Alice Lewis (abt. 1870)

Born about 1870 in Carlton, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Alice Lewis was born about 1870 in Carlton, Victoria.

On 1st November 1888, when she was 18, Alice gave birth to a daughter, Alice Maud Lewis at 28 Queensberry Street, Smith Ward, City of Melbourne, County of Bourke, District of Carlton, Colony of Victoria. Alice took her baby with her when she registered the birth with John Glennon, Registrar, on 26th November 1888, in Carlton. Baby Alice had been delivered by Dr. Broyer in the home of Mrs. O'Dwyer. There were no other witnesses to the birth. Alice said she was 18 years old, was born in Carlton, and lived Carlton, though she didn't give an address. ^[1][2]

Sadly, baby Alice died the following year, aged five months. ^[3]

Research Notes

Christine. 23 June 2022

I have checked readily available online cemetery sites without finding the baby's burial, probably buried in the Melbourne General Cemetery. There wasn't an inquest, so she did not die of unnatural causes. (Originally I had the child linked to my husband's Alice Lewis (Simkins) family - but the timing was a decade out.)

One thing I can do, is to check out these girls below — bearing in mind that the index shows the registration place, which is not necessarily where the birth occurred.

LEWIS Alice Elizth Jane Birth <Unknown Family Name>, Anna GRIERSON <Unknown Family Name>, William Henry COLLINGWOOD 1870 1821/1870

LEWIS Alice Maud Mary Birth <Unknown Family Name>, Mary WHERRY <Unknown Family Name>, Charles Grey MELBOURNE 1870 3738/1870

LEWIS Alice Birth <Unknown Family Name>, Eliza Selina HEARD <Unknown Family Name>, Walter COLL'WOOD 1869 21536/1869

LEWIS Clara Alice Birth <Unknown Family Name>, Jane SANDILANDS <Unknown Family Name>, James William EMERALD HL 1869 8553/1869

Sources

1. ↑ Daughter's Birth Index Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. (Online index accessed 22 Jun 2022): 1888 Birth Registration, Alice Maud LEWIS (M: Alice LEWIS) Carlton 27567/1888
2. ↑ Daughter's Birth Certificate Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. 1888 Birth Registration for Alice Maud LEWIS downloaded 22 Jun 2022, in the possession of Christine
3. ↑ Daughter's Death Index, Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. (Online index accessed 22 Jun 2022): 1889 Death Registration for Alice Maud LEWIS (M: Alice LEWIS) Death registered at Carlton, 6425/1889, age 5 months