(?) Crimmin

M, b. 1910
Last Edited25 Oct 2013
Father*Col. John Crimmin VC, CB, CIE, VD b. 19 Mar 1859, d. 20 Feb 1945
Mother*Julia Mary Josephine Lennan b. 26 Sep 1876, d. 21 Jan 1952
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Birth*1910 (?) Crimmin was born in 1910. 

George William Crimmin1,2

M, b. 8 February 1908, d. January 1990
Last Edited25 Sep 2014
Father*Col. John Crimmin VC, CB, CIE, VD b. 19 Mar 1859, d. 20 Feb 1945
Mother*Julia Mary Josephine Lennan b. 26 Sep 1876, d. 21 Jan 1952
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Birth*2 February 1908 George William Crimmin was born on 2 February 1908 at Dublin, Ireland.1 
Baptism*8 February 1908 He was baptized on 8 February 1908 at Dublin, Ireland. 
Occupation*29 April 1932 He was Medical Practitioner: MRCS, LRCP, MBBChir on 29 April 1932 at London, England. 
Marriage*1939 He married Megan Hope Pook in 1939 at Westminster, Middlesex.2 
Death*January 1990 George William Crimmin died in January 1990 at Hastings and Rother, East Sussex, England, at age 81.1 

Family

Megan Hope Pook b. 19 May 1913, d. 1970

Citations

  1. [S51] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).
  2. [S168] Ancestry.com England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005.

John Francis Crimmin

M, b. 1907, d. 1964
Last Edited25 Oct 2013
Father*Col. John Crimmin VC, CB, CIE, VD b. 19 Mar 1859, d. 20 Feb 1945
Mother*Julia Mary Josephine Lennan b. 26 Sep 1876, d. 21 Jan 1952
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Birth*1907 John Francis Crimmin was born in 1907. 
Marriage*June 1934 He married Nancy Brice Archer in June 1934 at Exeter, Devon, England.1 
Cremation*1964 His body was cremated in 1964 at Deben, Suffolk, England. 
Death*1964 John Francis Crimmin died in 1964. 

Family

Nancy Brice Archer b. 28 Jun 1909, d. Jun 1994

Citations

  1. [S175] Website ancestry.com.au (www.ancestry.com.au).

Col. John Crimmin VC, CB, CIE, VD1,2

M, b. 19 March 1859, d. 20 February 1945
Col. John Crimmin
Last Edited12 Mar 2015
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Birth*19 March 1859 Col. John Crimmin VC, CB, CIE, VD was born on 19 March 1859 at Ireland.3 
Milit-record*1 January 1889 He on 1 January 1889 at Burma was in the action near Lwekaw, Eastern Karenni, Burma (now Myanmar). "A lieutenant and four men charged into a large body of the enemy and two men were wounded. Surgeon John Crimmin attended one of them under enemy fire and he then joined the firing line and helped in driving the enemy from small clumps of trees where they had taken shelter. Later while Surgeon Crimmin was attending a wounded man several of the enemy rushed out at him. He thrust his sword through one of them, attacked a second and a third dropped from the fire of a sepoy. The remainder fled". Surgeon Crimmin was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) for this deed.4
Marriage*29 October 1900 He married Julia Mary Josephine Lennan, daughter of William Francis Lennan and Julia Theresa Poett, on 29 October 1900 at Dublin, Ireland. 
Residence*1912 Col. John Crimmin VC, CB, CIE, VD lived in 1912 at Calcutta, India. 
Retirement*1916 He retired in 1916. 
Residence*1936 He lived in 1936 at London, England. 
Death*20 February 1945 He died on 20 February 1945 at Wells Cemetery, Somerset, England, at age 85.1,2,4

Family

Julia Mary Josephine Lennan b. 26 Sep 1876, d. 21 Jan 1952
Children

Citations

  1. [S51] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).
  2. [S182] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).
  3. [S514] Webpage Victoria Cross Medals, 1857-2007 (Ancestry.com).
  4. [S115] Website Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/) "en wikipedia org/wiki/John_Crimmin."

Mary Josephine Crimmin

F, b. 19 August 1901, d. April 1996
Last Edited22 Feb 2013
Father*Col. John Crimmin VC, CB, CIE, VD b. 19 Mar 1859, d. 20 Feb 1945
Mother*Julia Mary Josephine Lennan b. 26 Sep 1876, d. 21 Jan 1952
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Married Name Her married name was Gaynor. 
Birth*19 August 1901 Mary Josephine Crimmin was born on 19 August 1901. 
Marriage*22 February 1929 She married Harold Francis Gaynor on 22 February 1929 at Calcutta, India. 
Residence*1932 Mary Josephine Crimmin lived in 1932 at 1 Cheppstone Rd, Croydon; ditto sister Norah. 
Death*April 1996 She died in April 1996 at Surrey South-eastern, Surrey, England, at age 94. 

Family

Harold Francis Gaynor b. c 1899, d. Mar 1968

Norah Frances Crimmin1

F, b. 1903, d. 12 September 1964
Last Edited16 Aug 2014
Father*Col. John Crimmin VC, CB, CIE, VD b. 19 Mar 1859, d. 20 Feb 1945
Mother*Julia Mary Josephine Lennan b. 26 Sep 1876, d. 21 Jan 1952
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Birth*1903 Norah Frances Crimmin was born in 1903 at Dublin, Ireland. 
Residence*2 April 1911 She lived on 2 April 1911 at Great Crosby, Lancashire, England.1 
Residence*1932 She lived in 1932 at 1 Cheppstone Rd, Croydon; ditto sister Mary Josephine. 
Event-Misc*22 April 1932 She was (an unknown value) on 22 April 1932 at London, England. 
Death*12 September 1964 She died on 12 September 1964 at Worthing, Sussex, England; is this her? 

Citations

  1. [S505] Webpage 1911 England Census (Ancestry.com).

Winifred Julia Crimmin

F, b. 14 August 1904, d. March 1976
Last Edited6 Jan 2013
Father*Col. John Crimmin VC, CB, CIE, VD b. 19 Mar 1859, d. 20 Feb 1945
Mother*Julia Mary Josephine Lennan b. 26 Sep 1876, d. 21 Jan 1952
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Married Name Her married name was Lowten. 
Birth*14 August 1904 Winifred Julia Crimmin was born on 14 August 1904 at Dublin, Ireland.1 
Residence*2 April 1911 She lived on 2 April 1911 at Great Crosby, Lancashire, England.2 
Marriage*1939 She married Stanley Warrington Lowten in 1939 at Croydon, Surrey, England.1 
Death*March 1976 Winifred Julia Crimmin died in March 1976 at Worthing, West Sussex, England, at age 71.1 

Family

Stanley Warrington Lowten b. 6 Jun 1907, d. Dec 1993

Citations

  1. [S175] Website ancestry.com.au (www.ancestry.com.au).
  2. [S505] Webpage 1911 England Census (Ancestry.com).

Edith Mary Lucy Cross1,2

F, b. 1864, d. 19 September 1931
Last Edited22 Feb 2013
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Married Name Her married name was Eddy. 
Birth*1864 Edith Mary Lucy Cross was born in 1864.1 
Marriage*12 January 1895 She married Henry Charles Eddy, son of Henry Charles Eddy and Rebecca Helena de Castilla, on 12 January 1895 at Colombo, Western Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka. 
Residence1914 Edith Mary Lucy Cross lived in 1914 at Toorak, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia.2 
Residence*1924 She lived in 1924 at Melbourne East, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.2 
Death*19 September 1931 She died on 19 September 1931 at Victoria, Australia.1,3 

Family

Henry Charles Eddy b. 1 May 1843, d. 15 Dec 1908
Children

Citations

  1. [S158] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).
  2. [S62] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).
  3. [S132] Unknown author, 'The Argus, Melbourne',.

Francis Alexander Cudmore1,2,3

M, b. 1892, d. 1956
Last Edited16 Aug 2014
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Birth*1892 Francis Alexander Cudmore was born in 1892 at South Australia, Australia.2,3 
Residence1914 He lived in 1914 at South Yarra, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia.1 
Marriage*1926 He married Evelyn Mary Eddy, daughter of Henry Charles Eddy and Edith Mary Lucy Cross, in 1926 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 
Residence1943 Francis Alexander Cudmore lived in 1943 at Gardiner, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia.1 
Death*1956 He died in 1956 at Brig, Victoria, Australia.2 

Family

Evelyn Mary Eddy b. 29 Feb 1896, d. 13 Nov 1936

Citations

  1. [S62] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).
  2. [S158] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).
  3. [S84] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).

Dora Marie Rose Cunningham1

F, b. 1863
Last Edited29 Mar 2014
Birth*1863 Dora Marie Rose Cunningham was born in 1863.1 
Married Name1882  As of 1882,her married name was Halket.1 
Marriage*1882 She married Richard Webb Halket in 1882 at Queensland, Australia.1 

Family

Richard Webb Halket b. c 1834, d. 1903

Citations

  1. [S161] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).

James Curr1,2

M, b. circa 1830, d. 11 November 1861
Last Edited7 Sep 2014
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Birth*circa 1830 James Curr was born circa 1830. 
Marriage*1859 He married Emma Mary Cary, daughter of Lt. Col. Bernard Cary and Eliza de Castilla, in 1859 at Marylbone, London, England.1 
Residence*1861 James Curr lived in 1861 at Calcutta, India; see probate doc. 
Death*11 November 1861 He died on 11 November 1861 at sea.2 

Family

Emma Mary Cary b. 8 Jun 1841, d. 27 Oct 1912
Child

Citations

  1. [S58] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).
  2. [S165] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).

Catriona de Castilla1

F, b. 26 April 1911, d. 14 March 1986
Catriona Letch
Last Edited11 Jan 2018
Father*Henry Couper de Castilla1 b. 19 Jul 1863, d. 26 May 1938
Mother*Violet May Bussell1 b. 1 Sep 1869, d. 27 Mar 1961
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Descendants of Henry Mariano de Castilla
Descendants of Henry Couper de Castilla
Birth*26 April 1911 Catriona de Castilla was born on 26 April 1911 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.1 
(Witness) Event-Misc20 June 1925 She was a witness when Leo Frederick "King" Atkins and Williamina Ellen de Castilla were purchased the farm, Colgonine with his wife and brother in law Bawn de Castilla as tenants in Common. Bawn ran the farm and his parents and minor siblings moved to the farm from Claremont to live, on 20 June 1925 at Baker's Hill, Western Australia, Australia.2 
Engagement27 January 1929 Catriona de Castilla and Thomas Alfred Edward Letch were engaged on 27 January 1929 at Baker's Hill, Western Australia, Australia.3
Married Name4 August 1934  As of 4 August 1934,her married name was Letch.1,4 
Marriage*4 August 1934 Catriona de Castilla married Thomas Alfred Edward Letch on 4 August 1934 at Claremont, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.1,4
Residence1936 Catriona de Castilla lived in 1936 at Northam, Western Australia, Australia.5 
Death*14 March 1986 She died on 14 March 1986 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia, at age 74.1 

Family

Thomas Alfred Edward Letch b. 26 Jun 1893, d. 21 Sep 1962

Citations

  1. [S3] Private papers of P.W. Atkins.
  2. [S1039] Registrar of Titles, unknown record type, 29/11/1923.
  3. [S1034] Truth (Perth WA), 'Truth (Perth WA)', "27 January 1929 page 10."
  4. [S24] Unknown author Family Bible.
  5. [S62] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).

Charles de Castilla

M, b. 1808, d. 23 May 1832
Last Edited11 Jan 2020
Father*Mariano Jose Ramos de Castilla b. 8 Dec 1781, d. 11 Sep 1837
Mother*Rebecca Maria Josephine Cooke b. 21 May 1790, d. 12 Jan 1861
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Name Variation  Charles de Castilla was also known as Charles de Castilla. 
Birth*1808 He was born in 1808. 
Baptism27 May 1826 He was baptized on 27 May 1826 at St John Catholic Church Maddermarket, Norwich, Norfolk, England.1 
Note*24 March 1832 He noted on back parent portrait "Charles went from Norwich " on 24 March 1832 at Norfolk, England. 
Death*23 May 1832 He died on 23 May 1832 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada; listed as having died in F de Castilla bible early 1850's

Norfolk Chronicle reported "Lately, at Montreal, N. America, Mr Charles Castilla."2,3
Burial*26 May 1832 He was buried on 26 May 1832 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 

Citations

  1. [S258] E-mail from Kristel De Wulf to Janet Atkins, 22 August 2011.
  2. [S414] British Newspaper Archives, 'Norfolk Chronicle', "14 July 1832."
  3. [S894] Death record, Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection 1621 - 1967).

Constantia Antonina Theresa Marie de Castilla1

F, b. 4 November 1808, d. 16 May 1887
Constantia (de Castilla) Matthews
Last Edited25 Dec 2021
Father*Mariano Jose Ramos de Castilla1 b. 8 Dec 1781, d. 11 Sep 1837
Mother*Rebecca Maria Josephine Cooke1 b. 21 May 1790, d. 12 Jan 1861
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Birth*4 November 1808 Constantia Antonina Theresa Marie de Castilla was born on 4 November 1808 at Holborn, England.1 
Residence* She lived at Norwich, Norfolk, England.2 
Marriage*2 January 1829 She married Rev. William Matthews on 2 January 1829 at St Annes, Westminster, London, England.3,2
Married Name3 January 1829  As of 3 January 1829,her married name was Matthews.3 
Anecdote*3 August 1844 An advertisement appeared in the Liverpool Mail on 3 August 1844 seeking "The Lady of a Clergyman, a Graduate of Cambridge....to take charge of Four Young Ladies, to be treated in all respects as Members of the Family....to educate with her own Daughters..."4
Residence1851 Constantia Antonina Theresa Marie de Castilla lived in 1851 at Kirthwaite, Dent, Yorkshire, England.5 
Residence1861 She lived in 1861 at Dent, Yorkshire, England.6 
Residence1871 She lived in 1871 at Bainbridge, Yorkshire, England.7 
Residence1881 She lived in 1881 at Tickhill, Yorkshire, England. 
Death*16 May 1887 She died on 16 May 1887 at Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire - West Riding, England, at age 78.8 
Burial*17 May 1887 She was buried on 17 May 1887 at St Mary, Ashbury, Yorkshire, England. 

Family

Rev. William Matthews b. 4 Apr 1807, d. 9 Jan 1870
Children

Citations

  1. [S175] Website ancestry.com.au (www.ancestry.com.au) "England BDM 1937 - 1915."
  2. [S260] Issue 18220, 'Marriage Antonina Castilla',.
  3. [S15] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org/eng/search).
  4. [S1006] Website The British Newspaper Archive (http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/) "Liverpool Mail 3/8/1844."
  5. [S80] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).
  6. [S170] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com) "Class: RG9; Piece: 3176; Folio: 51; Page: 8; GSU roll: 543091."
  7. [S52] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com) "Class: RG10; Piece: 4870; Folio: 27; Page: 7; GSU roll: 849470."
  8. [S53] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).

Eleanor Jane de Castilla

F, b. 16 January 1857, d. 4 October 1861
Last Edited9 Sep 2014
Father*Frederic Mariano de Castilla b. 1819, d. 23 Jan 1869
Mother*May Robertson b. 1 Aug 1830, d. 4 Oct 1910
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Birth*16 January 1857 Eleanor Jane de Castilla was born on 16 January 1857 at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. 
Death*4 October 1861 She died on 4 October 1861 at Victoria, Australia, at age 4 of exhaustion after diphtheria, Eleanor Jane, second daughter of Frederic and May Castilla, aged four years.1 

Citations

  1. [S132] Unknown author, 'The Argus, Melbourne', "15 October 1861."

Eliza de Castilla1

F, b. 1814, d. 21 January 1892
Last Edited12 Nov 2021
Father*Mariano Jose Ramos de Castilla2 b. 8 Dec 1781, d. 11 Sep 1837
Mother*Rebecca Maria Josephine Cooke b. 21 May 1790, d. 12 Jan 1861
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Name Variation  Eliza de Castilla was also known as Eliza Castrillo daughter of Don M.R. Castillo of Lima.3 
Birth*1814 She was born in 1814. 
Baptism9 June 1826 She was baptized on 9 June 1826 at St John Catholic Church Maddermarket, Norwich, Norfolk, England.4 
(Witness) Anecdote5 July 1834 She was a witness The Norfolk Chronicle on 5 July 1834 the reopening of the Misses Castillas' School after being removed from Catton to Magdalen Street.5
Marriage*28 December 1837 She married Lt. Col. Bernard Cary on 28 December 1837 at Calcutta, India; a newspaper quote "Eliza, third daughter of Mariano Castilla esq., of Lima".1
Married Name28 December 1837  As of 28 December 1837,her married name was Cary.1 
(Witness) Marriage6 December 1841 Eliza de Castilla witnessed the marriage of Henry Charles Eddy and Rebecca Helena de Castilla on 6 December 1841 at Christ Church, Cawnpore, India; Rebecca daughter of the late Don Mariano Castilla of Lima.6,7,8
Anecdote*6 June 1857 Major Barnard (sic) Cary had in the fort with him.... his wife and two daughters: one of them had married Lieutenant Hawes..... only three weeks before, he being a member of the same regiment......Hawes was one of the party of officers murdered on the 6th of June....Though Major Cary and family have escaped with their lives, they have lost every atom of property in this terrible mutiny.-Western Times.
Correspondence*1 April 1872 Eliza de Castilla wrote at Mill Bank House, Wellington - Salop, Shropshire, England, on 1 April 1872.9 
Correspondence*1 April 1872 She wrote at Millbank House, Wellington Salop, Shropshire, England, on 1 April 1872 to Williamina de Castilla, about Sulyarde (Cary, Eliza Castilla and Bernard Cary's son) visiting Harry's (Henry's) grave at Galle.9
Death*21 January 1892 She died on 21 January 1892 at Quesnoy-sur-Deule, France.10 

Family

Lt. Col. Bernard Cary b. 8 Mar 1807, d. 14 Sep 1870
Children

Citations

  1. [S36] Webpage India Office Family History Search (http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/Home.aspx).
  2. [S36] Webpage India Office Family History Search (http://indiafamily.bl.uk/UI/Home.aspx) "refers to Don Marianno Castillo or Castilla."
  3. [S15] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org/eng/search).
  4. [S258] E-mail from Kristel De Wulf to Janet Atkins, 22 August 2011.
  5. [S414] British Newspaper Archives, 'Norfolk Chronicle', "5 July 1834."
  6. [S57] Website FIBIS (http://www.new.fibis.org/).
  7. [S348] British Newspapers, 'The Morning Post',.
  8. [S175] Website ancestry.com.au (www.ancestry.com.au) "Marriage Register Cawnpore."
  9. [S90] Letter from Eliza Cary to Williamina de Castilla, 1 April 1872.
  10. [S121] Website online archives (http://archive.timesonline.co.uk) "5 Februray 1892."
  11. [S42] Webpage The Cary Family in England (http://www.caryfamily.co.uk/main.html#SulyardeCaryborn1847).

Emilia de Castilla1

F, b. 17 August 1810, d. September 1810
Last Edited11 Jan 2020
Father*Mariano Jose Ramos de Castilla1 b. 8 Dec 1781, d. 11 Sep 1837
Mother*Rebecca Maria Josephine Cooke1 b. 21 May 1790, d. 12 Jan 1861
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Birth*17 August 1810 Emilia de Castilla was born on 17 August 1810 at London, England; Parents listed as Mariano Castilla and Rebecca.1 
Christening29 August 1810 She was christened on 29 August 1810 at St Mary-St Marylebone Road, St Marylebone, London, England.1 
Death*September 1810 She died in September 1810. 
Burial*5 September 1810 She was buried on 5 September 1810 at London, England.2 

Citations

  1. [S15] Website Family Search (www.familysearch.org/eng/search).
  2. [S175] Website ancestry.com.au (www.ancestry.com.au).

Emma Josephine de Castilla1,2

F, b. 1826
Last Edited16 Jan 2022
Father*Mariano Jose Ramos de Castilla1 b. 8 Dec 1781, d. 11 Sep 1837
Mother*Rebecca Maria Josephine Cooke b. 21 May 1790, d. 12 Jan 1861
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Religion Emma Josephine de Castilla was Madame Marie-Mechtilde Order of St Benedictine (O.S.B.)1 
Birth*1826 She was born in 1826.3 
Baptism3 February 1827 She was baptized on 3 February 1827 at St John Catholic Church Maddermarket, Norwich, Norfolk, England.2 
Correspondence*1861 She wrote at Ypres, Belgium, in 1861 appears to have written this letter just after her mother's (Rebecca) funeral.4
(Godmother) Baptism29 September 1876 She became the godmother at Julia Mary Josephine Lennan's christening on 29 September 1876 at 6 Victoria Terrace, Terenure Road, Dublin, Ireland.5

Citations

  1. [S102] Unknown author Funeral Invitation for Madame La Douairiere Ramos Di Castilla, Record Type: paper, Location: Ypres.
  2. [S258] E-mail from Kristel De Wulf to Janet Atkins, 22 August 2011.
  3. [S466] Microfilm OPR, St. Augustine, 1790 - 1850 "unknown cd."
  4. [S44] Letter from Emma Castilla to HR de Castilla, 1861.
  5. [S444] Website Irish Genealogy (http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/) "birth record, copy in folder."

Etheldritha (Ethel) de Castilla1

F, b. 19 June 1861, d. 27 March 1937
Last Edited10 Mar 2015
Father*Frederic Mariano de Castilla b. 1819, d. 23 Jan 1869
Mother*May Robertson b. 1 Aug 1830, d. 4 Oct 1910
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Birth*19 June 1861 Etheldritha (Ethel) de Castilla was born on 19 June 1861 at Kyneton, Victoria, Australia.2,3 
Residence1914 She lived in 1914 at Toorak, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia. 
Residence1919 She lived in 1919 at Glenferrie, Kooyong, Victoria, Australia.4 
Residence1931 She lived in 1931 at Camberwell, Kooyong, Victoria, Australia.4 
Residence1936 She lived in 1936 at Camberwell, Kooyong, Victoria, Australia.4 
Death*27 March 1937 She died on 27 March 1937 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, at age 75.1 

Citations

  1. [S25] Unknown author Castilla Family Bible "written on page facing page 152."
  2. [S164] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).
  3. [S158] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).
  4. [S62] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).

Francis Henry de Castilla

M, b. 28 August 1863, d. 26 October 1943
Last Edited3 May 2013
Father*Frederic Mariano de Castilla b. 1819, d. 23 Jan 1869
Mother*May Robertson b. 1 Aug 1830, d. 4 Oct 1910
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Birth*28 August 1863 Francis Henry de Castilla was born on 28 August 1863 at Kyneton, Victoria, Australia. 
Residence1903 He lived in 1903 at Glenferrie Ward, Kooyong, Victoria, Australia.1 
Residence1924 He lived in 1924 at Camberwell, Kooyong, Victoria, Australia.1 
Residence1931 He lived in 1931 at Camberwell, Kooyong, Victoria, Australia.1 
Residence1937 He lived in 1937 at Camberwell, Kooyong, Victoria, Australia.1 
Residence*1940 He lived in 1940 at 46 Langham Street, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.2 
Residence1943 He lived in 1943 at 46 Langham Street, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.1,3 
Death*26 October 1943 He died on 26 October 1943 at Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, at age 80.4 

Citations

  1. [S62] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).
  2. [S149] Website Post Office Directories (http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/…) "1940 page 198 listed as "Castello F H.""
  3. [S149] Website Post Office Directories (http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/…) "1942-1943, page 200 listed as "Castello F H.""
  4. [S13] Website WA Cemeteries Board (www.mcb.wa.gov.au) "Application number: KC00001544."

Frederic Mariano de Castilla1

M, b. 1819, d. 23 January 1869
Last Edited13 Sep 2022
Father*Mariano Jose Ramos de Castilla1 b. 8 Dec 1781, d. 11 Sep 1837
Mother*Rebecca Maria Josephine Cooke b. 21 May 1790, d. 12 Jan 1861
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Birth*1819 Frederic Mariano de Castilla was born in 1819 at Harrow, Middlesex, England; date approx.2 
Baptism3 February 1827 He was baptized on 3 February 1827 at St John Catholic Church Maddermarket, Norwich, Norfolk, England.3 
Psgr List*13 April 1841 He was found on a passenger list on 13 April 1841 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on the barque Sir John Falstaff from London.4 
Psgr List18 May 1841 He was found on a passenger list on 18 May 1841 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, from Launceston on the brig Willow.5 
Residence*1841 He lived in 1841 at New South Wales, Australia.6 
Residence*1842 He lived in 1842 at New South Wales, Australia.6 
Anecdote*1847 F. Castilla and Co dealt in washed and unwashed wools and sheepskins. in 1847 at Commercial Wharf, King Street.7 
Residencebetween 1849 and 1850 He lived between 1849 and 1850 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.8 
Residencebetween 1851 and 1852 He lived between 1851 and 1852 at Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia.9 
Marriage*2 February 1854 He married May Robertson on 2 February 1854 at St. Mary's, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.10
Immigration*1856 Frederic Mariano de Castilla and May Robertson immigrated in 1856 to Victoria, Australia.11 
Event-Misc15 May 1858 Frederic Mariano de Castilla was auctioning a property he recently occupied as what appeared to be a fellmongering business. on 15 May 1858 at Brown Hill, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.12
Occupation*15 November 1859 He was operating a tannery as evidenced from a newspaper story concerning theft of leather from his premises on 15 November 1859 at Botany, New South Wales, Australia.13 
Event-Misc*1862 He was owner and builder of the former Wills Flour Mill in 1862 at Kyneton, Victoria, Australia.14
Psgr List5 September 1866 He was found on a passenger list on 5 September 1866 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.15 
Death*23 January 1869 He died on 23 January 1869 at Kew, Victoria, Australia; Merchant.16
Burial*25 January 1869 He was buried on 25 January 1869 at Boroondara General Cemetery, commonly known as the Kew Cemetery., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.17 

Family

May Robertson b. 1 Aug 1830, d. 4 Oct 1910
Children

Citations

  1. [S192] Private papers of Philip William Atkins.
  2. [S14] Website Victorian BDM (https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm) "death cert."
  3. [S275] E-mail from Kristel De Wulf to Robert Atkins, 17 September 2011.
  4. [S932] Webpage Australian Shipping 1788 - 1968 (unknown url) "1840."
  5. [S932] Webpage Australian Shipping 1788 - 1968 (unknown url) "1841."
  6. [S521] Webpage New South Wales, Australia, Returns of the Colony, 1822-1857 (Ancestry.com).
  7. [S928] Private papers of Robert Philip Atkins "newspaper clip."
  8. [S207] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com or http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/…).
  9. [S37] Webpage unknown short webpage name (www.ancestry.com).
  10. [S137] Unknown author, 'The Sydney Morning Herald', "3 February 1854."
  11. [S14] Website Victorian BDM (https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm) "Frederick Castilla death register citing time in NSW & Vic priorto time of death."
  12. [S931] Various authors, 'The Ballarat Star', "13 May 1858."
  13. [S137] Unknown author, 'The Sydney Morning Herald', "15 November 1859."
  14. [S251] Webpage Former Wills Flour Mill (http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/places/result_detail/2821).
  15. [S177] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).
  16. [S14] Website Victorian BDM (https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm).
  17. [S928] Private papers of Robert Philip Atkins "Boroondara General Cemetery web page record."

Frederick Slade "Bawn" de Castilla1

M, b. 29 December 1896, d. 1 August 1975
Frederick Slade "Bawn" de Castilla
Last Edited4 Jan 2024
Father*Henry Couper de Castilla1 b. 19 Jul 1863, d. 26 May 1938
Mother*Violet May Bussell1 b. 1 Sep 1869, d. 27 Mar 1961
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Descendants of Henry Mariano de Castilla
Descendants of Henry Couper de Castilla
Birth*29 December 1896 Frederick Slade "Bawn" de Castilla was born on 29 December 1896 at 178 Aberdeen St, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.1
Milit-Beg*21 September 1914 He began military service on 21 September 1914 while a student, Registration number 3057, Driver, Divisional Ammunition Column No 4 Section, 37th Battery A.F.A. Embarked from Fremantle on HMAT Medic A7 on 2 November 1914.2
Milit-End*9 March 1919 He ended military service on 9 March 1919 at 5 Military District, Western Command, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Special 1914 leave. Returned to Australia 23 October 1918.2 
Reference* Reference: 8 Battery : an enduring force this book by Major Ronald Cutten, RFD, Hisperian Press, 2023, ISBN 9780859059909 gives a detailed account of the battery's war record and includes several references to Bawn De Castilla. 
Residence1922 He lived in 1922 at Balmoral Station, Fortescue, Western Australia, Australia; Station Hand.3 
Psgr List*8 July 1922 He was found on a passenger list on 8 July 1922 at Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, on the SS Charon for the north.4 
Residence*1924 He lived in 1924 at Station, Fortescue, Western Australia, Australia, as an Overseer.5 
Occupation* He was Farmer at Bakers Hill, Western Australia, Australia.6
(Witness) Event-Misc20 June 1925 He was a witness when Leo Frederick "King" Atkins and Williamina Ellen de Castilla were purchased the farm, Colgonine with his wife and brother in law Bawn de Castilla as tenants in Common. Bawn ran the farm and his parents and minor siblings moved to the farm from Claremont to live, on 20 June 1925 at Baker's Hill, Western Australia, Australia.7 
(Witness) Marriage24 January 1929 Frederick Slade "Bawn" de Castilla witnessed the marriage of Henry Doyle Moseley and Margaret de Castilla on 24 January 1929 at St Mary's Church, West Perth, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.1,8,9
Residence1931 Frederick Slade "Bawn" de Castilla lived in 1931 at "Colgonine", Baker's Hill, Western Australia, Australia; Farmer.10 
Marriage*17 November 1936 He married Marjorie Evelyn Burnett on 17 November 1936 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia; d.s.p.1,8 
Residence1937 Frederick Slade "Bawn" de Castilla lived in 1937 at Bakers Hill, Western Australia, Australia; Farmer & Grazier.11 
Residence1938 He lived in 1938 at Bakers Hill, Western Australia, Australia; Faqrmer & Grazier.12 
Death*1 August 1975 He died on 1 August 1975 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia, at age 78; d.s.p.1 
Burial*3 August 1975 He was buried on 3 August 1975 at Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Anglican, ZB, 0088.13

Family

Marjorie Evelyn Burnett b. 1902, d. 2 Jun 1972
Child

Citations

  1. [S3] Private papers of P.W. Atkins.
  2. [S9] Australian War Memorial web site.
  3. [S62] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com) "1922."
  4. [S461] Various authors, 'The Daily News, Perth', "7 July 1922, page 2."
  5. [S149] Website Post Office Directories (http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/…) "1924 Castilla."
  6. [S157] Robert Philip Atkins.
  7. [S1039] Registrar of Titles, unknown record type, 29/11/1923.
  8. [S24] Unknown author Family Bible.
  9. [S46] Original marriage certificate of Margaret de Castilla and Henry Doyle Moseley, 24 Jan 1929.
  10. [S62] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com) "1931."
  11. [S149] Website Post Office Directories (http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/…) "1937 de Castilla, FS."
  12. [S149] Website Post Office Directories (http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/guides/wa_history/…) "1938 de Castilla, FS."
  13. [S13] Website WA Cemeteries Board (www.mcb.wa.gov.au).
  14. [S248] Copy death certificate of unnamed de Castilla, 7 August 1938.

Georgina M C de Castilla

F, b. 17 April 1827, d. 25 November 1906
Last Edited3 Mar 2020
Father*Mariano Jose Ramos de Castilla b. 8 Dec 1781, d. 11 Sep 1837
Mother*Rebecca Maria Josephine Cooke b. 21 May 1790, d. 12 Jan 1861
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Married Name Her married name was Harris. 
Married Name Her married name was Harris. 
Birth*17 April 1827 Georgina M C de Castilla was born on 17 April 1827 at Norwich, Norfolk, England.1,2,3 
Baptism22 April 1827 She was baptized on 22 April 1827 at St John Catholic Church Maddermarket, Norwich, Norfolk, England.2 
Psgr List*October 1850 She was found on a passenger list in October 1850 at Calcutta, India, on the Camperdown from London.4 
Marriage*21 October 1850 She married Major Wilmer Owen Harris on 21 October 1850 at Calcutta, India.5,6
Residence1871 Georgina M C de Castilla lived in 1871 at Hackney St John, London, England.7 
Census 1871*1871 She and Major Wilmer Owen Harris appeared in the 1871 census at Hackney, London, England. Retired Army Major.8 
Residence1881 Georgina M C de Castilla lived in 1881 at St John Hackney, London, England.9 
Census 18811881 She and Major Wilmer Owen Harris appeared in the 1881 census at 3 Urswick Road, London, England. Army Officer Major Retired List.10
Residence1891 Georgina M C de Castilla lived in 1891 at Teddington, Middlesex, England.11 
Residence1891 She lived in 1891 at Teddington, Middlesex, England.11 
Residence1901 She lived in 1901 at Teddington, Middlesex, England.12 
Residence1901 She lived in 1901 at Teddington, Middlesex, England.12 
Death*25 November 1906 She died on 25 November 1906 at Oak-Lodge, Kingston Road, Hampton Wick, Middlesex, England, at age 79.13,14
Burial*29 November 1906 She was buried on 29 November 1906 at Teddington Cemetery, Teddington, Greater London, England, Inscription:
Georgina Harris
widow of the late Major Harris, M.E.I.C.S.
died 25th Nov 1906, age 79.15 

Family

Major Wilmer Owen Harris b. 17 Apr 1818, d. 20 Nov 1889
Child

Citations

  1. [S175] Website ancestry.com.au (www.ancestry.com.au) "Crame family tree."
  2. [S258] E-mail from Kristel De Wulf to Janet Atkins, 22 August 2011.
  3. [S275] E-mail from Kristel De Wulf to Robert Atkins, 17 September 2011.
  4. [S175] Website ancestry.com.au (www.ancestry.com.au).
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  8. [S175] Website ancestry.com.au (www.ancestry.com.au) "1871 English Census."
  9. [S79] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com) "Class: RG11; Piece: 302; Folio: 98; Page: 24; GSU roll: 1341065."
  10. [S175] Website ancestry.com.au (www.ancestry.com.au) "1881 English Census."
  11. [S55] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com) "Class: RG12; Piece: 617; Folio 99; Page 46; GSU roll: 6095727."
  12. [S54] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com) "Class: RG13; Piece: 672; Folio: 26; Page: 44."
  13. [S53] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).
  14. [S165] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).
  15. [S255] Website Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com).

Henry Mariano Ramos de Castilla1

M, b. 20 December 1821, d. 3 January 1868
Captain Henry Castilla
Last Edited2 May 2020
Father*Mariano Jose Ramos de Castilla1 b. 8 Dec 1781, d. 11 Sep 1837
Mother*Rebecca Maria Josephine Cooke b. 21 May 1790, d. 12 Jan 1861
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Descendants of Henry Mariano de Castilla
Birth*20 December 1821 Henry Mariano Ramos de Castilla was born on 20 December 1821 at St Stephens, Norwich, Norfolk, England.1 
Baptism27 January 1822 He was baptized on 27 January 1822 at St John Anglican Church, Lakenham, Norfolk, England.2
Rebaptism3 February 1827 He was rebaptized on 3 February 1827 at St John Catholic Church Maddermarket, Norwich, Norfolk, England.3 
Note14 July 1838 He indentured as an apprentice seaman to Thomas Ward for 5 years (to July 1843) owner of the sailing ship Susan, 572 tons bound for the Mediteranian on 14 July 1838 at London, England.4
NoteJuly 1843 He Completed his apprenticeship in July 1843. 
Anecdote1846 Master ss Aurora, 3 years 1846 - 1849 (launched Belfast 1839).5 
Anecdote1849 Master ss Lyra, 1 year; 1849 - 1850 (launched Glasgow 1848.) 
Anecdote1851 Master ss Spark, 3 years; 1851 - 1854 (launched Whampoa 1850). Employed by Captain James Endicott operating between Macao, Canton, Hong Kong.5,6 
Event-Misc*1853 He was initiated into the Zetland (Masonic) Lodge in 1853 at Hong Kong, Hong Kong Colony.6 
Note* He was Captain of the steamers Lamont, River Bird (cited in Jardine Matheson archives, University of Cambridge) and Fei-ma (refer to letters written by HC). The river steamer River Bird was brought out to China from America in 1854 for the Hong Kong and Canton Steam Packet Company established by Jardine Matheson and Co. The steamer Lamont was built by Messrs Robert Napier and Sons of Glasgow for Jardine Matheson and Co for the China and Japan trade. The Lamont was 1390 tons with 200 horse power and a speed of twelve knots an hour. She was later sold by Jardine Matheson and renamed Chihli.7 
Correspondence18 May 1854 He wrote at Canton, China, on 18 May 1854 sailing to Hong Kong tomorrow (vessel unknown.)8 
Anecdote1855 Master ss River Bird, 1 year; 1855 - 1856 (launched 1854 left NY for China January 1855.)5 
Correspondence31 May 1855 He wrote at Canton, China, on 31 May 1855 "Dear Cook We are hard up for men here.....order up seven or eight riggers. Also two kegs of green paint...." (vessel unnamed, probably River Bird.9) 
Correspondence2 June 1855 He wrote from at Canton, China, on 2 June 1855 requesting a painter " to do such painting as the River Bird requires."10 
Correspondence20 August 1855 He wrote at Canton, China, on 20 August 1855 "Dear Cook, Will you kindly let me have the River Bird's accounts up to the end of July as I wish to have all accounts settled."11 
Anecdote28 June 1856 Fei Ma had been built for Lyall, Still & Company and was registered at Hong Kong as 10/1856 in the names of George Lyall and Charles Frederick Still (joins owners of forty-eight shares) and Henry Castilla (her master with sixteen shares). No further owners are shown in her document.

Another product of J. C. Cowper’s yard in 1856 was Fei Ma (Flying horse). 193 tons gross, launched 28 June 1856 for Lyall, Still and Co. as a running mate for Hong Kong, formally of the Hong Kong and Canton S. P. Co., on the Hong Kong-Canton route. Lyall, Still and Co. owned 48 of her 64 shares, the remaining 16 being held by Henry Castilla, her master (for 4 years; 1856 - 1859).12 
Anecdote6 January 1857 The following extract in the Hong Kong Register "An exodus is now going on from Hong Kong. The Fei-ma left this for Macao and Canton yesterday with some three hundred of our most respectable citizens, and as many more were refused conveyance." (Master not named, likely to have been Castilla.)13 
Anecdote24 February 1857 The news just over a week old (~24 February 1857); "The Fei-ma (Capt. Castilla), just arrived, tried to get up the Junk Passage to Canton, but finding 200 junks there, came back to Whampoa, and went up the Macao Passage, through which she had difficulty passed the half-a-dozen junks found sunk at the barrier. Nothing has been heard of Mr Cowper, sen."14 
Anecdote The Morning Chronicle, Thursday 5 March 1857, reports "On the evening before the faubourgs of Canton were set fire to (an operation which cost the English three killed and several wounded), a numerous squadron of war junks attacked the merchant steamer Fei-ma (Capt. Castilla), which was going down the river, but she escaped. The Chinese succeeded in lodging more than twenty heavy shots in her hull."15 
Anecdote2 March 1857 The London Standard reported on 2 March 1857 "...mentioned the intention of Captain Castilla to continue running the Fei-ma on the river, betwixt this and Canton; but on his last trip up he was so near taken by the Chinese, that he is not likely to run such a risk again."16 
Marriage*23 November 1857 He married Williamina Couper on 23 November 1857 at Government Offices, Victoria, Hong Kong Colony.17
Anecdote4 April 1858 The Singapore Morning Post, Tuesday 1 June 1858, reported "American clipper Courser....was wrecked on Prata Shoals April 4. Captain and crew took to their boats, hoping to reach Hong Kong, but fell in with pirates, who attacked them. One of the boats capsized and two men drowned. However she was righted and reached Hong Kong. The other two boats were picked up by the Fei-ma steamer on her way to Macao." (Master not named, likely to have been Castilla.)18 
Anecdote1859 Master ss Fu Sun, 1 year; 1859 - 1860.19 
Correspondence*23 September 1859 Henry Mariano Ramos de Castilla was written to on 23 September 1859 as Captain of the ss Feima, about preparing his wife for the trip home to England from Hong Kong Colony.20
Census 1861*1861 He appeared in the 1861 census at 36 Kelvingrove Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.21
Misc*17 June 1861 He was given his Certificate of Competency as a Master in the Merchant Service by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council of Trade on 17 June 1861 at Port of Greenock, Glasgow, Scotland.22,19
Anecdote21 September 1861 The paddle steamer Express was launch from J&G Thomson ship yard at Govan, Glasgow Scotland on 21st September 1861, built for the coast and river trade in China. The Express was owned by Lyall, Still & Co., of Hong Kong, and was commanded by Captain Castilla, well known on that station. Arriving in China May 18, 1862.23 
Anecdote10 April 1862 Lyall. Still & Company advertised the Fei Ma for sale at auction on 10 April 1862.12 
Anecdote18 May 1862 The steamer Express commanded by [Henry] Castilla arrived at Hong Kong from the Clyde (Scotland) on 18th May 1862. As their son Henry Couper Castilla was born in Shanghai two months later and daughter Williamina Mary was buried in the Hong Kong Cemetery in October 1862, it is likely that Williamina and family accompanied Henry on this journey.24 
Anecdote*1 July 1862 A series of shipping movements reported in newspapers the steamer Express commanded by Captain Castilla from Hong Kong to Woosung, the port at Shanghai on 1 July 1862; then regular trips between Woosung and Hankow (now Wuhan) and other ports up the Yangtze River until February 1865, suggests that the family lived in Woosung/Shanghai during this period.25 
(Witness) BurialOctober 1862 He witnessed the burial of Williamina Mary de Castilla in October 1862 at Hong Kong Cemetery, Hong Kong, China.26,6
Note20 February 1865 Henry Mariano Ramos de Castilla Captain of the steamer Express arrived from Hankow on 20 February 1865 at Woosung Port, Shanghai, China.25 
NoteApril 1867 He was engaged by Jardine Matheson and Co, a company trading in opium, tea and cotton based in Hong Kong, to captain the ss Lamont from Scotland to China. in April 1867.27,28 
Correspondence17 April 1867 He wrote at Glasgow, Scotland, on 17 April 1867 describing trial cruises of the new SS Lamont on 13 and 16 April, before leaving for China. He describes the trial "was upon the whole very satisfactory". The letter includes detail of coal consumption per hour and a time trial over sixteen statute miles in seventy one minutes.29
Correspondence26 April 1867 He wrote at Clyde, Glasgow, Scotland, on 26 April 1867 left for China on the Lamont.30 
Correspondence4 May 1867 He wrote at Lisbon on 4 May 1867 encountered a hard gale and lost the main gaff and the boilers were so badly placed they worked in their cradles not less than from three to four inches breaking most of the pipes and has stopped in port for repairs.31 
Note21 May 1867 He left for Shanghai on the ss Lamont on 21 May 1867 at Cape St Vincent, Portugal.32
Correspondence8 August 1867 He wrote at Aberdeen Docks, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Colony, on 8 August 1867 The Lamont will be out of dry dock tomorrow and will come around in the course of the day.33
Correspondence11 August 1867 He wrote at Hong Kong, Hong Kong Colony, on 11 August 1867 advising that he has reached Hong Kong with the 'ship in excellent condition' and trusts he will deliver her in Shanghai in the same state. 'If you should be able to give me further employment I need hardly say how (rest of letter missing).34' 
Correspondence14 August 1867 He wrote at Hong Kong, Hong Kong Colony, on 14 August 1867 provides a summary of the Lamont's passage leaving the Clyde on the 26th, stopping in Lisbon for repairs as the boiler had broken loose and pipework damaged. Continues encountering heavy weather for a few hours was in considerable danger off the Cape. A ship of this class was not built for seagoing and Henry comments that they left England two months too late for a ship of the Lamonts class. Had fair weather for the rest of the trip to China. Cape to Singapore 27 days never stopping the engine. A good stout craft suited for the China coastal and river trade.30 
Correspondence17 August 1867 He wrote at Hong Kong Colony on 17 August 1867 to Henry Couper & Margaret Rebecca.35 
Correspondence20 August 1867 He wrote at Shanghai, China, on 20 August 1867 concerning the discharge of Mr Douglas a crew member.36 
Correspondence2 September 1867 He wrote at Shanghai, China, on 2 September 1867 advising that the crew had been discharged and paid off.37 
Correspondence4 September 1867 He wrote at Shanghai, China, on 4 September 1867 formally handing over all documents for the ship Lamont thereby concluding the contract.38 
Residence* He and Williamina Couper lived at 6 Albert Terrace, Aberdeen, Scotland,This house was owned by Henry as it was listed as an asset in his probate, valued with contents as 110 pounds one shilling and six pence.39
Death*3 January 1868 Henry Mariano Ramos de Castilla died on 3 January 1868 at Point de Galle, Ceylon, at age 46 while returning from Hong Kong.40,41,42
Burial*January 1868 He was buried in January 1868 at All Saints Graveyard, Galle, Ceylon, the inscription on his grave reads "Capt. Henry Castilla, aged 45, who died at Point de Galle, Ceylon, on his way home from China." Sulyard Cary visited the grave on or about 3 March 1872 and wrote to his mother Eliza Cary; visited Henry Castilla's grave and wrote to his mother"I visited uncle Henry's grave, and I think it is very nice - The chunam work is broken in one place and weeds growing in this crack - I send a sprig of the plant which is growing in this. The grey granite is now put up & the inscription gilt."1,43,44
Probate24 April 1868 His estate was probated on 24 April 1868 at Commissary Court, Aberdeen, Scotland.The total estate in Scotland including: his house No 6 Albert Terrace Aberdeen at 110 pounds 1 shilling & sixpence, life insurance at one thousand & ninetysix pounds & five shillings; combined with estate in England & China for a total estate of one thousand six hundred and seventeen pounds five shillings and 3 pence (seventy four thousand pounds today).39 

Family

Williamina Couper b. 15 Feb 1838, d. 15 Mar 1893
Children

Citations

  1. [S192] Private papers of Philip William Atkins.
  2. [S285] Website Norfolk Family History Society (norfolkfhs.org.uk).
  3. [S275] E-mail from Kristel De Wulf to Robert Atkins, 17 September 2011.
  4. [S175] Website ancestry.com.au (www.ancestry.com.au) "UK, Apprentices Indentured in Merchant Navy, 1824-1910."
  5. [S896] Privy Council for Trade, e-copy, 18 June 1861 "testimonial attached to application."
  6. [S453] Patricia Lim Forgotten Souls.
  7. [S120] Janus - Jardine Matheson, 1854 - 1867 "reference to business letters."
  8. [S120] Janus - Jardine Matheson, 1854 - 1867 "1854_5_18_HC_Canton."
  9. [S120] Janus - Jardine Matheson, 1854 - 1867 "1855_5_31_HC_Canton."
  10. [S120] Janus - Jardine Matheson, 1854 - 1867 "1855_6_2_HC_Canton."
  11. [S120] Janus - Jardine Matheson, 1854 - 1867 "1855_8_20_HC_Canton."
  12. [S457] E. K. Haviland The American Neptune "vol 43, 1962."
  13. [S345] British, 'The Morning Chronicle', "10 March 1857."
  14. [S345] British, 'The Morning Chronicle', "3 March 1857."
  15. [S345] British, 'The Morning Chronicle', "5 March 1857."
  16. [S347] British Newspapers, 'London Standard', "2 March 1857."
  17. [S22] Original marriage certificate of Henry Ramos de Castilla and Williamina Couper, 23 November 1857.
  18. [S346] Unknown author, 'Singapore Morning Post', "1 June 1858."
  19. [S896] Privy Council for Trade, e-copy, 18 June 1861.
  20. [S34] Letter from Compradore A. Pyne to The Captain of Feima Steamer, 23 September 1859.
  21. [S68] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com).
  22. [S175] Website ancestry.com.au (www.ancestry.com.au) "copy on file."
  23. [S289] Unknown author, 'Glasgow Herald', "23 September 1861."
  24. [S289] Unknown author, 'Glasgow Herald', "May 1862."
  25. [S1086] North China Herald, 'Shipping Intelligence',.
  26. [S175] Website ancestry.com.au (www.ancestry.com.au) "E.C.Greenfield family tree."
  27. [S293] Website Jardine Matheson Holdings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jardine_Matheson_Holdings).
  28. [S294] Website Index of letters to Jardine Matheson and Co (http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp).
  29. [S120] Janus - Jardine Matheson, 1854 - 1867 "1867_4_17_HC_Glassgow."
  30. [S120] Janus - Jardine Matheson, 1854 - 1867 "1867_8_14_HC_HK."
  31. [S120] Janus - Jardine Matheson, 1854 - 1867 "1867_5_4_HC_Lisbon."
  32. [S289] Unknown author, 'Glasgow Herald', "5 June 1867."
  33. [S120] Janus - Jardine Matheson, 1854 - 1867 "1867_8_8_HC_HK."
  34. [S120] Janus - Jardine Matheson, 1854 - 1867 "1867_8_11_HC_HK."
  35. [S43] Letter from HR Castilla to HC Castilla, 17 aug 1867.
  36. [S120] Janus - Jardine Matheson, 1854 - 1867 "1867_8_30_HC_Shanghai."
  37. [S120] Janus - Jardine Matheson, 1854 - 1867 "1867_9_2_HC_Shanghai_1."
  38. [S120] Janus - Jardine Matheson, 1854 - 1867 "1867_9_4_HC_Shanghai."
  39. [S230] Probate of Henry M Castilla.
  40. [S3] Private papers of P.W. Atkins.
  41. [S132] Unknown author, 'The Argus, Melbourne', "23 May 1868."
  42. [S1085] Unknown author, 'unknown short article title',.
  43. [S879] J. Penry Lewis Tombstones in Ceylon 1913.
  44. [S90] Letter from Eliza Cary to Williamina de Castilla, 1 April 1872.

Henry (Harry) Bussell de Castilla1,2

M, b. 25 October 1908, d. 28 November 1973
Harry and Mavis de Castilla
Last Edited5 Feb 2023
Father*Henry Couper de Castilla1 b. 19 Jul 1863, d. 26 May 1938
Mother*Violet May Bussell1 b. 1 Sep 1869, d. 27 Mar 1961
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Descendants of Henry Mariano de Castilla
Descendants of Henry Couper de Castilla
Birth*25 October 1908 Henry (Harry) Bussell de Castilla was born on 25 October 1908 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.1 
(Witness) Event-Misc20 June 1925 He was a witness when Leo Frederick "King" Atkins and Williamina Ellen de Castilla were purchased the farm, Colgonine with his wife and brother in law Bawn de Castilla as tenants in Common. Bawn ran the farm and his parents and minor siblings moved to the farm from Claremont to live, on 20 June 1925 at Baker's Hill, Western Australia, Australia.3 
Psgr List*22 June 1934 Henry (Harry) Bussell de Castilla was found on a passenger list on 22 June 1934 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia, steamer Minderoo for Singapore.4 
Occupation*1936 He was a Driller in 1936 at Mt. Palmer, Yilgarn, Western Australia, Australia.5 
Milit-record*15 January 1941 He (Serial Number 3874; Army Number WX10721) was a Private, 2/4 MG Bn, C Company; prisoner of war #1506; Malaya Theatre of War. Camps in Thailand: Tamarkan, Konkoita, Chungkai, Petchaburi, Kachu Mountain Camp. Burma; evacuated to Khonkan 55km Camp from Aungganaung 105km Camp on 1 July 1943 and discharged on 17 October 1943.

In 1945 moved from Singapore to Sydney Australia by aircraft; Sydney to Fremantle Western Australia per HMT Otranto on 11 October 1945. on 15 January 1941 at Recruit Reception Depot, Claremont, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.6,7,8
Residence*1949 He lived in 1949 at 46 Langham Street, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.9 
Marriage*21 November 1952 He married Mavis Love Skipsey on 21 November 1952 at Christ Church, Claremont, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.1,10 
Residence1954 Henry (Harry) Bussell de Castilla and Mavis Love Skipsey lived in 1954 at 68 Wood Street, Swanbourne, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Clerk.11 
Death*28 November 1973 Henry (Harry) Bussell de Castilla died on 28 November 1973 at Swanbourne, Western Australia, Australia, at age 65. 
Bio link* (see also 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion.) 

Family

Mavis Love Skipsey b. c 1913, d. 1 Jun 1971

Citations

  1. [S3] Private papers of P.W. Atkins.
  2. [S19] Website poineerindex (www.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/poineerindex).
  3. [S1039] Registrar of Titles, unknown record type, 29/11/1923.
  4. [S127] Unknown author, 'West Australian Newspaper', "22 June 1934."
  5. [S62] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com) "1936."
  6. [S1018] Website 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion (http://www.2nd4thmgb.com.au/).
  7. [S8] Website Aust War Memorial - Prisoner of War records (http://www.awm.gov.au/people/roll-search/prisoners_of_war/).
  8. [S9] Australian War Memorial web site.
  9. [S62] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com) "1949."
  10. [S24] Unknown author Family Bible.
  11. [S62] Webpage Ancestry.com (Ancestry.com) "1954."

Henry Couper de Castilla1

M, b. 19 July 1863, d. 26 May 1938
Henry Couper de Castilla
Last Edited3 Oct 2020
Father*Henry Mariano Ramos de Castilla1 b. 20 Dec 1821, d. 3 Jan 1868
Mother*Williamina Couper1 b. 15 Feb 1838, d. 15 Mar 1893
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Descendants of Henry Mariano de Castilla
Descendants of Henry Couper de Castilla
Religion Henry Couper de Castilla was thought to have been baptised Roman Catholic, brought up Presbyterian and was married in the Anglican Church.2 
Occupation He was City Surveyor (engineer) Perth City Council. Engineer in WA Government, first project was Toodyay railway. He was responsible for the bores supplying the trans-Australian railway across the desert. Discovered the Madura Pass while on this project.2 
Birth*19 July 1863 He was born on 19 July 1863 at Shanghai, China.2 
(Witness) Census 18712 April 1871 He appeared in the household of Williamina Couper in the 1871 census at 6 Albert Terrace, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Margaret Couper and Johanna Stutley were visiting at the time.3
Occupation1878 Henry Couper de Castilla was articled to Mr John Willett, a civil engineer who had the largest private practice in the North of 'Scotland. He served four years as an articled pupil to that gentleman, and was his assistant for two years after wards. His experience in Mr. Willett's office included a great deal of sanitary
engineering work. in 1878 at Aberdeen, Scotland.4 
Occupation*August 1878 He was apprenticed to Mr John Willet M. Inst. C.E. for four years and subsequently acted as his assistant for two years during which time he was engaged on bridge, harbour, sewage and general engineering work in August 1878 at Scotland.5 
Occupationcirca 1885 He was Assistant Engineer to Mr. Wm. Boulton, M. Inst. C.E., on the Aberdeen City Improvements circa 1885 at Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.5 
Psgr List*5 June 1886 He and John Stephen Ramos de Castilla were found on a passenger list on 5 June 1886 at Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, arrived ss Elderslie from London, "Miller, master; Messrs de Castilla (2)".6,7,2,8 
Occupation13 July 1886 Henry Couper de Castilla was an assistant engineer with the Public Works Department and completed surveys of the Clackline Railway Station Yard cross sections on 13 July 1886 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.9 
OccupationMarch 1887 He was as assistant engineer with the Public Works Department. He states in a letter written in 1936 that, "he was involved with a survey of the Swan River at Fremantle for Sir John Goode. Sir John reported in March 1887. That survey was used by CY O'Connor in his harbour scheme." in March 1887 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.10 
Anecdote23 January 1888 Henry C (Castella) Castilla, Civil Engineer, was initiated into the Wellington Lodge on 23 January 1888.11 
Occupation12 April 1889 He was Bunbury Tin Mining Company was floated on 12 April 1889 and Mr H.C. Castilla was appointed secretary. The company had a claim at the Greenbushes tin mining area. Henry C Castilla held the positions of secretary, legal manager and was a director from the establishment of the company until it was voluntarily wound up on 12 January 1891. on 12 April 1889.12,13 
Psgr List16 September 1890 He was found on a passenger list on 16 September 1890 at Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, arrived on ss Rob Roy from Bunbury.14 
Occupation12 January 1891 He was at a meeting to voluntarliy wind up wht Bunbury Tin Mining Company and resigned as a director on 12 January 1891 at Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia.15 
Psgr List*28 March 1891 He was found on a passenger list on 28 March 1891 at Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, departed ss Flinders for Bunbury.16 
Occupation22 May 1891 He was Assistant Engineer on the staff of the Public Works of Western Australia under the acting Engineer-in-Chief, Mr Clayton T. Mason, M. Inst. C.E. on 22 May 1891 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.5 
Anecdote*30 May 1891 Western Mail reported him and HC attending a levee at Government House. 
Attributes*1 December 1891 He was granted Associate Member The Institution of Civil Engineers AMICE. on 1 December 1891 at Westminster, England.2,17,5
Occupation1 September 1892 He was appointed on 29th August to commenced duties as the City Surveyor with the Perth City Council at 200 pounds per annum on 1 September 1892 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.18,9 
(Executor) Probate29 March 1893 He was the executor of Williamina Couper's estate on 29 March 1893 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.19 
Attributes1 May 1894 Henry Couper de Castilla was awarded a Certificate of Qualification under the Victorian Local Government Act 1891 to recognise his competency to perform the duties required of a Municipal Surveyor. on 1 May 1894 at Victoria, Australia.17
Occupation12 June 1894 He was City Surveyor, Perth City Council on 12 June 1894 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.20 
Event-Misc*12 June 1894 He was presented with a certificate of appreciation of the merit and ability you have displayed in the discharge of your duties as City Engineer and Surveyor and congratulations on forthcoming marriage. on 12 June 1894 at Perth City Council, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Marriage*13 June 1894 He married Violet May Bussell on 13 June 1894 at St Mathews, Guildford, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.1,21
Event-Misc*1 October 1894 Henry Couper de Castilla and John Stephen Ramos de Castilla were made officers of the Lodge of Unity on 1 October 1894 at Freemason's Hall, Howick Street, Lathlain, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.22 
Residence1895 Henry Couper de Castilla and Violet May Bussell lived in 1895 at Aberdeen St, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.23 
Occupation4 June 1896 Henry Couper de Castilla was tendered his resignation to the Council. on 4 June 1896 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.24 
OccupationSeptember 1896 He was appointed assistant engineer in the Public Works Department in September 1896 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.25,26
Occupation13 October 1896 He was announced that he had withdrawn his candidature for the post of City Surveyor and rejoined the Civil Service. on 13 October 1896 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.27 
Occupation16 November 1896 He was acknowledged by the Town Clerk for his years of service to the City on 16 November 1896 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.28 
Residence1897 He and Violet May Bussell lived in 1897 at Aberdeen St, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.29 
Residence1898 Henry Couper de Castilla and Violet May Bussell lived in 1898 at 178 Aberdeen St, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.30 
Residence*1899 Henry Couper de Castilla and Violet May Bussell lived in 1899 at 178 Aberdeen Street, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; 1899 post office directory.31
Residence1900 Henry Couper de Castilla and Violet May Bussell lived in 1900 at 178 Aberdeen St, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.32 
Occupation27 October 1900 Henry Couper de Castilla was Roads and Bridges and Harbours and Rivers Branch, Public Works Department, also general water supply on 27 October 1900 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.33,34
Residence1901 He and Violet May Bussell lived in 1901 at 178 Aberdeen St, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.35 
OccupationJuly 1901 Henry Couper de Castilla was Resident Engineer, Roads & Bridges Branch, Public Works Department in July 1901 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.36 
Occupation16 July 1902 He was The Daily News paper reported "an expedition will leave Fremantle probably this week....for the purpose of boring for water on the proposed route of the transcontinental railway line. Mr Castilla, a Government surveyor, will be in charge," on 16 July 1902 at Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.37 
Occupation1904 He was Resident Engineer (post office directory 1904 - 05) in 1904 at Mildura Pass, Western Australia, Australia. 
Residence1904 He and Violet May Bussell lived in 1904 at 178 Aberdeen St, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.38 
Anecdote*17 November 1904 A paper "Transcontinental Railway - Report by Mr H. C. Castilla on Boring Operations for Water along the Route" was included in a report to the House of Representatives Australian Commonwealth Parliament.39 
Residence*1905 Henry Couper de Castilla lived in 1905 at Madura, Eyre, Western Australia, Australia, Resident Engineer.40 
Residence1905 He and Violet May Bussell lived in 1905 at Victoria Ave, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia.41 
Residence1906 Henry Couper de Castilla lived in 1906 at Claremont, Western Australia, Australia.42 
Residence1906 He and Violet May Bussell lived in 1906 at "Devanha" Victoria Ave, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia.43 
Residence1910 Henry Couper de Castilla and Violet May Bussell lived in 1910 at "Devanha" Victoria Ave, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia.44 
Residence1912 Henry Couper de Castilla and Violet May Bussell lived in 1912 at Victoria Ave, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia.45 
Occupation25 February 1912 Henry Couper de Castilla was inspector for dams, Public Works Department (Sunday Times) on 25 February 1912.46 
Residence1916 He lived in 1916 at Claremont, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.42 
Residence1916 He and Violet May Bussell lived in 1916 at Victoria ave, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia.47 
Occupation28 July 1919 Henry Couper de Castilla was appointed Assistant Engineer 1st Class, Soldier Settlement Branch, Lands & Surveys Department on 28 July 1919 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.48 
Anecdote15 September 1919 The Daily News paper reported on 15 September 1919 "The engineer for soldier settlement scheme (Mr Castilla).....visited Albany yesterday in connection with the soldier settlement scheme...."49 
Retirement*15 September 1922 He was retired as First Class Assistant Engineer, Soldier Settlement Branch, Lands Department on 15 September 1922 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.50
Residence1924 He and Violet May Bussell lived in 1924 at Bay View Terrace, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia.51 
Residence1925 Henry Couper de Castilla and Violet May Bussell lived in 1925 at "Devanha" Victoria Avenue, Claremont, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.42
Residence1925 Henry Couper de Castilla and Violet May Bussell lived in 1925 at Bay View Tce, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia.52 
Anecdote24 May 1925 "Mr and Mrs HC Castilla of Claremont charmingly entertained a large party of their daughter Margot's young friends last Wednesday evening."53 
(Witness) Event-Misc20 June 1925 Henry Couper de Castilla was a witness when Leo Frederick "King" Atkins and Williamina Ellen de Castilla were purchased the farm, Colgonine with his wife and brother in law Bawn de Castilla as tenants in Common. Bawn ran the farm and his parents and minor siblings moved to the farm from Claremont to live, on 20 June 1925 at Baker's Hill, Western Australia, Australia.54 
Residence1926 Henry Couper de Castilla and Violet May Bussell lived in 1926 at Bay View Tce, Claremont, Western Australia, Australia.55 
Anecdote*2 March 1926 "The date of Mr and Mrs de Castilla's farewell (to go and live at Baker's Hill) has been altered... to Tuseday evening March 2"..."Miss Margot de Castilla who left on Wednesday morning with Mr and Mrs (George) Moseley by motor car for Onslow.....will live with Mr and Mrs Moseley at Onslow for the next twelve months."56
Residence1928 Henry Couper de Castilla and Violet May Bussell lived in 1928 at Bakers Hill, Western Australia, Australia.57 
Residence25 January 1929 Henry Couper de Castilla and Violet May Bussell lived on 25 January 1929 at Bakers Hill, Western Australia, Australia.58 
Will*16 September 1932 Henry Couper de Castilla left a will on 16 September 1932 at "Colgonine", Baker's Hill, Western Australia, Australia.59 
Residence1936 He and Violet May Bussell lived in 1936 at Bakers Hill, Western Australia, Australia.42 
Residence1937 Henry Couper de Castilla and Violet May Bussell lived in 1937 at 68 The Avenue, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.42 
Death*26 May 1938 Henry Couper de Castilla died on 26 May 1938 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia, at age 74.2 
Burial*28 May 1938 He was buried on 28 May 1938 at Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Anglican, ZB, 0089.60,61
Probate*6 August 1938 His estate was probated on 6 August 1938 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia; a notice was published in the Daily News paper advising that his estate was valued at 3,700 pounds.62 

Family

Violet May Bussell b. 1 Sep 1869, d. 27 Mar 1961
Children

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    lists Henry and John Castilla."
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Isabella Iona Ramos de Castilla

F, b. 27 February 1861, d. 19 March 1923
Last Edited4 Sep 2022
Father*Frederic Mariano de Castilla b. 1819, d. 23 Jan 1869
Mother*May Robertson b. 1 Aug 1830, d. 4 Oct 1910
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Birth*27 February 1861 Isabella Iona Ramos de Castilla was born on 27 February 1861 at Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.1 
Married Name1891  As of 1891,her married name was De Jersey Grut.2 
Marriage*5 September 1891 She married Percival De Jersey Grut on 5 September 1891 at Trinity Church, Kew, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.2,3 
Residence1903 Isabella Iona Ramos de Castilla lived in 1903 at South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.4 
Residence1914 She lived in 1914 at Toorak, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia.4 
Death*19 March 1923 She died on 19 March 1923 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, at age 62.5,6,1 
Burial*20 March 1923 She was buried on 20 March 1923 at St Kilda Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.1 

Family

Percival De Jersey Grut b. Jun 1845, d. 13 Apr 1926
Children

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  6. [S25] Unknown author Castilla Family Bible "written on page facing page 152."

John de Castilla1

M, b. 21 June 1824, d. 22 February 1846
Last Edited11 Jan 2020
Father*Mariano Jose Ramos de Castilla b. 8 Dec 1781, d. 11 Sep 1837
Mother*Rebecca Maria Josephine Cooke b. 21 May 1790, d. 12 Jan 1861
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Birth*21 June 1824 John de Castilla was born on 21 June 1824 at England.2 
Baptism16 July 1824 He was baptized on 16 July 1824 at St John Catholic Church Maddermarket, Norwich, Norfolk, England; Catholic Chapel.2,3 
Residence*1841 He lived in 1841 at Lambeth, Surrey, England.1 
Census 1841*1841 He and Rebecca Maria Josephine Cooke appeared in the 1841 census at Lambeth, Surrey, England.4 
Death*22 February 1846 John de Castilla died on 22 February 1846 at 2 Ford Street, Bow, London, England, at age 21; Unknown GEDCOM info: Possible, listed as having died in F. de Castilla bible in early 1850's Ties with death notice in SMH.5,6 

Citations

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  2. [S258] E-mail from Kristel De Wulf to Janet Atkins, 22 August 2011.
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John Stephen Ramos de Castilla1,2

M, b. 21 December 1866, d. 2 August 1938
De Castilla, Lieutenant Colonel John S. Ramos

( courtesy of Cambridge University Library)
Last Edited3 Oct 2020
Father*Henry Mariano Ramos de Castilla1 b. 20 Dec 1821, d. 3 Jan 1868
Mother*Williamina Couper1 b. 15 Feb 1838, d. 15 Mar 1893
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Descendants of Henry Mariano de Castilla
Birth*21 December 1866 John Stephen Ramos de Castilla was born on 21 December 1866 at Meadowvale Cottage, Patrick, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland.3,4,5,6,7,8
Birth Reg8 January 1867 His birth was registered in the Patrick registration district. 
(Witness) Census 18712 April 1871 He appeared in the household of Williamina Couper in the 1871 census at 6 Albert Terrace, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Margaret Couper and Johanna Stutley were visiting at the time.5
Milit-record1884 John Stephen Ramos de Castilla Non-commissioned officer in 1884 at 1st Aberdeen Engineer Volunteers, Aberdeen, Scotland.9 
Psgr List5 June 1886 He and Henry Couper de Castilla were found on a passenger list on 5 June 1886 at Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, arrived ss Elderslie from London, "Miller, master; Messrs de Castilla (2)".10,11,12,13 
Anecdote25 June 1887 Name appears in the Western Mail in a list of unclaimed mail held at the General Post Office. 
Anecdote12 June 1888 Southern Advertiser reports Mr J Castilla is to take part in the farce "At Cross Purposes" to be given at the Mechanics' Institute on Friday 15 June 1888.14 
Psgr List2 October 1888 John Stephen Ramos de Castilla was found on a passenger list on 2 October 1888 at Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia, departing on the Albany steamer for the colonies.15 
Psgr List*2 October 1888 He was found on a passenger list on 2 October 1888 at Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia, arriving from Fremantle on the Flinders steamer.15 
OccupationAugust 1889 He was recorded in the Blue Book as employed by the Government in August 1889 at Western Australia, Australia.16 
Occupation1890 He was a clerk, Lands Department in 1890 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.17 
(present) Anecdote13 October 1890 He was a witness An ajourned meeting of the Committee was held in the Mechanics' Hall in Bunbury on Friday last (10 October 1890); concerning the Proclamation celebrations. It was attended by: Castilla, Mrs., Castilla, J.S., Castilla, Miss.18 
Anecdote*30 May 1891 Western Mail reported him and HC attending a levee at Government House. 
Anecdote2 September 1891 Participated in West Australian Rowing Club races in maiden fours and maiden double sculls on 2 September 1891.19 
OccupationJanuary 1892 He was a Draftsman, Lands and Survey Department in January 1892 at Western Australia, Australia.16 
Anecdote6 December 1892 Mr J Castilla will one of the principal part in the production of the "Gondoliers" at ST George's Hall (The West AUstralian 6 December 1892.)20 
(Executor) Probate29 March 1893 He was the executor of Williamina Couper's estate on 29 March 1893 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.21 
(Witness) Marriage13 June 1894 John Stephen Ramos de Castilla witnessed the marriage of Henry Couper de Castilla and Violet May Bussell on 13 June 1894 at St Mathews, Guildford, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.1,22
Event-Misc*1 October 1894 John Stephen Ramos de Castilla and Henry Couper de Castilla were made officers of the Lodge of Unity on 1 October 1894 at Freemason's Hall, Howick Street, Lathlain, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.23 
Anecdote29 May 1896 The West Australian reported him attending a levee at Government House. 
Occupation17 September 1896 John Stephen Ramos de Castilla was appointed inspector of conditional purchases and homesteads lands on 17 September 1896 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.24,25 
Residence1898 He lived in 1898 at Bay View Tce., Claremont, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.26 
Anecdote*1898 John Stephen de Castilla was among the first Councillors elected to the new municipality, the Town of Claremont.27
Residence*1899 He lived in 1899 at Pensioner Tce., Claremont, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.28 
Milit-Beg*17 March 1899 He began military service on 17 March 1899 joined the Western Australian Field Force Artillery in 17 March, 1899 as 2nd Lt.2,29 
Anecdote10 August 1899 J. de Castilla reported in the Southern Times newspaper (10 August 1899) as a clerk in the Lands Department.30 
Milit-record8 January 1900 He was included in the General Order Western Australian Mounted Infantry 2nd Lt. J de Castilla to be Lieutenant. on 8 January 1900 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.31 
Milit-record3 February 1900 He left for South Africa 3 February 1900 on Surrey. He took part in the operations in the Orange Free State, including actions at Vet River and Zand River; operations in the Transvaal in May and June, 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill; operations in Cape Colony.

He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 16 April, 1901]; received the Queen's Medal with five clasps, the King's Medal with two clasps, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 19 April, 1901]: "John Stephen Ramos de Castilla, Lieutenant, West Australian Mounted Infantry. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". The Insignia were sent to Western Australia and presented there. on 3 February 1900 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.2
Milit-record29 November 1900 He was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.), dated on 29 November 1900.32 
Milit-record12 May 1901 He was on board the Salamis when it arrived from South Africa on 12 May 1901 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.33 
Milit-record27 May 1901 He returned to Perth from South Africa per RMS Himalaya from Melbourne. While in South Africa he accepted a post in General Baden-Powell's police. on 27 May 1901 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia.34,35 
Milit-record*1 July 1901 He was promoted to Captain effective from on 1 July 1901.36 
OccupationNovember 1901 He was made an offer of appointment to the position of a major in the Transvaal Constabulary from Lord Milner, the High Commissioner of British South Africa in November 1901.17 
Anecdote28 November 1901 The West Australian Newspaper reported on 28 November 1901 "Mr. Castilla, the assistant chief clerk in the Lands Department, who recently accepted the position of inspecting major in the Transvaal Constabulary...will leave for Albany, en route to South Africa on December 6.37 
Occupation He was a Major, South African Constabulary, in December 1901. Major de Castilla was placed on the Reserve of Officers, Union Defence Force, from October 1904.2
Event-Misc*6 December 1901 He was reported in The Western Mail: "A very interesting ceremony, and the first of its kind in this State, took place at Government House on December 6, when Captain J. C. Castilla, who served in South Africa with the Second West Australian Contingent, was decorated by His Excellency thc Governor with tue Distinguished Service Order" on 6 December 1901 at Government House, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.38
Milit-record1 February 1902 He (Captain) was placed on the Un-attached List (Field Artillery, No1 Battery) on 1 February 1902.39 
Marriage*10 March 1904 He married Maude Lilian Bremner on 10 March 1904 at All Saints' Church, Winburg, Free State, South Africa.2,40
Occupation1907 John Stephen Ramos de Castilla was Justice of the Peace in 1907 at Orange River Colony, South Africa. 
Milit-End*1918 He ended military service in 1918 at South Africa. When the European War broke out he helped to suppress the rebellion in South Africa, 1914-15. He afterwards served in the German East African Campaign, 1916-17, as Major, Imperial Service Contingent, and was promoted Lieutenant Colonel in September 1918; he was Commandant, British Troops, Beira, Portuguese East Africa.2
Occupation*1919 He was appointed Resident Magistrate, Wolmaransstad, Transvaal. in 1919 at South Africa.2 
Psgr List3 May 1927 He was found on a passenger list on 3 May 1927 at Plymouth, England.7 
Psgr List8 June 1928 He was found on a passenger list on 8 June 1928 at Quebec, Canada.6 
Psgr List26 March 1929 He was found on a passenger list on 26 March 1929 at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.6 
Psgr List15 May 1929 He was found on a passenger list on 15 May 1929 at London, England.7 
Psgr List*6 August 1932 He and Maude Lilian Bremner were found on a passenger list on 6 August 1932 at Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, from Capetown on the Themistocles.41 
Death*2 August 1938 John Stephen Ramos de Castilla died on 2 August 1938 at Alameda, Talana Road, Claremont, Cape Town, Cape District, South Africa, at age 71.42,43

Family

Maude Lilian Bremner b. 5 Aug 1880, d. 31 Mar 1953

Citations

  1. [S192] Private papers of Philip William Atkins.
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  9. [S463] Various authors, 'The Inquirer & Commercial News, Perth',.
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    lists Henry and John Castilla."
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  20. [S127] Unknown author, 'West Australian Newspaper', "6 December 1892 page 4."
  21. [S1080] Unknown will type of Williamina de Castilla.
  22. [S253] Copy marriage certificate of HC Castilla and VM Bussell, 13 June 1894.
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Margaret de Castilla

F, b. 7 January 1906, d. 21 March 1986
Margaret "Margot" (de Castilla) Moseley
Last Edited1 Sep 2019
Father*Henry Couper de Castilla b. 19 Jul 1863, d. 26 May 1938
Mother*Violet May Bussell b. 1 Sep 1869, d. 27 Mar 1961
ChartsDescendants of Mariano de Castilla
Descendants of Henry Mariano de Castilla
Descendants of Henry Couper de Castilla
Birth*7 January 1906 Margaret de Castilla was born on 7 January 1906 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia. 
(present) Anecdote24 May 1925 She was a witness "Mr and Mrs HC Castilla of Claremont charmingly entertained a large party of their daughter Margot's young friends last Wednesday evening."1 
(present) Anecdote2 March 1926 She was a witness "The date of Mr and Mrs de Castilla's farewell (to go and live at Baker's Hill) has been altered... to Tuseday evening March 2"..."Miss Margot de Castilla who left on Wednesday morning with Mr and Mrs (George) Moseley by motor car for Onslow.....will live with Mr and Mrs Moseley at Onslow for the next twelve months."2
Engagement6 April 1928 She and Henry Doyle Moseley were engaged on 6 April 1928 at Northam, Western Australia, Australia; The Goomalling Weekly Gazette reported "The engagement has been announced of Mr. H. D. Moseley, Resident Magistrate of Northam, to Miss Margot de Castilla, of Claremont...."3 
Psgr List*8 December 1928 Margaret de Castilla was found on a passenger list on 8 December 1928 at Onslow, Western Australia, Australia, departed for Fremantle per the Centaur.4
Marriage*24 January 1929 She married Henry Doyle Moseley on 24 January 1929 at St Mary's Church, West Perth, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.5,6,7
Married Name Her married name was Moseley.5,6 
Death*21 March 1986 Margaret de Castilla died on 21 March 1986 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia, at age 80. 

Family

Henry Doyle Moseley b. 7 Sep 1884, d. 6 Oct 1956
Child

Citations

  1. [S426] Unknown author, '(Perth) Sunday Times', "24 May 1925 page 35."
  2. [S127] Unknown author, 'West Australian Newspaper', "2 March 1926 page 8."
  3. [S1035] Weekly Gazette Goomalling, 'Weekly Gazette Goomalling',.
  4. [S1033] Unknown author, 'Onslow News', "8 December 1928 page 4."
  5. [S3] Private papers of P.W. Atkins.
  6. [S24] Unknown author Family Bible.
  7. [S46] Original marriage certificate of Margaret de Castilla and Henry Doyle Moseley, 24 Jan 1929.