Lehmann Henschke - Person Sheet
Lehmann Henschke - Person Sheet
NameBATES, Ephraim Steen 
BurialPenneshaw Cemetery, Kangaroo Island, SA59756
FatherBATES, Ephraim Steen (ca1820-1908)
MotherBRAYSHER, Sarah Martha (ca1818-1883)
Obituary
Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) Thu 4 Apr 194694441
OBITUARY
Mr. Ephraim Steen Bates, one
of the oldest residents of Kangaroo
Island, died at Kingscote Hos-
pital. Born in England in
September, 1854, he came to
Australia in 1858. After two
years in Victoria the family set-
tled on Kangaroo Island. As a
young man Mr. Bates joined the
Light Service. Returning to Kan
garoo Island, he married Elizabeth
Ann Davidson. There were eight
children, of whom six survive. For
several years Mr Bates, who be
gan farming after his marriage,
served in the Dudley District Coun
cil. He was chairman for some
years. He was probably the oldest
Justice of the Peace at the time
of his death, and was made an
honorary member of the Justices'
Association on his 91st birthday.
OBITUARY
Mr. Ephraim Steen Bates, one
of the oldest residents of Kangaroo
Island, died at Kingscote Hos-
pital. Born in England in
September, 1854, he came to
Australia in 1858. After two
years in Victoria the family set-
tled on Kangaroo Island. As a
young man Mr. Bates joined the
Light Service. Returning to Kan
garoo Island, he married Elizabeth
Ann Davidson. There were eight
children, of whom six survive. For
several years Mr Bates, who be
gan farming after his marriage,
served in the Dudley District Coun
cil. He was chairman for some
years. He was probably the oldest
Justice of the Peace at the time
of his death, and was made an
honorary member of the Justices'
Association on his 91st birthday.
Spouses
Birth12 Nov 1854, Adelaide, SA79388
Death1923, SA94442 Age: 68
FatherEBERT, Friedrich Christoph (ca1825-1868)
MotherCHARLESWORTH, Hannah (1824-1907)
Unmarried
ChildrenJohn Robert (1873-)
Birth1863, Hog Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA94427
Death25 Feb 1932, Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, SA94427 Age: 69
FatherDAVIDSON, Robert
MotherFRANKS, Sarah
Marriage29 Jul 1882, Adelaide, SA94427
ChildrenAndrew Lacy Alladale (1904-1979)