Vessel - Coromandel
Year of arrival - 1804
Sentence - 7
Employments - Landholder Bathurst
(C. = Convict)
Names - Lewis Mary Ann
Age - 1792
Class -
Vessel - bc
Year of arrival -
Sentence -
Employments - Wife do
(bc = Born in the Colony)
Names - Lewis Richard
Age - 15
Class -
Vessel - bc
Year of arrival -
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Employments - Children of do
(bc = Born in the Colony)
Names - Lewis Mary
Age - 13
Class -
Vessel - bc
Year of arrival -
Sentence -
Employments - Children of do
(bc = Born in the Colony)
Names - Lewis Henry
Age - 11
Class -
Vessel - bc
Year of arrival -
Sentence -
Employments - Children of do
(bc = Born in the Colony)
Names - Lewis Louisa
Age - 9
Class -
Vessel - bc
Year of arrival -
Sentence -
Employments - Children of R Lewis Bathurst
(bc = Born in the Colony)
Names - Lewis William
Age - 4
Class -
Vessel - bc
Year of arrival -
Sentence -
Employments - Children of R Lewis Bathurst
(bc = Born in the Colony)
Names - Lewis Elizabeth
Age - 1824
Class -
Vessel - bc
Year of arrival -
Sentence -
Employments - Children of R Lewis Bathurst
(bc = Born in the Colony)
NSW bdm.nsw.gov Marriage Index 1788-1960
Registration No - V1841890 25C /1841
Groom's Name - Lewis William
Bride's Name - Ford Susannah
District - NJ
District - Code - NJ = Denomination - Church of England, Parish,Circuit,District - Gulgong, Mudgee
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Tuesday, June 14, 1870
TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGES
[From our Correspondents]
MUDGEE
Monday
The body of William Lewis, drowned in the recent
flood at Guntawang, was found yesterday, The
funeral will take place to-morrow.
The Maitland Mercury
Thursday, June 16, 1870
MUDGEE
Monday night
[Empire]-The body of Mr. William Lewis,
who was drowned in Macdonald's Creek, and
was observed to floate to its junction with the
Cadgegong, where it disappeared during the
disastrous floods of April last, was found at
Guntawang yesterday. The funeral takes place
to-morrow.
Henry Lewis son of Richard Lewis
It is interesting to note that James Knight was an employee of H Lewis in 1841. Henry Lewis who had a sizeable land grant on the Meroo Creek west of Grattai, towards the village of Hargraves. Henry Lewis was a son of Richard Lewis, convict superintendent for William Cox during the construction of the first road over the Blue Mountains in 1815 and a key figure in the early government settlement at Bathurst. Richard Lewis and his family were closely associated with George and Henry Cox. Richard was a pioneer explorer of Mudgee and the districts to the north, while Henry's brother William was an important settler of the Mudgee district and overseer at Broombee, south-east of Mudgee. Coincidentally. both Richard and William Lewis drowned crossing Flooded streams, in 1828 and 1870 respectively.
Australia Death Index 1787-1985
Death Date - 1870
Name - William Lewis
Death Place - New South Wales
Father's Name - Richard Lewis
Mother's Name - Mary A
Registration Year - 1870.
Registration Place - Mudgee, New South Wales.
Registration Number - 4602. [1, 2, 3]
Person ID I6778 falvey08 Last Modified 24 Mar 2011
Father Richard LEWIS, b. 1770, Cuxton, Kent, England d. 25 Jan 1828, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia (Age 58 years) Mother Mary Ann ROBERTS, b. 1792, New South Wales, Australia Marriage 3 Jan 1825 St James Church, Sydney, NSW, Australia Family ID F5115 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Susannah FORD, b. 1823, New South Wales, Australia d. 1905, Petersham, New South Wales, Australia (Age 82 years) Marriage 1841 Gulgong, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia _UID 887D309966114D26B2287B9C6F551C72FB0E Children 1. Jane LEWIS, b. 1843, New South Wales, Australia d. bfr 7 May 1900, 46 Edgeware Rd., Enmore, New South Wales, Australia (Age 57 years)2. Emma LEWIS, b. 1844, New South Wales, Australia d. 1 Jan 1894, 51 Waterloo St., Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia (Age 50 years)3. Kate LEWIS, b. 1847, New South Wales, Australia d. 21 Nov 1933, Mosman, New South Wales, Australia (Age 86 years)4. Hannah LEWIS, b. 1849, New South Wales, Australia 5. Alice LEWIS, b. 1852, New South Wales, Australia 6. Henry Cox LEWIS, b. 1854, New South Wales, Australia d. 23 Oct 1929, Collarenebri, New South Wales, Australia (Age 75 years)7. William R LEWIS, b. 1856, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia d. 1915, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia (Age 59 years)8. Ada May LEWIS d. 1947, Warialda, New South Wales, Australia 9. Herbert V LEWIS, b. 1861, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia 10. Alfred J LEWIS, b. 1866, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia d. 1904, Balmain South, New South Wales, Australia (Age 38 years)Family ID F5117 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 23 Mar 2011
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Birth - c1822 - Richmond, New South Wales, Australia 
Marriage - 1841 - Gulgong, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia 
Death - Apr 1870 - MacDonald's Creek, New South Wales, Australia 
Burial - 14 Jun 1870 - Mudgee Area, New South Wales, Australia = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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