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Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Watts [B 7966] • Photograph

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Summary

Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Watts. Jane Isabella Watts was the author of "Family Life in South Australia". Alfred Watts was Consul for Sweden and Norway. Jane Isabella (Minnie) Watts nee Giles was born in England in 1824 and died in Adelaide in 1894. She arrived in South Australia in 1837, daughter of William Giles. He intended establishing a whaling station on Kangaroo Island. Jane was highly intelligent, curious about her new surroundings and held a mischievious sense of humour. She wrote "Family Life in South Australia". Her husband Alfred and Jane lived at Leabrook and Hazelwood and had no children. Alfred Watts (1815-1884) was a businessman and politician in the early pioneering days of South Australia. Initially a cashier for the SA Company he then partnered the firm Watts and Wells who were importers and exporters. The firm dredged at Port Adelaide, planned a new Outer Harbour, tendered for construction of lighthouses and jetties, the first being Cape Jaffa Lighthouse. He was later elected to the South Australian House of Assembly.

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Physical description

Photograph; 8.8 cm x 13.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1865

Photographer

Adelaide Photographic Co

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Watts, Jane Isabella, 1824-1894
Watts, Alfred, 1815-1884

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Date

18/03/2004

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2,034 x 3,223 pixels (6.6 MP)

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6.58 MB

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