Harriet (Ross-Lewin) De Gillern (1794 - 1870)

Born 1794 in Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Wilhelm (von Gillern) de Gillern — married 28 Mar 1814 in Freshwater, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 2 Jan 1870 at about age 76 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

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Biography

Harriet Ross-Lewin was born about 1794 and christened in Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England on 8 October 1794.^[1] She was the daughter of Harrison Ross-Lewin and his wife Eliza Hardwick.

On 28 March 1814, she married William De Gillern (born Joseph Wilhelm von Gillern) in Freshwater, Hampshire, England.^[2][3][4]

William and Harriet migrated to Van Diemen's Land, Australia, arriving in Hobart on 21 December 1823 aboard the "Courier".^[4][5]

William and Harriet did not have any children.^[4]

Harriet's husband died on 2 November 1857.^[4] Harriet died on 2 January 1870 at her residence in Davey St, Hobart.^[6][7]

Research Notes

A watercolour by Thomas Griffiths Wainewright and a postcard of the same people show that Harriet was the Aunt of Lucy (Davey) Scott.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NG43-6ZQ : 11 February 2018, Harriot Lewin, 08 Oct 1794); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 427,792.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXDY-33P : 12 February 2018), William Degillern and Harriet Ross Lewin, 28 Mar 1814; citing Freshwater, Hampshire, England, reference P. 4 C-10, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,470,877.
3. ↑ "England, Hampshire Parish Registers, 1538-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q564-9XW2 : 13 October 2019), Harriet Ross Lewin in entry for William De Gillern, 28 Mar 1814; citing Marriage, , possibly other reference information Lancashire Record Office and Hampshire Record Office, England; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Australian Dictionary of Biography William De Gillern
5. ↑ Nicholson, Ian Hawkins Shipping Arrivals and Departures, Tasmania, 1803-1833, Roebuck, 1983, p92.
6. ↑ Libraries Tasmania Death Record of Harriet De Gillern 1870
7. ↑ Family Notices (1870, January 4). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved February 3, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8873959

See also:

• Wikipedia William de Gillern