William Giles (colonial manager)

Giles was born on 27 December 1791 in Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire, England, and was educated at Kimbolton School in nearby Cambridgeshire.

[2] The new British Province of South Australia was established on 19 February 1836 when King William IV signed Letters Patent under the South Australia Act 1834, signalling the final action needed to establish the Province under United Kingdom law.

[5] On 16 October 1837 the Hartley arrived at Kingscote, Kangaroo Island where the Company's first settlement was founded.

[8] Shortly after arrival on Kangaroo Island in 1837, Giles, T. H. Beare, and Henry Mildred imported a flock of Merino ewes from Van Diemens Land, some of the first brought into the colony, though stock losses on the unusually long trip aboard the Cygnet were considerable.

Giles stood for the Electoral district of Port Adelaide in the first elected parliament in July 1851, but was narrowly defeated by Captain George Hall.

[10] He was elected as member for the District of Yatala for five sessions of the South Australian Legislative Council, from July 1851 until 1854.

[18] Their son Alan McFarlane Giles ( – 24 November 1888), stationmaster at Tennant Creek, was the sole survivor of a relief party sent to Attack Creek in 1883, saved by an Aboriginal woman, and died of brain fever at Renner Springs five years later, following a murder to which he was a close witness.

Henry Giles (10 June 1816 – 10 February 1888)[19] married Jane Leslie (1825 – 13 November 1892) in Scotland in 1845;[20] home "Braemar", Stirling West.

Mary Giles (4 August 1818 – 19 September 1893)[23] married Josiah Partridge (1805 – 27 November 1897)[24] on 22 June 1840;[25] home "Malvern", near Clarendon.

Thomas "Tom" Giles (20 May 1820 – 12 February 1899)[26] married Mary O'Halloran (died c. 1 October 1915) on 20 January 1859.

Jane Isabella "Minnie" Giles (10 January 1824 – c. 19 August 1894)[28] married Alfred Watts (c. 1815 – 28 November 1884)[29] on 18 May 1842[30] They were the original owners of Leabrook.

Emily Rebecca Giles (18 November 1835 – 24 January 1929)[34] married Francis William Stokes (1832 – 2 August 1889)[35] on 17 April 1861[36] developed Konetta (Coonatto ?)

Later references are elusive – perhaps like Charles Whitmore Babbage, the family used its considerable influence to help him start over in another place, perhaps under another name.

Louis Henry Lobeck Giles (14 July 1845 – 21 November 1902) married Alice Margaret "Alison" Andrews (9 February 1862 – ), second daughter of Rev.

Acland Giles (19 December 1846 – 8 June 1858)[46] A student at Adelaide Educational Institution, he won prizes in 1856 and 1857, the second posthumously.