Lewis, Frances Gertrude

Abt 1846 - 1899  (~ 53 years)

• Name	Lewis, Frances Gertrude
  Born	Abt 1846	Kilworth, Cork, Ireland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Emigration	7 May 1863	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [4]
  Inquest	(11 and 12 December 1899)  [5]
  natural causes, due to a haemorrage of the pancreas
  On the day of Frances Gertrude Lewis's death, she had visited Melbourne, to visit her lawyer. This was not an unusual day for her, as she was in the habit of making occasional trips to Melbourne. Four years after the death of her husband, she was dressed in widow's garb, with a black skirt and bodice, black boots and stockings, a black cape and a widow's bonnet with black veil. Her daughter, [R:W1], saw she two days before her death, and had no reason to question that her mother was in good health. She had not complained of any pain, was quite able to walk, and her faculties were clear. However, on the 11 December 1985, as she walked alone down Little Collins Street in central Melbourne, she staggered and fell into the doorway of an electrician's shop. The electrician, [R:W2], seeing that she was very ill immediately called for the police to come and help. [R:W3] answered the call. By this stage she was in a very poor state, described by [R:W3] as "froathing from the mouth and nose" and "black in the face". [R:W3] called a cab, and took her to Melbourne Hospital. She was treated immediately upon arrival at the hospital, but by this time was already unconscious and died a few minutes later. [R:W4], a registered medical practitioner at the hospital, conducted an autopsy. He found that she had died of toxiceamia following a heamorrage of the pancreas, and that nothing could have been done to save her.
  Passenger List	From 7 May 1863 to 29 Jul 1863	Donald McKay   [4]
  in a journey of 140 days
  Immigration	29 Jul 1863	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   [3, 6]
  Residence	8 May 1867	Ballaarat West, Victoria, Australia   [7]
  Occupation	Jun 1867  [2]
  domestic servant
  Residence	Sep 1881	Clunes, Victoria, Australia   [8]
  Residence	1895	off Flood Street, North Clunes, Victoria, Australia   [9]
  Residence	11 Dec 1899	58 Berry St (?), Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia   [6, 10]
  Died	11 Dec 1899	Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne East, Victoria, Australia   [6, 10]
  	The West Australian newspaper reported Frances Gertrude Lewis's death the following day, as the death of an unknown "elderly" woman. The only clue to her identity, according to the article, was a hankerchief monogrammed "E.M.".
  		Sudden death of Frances Gertrude Lewis The story of France's death, based on her inquest papers.
  Buried	13 Dec 1899	St Kilda Cemetery,,St Kilda, Victoria, Australia   [6, 11]
  Notes	The witness name, Minchin Lewis, on Frances Gertrude Lewis's marriage certificate suggests that she may have had other family members living in Australia.
  Person ID	I32	Shelley's Tree
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Lewis, William,   b. Est 1816
  Mother	Sweyne, Kate,   b. Est 1816
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Black, James Abbott,   b. 11 Dec 1866, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 11 Apr 1899, 9 Fulton\[?\] Street, Armadale, Victoria, Australia  (Age 32 years)
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2011
  Family ID	F506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Black, James,   b. Cal 1837, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 19 Dec 1895, Birches Creek, Clunes, Victoria, Australia  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1867	St Peter's Church, Ballaarat, Victoria, Australia   [2, 6, 8, 12]
  Children	+ 1. Black, Sarah Jane,   b. 1869,   d. 20 Feb 1935, 16 Radnor street, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia  (Age 66 years)   2. Black, William,   b. 25 Apr 1870, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 1942, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  (Age 71 years)   3. Black, Mary,   b. 1872, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 18 May 1930, Glenferrie, Victoria, Australia  (Age 58 years)   4. Black, Thomas Lloyd,   b. 1873, Clunes, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 1876, Clunes, Victoria, Australia  (Age 3 years)   5. Black, Alexander,   b. Abt Jul 1875, Clunes, Victoria, Australia ,   d. Oct 1944, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  (Age ~ 69 years)   6. Black, Francis John,   b. 1877, Clunes, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 1879, Clunes, Victoria, Australia  (Age 2 years)   7. Black, Fanny Gertrude,   b. 1879, Clunes, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 1904, Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia  (Age 25 years) + 8. Black, May,   b. 9 Sep 1881, Clunes, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 31 May 1951, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia  (Age 69 years)   9. Black, Jessie,   b. 1884, Clunes, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 1 May 1909, Lake Wallace Hotel, Edenhope, Victoria, Australia  (Age 25 years)   10. Black, Ethel Halliday,   b. 1886, Clunes, Victoria, Australia ,   d. Abt Nov 1975  (Age 89 years)   11. Black, Kathleen Sweyne,   b. 1888, Clunes, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 13 Oct 1946, Coburg, Victoria, Australia  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2016
  Family ID	F39	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1846 - Kilworth, Cork, Ireland  Emigration - 7 May 1863 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England  Passenger List - in a journey of 140 days - From 7 May 1863 to 29 Jul 1863 - Donald McKay  Immigration - 29 Jul 1863 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  Residence - 8 May 1867 - Ballaarat West, Victoria, Australia  Married - 15 Jun 1867 - St Peter's Church, Ballaarat, Victoria, Australia  Residence - Sep 1881 - Clunes, Victoria, Australia  Residence - 1895 - off Flood Street, North Clunes, Victoria, Australia  Residence - 11 Dec 1899 - 58 Berry St (?), Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia  Died - 11 Dec 1899 - Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne East, Victoria, Australia  Buried - 13 Dec 1899 - St Kilda Cemetery,,St Kilda, Victoria, Australia   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1475] Birth certificate: William Black, 1871. [S13] Marriage certificate: James Black and Frances Gertude Lewis, (James Black and Frances Gertrude Lewis, 1867), 1129. [S299] Donald McKay, (Fanny Lewis, MAY 1863), Code B, Fiche 220, Page 5., Fanny LEWIS, Ship Donald McKay, Year 1863, Code B, Fiche 220, Page 5. [S299] Donald McKay, (Fanny Lewis, MAY 1863), Code B, Fiche 220, Page 5. [S276] PROV: Inquest Deposition Files, Series: 24/P, (Inquest Deposition Files), unit 712, file 1899/1455, Proceedings of inquest held upon the body of Fanny Gertrude Black. [S46] Death certificate: Frances Gertrude LEWIS, 1899, (Frances Gertrude LEWIS, 1899), 14981. [S295] Birth certificate: James Abbott LEWIS, 1867, (James Abbott LEWIS, 1867), 6192. [S139] Birth certificate: May Black, 1881, (May Black, 1881), 22325. [S276] PROV: Inquest Deposition Files, Series: 24/P, (Inquest Deposition Files), unit 653, file 1895/1566, Proceedings of an inquiry held upon the body of James Black. [S276] PROV: Inquest Deposition Files, Series: 24/P, (Inquest Deposition Files), unit 712, file 1899/1455, Proceedings of inquest held upon the body of. Fanny Gertrude Black; File: Stannus [S146] St Kilda Cemetery Records, The Necropolis Springvale, (3 APR 2004). [S155] Death certificate: James Black, 1895, (James Black, 1895), 12719.