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Richard Lewis
Erickson:
LEWIS, Richard, b. 1804/5, d. 8.8.1841, arr. 5.8.1829 per Calista, m. 26.2.1831 (Frem.) Harriet BENNINGFlELD. Chd. Richard b. 1831, Frederick b. 1833 d. 1834, Alfred b. 1834, Harriet b. 1836, John b. 1837, Arthur b. 1840. Granted 1000 acres. Co-builder of Fremantle goal [Rsoundhouse] 30.12.1830 & appointed Police Constable 3.3.1831 & tide waiter, in business as an auctioneer 1833. His widow carried on the business as a general dealer, but heavy debts caused loss of land.
Listed in the 1832 census: 28, Devonshire, merchant, self; Harriet, 30; Richard Jnr 6 months.
References and Links
Berryman, Ian 1979 ed., A Colony Detailed: The First Census of Western Australia 1832, Creative Research, Perth.
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