John LAUNDER (1775-1853)
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4. John Launder (1775 - 1853)
Spouse : Mary White (Abt 1776 - 1846)
1. Nola Irene Warren
2. .... George Ernest Edward Warren & Iris Ella Ford
3. .... .... Leonard Leslie Warren & Burdett Launder
4. .... .... .... Roberts Launder & Mary Burdett Salisbury
5. .... .... .... .... George William Launder & Sarah Gardiner (Roberts)
6. .... .... .... .... .... Thomas Launder & Sarah Puttoo
7. .... .... .... .... .... .... William Launder & Anna Belchambers
... Children 1. William Launder
2. Fanny Francis Launder
3. Margaret Launder4. John Launder & Mary White5. Mary Launder6. Nanny Ann Launder7. Sarah Launder8. Thomas Launder
9. James Launder
John LaunderBorn 1775Baptised 1775, August 13 in Speldhurst, Kent, UKMarried 1803, June 23 Groombridge, KentSpouse Mary White
Witnesses to Marriage George and Elizabeth BelchambersBorn Abt 1776FatherMotherDied 1846 at Tonbridge, Kent, UKAge at Death 70 yearsDeath 1853Age at Death 78 yearsBurial 1853, January 22 at Sevenoaks, KentChildren 1. Maria Launder
Born 1804Father John LaunderMother Mary WhiteMarried 1832, December 13 in Tonbridge, Kent, UKSpouse Richard Mallion Bellingham
Born 1803, October 2 at Pembury, Kent, UKFather Samuel BellinghamMother Lucy UnknownDeath 1836 ??
Death 1839Age at Death 43 yearsChildren 1. George Bellingham
Born 1834Baptised 1834, May 25 at Leigh, Kent, UKFather Richard Mallion BellinghamMother Maria LaunderDeath
2. Edward Mallion Bellingham
Born 1836Baptised 1836, April 13 at Tonbridge, Kent, UKFather Richard Mallion BellinghamMother Maria LaunderMarried 1857, September 16 at St. Nicholas Church, Sussex, UKSpouse Ellen Smith
Born 1834Father Nathaniel SmithMother ElizabethDeath 1896, October 13Age at Death 63 yearsBurial Boroondara Cemetery, Kew, Victoria
Death 1899, December 12Age at Death 43 yearsBurial Boroondara Cemetery, Kew, VictoriaChildren 1. Alfred Edward Bellingham
2. Emily BellinghamBorn 1858, in Brighton, Sussex, UKFather Edward Mallion BellinghamMother Ellen SmithDeath 1860, Victoria, AustraliaAge at Death 2 yearsBurial Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria
Born 1866, in Richmond, VictoriaFather Edward Mallion BellinghamMother Ellen SmithMarriage 1885 in VictoriaSpouse George Alexander RillstoneDeath 1945, in Ballarat, Victoria, AustraliaAge at Death 83 years3. Harry Edward BellinghamBurial Ballarat New Cemetery, Ballarat, VictoriaBorn 1868, in Richmond, Victoria
Father Edward Mallion BellinghamMother Ellen SmithDeath 1870, in Victoria, Australia
Age at Death 1 yearBurial Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria4. Walter Smith Bellingham
Born 1870, in Richmond, VictoriaFather Edward Mallion BellinghamMother Ellen SmithMarriage 1896 in VictoriaSpouse Martha CleavesDeath 1923 in Victoria, AustraliaAge at Death 53 yearsBurial Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Victoria
5. Albert Nathaniel BellinghamBorn 1863, in Fitzroy, VictoriaFather Edward Mallion BellinghamMother Ellen SmithMarriage 1885 in VictoriaSpouse Lucy Webb HeathDeath 1893, July 20 in Victoria, AustraliaAge at Death 29 yearsBurial Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew, Victoria6. Edith Bellingham
Born Abt 1873 at Sandhurst, Bendigo, VictoriaFather Edward BellinghamMother Ellen SmithDeath 1877, September 22Age at Death 4 yearsBurial Bendigo Public Cemetery, Victoria
2. George BellinghamBorn 1808, June 11 in KentBaptised 1808, July 22 in St. Nicholas Church, Sevenoaks, KentFather John LaunderMother Mary WhiteDeath 1809, March 13 in Sevenoaks, Kent (is this our George??)___________________________________________________
1803 - Marriage Register - John Launder and Mary White
1808 - Birth Register - George Launder
Edward Bellingham -
Edward's father, Richard Bellingham may have died between 1836 and 1841 because the 1841 census has Edward living with his grandparents, John and Mary in Tonbridge. After the death of his grandmother, Mary, in 1851, Edward, aged 14 and working as an errand boy was living with his grandfather, John, in Sevenoaks. But, his grandfather died in 1853, leaving Edward alone at age 16 years.Edward left Kent and is found 4 years later in Brighton where he married Ellen Smith in 1857. A son, Alfred Edward Bellingham, was born in 1858. In 1859, Edward wds charged in Sussex with stealing "a post letter while working in the Post Office". He is found guilty and sentenced to 3 years in jail.While Edward was in jail, his wife, Ellen and child, Alfred, emigrated to Australia, but Alfred died in Victoria 1860.On completion of his sentence at HMS Convict Establishment in Portsea, Portsmouth, Edward emigrated to Australia, arriving in Melbourne on the ship "True Briton" on September 1862. Edward and Ellen had 6 more children between 1863 and 1876 and lived together for a further 20 years. Edward is listed as a Richmond pioneer.
1859 - Edward Bellingham - Guilty
Edward Bellingham, aged 23 years, Married with 1 child, who could read and write well, was convicted on March 21 in 1859 at Lewes Assizes for stealing a post letter, being employed in a Post Office. He was sentenced to 3 years. He had no previous convictions and his behaviour was good, although a later report stated his behaviour as bad. His wife, Ellen Bellingham who had been living with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Smith at 29 Kensington Place in Brighton, visited her husband on June 14, 1859 and announced that she was going to Australia.
On November 22 1859, he was taken to Portsmouth Prison to complete his sentence.
1841 Census
Name Mary LaunderAge 65Estimated Birth Year abt 1776Gender FemaleWhere born Kent, EnglandCivil parish TonbridgeCounty/Island KentCountry EnglandRegistration District TonbridgePiece 463Book 5Folio 46Page number 3Household Members John Launder 60 Mary Launder 65 Edward Bellingham 5
1851 Census
Name John LaunderSex MaleAge 74Birth Year (Estimated) 1777Birthplace Speldhurst, KentMarital Status WidowerOccupation TeamanCensus 1851 Sevenoaks, Kent, EnglandPage Number 38 Piece/Folio 1613