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Joseph BILES (1855 - 1918)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Annie BILES Jack BILES Pearl BILES Winifred (Winnie) BILES George Eric Roy (Roy) BILES (1891 - 1964)	Joseph BILES (1855 - 1918) + Eliza NEWMAN (1856 - 1937)	Thomas BILES (1810 - 1889)	John BILES
			Julia TURLEY
		Eleanor MORGAN (1830 - 1908)	Samuel MORGAN
			Eleanor JAMES

b. 1855 at Glamorgan, Wales

m. 1880 Eliza NEWMAN (1856 - 1937) at Victoria, Australia

d. 1918 at Glen Huntley, Victoria, Australia aged 63

Near Relatives of Joseph BILES (1855 - 1918)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	John BILES
Grandmother	Julia TURLEY
Grandfather	Samuel MORGAN
Grandmother	Eleanor JAMES
Father in Law	George NEWMAN
Mother in Law	Unknown SMALLCOMBE
Father	Thomas BILES	1810		1889	Maude, Victoria, Australia	79
Mother	Eleanor MORGAN	1830	Ebbw Vale, Wales	1908	Maude, Victoria, Australia	78
Self	Joseph BILES	1855	Glamorgan, Wales	1918	Glen Huntley, Victoria, Australia	63
Wife	Eliza NEWMAN	1856		1937	Victoria, Australia	81
Daughter	Annie BILES
Son	Jack BILES
Daughter	Pearl BILES
Daughter	Winifred (Winnie) BILES
Son	George Eric Roy (Roy) BILES	1891	St. KIlda, Melbourne, Australia	1964	Korumburra, Malverna, Victoria, Australia	73
Sister	Julia BILES	1849	Glamorgan, Wales	1927	Lethbridge, Victoria, Australia	78
Brother	Thomas BILES	1857	Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales	1934	Springvale, Victoria, Australia	77
Brother	William BILES	1860	Sutherland, Victoria, Australia	1924	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	64
Sister	Sarah Margaret BILES	1861	Victoria, Australia	1939	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia	78
Sister	Ann BILES	1864	Victoria, Australia	1942	Malvern, Victoria, Australia	78
Sister	Caroline BILES	1867	Lethbridge, Victoria, Australia	1900	Victoria, Australia	33
Brother	James BILES	1870	Lethbridge, Victoria, Australia	1949	Victoria, Australia	79
Sister	Jane BILES	1872	Lethbridge, Victoria, Australia	1941	Victoria, Australia	69
Son in Law	J. KINGHAM
Son in Law	F. J. DAINTY
Son in Law	E. J. PETERS
Uncle	William MORGAN	1833		1896	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	63
Aunt	Elizabeth RAYNER	1842		1931	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	89
Nephew	John Thomas MATTHEY	1868		1931		63
Nephew	Phillip MATTHEY	1869		1945		76
Nephew	Richard Henry MATTHEY	1877	Maude, Victoria, Australia	1915	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	38
Niece	Valerie Anne MATTHEY	1885		1948	Maude, Victoria, Australia	63
Nephew	Alphonse (Alf) Thomas BILES
Nephew	Frederick (Fred) James BILES
Niece	Helen Mary BILES
Niece	Laura Jane BILES
Niece	Louisa Violet BILES
Nephew	Sidney William (Bill) BILES	1898	Morwell, Victoria, Australia	1949	Caulfield, Victoria, Australia	51
Nephew	Thomas Hornsby HARRISON	1879		1964		85
Niece	Sarah HARRISON	1880	Victoria, Australia	1972		92
Nephew	Archibald William Hornsby HARRISON	1883	Lethbridge, Victoria, Australia	1936	Dandenong, Victoria, Australia	53
Niece	Eleanor (Ellen) Isobel HARRISON	1883	Maude, Lethbridge, Victoria, Australia	1963	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia	80
Niece	Edith BILES			bef 1949
Nephew	Leslie Ernest BILES			bef 1949
Brother in Law	Alfred MATTHEY	1836		1890	Maude, Victoria, Australia	54
Sister in Law	Marie Bertha WUTTRICH	1858	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	1927	Springvale, Victoria, Australia	69
Sister in Law	Amy CATTS	abt 1873	London, England	1959	Victoria, Australia	86
Sister in Law	Anna (Mary) PERDRISAT	1860		1936	Geelong Hospital	76
Brother in Law	Thomas Hornsby HARRISON	1843	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	1887	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	44
Brother in Law	George Henry REED	1866	Steiglitz, Victoria, Australia	1920	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	54
Brother in Law	Thomas Edwin ROWBOTTOM
Brother in Law	George Henry REED
Sister in Law	Florence BRADY			1951	Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Brother in Law	Robert James LYNCH	1871		1941	Lethbridge, Victoria, Australia	70

Events in Joseph BILES (1855 - 1918)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1855		Joseph BILES was born	Glamorgan, Wales	Note 1
1858	3	Immigration	'Admiral Boxer' from Plymouth to Geelong	Note 2	80
1880	25	Married Eliza NEWMAN (aged 24)	Victoria, Australia	Note 3	52
1889	34	Death of father Thomas BILES (aged 79)	Maude, Victoria, Australia	Note 4	22, 60
1891	36	Birth of son George Eric Roy (Roy) BILES	St. KIlda, Melbourne, Australia	WW11 service record - RAN
1908	53	Death of mother Eleanor MORGAN (aged 78)	Maude, Victoria, Australia	Note 5	22, 60
1918	63	Joseph BILES died	Glen Huntley, Victoria, Australia	Note 6	22, 60
1918	63	Burial	Brighton Brighton General Cemetery, Caufield South, Victoria, Australia	Note 7	90

Note 1: Died 1918 - age 63 Immigration record - born Glamorgan

Note 2: Thomas Bayles n the Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 Name: Thomas Bayles Nationality: English and Welsh Arrival Age: 0 Birth Date: abt 1858 Departure Place: Plymouth Arrival Date: 14 May 1858 Arrival Place: Geelong, Australia Ship: Admiral Boxer BAYLES. (all born Glamorgan) Thomas (47) - collier - Ellen (27) Julia (8) Job (2) Thomas (inf)

Note 3: Joseph Biles in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Joseph Biles Marriage Date: 1880 Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Date: 1880 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Spouse: Eliza Newman Registration Number: 1735

Note 4: Burial info Event: deaths Registration number 12713 / 1889 Family name: BILES Given name(s) Thomas Place of event: MAUDE POST OFFICE, Australia Personal detail Mother's name; Julia TURLEY Father's Name: BILES John Place of Birth: Monmouth, Wales Age: 79 Geelong Advertiser 30 Sept 1889 DEATHS. Biles.—On the 25th of September, at his resi- dence, Maude, Thomas Biles, postmaster, and dearly beloved husband of Eleanor Biles, aged 79 years. Interred in Leth- bridge Cemetery. Geelong Advertiser 25 July 1908 MAUDE -DEATH- OF AN OLD RESIDENT iIt is with deep regret that the death has to be chronicled of one of the oldest and most widely, known and esteemed residents of the district, in the person of Mrs. Biles, who died on the evening of the 17th inst. The deceased, who was in her 78th year, had resided in the one resilience for nearly half a century, and. her advice and services were freely avail ed of by many of the sick of the district, and she had until recently held the posi tion of postmistress of Maude for a num ber of years. It can safely be said that she made all friends and ,no enemies, The deceased, who was interred in the Church of England portion of the Leth ridge Cemetery, was borne to the grave on; the shoulders of four of her grand sons, and the pall-bearers' comprised some of the oldest residents of the dis trict.

Note 5: Burial info Event: deaths Registration number 10309 / 1908 Family name: BILES Given name(s) Eleanor Place of event: MAUDE, Australia Personal detail Mother's name. Eleanor JAMES Father's Name; MORGAN Samuel Place of Birth: Ebbw Vale, Wales Age:78 Geelong Advertiser 20 July 1908 BILES.-Eleanor, wife of the late Thomas Biles, died at her late residence, Maude, Victoria, July 17th, aged 78 years.

Note 6: Event: deaths Registration number 5129 / 1918 Family name: BILES Given name(s) Josh Place of event: G Huntly, Australia Personal detail Mother's name: Eleanor Mother's family name: MORGAN Father's Name: Biles Thos Age 63 The Argus (Melbourne) 13 April 1918 BILES.- On the 10th April, at his residence, 19 Cosygum road, East Caulfield, Joseph, dearly beloved husband of Eliza, loving father of Annie (Mrs. J. Kingham), Winnie (Mrs. E. J. Peters), Pearl (Mrs. F. J. Dainty), Jack (on active service), and Roy, aged 63 years. Late of G.P.O., Melbourne. Patient sufferer gone to rest. Just as I am. —(Interred privately at Brighton Cemetery on the 11th.)

Note 7: Joseph Biles Birth 1855 Death 12 Apr 1918 (aged 62–63) Burial Brighton General Cemetery Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia Plot Methodist E 99

Source References:

22. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Victoria bdm index, Title: Victorian bdm

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Event: deaths Registration number 5129 / 1918 Family name: BILES Given name(s) Josh Place of event: G Huntly, Australia Personal detail Mother's name: Eleanor Mother's family name: MORGAN Father's Name: Biles Thos Age 63

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Joseph Biles in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Joseph Biles Marriage Date: 1880 Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Date: 1880 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Spouse: Eliza Newman Registration Number: 1735

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: The Argus (Melbourne) 13 April 1918 BILES.- On the 10th April, at his residence, 19 Cosygum road, East Caulfield, Joseph, dearly beloved husband of Eliza, loving father of Annie (Mrs. J. Kingham), Winnie (Mrs. E. J. Peters), Pearl (Mrs. F. J. Dainty), Jack (on active service), and Roy, aged 63 years. Late of G.P.O., Melbourne. Patient sufferer gone to rest. Just as I am. —(Interred privately at Brighton Cemetery on the 11th.)

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Joseph Biles Birth 1855 Death 12 Apr 1918 (aged 62–63) Burial Brighton General Cemetery Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia Plot Methodist E 99

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