FOOTNOTES CHAPTER ONE

[1] Details from the passenger list of the "Mary Ann" in the Public Records Office, Melbourne. Also listed aboard were:- William Bond, (35) a shepherd from Middlesex, his wife Elizabeth (32), and children Emma (11), Caroline (6) and Mary (3). Their religion was listed as Church of England as it was for James and all of his family. It is likely that William was a brother of James (see footnote 8).

On his arrival at Portland, William was engaged by a Mr Flynn or Egan (writing illegible) of Kout station, at a wage of 60 pounds for twelve months. Kout probably refers to Kout Narien, which is on the Glenelg River near Harrow and was originally taken up in 1840 as a 400,000 acre pastoral run. It was one of the largest of the early pastoral holdings in the colony at Port Phillip.

There are quite a number of Bonds living in the Portland-Heywood district today; perhaps they are relatives of William and James? There were at least two other families of Bonds living in Portland before 1857 according to the records of St Stephens C of E. however there is no indication of any relationship to the family of interest to this story.

I have been unable to find any further record relating to William, Elizabeth or his daughters in any Australian state, nor of any subsequent births to the couple. However there was a Mrs Bond and three of her children drowned in the wreck of the "Champion" near Cape Otway on the night of 24th August 1857. The "Champion" was a steamship that regularly made the run from Portland to Melbourne. It sank on a voyage to Melbourne with the loss of at least 32 lives after colliding with the 'Lady Bird', another steamship owned by the same company, which was traveling to Portland. Passengers were asleep in their cabins when the collision occurred and the ship sank in 5 minutes. I have been unable to locate the exact names of those who perished only the "Mrs Bond and three of her children", but given the absence of any further records relating to a death of Elizabeth or a marriage or death of any of her daughters Emma, Caroline and Mary, perhaps they were the unfortunate victims of this tragedy?

A William French Bond, a retired hotel keeper, died in Melbourne on 29th May 1903 aged 80 yrs. His parent's names are recorded as unknown. The age fits and the forename French is significant, being the family name of his paternal grandmother. William French Bond married Sarah Green in 1865 which would also be consistent with his wife and children perishing in the wreck of the "Champion" in 1857, but in the absence of further information it is not possible to confirm his identity.

[2] The death certificate of James gives his age as 84 years, which would place his birth closer to 1821 However the ages shown on the shipping records, the birth certificate of his daughter Elizabeth, and the census record of 1851 are all consistent. I can only assume that the age on the death certificate should read 80 years.

[3]The other children of Thomas and Elizabeth all born at Woodstock were:-
Thomas, bap 25th Sept.1778;
Sarah, bap May 10th 1780 (later married George Stone at Woodstock on Dec 21st 1801);
Elizabeth, bap April 3rd 1782;
Ann bap June 9th 1786; and
Mary bap Mar 30th 1788.

Details were obtained through Mrs June Wells of Bampton and also through Fr Ignatius McCafferty OSM who for a number of years was stationed at the Servite Priory in Begbroke.

[4] Details of the marriage of Thomas Bond and Ruth Cooper were provided by Valerie Brown, a descendant of Thomas and Elizabeth Bond through their daughter Sarah. Valerie's research also suggested Ruth may be a daughter of John Cooper of Murcott and his wife Ruth Dalton (or Dutton) who were also married in the church of St Mary Magdalen in Oxford.

It was customary for people who wanted to display their wealth to be married by licence, and it is estimated that 2-3% of marriages in England were by licence between 1694 and 1850. The reasons for seeking a licence were varied. They included that the persons differed significantly in age or faced opposition from family, the bride was pregnant, the parties differed in religion, the husband was on leave from the military or that the couple were already married and wished to clarify their status in English law. There is no evidence that any of these reasons applied in the case of Thomas and Ruth, but it was also the case that if neither person came from the parish in which they wished to marry, a licence would often be needed. This would seem to be the most likely explanation in this case, although one wonders why they would not have married in their home parish of Begbroke.

[5] The other children of Thomas and Ruth Bond all born at Begbroke were:-
Elizabeth, bap Sept 9th 1753;
Mary, bap Nov 13th 1757;
Sarah, bap Jan 6th, 1760;
Richard, bap Oct 17th 1762 (bur June 15th 1782, Woodstock);
Ann bap Feb 15th 1766;
William, bap Aug 7th 1768;
Alice, bap Mar 24th 1771; and
Susannah, bap April 3rd 1774 (bur Oct 20th 1775)

The legacy of Mr Sweete was disposed of as follows:-
to the widow Lynes one pound thirteen shillings
to the widow Ayris one pound one shilling
J.Drinkwater & wife sixteen shillings
J.Taylor & wife ten shillings
F.Fletcher & wife ten shillings
J.Such, wife & 3 children one pound fifteen shillings
Anne Tarran one pound one shilling
Thomas Timms twelve shillings
John Ricketts one pound one shilling
Mary Ricketts one pound one shilling

The legacy was administered by Richard Smith & Henry Stow, churchwardens and Richard Hawkins, Rector of Begbroke. All of the above information was supplied by Fr McCafferty. Both myself and my niece Jane stayed overnight in Begbroke House (now St Philip's Priory) when we visited the area in Dec 1988.

Photographs of Woodstock (above) and Begbroke (below) taken during the author's visit in Dec 1988

[6] Dates supplied by Fr McCafferty.

[7] Information re Thomas and Elizabeth Bond supplied by Fr McCafferty and by Mrs Wells.

The other children presented for baptism by Thomas and Sarah French were:-
Thomas chr 12th May 1735, Deddington,
William chr 15th Nov 1740, Deddington,
Sarah chr 25th Jul 1742 Deddington,
Nathaniel chr 28th Mar 1744, Deddington, died 1748, and
James chr 24th Jan 1746.

The other children of Parmey Weale were:-
Alice chr 14th Apr 1662, Charlbury
Richard chr 26th Apr 1664, Charlbury
Parmey chr 8th Nov 1666, Charlbury and
Susanna chr 21st Sep 1669, Charlbury.
Information supplied by Valerie Orpwood a descendant of Thomas and Sarah French through their son William.

[8] The other children of John and Hannah Moss were:-
Martha, bap March 18th 1733 at Ascott-under-Wychwood;
Jane, bap March 23rd, 1734 at Ascott-under-Wychwood;
Mary, bap Dec 26th 1735, Charlbury (later married Thomas Williams at Charlbury on Jun 30th 1758);
Thomas, bap Dec 26th 1737, Charlbury; (later married Elizabeth Robbins at Charlbury on May 3rd 1764) and
Hannah, bap Nov 9th 1739, Charlbury.

The other children of John and Ann Moss were as follows:-
Hanah, bap 26th Dec 1766, Charlbury, (bur Mar 9th 1773, Charlbury);
Mary, bap Aug 28th 1768, Charlbury, (bur Dec 6th 1768, Charlbury);
John, bap Jan 21st 1770, Charlbury;
Thomas, bap ? (bur May 13th 1772, Charlbury);
Hanah, bap May 28th 1774, Charlbury, (bur Mar 10th 1777, Woodstock);
Thomas, bap April 16th 1776, Charlbury, (bur Mar 21st 1777, Charlbury);
William, bap Mar 10th 1778 Woodstock, (bur May 21st 1778 Woodstock);
Edward, bap May 23rd 1779, Woodstock; and
Ann, bap Dec 19th 1783 Woodstock.

All information was supplied by Fr McCafferty.

The other children of Edward and Martha Upston were all born at Sarsden in Oxfordshire. In order they were:-
Mary b 1704;
William b 1705;
Edward b 1708, and
John b 1712. In 1733 John married Ann Thomas at Shipton under Wychwood by whom he had a son, but Ann died in 1734. John then married Mary Rymsoll in 1738 at Ascott under Wychwood and fathered a further seven children.

Ladwick Upston was probably born sometime around 1640 and married Alice Baker at Kings Sutton, Northhamptonshire around 1668. His eldest daughter Sarah was born c1669 but the birthplace is unknown. Probably it was Kings Sutton as well given that her parents were married there and her three brothers, Edward, William (1679) and Michael (1681) were also born there. Ladwick died in 1705 and Edward in 1725.

All information supplied by Peter Upstone of Thailand who has extensively researched the Upstone family for many years and who has traced its origins back to the 13th century to Ubbetson in Suffolk.

It should be noted that all dates given are as they would be recorded today. At the time they were recorded any dates up until March 25th (before 1756) would have been recorded as the previous year. For example Martha Moss's baptism would have been recorded as taking place on March 18th 1732. The reason for this was that up until 1756 England was working on the "old" calendar in which the new year commenced on March 25th.

[9] Shipping records of the "Mary Ann".
James appears to have had at least nine siblings.
An older brother, James (1804-1805) who died as an infant. Mary-Ann (1805-1864), born in Woodstock, and married Joseph Wakefield on 7 Dec 1828 in Woodstock. The couple had at least two children.
Elizabeth b 1808 in Woodstock and died the same year (bur. 9 Sep 1808);
Thomas b 1809, Woodstock of whom nothing more is known;
John (b 1811, Woodstock) who married Amelia Ward on 26 Feb 1837 at St James Paddington. John was an agricultural labourer living at Church End Willesden at the time of the 1851 census. At the 1861 census the address was Harlesden Green, Willesden. John and Amelia had 14 children. John died in 1886.
Elizabeth b ca 1815 in Woodstock and who married James Woodward at St James Paddington on 2 Dec 1847.
Ann (b 1817, Woodstock) married Thomas Belcher in Paddington in 1836 and had 11 children. She was living in Bramley, Hampshire with her husband and 19 yr old son Thomas at the time of the 1861 census. She died at Chelsea in 1899. See Wikitree entry Bond-13352
Sarah b 1821 in Woodstock married James Gray at St James, Paddington on 24 Sep 1842. In the census of 1851 and 1861 James and Sarah were living at Harlesdon Green, Willesden and Sarah Gray (a laundress) and family, but not James, were still in Willesden (Cambridge Road, West Private House) in the 1871 census; whilst by 1881 Sarah Gray (a washerwoman) was living at 67 Southam St, London with her 19 year-old son William. James and Sarah had 8 children;
William, b ca1822 in Woodstock, who married Elizabeth Titchener on 8 Jan 1843 at St James Paddington. At the time of the 1851 census he was living at Chelsea with his wife Elizabeth and daughters Emma and Caroline. It seems William and his family may have accompanied James and his family on the voyage to Australia. (see footnote 1 above)

[10] 1841 Census information supplied by Ian Payne. Ian was also able to locate Brooksbank Cottages on an old map available online on the road between Lower Place and Harlesden (east of Greenhill farm and Greenhill cottage.) Unfortunately the map is no longer available online.

[11] mentioned on the birth certificate of Elizabeth Bond, daughter of James Bond. The marriage certificate of the couple records that both were of full age. Elizabeth was residing at Dudley St but the address of James is indecipherable. (It appears to be something like G-r-w or G-r-s St) The marriage was witnessed by William Smith and Susan Fisher. Interestingly both Elizabeth and William signed the register but both James and Susan signed with their mark. The church was still functioning when I visited it in April 1996 (although it was locked and could only be viewed from the outside) It is located in north-west London not all that far from Hyde Park.

[12] Death certificate of Elizabeth, wife of James Bond. The census record of 1851 gives her birth place as Hyde. The Hyde and Kingsbury are adjoining districts in North London. Her baptism took place on Jan 29th 1826 where her birthplace is listed as Marylebone. Ann, a daughter of James and Elizabeth, born at Tottenham on 13th April 1824 was also baptised on the same day and is the preceding entry in the register.

[13] Shipping record of the "Mary Ann"

[14] Census records of 1851.

[15] Death certificate of Martha Elizabeth Jane Bond supplied by Thelma Bond of Dimboola.

Dates recorded in the Bible of Charles Henry Bond now in the possession of Mrs Olive Rossack (nee Perkins) of Geelong.

[16] Date supplied by Thelma Bond.

[17] Census of 1851. The discrepancy in the house numbers on the two different documents can only be explained as either a mistake in one of them or a change of address to another house in the same street. In any case no trace of any Chapel Row could be found in the district although there was a Chapel Street. Details supplied by Thelma Bond.

[18] Information regarding the deaths of Jane and Richard Bond supplied by Ian Payne.

[19] Conditions on voyages to Australia in the 1850's are as described in the "Australia's Heritage" series of books, Vol I, Hamlyn, 1973.

[20] Date of arrival taken from the shipping records of the "Mary Ann".

 

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