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Generation 1

1. William GILES was born 27 Dec 1791 in Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire, England and died 11 May 1862 in Beaumont, SA.

He married (1) Sarah ROPER 1813 in England. She was born in Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire, England and died 1833 in Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire, England.

He married (2) Emily Elizabeth McGEORGE in England. She was born 1814 in England.

Other events in the life of William GILES
Residence: BET 1837 & 1839, Kangaroo Island
Immigration: 22 Oct 1837, Hartley
Occupation: Jan 1841, appointed colonial manager of the South Australian Co.

Children of William GILES and Emily Elizabeth McGEORGE: (second wife)
i. 2. Emily Rebecca GILES was born 1835 in England and died 24 Jan 1929 in Glenelg, SA
ii. George Hartley GILES was born 02 Aug 1837 in aboard the Hartley and died 14 Dec 1876 in Sydney, NSW
iii. Edward Hollingworth GILES was born Nov 1838 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 18 Jul 1839 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA
iv. Percy Ludlow GILES was born 01 Jan 1839 in SA and died 20 Dec 1840 in SA
v. 3. Leonard Hollway GILES was born 18 May 1841 in Adelaide, SA and died 15 Jan 1898 in Penton Vale nr Yorke Town, SA
vi. 4. Hubert GILES was born 21 Oct 1843 in Adelaide, SA and died 11 Aug 1901 in Medindie, SA
vii. 5. Clement GILES was born 21 Feb 1844 in Adelaide, SA and died 19 Jul 1926 in Chivery Hall, near Tring, England.
viii. 6. Louis Henry Lobeck GILES was born 14 Jul 1845 in Adelaide, SA and died 21 Nov 1902 in North Adelaide, SA
ix. Ackland GILES was born 19 Dec 1846 in Adelaide, SA and died 18 Jun 1858 in Beaumont, SA
x. 7. Mortimer GILES was born 12 Aug 1848 in Adelaide, SA and died 17 May 1914 in North Adelaide, SA
xi. 8. Caroline Ada GILES was born 28 Feb 1850 in Adelaide, SA and died 21 May 1933 in Narrogin, W.A.
xii. 9. Florence GILES was born 13 Jan 1852 in Adelaide, SA and died 30 Jan 1930 in Glenelg, SA

Children of William GILES and Sarah ROPER: (first wife)
xiii. 10. William GILES was born 06 Oct 1814 in England and died 14 Jan 1875 in Hackney, SA
xiv. 11. Henry GILES was born 10 Jun 1816 in Mitcham, Surrey, England and died 10 Mar 1888 in Stirling West, SA
xv. 12. Mary GILES was born 1818 in England and died 19 Sep 1893 in Happy Valley, SA
xvi. 13. Thomas GILES was born 20 May 1820 in England and died 19 Feb 1899 in Adelaide, SA
xvii. 14. James GILES was born 25 Feb 1822 in Mitcham, Surrey, England and died 20 Dec 1861 in Adelaide, SA
xviii. 15. Jane Isabella GILES was born 10 Jan 1824 in Mitcham, Surrey, England and died 19 Aug 1894 in Burnside, SA
ixx. John Stokes GILES was born 06 Oct 1825 in Mitcham, Surrey, England
xx. 16. Lydia GILES was born 30 Jul 1827 in Mitcham, Surrey, England and died 25 Jan 1910 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England
xxi. Samuel GILES was born ABT 1830 in England and died 18 Feb 1838 in Kingscote, Kangaroo Island
xxii. Sarah GILES was born 1833 in England and died 1833 in England

Generation 2

2. Emily Rebecca GILES was born 1835 in England and died 24 Jan 1929 in Glenelg, SA. She married Francis William STOKES 17 Apr 1861 in Beaumont, SA. He was born ABT 1833 and died 05 Aug 1889 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, son of John STOKES.

Other events in the life of Emily Rebecca GILES
Immigration: 20 Oct 1837, Hartley

3. Leonard Hollway GILES was born 18 May 1841 in Adelaide, SA and died 15 Jan 1898 in Penton Vale nr Yorke Town, SA. He married Marianne BAILY 11 Sep 1878 in Norwood, SA. She was born 13 Feb 1854 in London, England and died 05 May 1901 in Penton Vale, SA, daughter of John BAILY.

Children of Leonard Hollway GILES and Marianne BAILY:
i. Florence Helen GILES was born 15 Mar 1880 in Penton Vale, SA and died 02 Jul 1965 in Woodville, SA
ii. 17. Edward Hollingworth GILES was born 05 Apr 1882 in Penton Vale, SA and died 21 Jul 1946 in Yorketown, SA
iii. Frederick William Baily GILES was born 18 Feb 1884 in Penton Vale, SA and died 23 Jan 1941 in Yorketown, SA
iv. 18. Leonard Hollway GILES was born 09 Jun 1885 in Penton Vale nr Yorketown and died 20 Mar 1961 in Willunga, SA
v. 19. Harold GILES was born 09 Oct 1886 in Penton Vale, SA and died 17 Jul 1962 in Fullarton, SA
vi. 20. Hugh GILES was born 12 Apr 1889 in Penton Vale, SA and died 20 Aug 1941 in Yorketown, SA
vii. Ina Maud GILES was born 18 Oct 1891 in Penton Vale, SA and died 09 Aug 1946 in Payneham, SA

4. Hubert GILES was born 21 Oct 1843 in Adelaide, SA and died 11 Aug 1901 in Medindie, SA. He married Charlotte Julian KINGSTON 17 Mar 1880 in Brighton, SA. She was born 11 Sep 1845 in Adelaide, SA and died 20 May 1913 in North Adelaide, SA, daughter of George Strickland KINGSTON and Ludovina Catherina da Silva CAMERON.

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Burial: West Terrace Cemetery, SA

5. Clement GILES was born 21 Feb 1844 in Adelaide, SA and died 19 Jul 1926 in Chivery Hall, near Tring, England. He married Isabella Begbie COCKBURN 07 Apr 1872 in North Adelaide, SA. She was born ABT 1847 and died 1938 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, daughter of Thomas COCKBURN.

6. Louis Henry Lobeck GILES was born 14 Jul 1845 in Adelaide, SA and died 21 Nov 1902 in North Adelaide, SA. He married Alice Margaret ANDREWS 26 Nov 1884 in Norwood, SA. She was born 09 Feb 1862 in Blakiston, SA and died 13 Nov 1943 in College Park, SA, daughter of William Buckton ANDREWS and Barbara SMITH.

Other events in the life of Louis Henry Lobeck GILES
Occupation: Land broker

7. Mortimer GILES was born 12 Aug 1848 in Adelaide, SA and died 17 May 1914 in North Adelaide, SA. He married Agnes Reid ANDREWS 16 May 1874 in Mitcham, SA. She was born ABT 1849 and died 18 Jul 1907 in North Adelaide, SA, daughter of Richard Bullock ANDREWS.

Other events in the life of Mortimer GILES
Occupation: Registrar-General of deeds

Children of Mortimer GILES and Agnes Reid ANDREWS:
i. Emily Ludovina GILES was born 28 Feb 1875 in Adelaide, SA and died 21 Mar 1906 in North Adelaide, SA
ii. 21. Richard Holtaway GILES was born 15 Dec 1876 in North Adelaide, SA and died 05 Aug 1948 in Gilberton, SA
iii. 22. Elizabeth Ada GILES was born 28 Feb 1879 in North Adelaide, SA and died 21 Jul 1962 in North Adelaide, SA
iv. Ackland GILES was born 26 May 1881 in North Adelaide, SA and died 27 Mar 1954 in Adelaide, SA
v. 23. Hubert Kingston GILES was born 20 May 1884 in North Adelaide, SA and died 06 Jul 1957 in North Adelaide, SA
vi. Mortimer GILES was born 26 Feb 1887 in North Adelaide, SA and died 06 Nov 1979

8. Caroline Ada GILES was born 28 Feb 1850 in Adelaide, SA and died 21 May 1933 in Narrogin, W.A. She married Charles Edward STOKES 12 Jun 1877 in Adelaide, SA. He was born ABT 1852 and died 1911 in Western Australia, son of John STOKES.

9. Florence GILES was born 13 Jan 1852 in Adelaide, SA and died 30 Jan 1930 in Glenelg, SA. She married Francis Herbert STOKES 03 Sep 1879 in Adelaide, SA. He was born 1855 in Greenwich, England and died 21 Feb 1929 in Glenelg, SA, son of John STOKES.

Children of Florence GILES and Francis Herbert STOKES:
i. Francis Herbert STOKES was born 13 Jun 1890 in North Adelaide, SA and died 27 Apr 1915 in Gallipoli, Turkey

10. William GILES was born 06 Oct 1814 in England and died 14 Jan 1875 in Hackney, SA. He married Margaret Horne MacFARLANE 11 Apr 1848 in Adelaide, SA. She was born ABT 1822 and died 22 Oct 1901 in Norwood, SA, daughter of Allan MacFARLANE.

Other events in the life of William GILES
Immigration: 20 Oct 1837, Hartley

Children of William GILES and Margaret Horne MacFARLANE:
i. Allan MacFarlane GILES was born 11 May 1850 in Adelaide, SA and died 24 Nov 1888 in Renner Springs, NT
ii. Edgar William GILES was born 05 Oct 1851 in Adelaide, SA and died 25 Jul 1929 in Stepney, SA
iii. 24. Laura Margaret GILES was born 23 Aug 1853 in Adelaide, SA and died 04 Apr 1923 in Stepney, SA
iv. 25. Constance Mary GILES was born 23 Jun 1858 in Kanmantoo, SA and died 17 Oct 1930 in Parkside, SA
v. Caroline Jane Isabella GILES was born 28 Jul 1860 in Kanmantoo, SA and died 12 Jan 1939 in Prospect, SA

11. Henry GILES was born 10 Jun 1816 in Mitcham, Surrey, England and died 10 Mar 1888 in Stirling West, SA. He married Jane LESLIE 09 Oct 1845 in Aberdeen, Scotland. She was born ABT 1826 and died 13 Nov 1892 in North Adelaide, SA, daughter of John LESLIE.

Other events in the life of Henry GILES
Immigration: 22 Oct 1837, Hartley

Children of Henry GILES and Jane LESLIE:
i. 26. Alfred Leslie GILES was born 11 Sep 1846 in Adelaide, SA and died 05 Oct 1902 in Parkside, SA
ii. Ellen Jane GILES was born 20 Mar 1848 in Port Adelaide, SA and died 29 Jul 1848 in Port Adelaide, SA
iii. Millicent GILES was born 24 Jul 1849 in Port Adelaide, SA and died 23 Mar 1850 in Port Adelaide, SA
iv. 27. Amy GILES was born 23 Nov 1852 in Woodville, SA and died 26 Feb 1938 in Brighton, SA
v. Emily Eleanor GILES was born 11 Jan 1855 in Adelaide, SA
vi. Edith Mary GILES was born 26 Mar 1856 in Greenhill, SA and died 07 Sep 1856 in Green Hills, SA
vii. Henry Evelyn GILES was born 05 Mar 1859 in Greenhill, SA and died 10 Nov 1859 in Greenhill, SA
viii. 28. Arnold GILES was born 29 Sep 1860 in Greenhill, SA and died 03 Jul 1919 in College Town, SA
ix. Lydia Mary GILES was born 31 Mar 1862 in Greenhill, SA and died 24 Aug 1947 in Northfield, SA
x. 29. Francis William GILES was born 06 Sep 1863 in Greenhill, SA and died 11 Jul 1919 in Beaumont, SA
xi. Eustace Charles GILES was born 09 Jun 1865 in Greenhill, SA and died 16 Mar 1866 in Greenhill, SA
xii. Annie Leslie GILES was born 15 Oct 1868 in Greenhill, SA and died 24 Jun 1916 in Maylands, SA

12. Mary GILES was born 1818 in England and died 19 Sep 1893 in Happy Valley, SA. She married Josiah PARTRIDGE 25 Jun 1840 in Adelaide, SA. He was born ABT 1805 in England and died 27 Nov 1897 in Chandlers Hill, SA.

Other events in the life of Mary GILES
Immigration: 20 Oct 1837, Hartley

Children of Mary GILES and Josiah PARTRIDGE:
i. 30. Henry PARTRIDGE was born 26 Jan 1845 in Glenelg, SA and died 19 Dec 1915 in Glenelg, SA

13. Thomas GILES was born 20 May 1820 in England and died 19 Feb 1899 in Adelaide, SA. He married Mary OHALLORAN 20 Jan 1859 in St Mary, Sturt, SA. She was born ABT 1834 and died 07 Sep 1879 in Adelaide, SA, daughter of William Littlejohn OHALLORAN.

Other events in the life of Thomas GILES
Immigration: 20 Oct 1837, Hartley

Children of Thomas GILES and Mary OHALLORAN:
i. 31. William Anstey GILES was born 29 Jun 1860 in Glenelg, SA and died 07 May 1944 in North Adelaide, SA

14. James GILES was born 25 Feb 1822 in Mitcham, Surrey, England and died 20 Dec 1861 in Adelaide, SA. He married Eliza DEAN 30 Mar 1848 in Adelaide, SA. She was born ABT 1825 and died 05 Apr 1882 in Norwood, SA.

Other events in the life of James GILES
Immigration: 20 Oct 1837, Hartley

Children of James GILES and Eliza DEAN:
i. Alice Mary GILES was born 24 Jun 1851 in Port Adelaide, SA and died 23 Jun 1914 in Adelaide, SA
ii. Arthur James GILES was born 04 Oct 1855 in Port Adelaide, SA and died 11 Feb 1871 in Menindee, NSW
iii. 32. Lilian May GILES was born 03 Mar 1859 in Port Adelaide, SA and died 19 Apr 1934 in Royston Park, SA
iv. 33. Ernest GILES was born 31 Aug 1861 in Thorndon Park, SA and died 07 Jul 1912 in Oodnadatta, SA

15. Jane Isabella GILES was born 10 Jan 1824 in Mitcham, Surrey, England and died 19 Aug 1894 in Burnside, SA. She married Alfred WATTS 18 May 1842 in Adelaide, SA. He was born 13 Dec 1814 in Bristol, England and died 28 Nov 1884 in Adelaide, SA.

Other events in the life of Jane Isabella GILES
Burial: Kensington Clayton Congregational
Immigration: 20 Oct 1837, Hartley

16. Lydia GILES was born 30 Jul 1827 in Mitcham, Surrey, England and died 25 Jan 1910 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. She married George Marsden WATERHOUSE 05 Jul 1848 in Adelaide, SA. He was born 06 Apr 1824 in Penzance, Cornwall, England and died 06 Aug 1906 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England, son of John WATERHOUSE.

Other events in the life of Lydia GILES
Immigration: 20 Oct 1837, Hartley

Generation 3

17. Edward Hollingworth GILES was born 05 Apr 1882 in Penton Vale, SA and died 21 Jul 1946 in Yorketown, SA. He married Clara Emily TILL 08 Jun 1904 in Yorketown, SA. She was born 16 Jul 1878 in Yorketown, SA and died 20 Nov 1973.

18. Leonard Hollway GILES was born 09 Jun 1885 in Penton Vale nr Yorketown and died 20 Mar 1961 in Willunga, SA. He married Elsie Elizabeth SAMWELL 06 Oct 1915 in Unley, SA. She was born 15 Nov 1887 in Lake St Clair nr Robe, SA and died 21 Dec 1979, daughter of William Lindel SAMWELL.

19. Harold GILES was born 09 Oct 1886 in Penton Vale, SA and died 17 Jul 1962 in Fullarton, SA. He married Grace Lilian Creswell HAYNES 22 May 1926 in Norwood, SA. She was born 01 Aug 1898 in St Peters, SA and died 02 Jul 1974.

20. Hugh GILES was born 12 Apr 1889 in Penton Vale, SA and died 20 Aug 1941 in Yorketown, SA. He married Gertrude Hersey EWENS 15 Aug 1913 in Naracoorte, SA. She was born 22 Jan 1891 in Goolwa, SA and died 11 Feb 1950 in Yorketown, SA.

21. Richard Holtaway GILES was born 15 Dec 1876 in North Adelaide, SA and died 05 Aug 1948 in Gilberton, SA. He married Daphne May Winthrop GALE 07 Oct 1913 in Adelaide, SA. She was born ABT 1890 and died 07 Oct 1976.

22. Elizabeth Ada GILES was born 28 Feb 1879 in North Adelaide, SA and died 21 Jul 1962 in North Adelaide, SA. She married Stanley Forster MORRES 27 Apr 1905 in Adelaide, SA. He was born ABT 1868 and died 30 Sep 1943 in Strathalbyn, SA.

23. Hubert Kingston GILES was born 20 May 1884 in North Adelaide, SA and died 06 Jul 1957 in North Adelaide, SA. He married Nancy Gleeson TAYLOR 02 Feb 1918 in Strathalbyn, SA. She was born 05 May 1895 in Red Hill, SA.

24. Laura Margaret GILES was born 23 Aug 1853 in Adelaide, SA and died 04 Apr 1923 in Stepney, SA. She married Victor Edmund Russell DUMAS 08 Nov 1870 in Adelaide, SA. He was born 1846 in Hackney, London, England.

Children of Laura Margaret GILES and Victor Edmund Russell DUMAS:
i. 34. Victor Edgar DUMAS was born 01 Jan 1873 in Adelaide, SA and died 14 Jan 1935 in Toorak Gardens, SA

25. Constance Mary GILES was born 23 Jun 1858 in Kanmantoo, SA and died 17 Oct 1930 in Parkside, SA. She married Herbert BURNETT 20 Feb 1883 in Kensington, SA. He was born ABT 1858 and died BEF 1893. She married John Hughes WILLIAMS 21 Jan 1893 in Norwood, SA. He was born ABT 1859 and died 1889 in Broken Hill, NSW.

26. Alfred Leslie GILES was born 11 Sep 1846 in Adelaide, SA and died 05 Oct 1902 in Parkside, SA. He married Isabella WILDMAN 1882 in Sydney, NSW.

27. Amy GILES was born 23 Nov 1852 in Woodville, SA and died 26 Feb 1938 in Brighton, SA. She married George Fullerton CLELAND 22 Jan 1878 in Glenelg, SA. He was born ABT 1853 and died 10 Jul 1931 in North Adelaide, SA.

Children of Amy GILES and George Fullerton CLELAND:
i. 35. George Fullerton CLELAND was born 05 Sep 1892 in Adelaide, SA and died 15 Jul 1950 in Adelaide, SA

28. Arnold GILES was born 29 Sep 1860 in Greenhill, SA and died 03 Jul 1919 in College Town, SA. He married Kate Isabel CALDWELL 29 Mar 1899 in Adelaide, SA. She was born ABT 1877 and died 18 Apr 1944 in Glenelg, SA.

29. Francis William GILES was born 06 Sep 1863 in Greenhill, SA and died 11 Jul 1919 in Beaumont, SA. He married Mary Ethelwynne STRAWBRIDGE 14 Jul 1910 in Burnside, SA. She was born 11 Nov 1871 in Norwood, SA and died 03 Sep 1962 in Adelaide, SA, daughter of William STRAWBRIDGE and Eliza STEEL.

30. Henry PARTRIDGE was born 26 Jan 1845 in Glenelg, SA and died 19 Dec 1915 in Glenelg, SA. He married Mary STRAWBRIDGE 19 Dec 1874 in Malvern, SA. She was born 03 Jan 1849 in Bristol, England and died 05 Oct 1927 in Loxton, SA, daughter of William Smerdon STRAWBRIDGE and Eliza Stockholm THOMAS.

Children of Henry PARTRIDGE and Mary STRAWBRIDGE:
i. 36. Wilfred Henry (Wilf) PARTRIDGE was born 31 Dec 1881 in New Glenelg, SA and died 13 Dec 1965 in Edwardstown, SA
ii. Philip Miles PARTRIDGE was born 15 Mar 1884 in Medindie, SA and died 09 Mar 1921 in Streaky Bay, SA
iii. 37. Harold Ewart PARTRIDGE was born 22 Nov 1885 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 01 Sep 1958 in Malvern, SA
iv. 38. Thomas Victor PARTRIDGE was born 18 Jul 1887 in Kangaroo Island, SA and died 05 Mar 1962 in Parkside, SA
v. Myra Edith PARTRIDGE was born 18 Jul 1887 in Kangaroo Island, SA
vi. Mary Alice PARTRIDGE was born 18 Jan 1890 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA

31. William Anstey GILES was born 29 Jun 1860 in Glenelg, SA and died 07 May 1944 in North Adelaide, SA. He married Rita JONES. She was born ABT 1862 and died 09 Sep 1907 in North Adelaide, SA.

Other events in the life of William Anstey GILES
Occupation: Surgeon

32. Lilian May GILES was born 03 Mar 1859 in Port Adelaide, SA and died 19 Apr 1934 in Royston Park, SA. She married Henry Martyn SMITH 27 Feb 1879 in Norwood, SA. He was born 16 Aug 1846 in Adelaide, SA and died 19 Jan 1918 in St Peters, SA, son of James SMITH and Augusta WEARING.

33. Ernest GILES was born 31 Aug 1861 in Thorndon Park, SA and died 07 Jul 1912 in Oodnadatta, SA. He married Mary Ann Agnes CRAIG 07 Mar 1892 in Adelaide, SA. She was born 03 Nov 1866 in Kapunda, SA and died 11 Sep 1941 in Kingston, SA.

Generation 4

34. Victor Edgar DUMAS was born 01 Jan 1873 in Adelaide, SA and died 14 Jan 1935 in Toorak Gardens, SA. He married Winifred Bertha SCOTT 1911 in Sydney, NSW. She was born 1888 in Paddington, NSW and died 24 May 1950 in Double Bay, NSW, daughter of Harry SCOTT.

35. George Fullerton CLELAND was born 05 Sep 1892 in Adelaide, SA and died 15 Jul 1950 in Adelaide, SA. He married Gladys Amy DISHER 12 Apr 1915 in Adelaide, SA. She was born 21 Feb 1892 in Edithburgh, SA and died 13 Sep 1972 in Kingswood, SA.

36. Wilfred Henry (Wilf) PARTRIDGE was born 31 Dec 1881 in New Glenelg, SA and died 13 Dec 1965 in Edwardstown, SA. He married Lilla Mary DEBNEY 26 Mar 1903 in Cygnet River, Kangaroo Island, SA. She was born 10 Jun 1879 in Semaphore, SA and died 27 Oct 1965 in Edwardstown, SA, daughter of Frederick DEBNEY and Emily Harriet STANFORD.

Other events in the life of Wilfred Henry (Wilf) PARTRIDGE
Occupation: BET 1915 & 1918, Clerk, District Council Kingscote

Children of Wilfred Henry (Wilf) PARTRIDGE and Lilla Mary DEBNEY:
i. Ione Lilla PARTRIDGE was born 24 Feb 1904 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 26 Jun 1987
ii. Wilfred Howard (Howard) PARTRIDGE was born ABT 1908 and died 27 Mar 2000
iii. 39. Edith Mary PARTRIDGE was born 10 Jan 1909 and died 28 Jun 1991
iv. 40. Frederick Debney PARTRIDGE was born 22 Jun 1912 in Aldgate, SA and died 02 May 1981
v. 41. Ada Nita (Nita Doreen) PARTRIDGE was born 27 Nov 1916 in Maylands, SA and died 02 Jul 1981 in Bedford Park, SA
vi. Philip Haydn PARTRIDGE was born 04 Aug 1918 in Brownlow, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 07 Dec 2001
vii. Lois Emily PARTRIDGE was born 13 Sep 1925 in Brighton, SA

37. Harold Ewart PARTRIDGE was born 22 Nov 1885 in Wisanger, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 01 Sep 1958 in Malvern, SA. He married Dorothy Mary EVANS 12 Jul 1919 in North Adelaide, SA. She was born 27 Feb 1888 in North Adelaide, SA and died 09 Mar 1949 in Erindale, SA, daughter of William Grieg EVANS.

Other events in the life of Harold Ewart PARTRIDGE
Occupation: BET 1908 & 1915, District Clerk, Kingscote Council

38. Thomas Victor PARTRIDGE was born 18 Jul 1887 in Kangaroo Island, SA and died 05 Mar 1962 in Parkside, SA. He married Kathleen Lois MITCHELL 19 Dec 1931 in Adelaide, SA. She was born 27 Dec 1895 in Woodville, SA.

Generation 5

39. Edith Mary PARTRIDGE was born 10 Jan 1909 and died 28 Jun 1991. She married Charles Archibald BELL 25 Sep 1930 in Woodlands, SA. He was born 11 Jun 1902 in Smiths Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA and died 20 Sep 1981, son of Alfred Douglas BELL and Emma Mary TURNER.

Other events in the life of Edith Mary PARTRIDGE
Burial: Kingscote Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA
Electoral roll: BET 1939 & 1943, Wisanger, Kangaroo Island

40. Frederick Debney PARTRIDGE was born 22 Jun 1912 in Aldgate, SA and died 02 May 1981. He married Beryl Beatrice BILTON. She was born 11 May 1914 in Adelaide, SA and died 25 Jul 2001.

41. Ada Nita (Nita Doreen) PARTRIDGE was born 27 Nov 1916 in Maylands, SA and died 02 Jul 1981 in Bedford Park, SA. She married Harry William HENDRIE 23 Mar 1940 in Edwardstown, SA. He was born 10 Jul 1916 in Edwardstown, SA and died 18 May 2000 in Christies Beach, SA, son of George HENDRIE and Jane BAIN.

Last updated 30 May 2020

Obituary

THE LATE MR. W. GILES.

This morning the remains of William Giles, an old colonist, one of the Pilgrim Fathers of South Australia, will be laid in their last resting-place. Mr. Giles arrived at Kangaroo Island in October, 1837 and took charge of the South Australian Company's establishment at Kingscote. He was the following year appointed Special Magistrate by our first ruler, Governor Hindmarsh.

In January, 1841, upon the retirement of Mr. D. McLaren, Mr. Giles became Manager for the South Australian Company, and retained that onerous and influential position until January, 1851, when he retired on a well-earned pension of 6OO pounds per annum.

From his youth up, Mr. Giles was remarkable for a consistent adherence to principle and an ardent advocacy of opinions, the establishment of which he sincerely believed were essential to the well being of society. He had, while in England, been commissioned to distribute the alms of a good and very wealthy Christian, and it was in after life a great solace to Mr. Giles to know that in no case had he allowed private feeling or sectarian preference to intercept a dole to the appeal of necessity. His private charity was regulated by the same all-embracing philanthropy; it fell in the form of assistance or advice so far as his means or knowledge extended, like the dew of Heaven, equally upon all whom the great Father had been pleased to visit with affliction, or suffered to yield to temptation.

Mr. Giles was, from a very early period, a zealous assistant of the Rev. T. Q. Stow, Congregationalist minister, and he continued to assist that gentleman's successors at Freeman street Chapel as a lay preacher both in Adelaide and the country districts, until his own and other denominations became better provided than they long were with the blessings of a stated ministry.

As a citizen,'Mr. Giles was an honest, active, and useful member of the community. He was for many years one of the most punctual Justices of the Peace on the roster for magisterial duty, and he was seldom absent when there was any business of importance to be transacted by the Bench of Magistrates.

When an infusion of the representative principle was conceded to the South Australian Legislature, Mr. Giles, admitting his duties as a colonist and his obligations as a politician, offered himself as candidate for the suffrages of the electors of Port Adelaide. He came forward as a defender of the principles upon which the colony had been founded and the asserter of opinions which he considered essential to secure popular liberty and promote general prosperity. At this period the public mind was deeply agitated by the struggle for the abolition of State aid to religion, and Mr. Giles had already taken a leading part in it. The election for the Port was hotly contested, and very different interests having coalesced, Mr. Giles was defeated. He did not suffer that victory, which he characterized in a memorable sarcasm as "the triumph of beer over brains," to depress him, but avowed his intention to go to the people again on the first opportunity. That opportunity soon presented itself. Mr. Hanson (now Chief Justice), the then elected member for Yatala, accepted the office of Advocate-General, thereby causing a vacancy in the representation; and Mr. Giles immediately became a candidate for that district, and was elected. At the time that Mr. Hanson accepted the office of Advocate General there was a petition against his return pending, and when Mr. Giles was elected the fact that the petition had not beeu referred to the proper Court for decision was advanced against the validity of the second election. The Electoral Court of the day declared the election of Mr. Giles null and void; but that declaration was overruled by the Legislature, and after a season of great excitement and annoyance Mr. Giles was suffered to attend to the interests of his constituents and the colony without further molestation.

The rapid progress of the colony soon justified and demanded for the colonists a further recognition of their right to self-government, and the Imperial Parliament conferred upon them powers to frame a Constitution as liberal as any rational community could desire.

At this period Mr. Giles felt that a continued attention to legislative duties was incompatible with his declining strength, and on the 22nd of August he announced to the electors of Yatala his intention not again to become a candidate for their suffrages. The address of Mr. Giles upon that occasion contained the following characteristic passage:— "I trust that no man will be permitted to represent Yatala who is favourable to State support for religion, and who will not contend for responsible government in its full integrity of meaning, with two Houses of Legislature, universal suffrage, short Parliaments, election by ballot, and who will not promise solemnly never to sacrifice principle for expediency."

In retiring from the Legislature, Mr. Giles did not cease to be a useful and active citizen. He had been for years a member of the Central Board of Main Roads, and his extensive local knowledge greatly assisted in securing a judicious application of the funds entrusted to that body for making and maintaining great lines of communication through the settled districts of the colony. Mr. Giles was also for many years a member of the Board for the relief of destitution, and there his kindly disposition often tempered to mercy the tendencies of more rigorous disciplinarians. In fact, there was, during his long and busy public career, no religious, philanthropic, or patriotic movement which he did not actively promote or earnestly advocate.

Mr. Giles was blessed originally with a stamina that promised a long and healthy existence, and he stood the wear and tear of colonial life as well as, if not better, than most of his contemporaries. He met, however, with an accident a few years ago, when the shock, consequent upon being thrown from his vehicle, greatly injured a frame already debilitated by age and exertion. Upon recovering from the immediate consequences of that accident he continued to suffer from dyspepsia, aggravated no doubt by the decay of vital energy. A few months ago symptoms of dropsy were observed, and it was in that form of disease that death finally effected the removal of one who will ever be remembered among the founders and fathers of the colony. He died on Sunday evening about 8 o'clock. He was surrounded by a large proportion of his numerous family, and he was able to recognise and bless them up to his last moment. His was the peaceful end of the righteous man ; and although his family must mourn their loss, they have the consolation of knowing that he attained a ripe and honoured old age, and that he leaves behind him a name embalmed in the affectionate remembrance of the whole community. Mr. Giles was twice married, and, as already stated, had a very large family. Besides his afflicted widow he leaves living ten sons, six daughters, and nearly thirty grandchildren. It is pleasant to recognise many members of his wide spread family as esteemed residents amongst us ; and whilst we hope that those left behind more especially dependent on him will be above serious anxiety as to the future, we know that his liberal hearted self-abnegation did not allow of his making adequate provision for them. The funeral procession has been arranged to leave the late residence of Mr. Giles, at Beaumont, this morning, at 11 o'clock, for Clayton Chapel, Kensington.

About GILES, William

Biography

See: John M. Tregenza, 'Giles, William (1791–1862)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/giles-william-2095/text2637 , published in hardcopy 1966, accessed online 14 September 2014.

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Early 1838 came to Adelaide and was engaged in selecting land for the SA Company. In June 1838, he returned to Adelaide, to commence business and a merchant and agent, and built a wooden store on North Terrace.

- - Family Life in SA, p. 145.