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William MILES (1799 - 1876)

Convict

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
George E MILES (1843 - ) Rebecca MILES (1844 - 1911) Elizabeth MILES (1846 - 1913) Sarah MILES (1846 - ) Mary Ann MILES (1847 - ) William MILES (1848 - 1921) Jane MILES (1851 - 1920) Thomas MILES (1853 - 1853) Thomas MILES (1857 - )	William MILES (1799 - 1876) + Elizabeth Jane DIXON (1811 - 1860)

b. abt 1799 at England

m. 09 Jun 1843 Elizabeth Jane DIXON (1811 - 1860) at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

d. 25 Aug 1876 at Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia aged 77

Near Relatives of William MILES (1799 - 1876)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Robert DIXON
Self	William MILES	abt 1799	England	25 Aug 1876	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	77
Wife	Elizabeth Jane DIXON	1811	Co Clare, Ireland	21 Mar 1860	Currawang, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	49
Son	George E MILES	30 Jul 1843	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Daughter	Rebecca MILES	28 Apr 1844	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	11 Jul 1911	Delegate, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	67
Daughter	Elizabeth MILES	21 Apr 1846	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	29 Jul 1913	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	67
Daughter	Sarah MILES	21 Apr 1846	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Daughter	Mary Ann MILES	1847	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Son	William MILES	28 Nov 1848	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	26 Jul 1921	Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia	72
Daughter	Jane MILES	04 Jun 1851	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	18 Feb 1920	Delegate, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	68
Son	Thomas MILES	03 Oct 1853	Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia	1853		0
Son	Thomas MILES	05 Sep 1857	Tubbut, Victoria, Australia
Son in Law	Peter Michael FOLEY	1841		1915		74
Son in Law	John JONES	1839		1917		78
Daughter in Law	Annie Garvey SCOTT
Son in Law	Robert Bruce BOAG			27 Apr 1909	Dunwich, Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter	Sarah Elizabeth FOLEY	1868
Granddaughter	Elizabeth MILES	1872	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Sarah Anne MILES	1874	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	1880	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	6
Granddaughter	Emily Ellen MILES	1875	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Rebecca Jane MILES	01 Dec 1877	Bibbenluke, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	03 Nov 1937	Mullumbimby, New South Wales, Australia	59
Grandson	William Merton T MILES	1879	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	1958	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	79
Granddaughter	Ethel A M MILES	1882	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Alfred L P MILES	1884	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Reginald E V MILES	1886	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Mary A BOAG	1872	Numeralla, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	01 Jun 1875	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	3
Granddaughter	Elizabeth BOAG	1874	Numeralla, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	24 May 1894	Numeralla, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	20
Grandson	William Miles BOAG	1876	Numeralla, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	1932		56
Granddaughter	Rebecca BOAG	1878	Numeralla, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	23 Sep 1883	Numeralla, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	5
Grandson	Robert BOAG	1880	Numeralla, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	30 Jun 1932	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	52
Grandson	Thomas BOAG	1882	Numeralla, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	1961		79
Grandson	John BOAG	1888	Numeralla, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	1952		64
Granddaughter	Lily Jane BOAG	1892	Numeralla, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	1985		93

Events in William MILES (1799 - 1876)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1799		William MILES was born	England
23 Aug 1817	18	Convicted	London, Middlesex, England	Note 1
22 Dec 1817	18	Immigration	London, Middlesex, England	Note 2
09 Jun 1843	44	Married Elizabeth Jane DIXON (aged 32)	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia	Note 3	18
30 Jul 1843	44	Birth of son George E MILES	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia		76
28 Apr 1844	45	Birth of daughter Rebecca MILES	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia		76
21 Apr 1846	47	Birth of daughter Elizabeth MILES	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia		76
21 Apr 1846	47	Birth of daughter Sarah MILES	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia		76
1847	48	Birth of daughter Mary Ann MILES	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia		76
28 Nov 1848	49	Birth of son William MILES	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
04 Jun 1851	52	Birth of daughter Jane MILES	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia		76
1853	54	Death of son Thomas MILES			76
03 Oct 1853	54	Birth of son Thomas MILES	Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia		76
05 Sep 1857	58	Birth of son Thomas MILES	Tubbut, Victoria, Australia		76
21 Mar 1860	61	Death of wife Elizabeth Jane DIXON (aged 49)	Currawang, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
25 Aug 1876	77	William MILES died	Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia

Note 1: William was indicated by London jury for stealing a hankerchief worth 4 shillings

Note 2: to Hobart William was transported from London to Hobart on convict ship LADY CASTLEREAGH. the voyage took 129 days arriving on 11-6-1818. There were 300 males on board 261 landed in Hobart and 39 went to Sydney. He served 7 years for Larcency

Note 3: Elizabeth made several application to marry William Miles before being given permission, she gave her name as Elizabeth Smith

Personal Notes:

At the age of 18 yrs, on 2 Jul 1817 in London, Middlesex, England, William was convicted and sentenced to 7 years transportation for larceny. He arrived in Port Hobart, Tasmania on 11 Jun 1818 on the ship "Lady Castlereagh". On 9 Jun 1843, he married Elizabeth Jane nee Dixon in The Manse, of the Church of Scotland, Hobart, in Tasmania. They had 9 (nine), children, George E., b. 30 Jul 1843, Hobart, Tasmania, 2. Miles, Rebecca, b. 28 Apr 1844, Hobart, Tasmania, Elizabeth, b. 21 Apr 1846, Hobart, Tasmania, Sarah b. 21 Apr 1846, Port Arthur, Tasmania, Mary Ann, b. 1847, Hobart, Tasmania, William, b. 28 Nov 1848, Hobart, Tasmania, Jane, b. 4 Jun 1851, Hobart, Tasmania, Thomas b. 3 Oct 1853, Camperdown, and Thomas, b. 5 Sep 1857, Tubbut, Victoria Detail Source Name: William Miles Gender: Male Occupation: Farmer Conviction Place: London Gaol Delivery Crime: Pocket picking Departure Date: Dec 1817 Arrival Date: 11 Jun 1818 Arrival Place: Van Diemen's Land Arrival Ship: Lady Castlereagh Death Date: 25 Aug 1876 URL: https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/miles/william/64838 Notes Community Contributions Berice Lawson on 18th October, 2013 wrote: 11.6.1818. Tasmania, ‘he worked as an overseer of government boat crews for 6 years with a good record and had an increase of salary to 20 pounds’. Shirley Barrette on 11th September, 2014 wrote: died at Crankies Plain Bombala age 71 years cause of death Dropsy3 weeks buried Delegate NSW ,married Elizabeth Dixon AKA Smith Hobart Tasmania 9th june 1843 D Wong on 13th September, 2014 wrote: Old Bailey: 2/7/1817 Offence: Theft > pocketpicking Verdict: Guilty; Not Guilty Punishment: Transportation Related Material: Associated Records Corrections: Add a correction Actions: Cite this text | Print-friendly version WILLIAM MILES and CHARLES DOUGLAS , were indicted for stealing, on the 23d of May , one handkerchief, value 4s., the goods of William Houseman , from his person . WILLIAM HOUSEMAN. On the 23d of May, about two o’clock in the afternoon, during the fire at Mr. Mist’s house, I was passing up Fleet-street ; I pressed my handkerchief down in my pocket, and occasionally felt to see that it was safe, soon after I missed it; and saw it found on the prisoner, Miles. THOMAS WHITE . I am an officer. I saw the prisoners in the crowd, and saw them attempt several pockets, they were watching Mr. Houseman; at last I saw the prisoner, Douglas, make a motion which induced me to suspect them. I seized them, and found the handkerchief upon Miles, and Houseman claimed it. (Property produced and sworn to.) MILES’S Defence. I picked it up. MILES - GUILTY . Aged 18. Transported for Seven Years . DOUGLAS- NOT GUILTY . 9/6/1843: Married Elizabeth Dixon/Smith in Hobart. They had 7 children, 5 born Hobart and one in Sydney and one in Tubutt, Victoria. Convict Changes History Berice Lawson on 18th October, 2013 made the following changes: date of death 25th August, 1876, gender, occupation, crime D Wong on 13th September, 2014 made the following changes: crime

Source References:

18. Type: E-mail Message, Abbr: e-mails general pool, Title: e-mails general pool

- Reference = MKC 23 Feb 2020 (Marriage)

- Notes: William’s mother, Elizabeth Dixon (Smith) has quite a past. She was transported to Tasmania where she married William but I haven’t been able to find out when or how they moved to the Bombala/Delegate area which is where I believe Elizabeth is buried.

76. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find a Grave, Title: Find A Grave, Locn: https://www.findagrave.com/

- Reference = https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227779157/william-miles (Name, Notes)

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