Silas William LEWIS (1892

Silas William LEWIS (1892 - 1956)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Gilbert Edward LEWIS ( - 1931) Charles William LEWIS (1922 - ) Clifford James LEWIS (1924 - ) Adela Northam LEWIS (1926 - 1998)	Silas William LEWIS (1892 - 1956) + Saint Claire EADE (1897 - 1950)	William Jonothan LEWIS (1861 - 1940)



		Catherine NORTHAM (1867 - 1954)	James NORTHAM (1822 - )

			Jane (NORTHAM) (1828 - )

b. 1892 at Willand, Devonshire, England

m. 17 Oct 1921 Saint Claire EADE (1897 - 1950) at Townsville, Queensland, Australia

d. 1956 at Queensland, Australia aged 64

Near Relatives of Silas William LEWIS (1892 - 1956)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	James NORTHAM	1822	Halberton, Devon, England
Grandmother	Jane (NORTHAM)	1828	Halberton, Devon, England

Father in Law	Charles (Alfred St. Claire) EADE	Sep 1857	Somers Town, St Pancras, London, Middlesex, England	18 Jan 1937	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	79
Mother in Law	Maryna Johanna (VORSTER) FORSTER	1859	Graaff Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa	27 Oct 1948	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	89

Father	William Jonothan LEWIS	1861	Herefordshire, England	1940	Lowood, Queensland, Australia	79
Mother	Catherine NORTHAM	1867	Halberton, Devon, England	1954	Lowood, Queensland, Australia	87

Self	Silas William LEWIS	1892	Willand, Devonshire, England	1956	Queensland, Australia	64

Wife	Saint Claire EADE	28 Feb 1897	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	07 Aug 1950	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	53

Son	Gilbert Edward LEWIS			1931	Queensland, Australia
Son	Charles William LEWIS	1922	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Son	Clifford James LEWIS	1924	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Daughter	Adela Northam LEWIS	1926	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1998	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	72

Sister	Dora Jane LEWIS	1888	Willand, Devonshire, England	1981	Queensland, Australia	93
Sister	Francis May LEWIS	1893	Willand, Devonshire, England	1989	Queensland, Australia	96
Sister	Amy Hester LEWIS	1897	Willand, Devonshire, England	1999	Lowood, Queensland, Australia	102
Sister	Katie Northam LEWIS	1899	Willand, Devonshire, England	1984	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia	85
Sister	Adela Minnie LEWIS	1902	Willand, Devonshire, England	1995	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	93
Brother	Gilbert James LEWIS	abt 1904		1977	Lowood, Queensland, Australia	73
Brother	Clifford Edward LEWIS	1906	Willand, Devonshire, England	1980		74

Son in Law	James Ivan CASSIDY	1925	Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia	1988	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	63

Niece	Catherine Jean Northam HOEY	1925	Esk, Queensland, Australia	1979	Winton, Queensland, Australia	54
Niece	Joan Catherine JENSEN	1918	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Mary Louise (Louisa) EADE	1900	Harrow, Middlesex, England
Nephew	John Alfred EADE	abt 1904	Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex	1994	New Forest, Hampshire, England	90
Nephew	Alfred EADE	1906	Portsmouth, Hampshire, England	1983	Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England	77
Nephew	Charles Frances EADE	abt 1910	St Helen's, Isle of Wight
Niece	Emily Mary EADE	1904	London, Middlesex, England
Nephew	Cecil Fredrick EADE	1905	London, Middlesex, England
Niece	Violet Mary Anne WARE	06 Apr 1909	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	26 Jun 1978	Gympie, Queensland, Australia	69
Niece	Maryna Josephine WARE	09 Jan 1911	Queensland, Australia	04 Apr 1975	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	64
Nephew	Alfred Charles William WARE	08 Feb 1913	Queensland, Australia	27 Dec 1979	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	66
Niece	St Clair Jane WARE	04 Feb 1915
Nephew	Edward Vivian WARE	29 May 1918	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	1919	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1
Niece	Alice Maud (Dolly) WARE	1920	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	1980	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	60
Nephew	William WARE	1923	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	1973	Mt Isa, Queensland, Australia	50
Nephew	Sidney James WARE	1927	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	2001	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	74
Niece	Josephine Catherine GRAY
Niece	Thelma Margurette Spencer WILLS	03 Jul 1914	Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia	03 Mar 1995	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	80
Nephew	Robert Spencer WILLS	20 Apr 1916		1916	Queensland, Australia	0
Nephew	Cedric Spencer (Dooley) WILLS	07 Aug 1916	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	22 Nov 1991	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	75
Niece	Luzyja Spencer (Belle) WILLS	13 Apr 1919	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	2016		97
Nephew	Egbert Spencer WILLS	abt 1922	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	23 Mar 2000	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	78
Nephew	Silas Spencer WILLS	25 Apr 1925		2001	Innisfail, Queensland, Australia	76
Nephew	Cyril (Cec) EADE	25 Jan 1912		1986		74
Nephew	Charles Joseph MALPASS	1916	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	2007	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	91
Nephew	Leslie MALPASS	1917	Queensland, Australia
Niece	Dorothy Jean Maryna GRANT	30 Mar 1916		30 Dec 1988	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	72
Nephew	Donald GRANT	23 Dec 1918		03 Feb 2006	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	87
Niece	Dulcie GRANT	06 Feb 1920	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	2013	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	93
Nephew	David Charles GRANT	10 Nov 1923		20 Dec 1943	Germany - Air Battle	20
Nephew	Dalas Hume GRANT	01 Aug 1925		29 Dec 1980	Lithgow, NSW, Australia	55
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Margaret (Peg) Vivien EADE	01 Jun 1923	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Vivian Charles EADE	abt 1928		1950	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	22
Nephew	Brian James EADE	1932		1985	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	53

Brother in Law	Charles Alfred Albert Francis EADE	13 Jul 1875	Kensington, London, Middlesex, England	17 Dec 1908	Portsmouth, Hampshire, England	33
Brother in Law	Alfred Joseph Frederick John EADE	14 Nov 1877	Acton, Middlesex, England	29 Mar 1969	Reading, Berkshire, England	91
Brother in Law	Henry Frederick EADE	28 Mar 1879	Acton, Middlesex, England	29 Mar 1969	Reading, Berkshire, England	90
Brother in Law	John Augustus EADE	31 May 1882	Hammersmith, Middlesex, England	10 May 1963	Rochford, Essex, England	80
Sister in Law	Josephine Maryna (Jo) EADE	15 Nov 1884	Port Augusta Extension, South Australia, Australia	1970	Ayr, Townsville, Queensland, Australia	86
Sister in Law	Violet Matilda Maryna EADE	abt Nov 1886	Inverell, NSW, Australia
Sister in Law	Lucea (Luzyja) Margurette (Margrette) EADE	27 Feb 1888	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	21 Jul 1974	Ayr, Queensland, Australia	86
Sister in Law	Silver EADE	22 Oct 1890	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	19 Dec 1951	Home Hill, Queensland, Australia	61
Sister in Law	Dorothy EADE	26 Apr 1893	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	21 Sep 1973	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	80
Brother in Law	Charles Henry EADE	08 Jun 1899	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	08 Sep 1986	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	87
Brother in Law	Vivian Peter EADE	27 Nov 1902	Queensland, Australia	06 Oct 1941	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	38
Brother in Law	James CHAPMAN
Brother in Law	Thomas Hugh HOEY	1893	Glenwherry, Ballymena, Antrim, Ireland	1971	Clifton, Queensland, Australia	78
Brother in Law	Arthur Raymond Hans JENSEN	abt 1887		1960	Lowood, Queensland, Australia	73
Brother in Law	Ernest James Edward MANLEY			1982	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	Thomas Andrew HUSTON	1901	Queensland, Australia	1997	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	96
Sister in Law	Esther NIETHE	1909	Queensland, Australia	2005	Lowood, Queensland, Australia	96
Sister in Law	Olive Norah DALEY

Events in Silas William LEWIS (1892 - 1956)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1892		Silas William LEWIS was born	Willand, Devonshire, England	Note 1
1901	9	Census	Village, Willand, Devonshire, England	Note 2	67
1907	15	Immigration	"Omrah" from London to Brisbane	Note 3
1913	21	Residence	Nelson, Cairns, Qld	LEWIS Silas William - labourer	37
1914	22	Military Service	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	Note 4
17 Oct 1921	29	Married Saint Claire EADE (aged 24)	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52, 56
1922	30	Birth of son Charles William LEWIS	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	Note 6
1924	32	Birth of son Clifford James LEWIS	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	Note 7
1925	33	Residence	Walker St, Townsville, Qld	Note 8	37
1926	34	Birth of daughter Adela Northam LEWIS	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Note 9
1930	38	Residence	Kitchener Rd, Pimlico, Townsville, Qld	Note 10	37
1931	39	Death of son Gilbert Edward LEWIS	Queensland, Australia	Reg No 1931/1025	52
1937	45	Residence	Brennan St, Cannon Hill, Brisbane, Qld	Note 11	37
1940	48	Death of father William Jonothan LEWIS (aged 79)	Lowood, Queensland, Australia	Note 12	18, 60
1949	57	Residence	Brennan St, Cannon Hill, Brisbane, Qld	Note 13	37
07 Aug 1950	58	Death of wife Saint Claire EADE (aged 53)	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	Note 14	52, 56, 60
1954	62	Death of mother Catherine NORTHAM (aged 87)	Lowood, Queensland, Australia	Note 15	18, 60
1956	64	Silas William LEWIS died	Queensland, Australia	Note 16	52

Note 1: From marriage cert sighted

1901 census - 1890, Willand

Note 2: LEWIS
William (40), Hereford - baker - own means
Catherine (34), Halberton, Devon
Dora (13), Willand
Silas W (11), Willand
Francis M (8), Willand
Amy H (4), Willand
Katie (2), Willand

NORTHAM
Jane (73), Halberton

Note 3: Queensland, Australia, Passenger Lists, 1848-1912
Name: Silas Wm Lewis
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1889
Place of Origin: England
Ship Name: Omrah
Port of Departure: London, England
Port of Arrival: Brisbane
Arrival Date: 18 Jul 1907

Note 4: Australia, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
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Name: William Silas Lewis
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1890
Birth Place: Devonshire, England
Dossier Year Range: 1914-1920
Enlistment Place: Brisbane, Queensland
Service Number: 211
Mother: Catherine Lewis

Note 5: Reg No 1921/3764

Marriage Cert:
17 October 1921, Methodist Church, Stoke St, Townsville
LEWIS Silas William - bachelor - born Willand, Devonshire, England - butcher - 29 years - usual address “Cool Cool”, Lowood, Ipswich - father William Lewis (dairy farmer) , mother - Catherine Northam

EADE Saint Clair - spinster - born Townsville - home duties - 24 years - usual address, Walker St, Townsville - father, Alfred Charles Saint Clair Eade (pianoforte, marker and tuner) - mother Maryna Joanna Vorster

Note 6: Ancestry - Cassidy/Burton/Hoge/Scheller

Note 7: Ancestry - Cassidy/Burton/Hoge/Scheller

Note 8: LEWIS Silas William - butcher; St. Clair - hd

Note 9: Ancestry - Cassidy/Burton/Hoge/Scheller

Note 10: LEWIS Silas William - butcher; St. Clair - hd

Note 11: LEWIS Silas William - butcher; Saint Clair - hd

Note 12: Burial info

Jonathan William Lewis
Event date: 27/08/1940
Event type: Death registration
Registration details: 1940/C/3112
Mother: Jane Northam. (??????) - Northam is wifes family name
Father/parent: Jonathan

The Telegraph (Brisbane) 28 Aug 1941
LEWIS, Councillor William (chairman of
Esk Shire Council), of Lowood. (O. Boett-
cher & Sons.)

Note 13: LEWIS Silas William - butcher; Saint Clair - hd

Note 14: Reg No 1950/28225

Townsville Bulletin 7 Aug 1951
IN MEMORIAM
LEWIS: In loving memory of our dear sister, Clair, who passed away, August 7, 1950 A token of love and remembrance To a sister we will never forget. Her memory to us is a treasure. Her loss a lifetime regret. Inserted by her loving sisters and brothers, the Eade family).

Note 15: Catherine Lewis
Event date: 07/07/1954
Event type: Death registration
Registration details: 1954/C/3480
Mother: Sarah Jane Gillard
Father/parent: Frederick Northam

Brisbane Telegraph 7 July 1954
LEWIS. — The Relatives &
Friends of the late Catherine
Lewis, Orchard Farm, Lowood,
Widow of the late William
Lewis, are invited to attend her
Funeral, to leave St. James
Church of England, Lowood,
after Service commencing at
two o'clock Tomorrow (Thurs-
day) Afternoon, for the Lowood
General Cemetery. — O. BOTT-
CHER & SON, Funeral Direc-
tors, Ipswich.
LEWIS. — The Relatives &
Friends of
Mr. W. Lewis, Cannon Hill,
Mr. & Mrs. J. Chapman, Lowood,
Mr. & Mrs. T. Hoey, Ipswich,
Mr. & Mrs. A. Jensen, Lowood,
Mr. & Mrs. E. Manley, Booval,
Mr. & Mrs. T. Huston, Allora,
Mr. & Mrs. G. Lewis, Lowood,
Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Lewis, Lowood,
& Families
are invited to attend the
Funeral of their beloved Mother,
Mother-in-law, Grandmother &
Great Grandmother, Catherine
Lewis, to leave as per above
notice.— O. BOTTCHER & SON,
Funeral Director, Ipswich.

Note 16: Reg No 1956/16460

Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Silas William Lewis
Name: Silas William Lewis
Death Date: 11 Oct 1956
Death Place: Queensland
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Catherine Northam
Registration Year: 1956
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Number: B016460
Page Number: 1491

Source References:

37. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Australian electoral rolls, Title: Australian Electoral Rolls, Auth: Australian government

- Reference = (Residence)

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

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Silas William Lewis
Name: Silas William Lewis
Death Date: 11 Oct 1956
Death Place: Queensland
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Catherine Northam
Registration Year: 1956
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Number: B016460
Page Number: 1491

56. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Rootsweb, Title: Rootsweb, Auth: Ancestry, Locn: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

- Reference = Gloria Diane Sheehan (Marriage)

- Notes: town

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