Waller Augustus Lewis

Bef 1816 - 1882  (> 66 years)

• Name	Waller Augustus Lewis
  Born	Bef 20 Jan 1816	London   [1]
  Christened	20 Jan 1816	St. Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London   [2]
  Awarded	21 Mar 1839	Apothecaries' Certificate   [3]
  Residence	21 Mar 1839	18 Stratford Place, London   [3]
  Residence	31 May 1875	2 Gordon Square, London
  Occupation	1881  [4]
  Physician to H.M. Post Office
  Died	08 Sep 1882	Crown Hotel, Whitby, York   [5]
  Probate	08 Nov 1882	London, England   [5]
  Person ID	I00548	Eliots of Port Eliot
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Lewis "Kensington Lewis" Kensington Solomon,   b. Abt 1790, Kensington ,   d. 03 Nov 1854, St. Thomas, Devon  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Harriet Sara Samo,   b. Abt 1790, London, Middlesex ,   d. 24 Jun 1860  (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F00088	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Hester Margaret Pringle,   b. 14 Jan 1819, Stratford Place, Oxford St., Marylebone, London ,   d. 12 Jun 1871, 17 Bedford Place, Russell Square, Middlesex  (Age 52 years)
  Married	24 Aug 1850	St. George, Hanover Square, London   [6]
  • "Bury and Norwich Post" Wednesday, 4 Sept. 1850, page 2: Married. On the 27th ult., at St. George's, Hanover-square, London, by the Rev. George Rogers, Rector of Brace-borough, brother-in-law to the bridegroom, Waller Augustus Lewis, Esq., M.D., Gonville and Caius college, Cambridge, of 3, Hinde-street, Manchester-square, to Hester Margaret, youngest daughter of the late Lieutenant-General Sir William Henry Pringle, G.C.B., and great-granddaughter of the first Earl of Chatham.
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2021
  Family ID	F00049	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 2	Catharine Simpson,   b. Abt 1839, Manchester, Lancashire ,   d. Aft 1911  (Age > 73 years)
  Married	09 Apr 1874	St. Andrew's Church, St. Marylebone, Westminster, London   [7]
  Children	1. Hester Catherine Lewis,   b. 02 May 1875, London, Middlesex ,   d. Between Oct and Dec 1944, Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire   2. Eric Waller Lewis,   b. 23 Apr 1876,   d. Between Apr and Jun 1876, Pancras, London   3. Sibyl Sarah Lewis,   b. 25 Jun 1878, London, Middlesex ,   d. 11 Jun 1959, Milan, Italy  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2021
  Family ID	F00091	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  --- "Yorkshire Gazette" Saturday, 16 Sep 1882, page 4: SUDDEN DEATH OF DR. WALLER LEWIS.--- De. Waller Lewis, chief medical officer of the General Post Office, London, died suddenly at Whitby on Friday evening. The deceased gentleman and his family have been staying at the Crown Hotel for some time, and on Friday had completed their arrangements, and were about to depart for home. De. Lewis was himself engaged in the act of taking leave of some friends in the hotel, when he was seized with apoplexy. Medical aid was immediately procured, but the patient never rallied, and at ten o'clock the same night he breathed his last. Deceased was about 60 years of age. "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941" (1882, L, LE, page 61): "Lewis, Waller Augustus Personal Estate 55,673 pounds, 12 shillings 7d. 08 November [Probate] The Will of Waller Augustus Lewis late of 2 Gordon-square in the County of Middlesex Bachelor of Medicine who died 8 September 1882 at the "Crown" Hotel Whitby in the County of York was proved at the Principal Registry by Catharine Lewis of 2 Gordon-square Widow the Relict William Henry Simpson of 16 Kent-terrace Regent's Park in the County of Middlesex Gentleman and William Thomas Makins of 1 Lowther-gardens Princes Gate in the County of Middlesex Esquire the Executors." --- "Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College 1349-1897" CUP Archive: Lewis, Waller Augustus: son of Kensington Lewis, Esq. Born in London. Educated for three years at St. Omer, uner Mr. Horne; afterwards three years under Rev. Dr Nicholas. Admitted pensioner, July 16, 1841. Age 25. B.A. 1846: M.B. 1849. Mickleburgh Scholar (chemistry) 1842. Practised in London. Chief medical officer of the Post-Office. Lecturer on Botany at the Hunterian School of Medicine. Married, at St George's, Hanover Square, Aug. 27, 1850, Hester Margaret, daughter of Lieut.-General Sir W.H. Pringle, G.C.B. (C.C.) Died at Whitby, Sep. 8, 1882. Author: Whist: which card to lead; by Cam. ("A really fine player"; W.P. Courtney.) He also wrote on medical subjects. (M.E.B.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S00003] FamilySearch.org. Scan of Original Baptism Record. "The Lancet" Vol 2, J. Onwhyn, 1839 page 96. "1881 England Census" (London, Pancras, Tottenham Court, District 13, Page 41 of 55). "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941" (1882, L, LE, page 61). Scan of Original Marriage Record. "London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921", Marriage Record (Westminster, St. Marylebone, 1874, page 176).