KING William Leslie (Les)

Name William Leslie (Les) KING
Country Of Origin Australia
Born 1892
Died 1991
Birth/ Baptism Born approx. 1892, Victoria
Parents William and Annie King
Stepfather: Richard Giles, watchmaker and jeweller
Apprenticeship Possibly with stepfather Richard Giles, 74 Elizabeth Street, Hobart
Skills Watchmaker, Jeweller
Work Locations Hobart
Street Address
74 Elizabeth Street, Hobart
86 Elizabeth Street, Hobart
Marriage/Spouse 4 May 1917, St Joseph’s Church, Hobart, to Jane Theresa Baker
Arrival
Other 1913: Death of stepfather Richard Giles.

Les King continued the watchmaking and jewellery business, trading under the name R Giles.

1950s: Member of the Horological Guild of Australasia, Tasmanian Branch, and provided a room at his premises in Elizabeth Street, Hobart, for meetings.

Death 12 August 1991, Sandy Bay
References
The Australian Watchmaker August 1953, September 1953, November 1953.
Web: Ancestry: Marriage, Tasmania 1902 [Annie King & Richard Giles], Australian City Directories 1948; Australia Electoral Rolls 1919, 1922, 1928, 1937, 1943, 1972.
Millingtons, Cornelian Bay Cemetery B36091, 1991.
The Mercury (Hobart) 3 July 1901, 14 September 1906, 10 June 1913, 7 April 1917, 4 May 1917, 29 April 1933, 2 October 1954; Tasmanian News 13 November 1907.