William Giles Jnr
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William Giles Jnr (1814 - 1875)

William Giles Jnr
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Husband of — married 11 Apr 1848 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australiamap
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Died at age 60 in Hackney, South Australia, Australiamap
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Biography

William Giles Jnr came free to the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Born OCT 06 1814. England[1]
Immigration: OCT 20 1837. Hartley[2]
Kangaroo Island William's father, William Giles Sr, was appointed Manager of the South Australian Company's post at Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, in the British Colony of South Australia. William Jr was around 23 and was offered the position of accountant. The colony was only twelve months old when the family arrived and living conditions were primitive, the older sons being required to live in tents. Eventually it was decided to build the capital city at a location on the mainland, and all employees of the Company moved there.
Marriage On the 11th April, 1848, William married Margaret Horne McFarlane, third daughter of Allan McFarlane Esq, of Glensloy. They were married at St James Church, Mt Barker, South Australia.[3]
Occupation In London prior to 1837, he was clerk at the London and Westminster Bank. When his father was offered a position by the South Australian Company in South Australia, William Jr was offered an accountant's position[4] In the late 1840s he lived at Kanmantoo, where the South Australian Company owned a copper mine. At the same time he leased thousands of acres of Crown land in the Kanmantoo and Monarto areas.[5]
Public Life In 1859 William Giles Jun. was a member of the local Council at Nairne, while residing at Kanmantoo, in South Australia. [6] [7] William Jr supported his father's view on the independence of the church and secret ballots and in one report the two of them grilled a candidate for election on these topics. [8] Died JAN 14 1875. Hackney, South Australia, Australia. [9]
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Sources

  1. Source: #S29 https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/1837Hartley.htm Certainty: 2
  2. Source: #S29 https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/1837Hartley.htm Certainty: 2
  3. Family Notices. (1848, April 14). South Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1844 - 1851), p. 3.
  4. Pg 144, Family Life in South Australia by Jane Isabella Watts, pub 1890 by W.K.Thomas & Co, Adelaide
  5. South Australian Government Gazette 1848
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  7. [2]
  8. [http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207068115
  9. Source: #S6 Given Name(s): William, Last Name: GILES, Death Date: 14 Jan 1875, Gender: M Age: 60y, Approx. Birth Year: 1815, Marital Status: N, Residence: Hackney, Death Place: Hackney, District: Adelaide, Book/Page: 61/352
  10. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239824986/william-giles: accessed 27 August 2023), memorial page for William Giles (6 Oct 1814–14 Jan 1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 239824986, citing Clayton-Wesley Uniting Church Cemetery, Kensington, City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by RJK (contributor 50964063).
  • S29 Diane Cummings Pioneers and Settlers Bound for SA Publication: State Library South Australia
  • Source: S6 SA BDM Publication: SA Genealogical Association South Australia Births Deaths and Marriages (Digger Index)
  • Marriage (m. MacFARLANE, Margaret Horne) Citation: South Australian Births, Deaths and Marriages: Groom Given Name(s): William, Groom Last Name: GILES, Bride Given Name(s): Margaret Horne, Bride Last Name: MACFARLANE, Marriage Date: 1848, April 11, Marriage Place: St James Church, Groom Age: 33, Groom Approx. Birth Year: 1815, Groom Marital Status: N, Bride Age: 26, Bride Approx. Birth Year: 1822, Bride Marital Status: N, District: Adelaide Symbol: S Book/Page: 14/118




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