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Family Name

LEWIS

First Name

Robert

Date of Birth

13 May 1864

Place of Birth

At sea on way to Australia

Date of Death

22 March 1914

Place of Death

Nailsworth, South Australia

Place of Burial

North Road Cemetery

Arrived in South Australia (date/ship etc.)

c1864

Lived in Prospect (dates)

1865 til death in 1914

Addresses in Prospect

 

Names of houses (if any)

 

Parents

Joseph LEWIS

Spouse(s)

Louisa Mary SLOMAN

Date(s) of Marriage(s)

5 Feb 1890

Place(s) of Marriage(s)

Wesleyan Church, Prospect

Children

Alfred Joseph,  Ella Clara, Mary Elizabeth, Robert Norman, Lydia

Occupation(s)

Accountant W&T Pope Lawyers, Auditor for Prospect Council, JP

1892 – 1902 , 1911-1912 - Prospect District Council Chairman

Served on the Board of Adelaide Hospital

Interests

Active sportsman - played football & cricket

Involved in many aspects of Prospect community

Religion/Churches

Wesleyan.  Superintendant of Enfield Wesleyan Sunday School

Notes (points of interest etc.)

Involved with the purchase of land for Prospect Oval

Robert Lewis Stand at Prospect Oval

Supported electric trams system for Adelaide

Sources of information

Buried Treasures, Lamshed, Cane, BMDs

 

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