Person:Christopher Balderstone (1)

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Christopher Balderstone
b.1834 Wickham Skeith, Suffolk, England
d.19 Apr 1890 Lyonville, Victoria, Australia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 19 Sep 1817
  1. James Balderstone1818 - 1852
  2. Thomas Balderstone1820 - 1898
  3. Frederick Balderstone1822 - Aft 1866
  4. Robert Balderstone1824 -
  5. Harriet Balderstone1827 -
  6. William Henry Balderstone1829 - 1914
  7. Mary Ann Balderstone1831 - 1853
  8. Christopher Balderstone1834 - 1890
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Christopher Balderstone1834 - 1890
  • W.  Maria BrysonAbt 1835 - 1907
m. 7 Jan 1863
  1. Mary Ann Balderstone1855 - 1936
  2. William Balderstone1856 - 1909
  3. Christopher Balderstone1860 - 1860
  4. Christopher Balderstone1861 - 1942
  5. Rebecca Balderstone1865 - 1865
  6. Amelia Balderstone1867 - 1939
  7. James Balderstone1869 - 1939
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Facts and Events
Name[3] Christopher Balderstone
Gender Male
Birth[3] 1834 Wickham Skeith, Suffolk, England
Christening[18] 14 Dec 1834 Wickham Skeith, Suffolk, England
Census[22] 6 Jun 1841 Wickham Skeith, Suffolk, England
Census[1] 30 Mar 1851 Wickham Skeith, Suffolk, EnglandIn the street
Emigration[2][25] 2 May 1851 Plymouth, Devon, EnglandPer "Sultana"
Immigration[2][25] 8 Aug 1851 Adelaide, South Australia, AustraliaPer "Sultana"
Occupation[3][20] 7 Jan 1863 Bendigo, Victoria, AustraliaMiner
Marriage 7 Jan 1863 Sandhurst, Victoria, Australiato Maria Bryson
Residence[24] 15 Jul 1864 Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
Other[12][17] 1864 Eaglehawk, Victoria, AustraliaAppearance in court
Residence[8][9][10][13][16][21] 1865 Red Jacket Gully, Victoria, Australia
Other[14] 4 Dec 1865 Eaglehawk, Victoria, AustraliaAcquittal
Residence[4][5][6][7][11][15] 1866 Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Residence 1866 Talbot, Victoria, Australiawith Maria Bryson
Occupation[19] 25 Sep 1877 Farmer
Death[23] 19 Apr 1890 Lyonville, Victoria, Australia
Burial[23] 22 Apr 1890 Trentham, Victoria, Australia
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  1. ↑ Wickham Skeith, in England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    HO107/1795, 30 Mar 1851.

    Name, Age, Relation to Head of Family, Condition, Occupation, Where born
    Elizabeth Bolderstone, 56, Head, Widow, Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer] Widow Pauper, Suffolk Norton
    Robert Bolderstone, 26, Son, Unmarried, Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], Suffolk Wickham Skeith
    William Bolderstone, 21, Son, Unmarried, Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], Suffolk Wickham Skeith
    Harriett Bolderstone, 23, Daughter, Unmarried, Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer] Widow's daughter pauper, Suffolk, Wickham Skeith
    Mary A Bolderstone, 18, Daughter, Unmarried, Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer] Widow's daughter pauper, Suffolk, Wickham Skeith
    Christopher Bolderstone, 16, Son, Unmarried, Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], Suffolk Wickham Skeith

    1851 UK Census
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shipping Intelligence, in South Australian Register
    /2, 11 Aug 1851.

    Passengers per Sultana (arrival reported on Saturday) ... and the following Government emigrants:- ... Thomas Bolderstone wife and family... Births - ... Charlotte Balderstone... of daughter

    News snippet
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Marriages solemnized in the District of Sandhurst, in Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Pioneer Index, Victoria, 1836 - 1888: Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages in Victoria
    223, 7 Jan 1863.
  4. ↑ Neglected Children, in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The Bendigo Advertiser
    XIII.3368/3, 13 Mar 1866.
  5. ↑ Deserting his children, in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The Bendigo Advertiser
    XIII.3374/p3, 20 Mar 1866.
  6. ↑ A Neglected Child, in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The Bendigo Advertiser
    XIII.3380/2, 27 Mar 1866.
  7. ↑ NEGLECTING to support a child, in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The Bendigo Advertiser
    XIII.3439/2, 5 Jun 1866.
  8. ↑ Sandhurst Circuit Court, in The Argus. (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
    / 5, 6 Oct 1865.

    MANSLAUGHTER
    Christopher and Maria Balderstone, charged with manslaughter, in having overlain their female child while they were in a state of drunkenness, were discharged on entering into recognisances to appear at the next general sessions.In this case the Crown was not prepared to proceed.

    News snippet
  9. ↑ INQUEST AND COMMITTAL FOR MANSLAUGHTER, in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The Bendigo Advertiser
    XII.3222/2, 22 Sep 1865.
  10. ↑ COMMITTAL FOR MANSLAUGHTER, in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The Bendigo Advertiser
    XII.3222/Supp.p1, 22 Sep 1865.
  11. ↑ So Like It's Papa, in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The Bendigo Advertiser
    XIII.3436/3, 1 Jun 1866.
  12. ↑ The Criminal Calendar, in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The Bendigo Advertiser
    XI.2850/2, 14 Jul 1864.
  13. ↑ Neglected Children, in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The Bendigo Advertiser
    XII.3225/3, 26 Sep 1865.
  14. ↑ Manslaughter, in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The Bendigo Advertiser
    XII.3284/3, 4 Dec 1865.
  15. ↑ Child Desertion, in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The Bendigo Advertiser
    XIII.3372/3, 17 Mar 1866.
  16. ↑ Manslaughter, in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The Bendigo Advertiser
    XII.3207/Supp1, 5 Sep 1865.
  17. ↑ Buglary, in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The Bendigo Advertiser
    XI.2852/3, 16 Jul 1864.
  18. ↑ Baptisms, in Weston, David; Davidson, Peter. Church Records Indexes of surnames of baptisms, marriages and burials, 1813 - 1900. (Wickham Skeith, Suffolk, England, 2000)
    14 Dec .

    Name: Christopher
    Date baptised: 12/14/1834
    Father: Christopher Baldiston, Labourer
    Mother: Elizabeth Nunn
    Place baptised: Wickham Skeith
    Officiating: E Frere

  19. ↑ George Pryke and Mary Balderstone Marriage Certificate 25 Sep 1877.
  20. ↑ Christopher Balderstone and Maria Bryson Marriage Certificate.
  21. ↑ NEWS AND NOTES, in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Ballarat Star. (Ballarat, Victoria, Australia)
    Vol. p. 2, 25 Sep 1865.

    A miner named Christopher Balderstone, and his wife, living in Red Jacket Gully, Sandhurst, have been committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter, their infant child having been smothered us it lay in bed with them. Both the man and the woman were drunk at the time.

    http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article112879151

  22. ↑ Wickham Skeith, in England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    6 Jun 1841.

    Elizabeth Bolderstone, 48 years, Widow Pauper, (writing illegible)
    Thomas Bolderstone, 20 years, Agricultural Labourer, (writing illegible)
    Harriet Bolderstone, 14 years, no occupation given, (writing illegible)
    Maryann Bolderstone, 9 years, no occupation given, (writing illegible)
    William Bolderstone, 11 years, no occupation given, (writing illegible)
    Christopher Bolderstone, 6 years, no occupation given, (writing illegible)

  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Death Certificate, Christopher Balderson, in Death Certificate
    1890/271 - 5883, 24 Mar 2016.

    Death date: 19th April 1890
    Death place: Lyonville, Glenlyonshire, County of Talbot
    Name: Christopher Balderson
    Occuption: Laborer
    Sex and Age: Male, ?7 years
    Cause of death: [Great?] Carcinoma of the throat. Second exhaustion.
    Duration of illness: 9 months
    By Whom certified and when last seen: R. O. [?] Stevenson, 2nd April 1890
    Father: Christopher Balderson, occupation not known
    Mother: Mother's name not known. Maiden surname not known.
    Informant: James Balderson, Son, of Lyonville
    Registrar: G McPherson, 21st of April 1890, Blue Mountain
    Buried: 22nd April 1890, Trentham Cemetary, by James Mill[ar?]
    Minister: J.R. Hammond
    Witnesses: J. G. Duffy, J. W. Borglund
    Where born, and how long in the Australian Colonies (stating which): Suffolk England. 1 Year in South Australia, 38 years in the Colony of Victoria
    Marriage (Where, when, spouse): Adelaide South Australia. Not known. Maria Balderson formerly Bryson
    Issue: William 40 years, Maryann 32 years, Christopher 30 years, Amelia 23 years, James 20 years

  24. ↑ CHRISTOPHER BALDERSTONE MARIA BALDERSTONE PATRICK BAKEY BRIDGET BAKEY BERNARD KILLEN BERNARD KILLER; Burglary and larceny; ALL NOT GUILTY SANDHURST SET ONE, in Victoria, Australia. Criminal Trial Briefs. (Victoria, Australia)
    VPRS 30/P0029, 5-54-17, 26 Apr 2024.

    Physical papers, as of typing at North Melbourne PRO

  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/sultana1851.htm
  26.   http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page9171057
  27.   http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87926623
  28.   Does not mention children Rebecca or (non-paternal) child Frederick. Also states married in South Australia.
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