Charlotte HAM

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 22 Dec 1844, Methodist Circuit, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Immigration: 27 Oct 1850, Point Henry, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Notes:

Charlotte was one of the first scholars in the South Geelong Methodist Church, first attending classes in Mrs Downie's house in Fyans St. She passedthrough all the classes in the school, became a teacher, and was for many years in charge of the Young Ladies' Bible Class.

Charlotte was pregnant with Edith when the twins died - Edith was born only one and two months after their deaths. Irving died first on 15 March1875, one year and three days after his birth, the two weeks later Edgar died on 2nd April. The official cause of death for both of them wasMarasmus, which is emaciation, so perhaps one twin pined for the other as the family story says. They were supposed to have fallen out of their pramwhen being walked by a nursemaid and they never recovered.

Charlotte and Charles had five children born in Melbourne, the last being Alice in 1877. By 1888, when Frank was born, they were living in FyansSt., in South Geelong.

Charlotte lived for many years after the death of Charles in 1923. The last few years of her life she lived in Roslyn Road, Belmont with herdaughter Edith who was married to Alfred Williams.
An unidentified newspaper article, 1935.
"Pioneer's 91st Birthday: a Fitting Celebration.
Marking her 91st Birthday, it was appropriate that Mrs. C.A. Bedggood, of Roslyn Road, Belmont, was well enough to attend the 8a.m. Communion Celebration at South Geelong Methodist Church on Sunday morning last. South Geelong Methodist Church was re-opened on Sunday, following extensive alterations and renovations carried out under Rev. A. Milligan's care. It was at this church, Mrs. Bedggood spent her early days - she saw thefoundation stone layed - was first to play the organ, and was the first to be married in the church. The service on Sunday morning brought back manymemories to Mrs. Bedggood, who recalls that the services at South Geelong were formerly held in a wooden structure, and that the Rev. Cope, of YarraStreet was the first preacher. On Sunday last, Mrs. Bedggood was provided with a special chair in honor of her early association with the church.Except for slight deafness, Mrs. Bedggood retains all her normal faculties, and still occupies much of her time in sewing, crochet, quilting, etc.,on behalf of Methodist Missions. She arrived in Australia at the age of five with her parents in the "Gipsey Queen", which took 6 months to reachAustralia. Striking a rough passage, when masts were smashed and sails were torn away, passengers were battened down below and the ship nearlyheaved over.
Ship's Captain's Fears
It was at this juncture, Mrs Bedggood told "The Times", that the Captain of the ship shouted down to the passengers below - "Make your peace withGod, we shall all be in Eternity in five minutes", but Mrs. Bedggood's father, who was a local preacher, answered "If we've got to go, let's goquietly." After the storm, the Captain declared it was only the prayers of her father and other preachers aboard, who asked God to save the "GipseyQueen" that they were brought safely through to give long and useful lives for Australia. The family settled at South Geelong which was then allbush country, and although they had to start and build furniture and houses, they were all contented and happy. Blackfellows were living in thevicinity, and their mi-mias were at a spot where the gaol now stands, here corroborees were regularly held. They were a quiet and inoffensivepeople, except to beg for food etc., which they were never refused.
Six of Mrs. Bedggood's eight children are now residing in various parts of the country. Mr. Frank Bedggood is in the Riverina, Mr. Charles Bedggoodat "The Rock", N.S.W., Mr. Samuel Bedggood, Melbourne, and Mr. Fred Bedggood, Belmont. Mrs. Williams, Belmont, and Mrs. Trewartha, Warrnambool, aredaughters.
There are besides, 20 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren, all of whom Mrs. C.P.[sic] Bedggood can be justly proud."
Mrs Charlotte Ham is listed as the owner of a block of land on the new Mt Pleasant Estate, next to a block owned by Samuel Ham, her father.
On Charlotte's 90th birthday, the Belmont Methodist Church subscribed for a christening font in her honour, and she lived to see one of her greatgrandchildren christened from this font. This church is now a Masonic building and I was told that all furniture was moved to the Belmont UnitingChurch. I have looked through the church but could not find a font with an identifying plaque.
South Barwon Rate Books:
Charlotte is listed as the ratepayer for several blocks of land on the Kardinia Estate.
The Women's Suffrage Petition was signed by 30,000 women from all parts of Victoria in an effort to gain the right to vote for all Victorian women.
There is a signature for Charlotte Bedggood, Fyans Street, South Geelong next to the signature of her sister Mercy (Warr)
I cannot find Charles or Charlotte listed in the 1909 Electoral Roll
Government Gazette, 28 May 1867:
Ross' Creek and Geelong Sluicing and Gold Mining Co.
Ham, Samuel, 8 shares
Ham, William, 7 shares
Ham, Charlotte, 3 shares
Ham, Mercy Grace, 2 shares
Ham, William Lyle, 4 shares
Ham, Henry Mountjoy, 4 shares
Shares were valued at 3 pounds each. The mine operation was at Ross' Creek, near Ballarat
Government Gazette, 10 April 1866:
Bradworthy Sluicing and Gold Mining Co.
I, the undersigned William Ham, hereby make application to register the Bradworthy Sluicing and Gold Mining Co.
The place of operations is at Ross' Creek.
The nominal capital of this company is 750 pounds, in 250 shares at 3 pounds each.
The office of the company is at Cobbler's.
The name of the manager is William Ham.
The names and residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, is as follows:-
Henry M. Ham, Geelong, 4
Charlotte Ham, Geelong, 3
Mercy Grace Ham, Geelong, 2
Samuel Ham, Geelong, 10
William Ham, Cobbler's, 15
Susan Keirl, Cobbler's, 2
George Keirl, Cobbler's, 2
Sydney Keirl, Cobbler's, 2

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Burial
Geelong Eastern Cemetery:
In memory of
Our dear parents
Charles Bedggood
Died 14 March 1923 aged 84 years
and Charlotte
Died 7 Sept 1936 aged 92 years

Geelong AdvertIser, September 14, 1936.
In Memoriam Service
Geelong lost another of its pioneer residents in the recent death of Mrs C. A. Bedggood, of Belmont, at the age of 92 years. The deceased ladywasborn in Devonshire, England, in 1844, and five years later came with her parents, Mr and Mrs Samuel Ham, to Australia in the ship Gipsey Queen,andalmost immediately took up residence in Foster Street, South Geelong. For almost 60 years she resided in that locality, the other years of herlifebeing spent in Belmont, where she resided for the last 20 years, and about six years in Melbourne soon after her marriage.
The devotion of Mrs Bedggood to Christian work in the Methodist Sunday School at South Geelong as teacher of the Young Ladies' Bible Class, andhergracious influence over those who were from time to time in her class, was reflected in the lives of those with whom she came in contact.Shewitnessed the laying of the foundation stone of the South Geelong Church, was the first to play the organ there, and the first to be married inthechurch. To mark that occasion the trustees of the church presented her with a Bible, which is still in the possession of her family.
With the exception that her hearing was slightly defective, Mrs Bedggood retained all her faculties up to the time of her demise, and spent allhertime in sewing and allied activities on behalf of the Methodist missions.
At the Belmont Methodist Church last night, in the presence of a large congregation, the Rev. R. S. Morris conducted an In Memoriam service tothelate Mrs Bedggood.
After brief reference to her long life and activity, Mr Morris said, taking for the text the words "What is Your Life?" - To her was grantedmanyyears and wonderful health almost to the last, but life is not measured by watches or by a calendar. It is an opportunity to put the impress ofourpersonality on people and events that we meet, and so help to mould the future. To some the attainment of wealth is all-important, but thereareother things far more important. There is the matter of friendship, and here Mrs Bedggood was a rich woman indeed. Though many of her friendshadgone before, she had many friends, who universally acknowledged their indebtedness to her influence. She was greatly loved by all who knew her.
"Then again life is measured by its service. No one can reckon just how many scholars she taught in her senior classes in Sunday School. No onecanreckon the hospitality of her home in those early days. And in these last years her thought were all for little children. Several times a yearshewould send a parcel to Melbourne missions, and each parcel had quilts for cots. The last parcel wnet only a few months ago.
"To celebrate her 90th birthday, a baptismal font was subscribed for and presented to the Belmont Church in her name, and to her delight she wasableto see a great-grandchild baptised from that font. So delighted was she at the thought that when the South Geelong Church was renovated lastyear,she presented another font to her old church, in memory of long associations.
"She faced the end with supreme confidence in the love and power of her Saviour, and asked that when she went the Doxology might be sung."
The service last night began with the Doxology, some of her favourite hymns were sung, the choir rendered "What are These?" as the anthem, andtheservice ended with the "Hallelujah Chorus".

Minutes of Quarterly Meeting of Geelong Circuit held at Yarra St Methodist Church, 6th October 1936:
"It was decided that a letter of sympathy be sent to Mr F. W. Bedggood in the loss of his mother who was the first organist at South GeelongChurch."[Frank was an attendee at these meetings but was an apology at that meeting]., Burial

Note
Charlotte was one of the first scholars in the South Geelong Methodist Church, first attending classes in Mrs Downie's house in Fyans St. She passedthrough all the classes in the school, became a teacher, and was for many years in charge of the Young Ladies' Bible Class.

Charlotte was pregnant with Edith when the twins died - Edith was born only one and two months after their deaths. Irving died first on 15 March1875, one year and three days after his birth, the two weeks later Edgar died on 2nd April. The official cause of death for both of them wasMarasmus, which is emaciation, so perhaps one twin pined for the other as the family story says. They were supposed to have fallen out of their pramwhen being walked by a nursemaid and they never recovered.

Charlotte and Charles had five children born in Melbourne, the last being Alice in 1877. By 1888, when Frank was born, they were living in FyansSt., in South Geelong.

Charlotte lived for many years after the death of Charles in 1923. The last few years of her life she lived in Roslyn Road, Belmont with herdaughter Edith who was married to Alfred Williams.
An unidentified newspaper article, 1935.
"Pioneer's 91st Birthday: a Fitting Celebration.
Marking her 91st Birthday, it was appropriate that Mrs. C.A. Bedggood, of Roslyn Road, Belmont, was well enough to attend the 8a.m. CommunionCelebration at South Geelong Methodist Church on Sunday morning last. South Geelong Methodist Church was re-opened on Sunday, following extensivealterations and renovations carried out under Rev. A. Milligan's care. It was at this church, Mrs. Bedggood spent her early days - she saw thefoundation stone layed - was first to play the organ, and was the first to be married in the church. The service on Sunday morning brought back manymemories to Mrs. Bedggood, who recalls that the services at South Geelong were formerly held in a wooden structure, and that the Rev. Cope, of YarraStreet was the first preacher. On Sunday last, Mrs. Bedggood was provided with a special chair in honor of her early association with the church.Except for slight deafness, Mrs. Bedggood retains all her normal faculties, and still occupies much of her time in sewing, crochet, quilting, etc.,on behalf of Methodist Missions. She arrived in Australia at the age of five with her parents in the "Gipsey Queen", which took 6 months to reachAustralia. Striking a rough passage, when masts were smashed and sails were torn away, passengers were battened down below and the ship nearlyheaved over.
Ship's Captain's Fears
It was at this juncture, Mrs Bedggood told "The Times", that the Captain of the ship shouted down to the passengers below - "Make your peace withGod, we shall all be in Eternity in five minutes", but Mrs. Bedggood's father, who was a local preacher, answered "If we've got to go, let's goquietly." After the storm, the Captain declared it was only the prayers of her father and other preachers aboard, who asked God to save the "GipseyQueen" that they were brought safely through to give long and useful lives for Australia. The family settled at South Geelong which was then allbush country, and although they had to start and build furniture and houses, they were all contented and happy. Blackfellows were living in thevicinity, and their mi-mias were at a spot where the gaol now stands, here corroborees were regularly held. They were a quiet and inoffensivepeople, except to beg for food etc., which they were never refused.
Six of Mrs. Bedggood's eight children are now residing in various parts of the country. Mr. Frank Bedggood is in the Riverina, Mr. Charles Bedggoodat "The Rock", N.S.W., Mr. Samuel Bedggood, Melbourne, and Mr. Fred Bedggood, Belmont. Mrs. Williams, Belmont, and Mrs. Trewartha, Warrnambool, aredaughters.
There are besides, 20 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren, all of whom Mrs. C.P.[sic] Bedggood can be justly proud."
Mrs Charlotte Ham is listed as the owner of a block of land on the new Mt Pleasant Estate, next to a block owned by Samuel Ham, her father.
On Charlotte's 90th birthday, the Belmont Methodist Church subscribed for a christening font in her honour, and she lived to see one of her greatgrandchildren christened from this font.
South Barwon Rate Books:
Charlotte is listed as the ratepayer for several blocks of land on the Kardinia Estate
The Women's Suffrage Petition was signed by 30,000 women from all parts of Victoria in an effort to gain the right to vote for all Victorian women.
There is a signature for Charlotte Bedggood, Fyans Street, South Geelong next to the signature of her sister Mercy (Warr)
Charlotte's husband Charles died
I cannot find Charles or Charlotte listed in the 1909 Electoral Roll
Government Gazette, 28 May 1867:
Ross' Creek and Geelong Sluicing and Gold Mining Co.
Ham, Samuel, 8 shares
Ham, William, 7 shares
Ham, Charlotte, 3 shares
Ham, Mercy Grace, 2 shares
Ham, William Lyle, 4 shares
Ham, Henry Mountjoy, 4 shares
Shares were valued at 3 pounds each. The mine operation was at Ross' Creek, near Ballarat
Government Gazette, 10 April 1866:
Bradworthy Sluicing and Gold Mining Co.
I, the undersigned William Ham, hereby make application to register the Bradworthy Sluicing and Gold Mining Co.
The place of operations is at Ross' Creek.
The nominal capital of this company is 750 pounds, in 250 shares at 3 pounds each.
The office of the company is at Cobbler's.
The name of the manager is William Ham.
The names and residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, is as follows:-
Henry M. Ham, Geelong, 4
Charlotte Ham, Geelong, 3
Mercy Grace Ham, Geelong, 2
Samuel Ham, Geelong, 10
William Ham, Cobbler's, 15
Susan Keirl, Cobbler's, 2
George Keirl, Cobbler's, 2
Sydney Keirl, Cobbler's, 2

Charlotte married Charles Augustus BEDGGOOD on 8 Jul 1869 in Wesleyan Church, South Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Charles (son of Charles BEDGGOOD and Mary Ann PRICE) was born on 5 May 1840 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England; died on 14 Mar 1923 in Geelong Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 16 Mar 1923 in Eastern Cemetery, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Frederick William Windsor BEDGGOOD was born on 2 Sep 1870 in Henry St, Windsor, Victoria, Australia; died on 27 Oct 1949 in Geelong Hospital, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 28 Oct 1949 in Barrabool Hills Cemetery, Highton, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
2. Irving Charnwood BEDGGOOD was born on 12 Mar 1874 in Charnwood Rd, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia; died on 15 Mar 1875 in Charnwood Rd, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 16 Mar 1875 in St Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia.
3. Edgar Charnwood BEDGGOOD was born on 12 Mar 1874 in Charnwood Rd, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia; died on 2 Apr 1875 in Charnwood Rd, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 3 Apr 1875 in St Kilda Cemetery, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia.
4. Edith Grace BEDGGOOD was born on 11 May 1875 in Charnwood Rd, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia; died on 1 Oct 1970 in East Malvern, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 2 Oct 1970 in Springvale Crematorium, Springvale, Victoria, Australia.
5. Alice Matilda BEDGGOOD was born on 6 Jun 1877 in Charnwood Rd, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia; died on 24 Jun 1966 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia; was buried after 24 Jun 1966 in Warrnambool Cemetery, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.
6. Frank Fyans BEDGGOOD was born on 5 Nov 1879 in Fyans St, South Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; died on 30 Dec 1966 in Albury, New South Wales, Australia; was buried on 3 Jan 1967.
7. Augustus Charles BEDGGOOD was born on 16 Feb 1882 in Fyans St, South Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; died on 11 Feb 1970 in Canberra Hospital, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia; was buried on 13 Feb 1970 in The Rock Cemetery, The Rock, New South Wales, Australia.
8. Samuel Stanley Francis BEDGGOOD was born on 23 Jan 1885 in Fyans St, South Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; died on 4 Aug 1969 in Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 6 Aug 1969 in Springvale Crematorium, Springvale, Victoria, Australia.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 26 Mar 1815, Marhamchurch, Cornwall, England
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Bradworthy, Devon, England
• Residence: 20 Jul 1848, Bradworthy, Devon, England
• Immigration: 27 Oct 1850, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Notes:

Samuel was born in Marhamchurch in 1815 and when he was 2 his parents moved to Launcells where he was brought up.
Samuel's father, Nathaniel became a convert to the new Methodism and became a lay preacher. His father, John, virtually wrote him out of his will when he found out that Nathaniel was a Methodist. He lost "his situations" and young Samuel was forced to leave home and find a job at the age of seven. He had not learnt to read or write properly.
He gained a position with Richard Wickett and he worked for him for nearly 10 years.
Samuel himself was converted to Methodism on 1st April 1830. He realised he needed to be able to read the Bible so he taught himself within a few months. He learnt his multiplication tables while ploughing and he taught himself addition and subtraction at night. This was the only education he ever received.
His employer died and he had to find new employment, which he did with Richard Allen. He continued preaching on the Kilkhampton Circuit, oftenbeingpelted with stones and rotten eggs. He was known as a preacher of great originality and spiritual power.
[Samuel appears on the Wesleyan Methodist Preachers' Plan for the Kilkhampton Circuit between the years 1843 to 1849. He had about 3 meetings a monthto attend in places such as Woolfardisworthy, Upcott, Medon, Kimworthy, Sessacott, Lane End, Thurdon, Welcombe and Meadon - all places around the Cornwall/Devon border.]
He then worked in Bradworthy, Devon with John Walter, then he worked as a cooper and joiner at Clovelly with Robert Vanstone. It was at Bradworthy that he met and married Susan Piper. She was 3 years older than Samuel. Banns were issued and they were married in the Church of England parish church of Bradworthy. Samuel signed but Susan only made her mark. Their first son William, born 2 years later, was baptised in the Kilkhampton Circuit of the Wesleyan-Methodist Chapel .

David Ham, Samuel's brother has said that Samuel payed for his passage to Australia. David sailed for Australia from Plymouth in April 1849. It was only one year later that Samuel and family also left the shores of England.

He got a job in Geelong in a cooperage and worked there until he heard about gold being found at Buninyong and Ballarat. He and five others left for the goldfields in September 1852. The first day they were there was a Sunday so Samuel preached on the stump of a tree at Golden Point to the miners. The Lydiard Street Wesleyan Church was erected on this spot.

Samuel was on the goldfields with his cousins, Henry Ham and Richard, Henry Mountjoy and William Ham (3 brothers), and his own brother David. The gold returns were listed in the Geelong Advertiser - "the escort brought the following quantities of gold from Ballarat to Geelong"
April 14, 1852: David Ham, 62oz. 14dwt. William Ham, 58oz. 10dwt.
April 21, 1852: Henry Ham, 109oz. 10dwt.
May 3, 1852: David Ham, 41oz. 13dwt.
October 6, 1852: William Ham, 71oz. 14dwt
October 23, 1852: William Ham, 52oz. 4dwt. David Ham, 47oz. 9dwt. David Ham, 32oz. 9dwt. Samuel Ham, 57oz. 11dwt. Samuel Ham, 66oz. 6dwt.
November 2, 1852: David Ham, 119oz. 10dwt. Henry Ham, 107oz. 18dwt. William Ham, 88oz. 4dwt.
William Ham, 47oz. 2dwt.
October 6, 1853: Henry Ham, 50oz. 5dwt. H. M. Ham, 137oz. 10dwt. Richard Ham, 96oz. 10dwt.
October 13, 1853: William Ham, 73oz. 10dwt. Henry Ham, 33oz. 15dwt. H. M. Ham, 110oz. 10dwt.
Totals for between April 1852 and October 1853:
Samuel, 123oz. 17dwt.
David, 303oz. 15dwt.
Henry, 301oz. 8dwt.
Richard, 96oz. 10dwt.
Henry Mountjoy, 248oz.
William, 391oz. 4dwt.
They were paid nearly £4 per ounce for the gold, so they would seem to have made some good money which enabled them all to purchase land and build houses over the next few years. They were on the goldfields in the very early days when it was much easier to find gold than in the later years of the gold rushes.
After a few months on the goldfields, Samuel returned to Geelong where he continued his work as a lay preacher. He loved music and sang in the choir at South Geelong. He was good at carpentry and also made violins. Sam was awarded a Certificate for a violin exhibited at the Juvenile and Industrial held in Geelong in 1880.

Rate Books, Foster Street, south:
1852, 3 rooms, assessed annual value £12.
1853, weatherboard, 2 houses, 2 rooms, assessed annual value £20 each and also the property next door, weatherboard, 3 rooms and a shed, £40.
1854, weatherboard, 3 rooms and stable, £60. Henry Mountjoy Ham owned the property two doors away.

Burgess Roll , Barwon Ward in Town of Geelong, 1852/1853 and 1853/54:
Ham, Samuel, house, Forster St. [Foster St.]

Rate Books, Foster Street, south:
1854-55, weatherboard, 3 rooms, stable and shed, £40. Next door was William Ham's house, brick with 4 rooms. William was Henry Mountjoy Ham's brother.
1855-56, weatherboard, 3 rooms and shed, £12.

1856 Electoral Roll of Victoria:
Ham, Samuel, South Geelong, freehold Noble St., Ashby Division.
Ham, Samuel, Foster St. (labourer) freehold Foster St., Barwon Division.

It appears from following the rate books through each year that Samuel and Susan lived in the same house for over 40 years, while their familylivedin the next houses at various times.

Rate Books, Foster Street, south:
1856-57, weatherboard, 3 rooms, £12.
1857-58 and 1858-59, weatherboard, 4 rooms, £16. In 1859-60, this property is listed as being owned by William Ham, but Samuel is listed againin1860-61.

Ratepayers Roll, Newtown and Chilwell, 1860-1861:
Ham, Samuel, Saffron St.

Rate Books, Foster Street:
1861-62 and 1863-64, weatherboard, 4 rooms, £14.
1864-65, weatherboard, 6 rooms, assessed annual value £10.
Bedggood payed rates on the house next door for one year.
1865-66, weatherboard, 4 rooms and garden, £10.

South Geelong Directory, 1866:
Ham, Samuel, carpenter, Foster St.

Rate Books, Foster Street:
1867-68, weatherboard 4 rooms, £10.
1870-71, brick and weatherboard, 4 rooms, £10. William Ham, his son, owned the 2 properties next door.
1872-75, weatherboard, 4 rooms, £10. William owned only one property next door.
1876-877, weatherboard, 4 rooms, £10. The rates were payed by Joseph Marchant this year.
1878, weatherboard, 4 rooms and wash house, £10. William is back listed again as the owner of the same house next door.
1879, weatherboard, 4 rooms, kitchen, wash house, assessed annual value £10.
Benjamin Warr owned the house next door which had previously been owned by William.
1881, weatherboard, 4 rooms, wash house, assessed annual value £10.
Benjamin Warr still next door.
1886, weatherboard, 4 rooms, wash house, assessed annual value £10.
Benjamin Warr is now two doors away on the other side.
1888, 1891, weatherboard, 4 rooms, wash house, assessed annual value £10.
Benjamin Warr is back in the house next door and is still there in 1899.
1896-97, occupation none, owner and occupier, weatherboard, 4 rooms, shed, assessed annual value £8. Samuel also owned the house on the other sideofBenjamin. It was brick with 6 rooms, kitchen, wash house, assessed annual value £14. It was occupied by Annie Doake. The brick, 5 roomed house ontheopposite side of Samuel's home was owned by Henry Mountjoy Ham, woolclasser. His address is given as Geelong.
1898 and 1899, the house is now owned by Susan Ham as Samuel has died, and the house 2 doors away is now part of the "Hams Estate". Henry'saddressis now given as Pannoomillo for his property.
1900, Susan Ham is listed as the owner, householder, weatherboard, 4 rooms and kitchen, £25.
1901, the occupier is Alexander Prentice and the owner is now Henry Mountjoy Ham of Pannoomilloo.

The first weatherboard Wesleyan Chapel at Birregurra (near Colac) was built by Samuel. It has weatherboard walls and pit sawn rafters and uprights, which holds the distinction of being the oldest standing, and the first erected, church in the town. The church measured 30ft by 10ft and cost 120pounds to build. The original building was added to in 1906, and it was then closed when the Uniting Church was established in the Birregurra Presbyterian Church. The house then became a private residence and is still standing today.
"Methodist History":
Mr Samuel Ham, popularly known as "Sammy Ham", came up from Geelong to build the church. He was a well-known local preacher, of a somewhat eccentric turn of mind, and used of an evening to teach the Woods family (with whom he lodged) old Methodist tunes, so that they might be sung in the church when it opened.

Sam was a local preacher at several churches in Geelong. The Geelong Circuit Plan for 1864 lists him as preaching in several churches:
May 8, Ashby, 6.30pm
May 5, Newtown West, 6.30pm
May 22, South Geelong, 6.30pm
June 5, South Geelong, 7pm
June 19, Newtown West, 6.30pm
July 3, Highton, 6.30pm
July 10, Ashby, 6.30pm
Minutes of Quarterly Meeting of Geelong Circuit held at Yarra St Methodist Church, 1st July, 1869:
"Mr Hunt mentioned the propriety of the Circuit paying some portion of the expense of providing a horse to enable Mr Ham to meet his class atBarwonHeads & it was resolved that £1 be voted for past services and that an allowance of 8 shillings per week be made him for the current quarter."

On May 25, 1868 in commemoration of the anniversary of the birthday of Queen Victoria, a ceremony of planting took place in Moorabool St of an avenue of trees. Persons planting trees paid 15 shillings for the privilege of planting a tree, which was named after that person, or after anyone they named. Many did so in the name of a wife or child or a friend. Samuel had a tree planted in his name between Balliang St and Fyans St, on the east side, next to Charles Bedggood and there was a tree across the road for Mercy Grace.

Samuel was instrumental in the building of the Geelong South Methodist Church in Fyans St. which was opened in 1868. He was on the Building Committeewith Charles Bedggood and his son Charles Augustus Bedggood, his own son William Ham and Henry Mountjoy Ham (Treasurer). Samuel made an address at the opening Tea Meeting. Samuel was also a Sunday School Superintendent.
There is a Baptismal Font Memorial in the Church made by Charlotte Bedggood to her parents:
"In memory of Samuel Ham, first local preacher, South Geelong Methodist Church, and his wife Susannah, for many years in the service of God."

Samuel also owned land in Pannoo-Bamawm as his name appears on a map of the landowners about 1875. He had two blocks of land, alongside blocks owned by his son William Ham and George Zeally, William's brother-in-law. Other members of the extended family farmed around that area, including Henry Mountjoy Ham and his brothers.

At a valedictory tea and public meeting held in the school room, the members of the South Geelong Wesleyan Church farewelled the Rev. R.Fitcher. Samuel gave an address on behalf of the local preachers. (Geelong Advertiser, 13th March 1880).

Minutes of Quarterly Meeting of Geelong Circuit held at Yarra St Methodist Church, Thursday 28th December 1882:
Present at this meeting were Bedggood, Warr, Ham, Walters and Hunt, circuit stewards.

Samuel died at his residence in Foster St, South Geelong. The funeral service was held in the South Geelong Wesleyan Church.
Death notice, Geelong Advertiser:
On November 9th, 1897, at his residence, Foster St, South Geelong, Samuel, dearly beloved husband of Susan Ham, fell asleep in his 81st year.
The remains will be moved to the South Geelong Wesleyan Church, where a funeral service will be held this day (Friday) the 12th inst., at 2o'clock,after which the funeral cortege will proceed to the place of internment, the Geelong Eastern Cemetery.
Friends are respectfully invited.
No flowers.
Richard N. Carbines, Undertaker.
Geelong Advertiser, 9th November 1898:
The respect in which the late Mr. S. Ham was held was plainly demonstrated yesterday afternoon by the large number of friends who followed the deceased's remains to their last resting place in the Eastern Cemetery. There were over 60 public and private vehicles forming the mournful procession, and a number of horsemen also took part. The body was removed to the South Geelong Wesleyan Church from the late residence of the deceased, and an impressive service was conducted there, whilst floral tributes of respect were paid by Messrs. Balding, Hunt and the Revs.J.S.H.Royce and Worth, and others, who spoke very highly of their late friend. The Revs. E.T.Cox and J. Nall officiated at the grave, and they will make reference to the life of the deceased at the South Geelong Church on Sunday morning and evening next. The coffin bearers at the cemetery were Messrs. Champion, Brown, Seeley, and Jewell, the pall bearers being Messrs. Francis, Gardiner, King, Peters, Ching and Boyd.
The late Mr. Ham arrived in this colony 47 years ago, and 12 months after he removed to South Geelong, where he resided until his demise. The funeral arrangements were satisfactorily carried out by Mr. R.N. Carbines, of Moorabool-street.
Gravestone inscription:
Samuel Ham
who died 9th November 1897
in his 81st year
and his beloved wife
Susan
who died 3rd May 1901
in her 88th year
also their son John
died October 1852 aged 5 years
"Sleep on ye honoured saints of God
Your feet the shining way have trod
And reached the goal."

The Memorial Card for Samuel:
In Loving Memory, Samuel Ham, who went to the Home "over there" on Tuesday, November 9th, 1897, in his 81st year.
"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord".

The reverse side contains the following poem written by W. T. G. Berriman:
The Master's voice has called him
He hastened to obey,
Received his crown of glory,
And treads the heavenly way.
With rapt'rous joy he's chanting
The great redemption song,
And mingles with the seraphs
As they the theme prolong.

His going home was peaceful,
He had no wish to stay,
Earth's ties were dear, but dearer
Were those that called away
to heavenly mansions yonder
Where Christ upon the throne
Shines with transplendent lustre,
And Jesus reigns alone.

His many friends will miss him
From his accustomed place.
He's called to higher service
A nobler sphere to grace,
His highest joy is serving
His Master and his Lord,
His chief delight is singing
Glad praises to his God.

When Jesus calls His children
To higher life above,
Why should we think of mourning
And weep for buried love?
Life ends not here, but yonder
'Twill bloom as ne'er before,
Our strength will know no weakness,
All sorrow there be o'er.

Minutes of Quarterly Meeting of Geelong Circuit held at Yarra St Methodist Church, Thursday 23rd December 1897:
"A letter of condolence was directed to be sent to Mrs Ham in connection with the death of her husband A man much beloved & greatly respected."

Samuel's will of 1884 leaves everything to his wife Susan, and after her death to William, his son, Charlotte and Mercy Grace, his daughters. he made a codicil in 1895 giving his house in Yarra St, South Geelong, to his sister Fanny Hamley. [She was widowed in 1888]. The executors of the will were William and Charles Augustus Bedggood.
Samuel left real estate of the value of 940 pounds and personal estate of 158 pounds. His personal estate consisted of household furniture(18pounds), carpenters tools (3 pounds), watch and chain 95 shillings), and money in the Geelong Savings Bank (123 pounds).
The real estate consisted of 2 blocks in Foster St, South Geelong, one with a 6-room brick house, the other with a 6-room weatherboard house;YarraSt, Geelong - two 4-room weatherboard houses and a 5-room weatherboard house; and a block of land on the Colac Rd, Belmont.
Geelong Advertiser, 16th March 1898:
Saturday, 26th March.
Freehold property consisting of
Cottages and Land in Yarra-Street.
By order of the Executors in the Estate of the late Samuel Ham.
W.P. Carr has been instructed to sell by auction on the premises at 2 o'clock -
Part of Allotment 11, of section six, Geelong, having a frontage of about 100 feet
to Yarra-street by a depth of 66 feet to a lane, and situated close to corner of Fyans-street, upon which are erected three, four, and five-roomed cottages.
This is a good, centrally situated property worthy the attention of speculators.

In 1898, the book "Incidents in the Life of Samuel Ham" was published.
Geelong Advertiser, 30th April, 1898:
"Incidents in the Life of Samuel Ham" form the the title of an interesting publication compiled by Mr W.T. Berriman. The work, which has been published in artistic guise by Mr H. Thacker, of Ryrie-street, is made up, to a large extent, of the personal reminiscences of one whose name was held in affection by Victorian Methodists, particularly those of the Geelong district, amongst whom he spent a great part of his life. The little book shows him to have been a preacher of quaint and homely eloquence. It is creditably written throughout, has a nice introduction by the Rev. E. I. Watkin, D.D., and should be valued as a memorial volume of its subject.

"Early History of South Geelong"
"Mr Samuel Ham was born on March 8, 1817, at Marhamchurch, in the north-east corner of Cornwall, about two miles from Stratton and nine miles from Holsworthy, in Devon. Although born in Cornwall, yet when he grew up he spent most of his time in Devon, living at such places as Bradworthy, Clovelly, etc. He married Miss Susan Piper on December 16, 1842; on May 12, 1850, Mr Ham and his family left the shores of the home-land in the"Gipsy Queen" for Australia, and after a long and tedious voyage of six months they landed at Point Henry on November 14, 1850. "During the voyage",he says in his diary, "I acted as chaplain to the vessel, preaching on deck when the weather was fine and holding prayer meetings below when the sea or weather was too rough to engage in such meetings." For this position he was well qualified, for in early life he was brought to acknowledge of the truth and soon after, as a local preacher, he began to call sinners to repentance, in which engagement he shunned no cross and feared neither difficulty nor danger. When Mr Ham lived in the old country, the Methodists of that time, owing to ignorance, jealousy, and superstition of some people, had to submit to great persecution. When preaching in the open air they were pelted with rotten eggs and stones. On one occasion when so engaged he preached with blood streaming down his face, the result of stones hurled at him by "lewd fellows of the baser sort".
Mr Ham, like nearly all men of the day, went off with a party of five to Ballarat to search for gold, where they arrived on September 10, 1852.Their tents were not pitched until the next day, so that night they had to sleep on the ground with the stars as a canopy. In the morning when he was about to shake up his pillow he found that he had had a large carpet-snake as a bed-fellow. Needless to say the serpent was soon despatched.Next day, being Sunday, he was astonished to see so many following their usual occupations, so he invited them to attend a service on the flat at Golden Point, and where he preached the gospel on a stump which he used as a pulpit. In this way he may be considered as one of the pioneer preachers of the goldfields. The Commissioner of Police, seeing so many persons gathered together, asked the reason, and, being told, put the question: "What doctrine does he preach?". On receiving the answer that he preached the Church of England doctrine he offered Mr Ham the use of his tent on Sunday mornings for service, which offer was gladly accepted. After being at Ballarat for several months, during which he had many thrilling experiences, he cam back to Geelong, and for over 40 years was a most acceptable local preacher in all the churches of Geelong and district. He was gifted with a splendid memory, was fluent, and very clever at word-painting and imagery; and, above all, his congregation felt that he was a man of prayer and great faith.Although, possibly, he never had a lesson in elocution, yet he was able to sway his audience. One of the sermons he was often asked to preach was known as "The Rainbow Sermon". Those who had heard Billy Bray preach in England saw in Mr Ham a similarity to that wonderful evangelist and spoke of him as the Australian Billy Bray. God had given him the gift of humour, and this was a great help to him especially when on the public platform.Doctor Johnson used to say: "There are two requisites in life - a little vision and a little humour".
Mr Ham was a builder and contractor, and erected many of the homes in this locality. He carried his religion into his business, and, as Dr Button oSt Andrew's, Ballarat, would say: "He remembered the week-day to keep it holy". He was kind and affectionate in his disposition, plain and earnest in his preaching, and displayed eminent spiritual-mindedness. Children were very fond of him and would often stop to speak to this good man; and he, like old Humphrey, would give them good advice. (I have received a great deal of information concerning Mr Ham from Mr W.T.G. Berriman's book,"Incidents in the Life of Samuel Ham".

"Century of Victorian Methodism"
Early in 1854, several members and local preachers went from the Ballarat diggings to the Mount Alexander goldfields. The Rev. Bickford was appointed to the charge of Italian Gully, in the Scarsdale Circuit. Samuel Ham, or it may be Wesley Anderson, for reports differ, knelt on "that steep hill where the scrub was very thick" - the site of the old Lydiard Street Church - and prayed "Lord, let this be the birthplace of many souls"- a prayer which was to be abundantly answered in years to come.
The Local Preachers: "Sammy" Ham:
Among the local preachers who have done noble work in Victoria, Samuel Ham occupies an honoured place. His sermons were strong in common sense, sharp with incisive sentences, and lit up with apt quotations from Charles Wesley's hymns. He arrived on the Ballarat goldfields in 1852. On the first Sunday he went through the diggings, and was astonished to find a great many men working as usual, having perhaps forgotten the Lord's Day. He invited them to a service on the flat at Golden Point, and, improvising a pulpit from the stump of a tree, he preached to those rough miners from the text "For I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation". This was the first religious service held in Ballarat.
For forty years he was a welcome figure in the Geelong pulpit. Strangers who saw him enter the pulpit did not expect much from him, but when he began to pray they felt that there was a man who communed with his God, and when he preached they soon saw that they were listening to one of the"princes of the pulpit". Walking with God, he seemed ever to bring God with him. No prayer meeting could be prosy, and no class meeting could be dull where"Sammy" Ham was. Happy - always happy in the light and love of God he unconsciously imparted something of the same spirit to all around him.
His famous sermon on "The Rainbow Throne" is published in a memoir of him written by William Berriman. (Incidents in the Life of Samuel Ham. 1898)

"Methodist History"
South Geelong Circuit: among the local preachers there is one name conspicuous, and without a reference to whom this record would be incomplete. The name of Samuel Ham is lovingly cherished. He reached the shore of Australia in 1850, and took up his residence at South Geelong, and at once commenced to preach in the open air. from the beginning he had seals to his ministry. Possessed of good natural ability, he soon riveted the attention of an audience, who found in him a diamond in the rough. There was a freshness in his thoughts, and a quaintness in his way of putting things, which gave a charm and vigour to his sermons. He had a famous discourse on the rainbow in heaven, which, by request, he re preached not long before he died. Brother Ham held the office of class-leader for many years, and also that of trustee. he died in November 1897, in the 81styear ofhis age."

"Barrabool: Land of the Magpies"
HAM. The originator of this family was Samuel Ham who was a carpenter in Chilwell, Geelong. In 1878 William Ham settled at Waurn Ponds on land originally selected by John McPherson. His wife was descended from Robert Zeally, pioneer of the Torquay region. He was elected to the School Boardof Advice for Moriac Riding in 1886. In 1896 he was elected to Council and remained until 1916, serving four terms as President. He wrote a history of the Shire's first fifty years. He died in 1932. In 1935 Samuel F. Ham was elected to Council, serving until his resignation in 1948. He died in1953.

HAMS ROAD (Waurn Ponds)
This road off Anglesea Road is named in honour of the pioneering Ham family, founded by Samuel Ham, which farmed the adjoining area for generations. Cyril Ham, one of our long-standing members, lives nearby.
(extract from the Investigator, magazine of the Geelong Historical Society, Vol 23, No 3, September 1988)

'The Diary of William Henry King" transcribed by Trish Davey.
William King writes a couple of pages in the final chapter on SAMMY HAM and his preaching. William was a preacher also in the Geelong and Ballarat areas. Full extract is in Samuel Ham Book.
Methodist Church, Geelong Circuit Minute Book, Minutes of Quarterly Meeting:
"A letter of condolence was directed to be sent to Mrs Ham in connection with the death of her husband, a man much beloved and greatly respected."
Samuel's name is first mentioned as an attendee in the Methodist Church, Geelong Circuit, Quarterly Meeting Minute Book
Victorian Government Gazette:
Trustees of Wesleyan Church Lands:
William Jewell
Samuel Ham
Thomas Foster
William Luxmore
Andrew Young
to be Trustees of the land reserved for Wesleyan Church purposes at South Geelong.
Government Gazette 17 November 1864:
Golden Horn Gold Mining Co.
Ham, Samuel, 5 shares
Ham, William, 10 shares
Bedggood, Charles A, 5 shares
Shares were valued at 10 pounds each. The mine operation was at Springdallah (near Scarsdale)
Government Gazette:
California Sluicing Gold Mining Co.
Ham, Samuel, 50 shares
Shares were valued at 1 pound each. The mine operation was at Watson's Hill, Brown's (in Smythesdale area)
Government Gazette:
Band of Hope Gold Mining Co.
Ham, Samuel, 10 shares
Ham, William, 14 shares
Shares were valued at 5 pounds each. The mine operation was at Monkey Gully
Government Gazette, 28 May 1867:
Ross' Creek and Geelong Sluicing and Gold Mining Co.
Ham, Samuel, 8 shares
Ham, William, 7 shares
Ham, Charlotte, 3 shares
Ham, Mercy Grace, 2 shares
Ham, William Lyle, 4 shares
Ham, Henry Mountjoy, 4 shares
Shares were valued at 3 pounds each. The mine operation was at Ross' Creek, near Ballarat
Government Gazette, 10 April 1866:
Bradworthy Sluicing and Gold Mining Co.
I, the undersigned William Ham, hereby make application to register the Bradworthy Sluicing and Gold Mining Co.
The place of operations is at Ross' Creek.
The nominal capital of this company is 750 pounds, in 250 shares at 3 pounds each.
The office of the company is at Cobbler's.
The name of the manager is William Ham.
The names and residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, is as follows:-
Henry M. Ham, Geelong, 4
Charlotte Ham, Geelong, 3
Mercy Grace Ham, Geelong, 2
Samuel Ham, Geelong, 10
William Ham, Cobbler's, 15
Susan Keirl, Cobbler's, 2
George Keirl, Cobbler's, 2
Sydney Keirl, Cobbler's, 2

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Immigration
Samuel, Susan and their 3 children (William 7, Charlotte 5 and John nearly 3) left England for Australia on the "Gipsy Queen". During the voyageheacted as chaplain for the ship (see extracts from diary below]. The Ham family boarded the ship at Plymouth, from where it sailed on May 13th,theship having sailed from London first. They finally arrived in Melbourne on October 27th, 1850, after stopping in Adelaide for about 7 weeks.
The trip took 165 days totally - 100 days from Plymouth to Adelaide, in Adelaide for 51 days, then Adelaide to Melbourne 14 days. Some of thattimewould have been spent at anchor in the harbours waiting to load passengers and their luggage and provisions, and sometimes waiting for goodweatherbefore sailing. There were 45 intermediate and steerage passengers, with several cabin passengers as well.
South Australian Register, Friday August 23, 1850:
"The "Gipsey Queen" from England.
This ship arrived yesterday, last from Plymouth, May 13, with 162 passengers. There were three births in the families of Fry, O'Brien and Smith.Nota death occurred on the passage.
Shipping Intelligence.
Arrived Thursday August 22 - the ship "Gipsey Queen", 839 tons, Hutton, master, from London, 1st May, and Plymouth, 13th May. Passengers,thefollowing in the intermediate for Adelaide & Port Phillip - Samuel Ham, wife and three children."
South Australian Register, Saturday October 12, 1850:
"Cleared out - Friday October 11. The ship "Gipsey Queen", 839 tons, Hutton master, for Port Phillip. Passengers - Samuel Ham, wife andthreechildren. About to sail for Melbourne."

Diary of William Grasby [Mortlock Library]
Portion of the diary written on board the "Gipsey Queen" during the voyage from England to Port Adelaide, May to August 1850.
Sunday 16 June: "prayers led by the Doctor, but few attended, preaching by a local preacher, I was still too poorly to conduct Service. There are4or 5 preachers on board."
Sunday 23 June: "a fine day, we are making a little progress in the right direction. We had prayers and a sermon by Mr Ham."
Thursday 22 August: "this morning within sight of the Port about 8. The mail boat came to fetch the letters we brought from England. Castanchorabout 10 o'clock as it was not possible for us to get in till the afternoon tide to take us back. The scenery up the river is splendid,farsurpassing anything I expected. We arrived in Port by five and after packing a few things we had a pleasant walk on our deck. Most have beenashoreand returned drunk."

Samuel said "My means were very limited, for it took all I could raise to pay our passage, and left me with only five shillings to begin theworldwith"., Immigration

Samuel married Susan PIPER on 16 Dec 1841 in Bradworthy, Devon, England. Susan (daughter of John PIPER and Grace BARRETT) was born on 23 Aug 1813 in Bradworthy, Devon, England; died on 3 May 1901 in Francis St, Belmont, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 5 May 1901 in Eastern Cemetery, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 5 Sep 1813, Bradworthy, Devon, England
• Immigration: 27 Oct 1850, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Notes:

Susan (Susanna) died at age 87 from colic bronchitis at "the residence of her son-in-law, Charles A. Bedggood, Francis St, Belmont." HerdaughterCharlotte was married to Charles.

Funeral notice, Geelong Advertiser:
On the 3rd May, 1901, at the residence of her son-in-law, Charles A. Bedggood, Francis St, Belmont, Susan, relict of the late Samuel Ham, aged87years.
"Her end was peace".
No flowers.
The funeral cortege will leave the residence of her son-in-law, Francis St, Belmont, for the Eastern Cemetery, on Sunday, 5th inst., at 3 o'clock.
Friends are respectfully invited.
Richard N. Carbines, Undertaker.

Memorial card:
In Loving Remembrance
The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord
Susan Ham
Relist of the late Samuel Ham, & beloved Mother of Mr W. Ham, Mrs C.A. Bedggood & Mrs B.G. Warr.
Died May 3, 1901
Aged 87 years
One Less at Home
The charmed circle broken - a dear face
Missed day by day from its accustomed place,
But cleansed, and saved, and perfected by grace:
One more in Heaven!
One less on earth!
Its pain, its sorrow, and its toil to share, one less the pilgrim's daily cross to bear;
One more the crown of ransomed saints to wear.
At home in Heaven!
Her end was peace

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 28 Apr 1774, Launcells, Cornwall, England
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Butsbeer, Launcells, Cornwall, England
• Census: 30 Mar 1851, Hams, Launcells, Cornwall, England

Notes:

Nathaniel and Susan were living in Marhamchurch Village 1809 to1818 and their first five children were baptised there, then they moved toLauncellswhere the next two children were baptised, then David was baptised in the Holsworthy Methodist Circuit.

Nathaniel is mentioned in his father's will of 1822:
"To give unto his son Nathaniel Ham that parcel of land called or known by the name of Gardenpark or the field adjoining his own house as long ashelives." *
* This does not accord with the family records that state that Nathaniel was disinherited by his father because of his Methodism.

INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF SAMUEL HAM
William Berriman

When Samuel was two years old his parents removed into Launcells, where he was brought up. My parents [Nathaniel and Susan], he says, attendedtheparish church, and were considered as good as most people. When the Methodists came to the neighbourhood Nathaniel Ham went to hear this newsectthat had suddenly made their appearance in their midst. The preacher William O'Brian spoke from the Bible, a good work commenced, and Mr Hamwasamong the first who yielded to the Holy Spirit's pleading. These Methodists, or Ranters, met with much disfavour. No kindly door invited themin,and they were obliged to select a square in which to proclaim. It was rarely that the Methodist preacher was invited to eat or drink, for theparsonof the parish church had warned the people not to entertain the Methodist preacher or to encourage in any way. The Methodists sufferedpersecutionat the hands of a crowd organised and led by the parson of the parish church. All who held with the Ranters were scorned. JohnLittlejohn, PhillipMoore and Nathaniel Ham went to Bridgerule intending to preach in the Market Square, but the parson had Littlejohn and Moorearrested and sent toBodmin Gaol, but after he had imprisoned them, he released them. Though Nathaniel Ham was not arrested, yet he was called uponto suffer for theWord's sake. The parson informed Nathaniel Ham's father that his son had turned Methodist and started preaching, and hadfurthermore taken thepreacher in and given him liberty to preach in his house. This was too much for his father, who hated the Methodists, andbecause his son Nathanielhad joined this new sect, he altered his will, reducing his portion to an almost nominal amount. He also lost hissituations [employment], thesethings necessitating the young lad Samuel leaving his father's home at the early age of seven years.

METHODISM IN KILKHAMPTON
R. M. Heard
A record book of the Holsworthy Circuit shows a list of members in July 1818 at Kilkhampton. The surnames are as follows: Adams, Allin,Berryman,Cleverton, Grigg, HAM, Haynes, Jewell, John, Kinsman, Mountjoy, Watts and Yeo.

HAM FAMILY RECORD
as presented to Mercy Grace in 1880 by her uncle and aunt, David and Mary Ham.

Nathaniel Herefoot was born at Butsbeer Estate in 1775, educated for a surveyor.
He married Susanna Pethick in 1810.
Became connected with the Wesleyan Church about 1815, was a local preacher.
On this account he suffered much persecution in the loss of a large school "connected with the Church of England" of which he was the principal.
His father, on account of his dissenting from the Church, disinherited him. [Not true - see will above]
He struggled hard with a family of 6 children.
Samuel, Francis, Susanna and David came to Victoria about 1850. Thomas and Maria remained in England. He lived a blameless life, beloved byallclasses. His wife was a true Christian and helpmate, cheered him in the hour of trial. They continued members of the Wesleyan Church, and bothdiedin the Lord, October 1853.
In the 1843 Tithes of Cornwall, Nathaniel had a house and garden of 3 roods on which he had to pay two shillings and nine pence. The landwasactually owned by Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Bart. but the Ham family would have had a three-lives lease.

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Nathaniel and Susan were living in Marhamchurch Village 1809 to1818 and their first five children were baptised there, then they moved to Launcellswhere the next two children were baptised, then David was baptised in the Holsworthy Methodist Circuit.

Nathaniel is mentioned in his father's will of 1822:
"To give unto his son Nathaniel Ham that parcel of land called or known by the name of Gardenpark or the field adjoining his own house as long as helives." *
* This does not accord with the family records that state that Nathaniel was disinherited by his father because of his Methodism.

INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF SAMUEL HAM
William Berriman

When Samuel was two years old his parents removed into Launcells, where he was brought up. My parents [Nathaniel and Susan], he says, attended theparish church, and were considered as good as most people. When the Methodists came to the neighbourhood Nathaniel Ham went to hear this new sectthat had suddenly made their appearance in their midst. The preacher William O'Brian spoke from the Bible, a good work commenced, and Mr Ham wasamong the first who yielded to the Holy Spirit's pleading. These Methodists, or Ranters, met with much disfavour. No kindly door invited them in,and they were obliged to select a square in which to proclaim. It was rarely that the Methodist preacher was invited to eat or drink, for the parsonof the parish church had warned the people not to entertain the Methodist preacher or to encourage in any way. The Methodists suffered persecutionat the hands of a crowd organised and led by the parson of the parish church. All who held with the Ranters were scorned. John Littlejohn, PhillipMoore and Nathaniel Ham went to Bridgerule intending to preach in the Market Square, but the parson had Littlejohn and Moore arrested and sent toBodmin Gaol, but after he had imprisoned them, he released them. Though Nathaniel Ham was not arrested, yet he was called upon to suffer for theWord's sake. The parson informed Nathaniel Ham's father that his son had turned Methodist and started preaching, and had furthermore taken thepreacher in and given him liberty to preach in his house. This was too much for his father, who hated the Methodists, and because his son Nathanielhad joined this new sect, he altered his will, reducing his portion to an almost nominal amount. He also lost his situations [employment], thesethings necessitating the young lad Samuel leaving his father's home at the early age of seven years.

METHODISM IN KILKHAMPTON
R. M. Heard
A record book of the Holsworthy Circuit shows a list of members in July 1818 at Kilkhampton. The surnames are as follows: Adams, Allin, Berryman,Cleverton, Grigg, HAM, Haynes, Jewell, John, Kinsman, Mountjoy, Watts and Yeo.

HAM FAMILY RECORD
as presented to Mercy Grace in 1880 by her uncle and aunt, David and Mary Ham.

Nathaniel Herefoot was born at Butsbeer Estate in 1775, educated for a surveyor.
He married Susanna Pethick in 1810.
Became connected with the Wesleyan Church about 1815, was a local preacher.
On this account he suffered much persecution in the loss of a large school "connected with the Church of England" of which he was the principal.
His father, on account of his dissenting from the Church, disinherited him. [Not true - see will above]
He struggled hard with a family of 6 children.
Samuel, Francis, Susanna and David came to Victoria about 1850. Thomas and Maria remained in England. He lived a blameless life, beloved by allclasses. His wife was a true Christian and helpmate, cheered him in the hour of trial. They continued members of the Wesleyan Church, and both diedin the Lord, October 1853.
In the 1843 Tithes of Cornwall, Nathaniel had a house and garden of 3 roods on which he had to pay two shillings and nine pence. The land wasactually owned by Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Bart. but the Ham family would have had a three-lives lease.

Nathaniel married Susanna PETHICK on 11 Jul 1808 in Marhamchurch, Cornwall, England. Susanna (daughter of John PETHICK and Elizabeth CORY) was born about 1784 in Stratton, Cornwall, England; died on 13 Oct 1851 in Butsbeer, Launcells, Cornwall, England; was buried on 14 Oct 1851 in Launcells, Cornwall, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 26 Dec 1784, Stratton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Butsbeer, Launcells, Cornwall, England
• Census: 30 Mar 1851, Hams, Launcells, Cornwall, England

Notes:

Susanna is mentioned in her father's will of 1839.
3rd - I give unto my Daughters Mary Sangwin, Susanna Ham, Joanna Pethick, Thomazin Collacott, Armanella Woodley & Fanny Pethick - the sum oftwopounds to each of them, to be paid by my Executor one pound each, one year after my decease, and the remaining one pound each at the end ofthesecond year after my decease.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 8 Jun 1783, Bradworthy, Devon, England
• Census: 1841, South Newlands, Bradworthy, Devon, England
• Census: 1851, South Newlands, Bradworthy, Devon, England

Notes:

1841 Census for Bradworthy, South Newland:
John Piper, age 50
Grace Piper, age 60
Susan Francis, age 5, maid servant
[John and Grace's age is incorrect, though ages were rounded on the 1841 Census. Susan was their grandaughter - only 5! - daughter of Joseph andJaneFrancis]

1851 Census for Bradworthy, South Newland:
John, head, age 67, farmer of 30 acres, born Bradworthy
Grace, wife, age 70, born Kilkhampton
Charles, son, age 28, farm labourer, born Bradworthy
Anna, daughter-in-law, age 46 [sic], farm labourer's wife, born Hartland
John, grandson, age 4, born Bradworthy

The South Newland farm was on land owned by the Earl of Stanhope and comprised nineteen and a half acres and was leased to John Piper. JohnandGrace's daughter Jane married Joseph Francis in 1830 and they farmed on the property Kimworthy only half a mile away, also leased to John Piper.

Bradworthy Monumental Inscription:
"So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom"
Sacred
to the memory of
GRACE,
late Wife of
JOHN PIPER
of the Parish:
who departed this life on the 11th
of May in the year of our Lord
1855. Aged 73 Years.
"READER
Prepare to meet thy God"
ALSO to the Memory of the above
named JOHN PIPER, who
was called into Eternity on the 5th
day of July A.D. 1865.
Aged 79 Years.

John's death was reported in the Geelong Advertiser, 28th September 1865:
Piper - On the 5th July, at Bradworthy, Devonshire, England, Mr John Piper, aged 80 years, father of Mr James Piper, Barrabool Hill.
His end was peace.

John married Grace BARRETT. Grace (daughter of John BARRETT and Anne SURGENT) was born in 1781 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England; died on 11 May 1855 in South Newlands, Bradworthy, Devon, England; was buried on 11 May 1855 in Bradworthy, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 9 Sep 1781, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 1841, South Newlands, Bradworthy, Devon, England
• Census: 1851, South Newlands, Bradworthy, Devon, England
• Burial: 14 May 1855, Bradworthy, Devon, England

Notes:

1841 Census for Bradworthy, South Newland:
John Piper, age 50
Grace Piper, age 60
Susan Francis, age 5, maid servant
[John's age is incorrect, though ages were rounded on the 1841 Census. Susan was their grandaughter - only 5! - daughter of Joseph and Jane Francis]

1851 Census for Bradworthy, South Newland:
John, head, age 67, farmer of 30 acres, born Bradworthy
Grace, wife, age 70, born Kilkhampton
Charles, son, age 28, farm labourer, born Bradworthy
Anna, daughter-in-law, age 46, farm labourer's wife, born Hartland
John, grandson, age 4, born Bradworthy

Bradworthy Monumental Inscription:
Sacred
to the memory of
GRACE,
late Wife of JOHN PIPER
of the Parish:
who departed this life on the 11th
of May in the year of our Lord
1855. Aged 73 Years.
"READER
Prepare to meet thy God"
ALSO to the Memory of the above
named JOHN PIPER, who
was called into Eternity on the 5th
day of July A.D. 1865.
Aged 79 Years.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Abt 10 Sep 1739, Marhamchurch, Cornwall, England

Notes:

John was baptised in September 1740, after his father died in April of the same year.

John's grandfather Nathaniel Harefoot's will of 1748 leaves to:
*Grandson John Ham my estate in Launcells called Buttsbeer, except the two cow meadows, after the death of my wife."

John's grandmother Catherine Harefoot's will of 18 August 1752:
Granddaughter Prudence Ham my hanging press and ten pounds when she reaches one and twenty years. Also all my wearing apparel both woollen andlinenand also my bed sheets and all other linen belonging to my house and also my gold ring.
All other goods and chattels in trust until they reach the age of one and twenty for my grandson John Ham and granddaughter Prudence Ham tobeequally divided between them.

John is mentioned in his aunt Margaret Ham's will of 1763 , a spinster, left one shilling.

"History of Launcells Church"

The tower of the Launcells church is 64 feet high and houses six bells that are famous for their fine tone.
These were the bells commemorated by the Rev. Robert Stephen Hawker, the Vicar of Morwenstow, the Cornish poet, in 1836.
On hearing that the Launcell's ringers had rung at the accession of George III, and the same again at his jubilee, that three of them had lived to ring in George IV and that two had survived to celebrate the coronation of William IV, he dedicated his poem to their memory.

"Parochial History of Cornwall" by David Gilbert, 1838.
Volume 4, page 18:
An instance of longevity has been given in the parish of Stratton, and an occurrence has been stated to the Editor, which proves that Launcells participates in the general healthiness of that district.
It seems the identical six men who rang the bells in Launcells tower on the Coronation of King George the Third, rang them also on the day of his jubilee, having continued in the parish ringers during all that time.
Their names are recorded in the parish, and may therefore be inserted here,
John Lyle, Henry Cadd, Richard Venning, John Ham, John Allin, Richard Hayman.
And of these, John Lyle rang at the accession of King George the Fourth, and of his present Majesty King William the Fourth, then being in his ninety-sixth year: but all are now gathered to their fathers.

Dates:
George III accession17606 ringers
George III jubilee1810same 6 ringers
George IV accession18203 of same ringers
William IV coronation 1830 2 surviving

John Lyle and John Ham
John Lyle baptised 1736, buried 1832 [therefore 96 in 1830]
John Ham baptised 1740, buried 1823 [therefore could have rung the bells 3 times]

Frederick Smallfield painted a famous painting called "The Ringers of Launcells Tower" in 1878 after being inspired by Hawker's poem. The painting is housed in the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro.

Launcells Monumental Inscription:
Sacred
to
the memory of JOHN HAM,
late of Butsbeer in this Parish, who
departed this life the 10th day of
March in the year of our Lord
1825 in the 84th year of his age.
Also in memory of ANN his
wife. Who departed this life
the 1st day of January in the year
of our Lord 1834. Aged 95 years.
"If fourscore years and ten we stay,
Tis but a shadow past away,
There nothing is that can prevent
The stroke of death when time is spent."

[His date of death is incorrect on the gravestone. It should be 1823. Ann's is also incorrect and should be 1832, aged 96 - according to the Launcells Burial Register]

John wrote a deed of gifts to his son William on February 22, 1822.
John's probate was passed on March 29, 1823. Probate was granted to his son William and he received a sum of two hundred pounds. The estate was called Mavyns Butsbeer in the Parish of Launcells.
William was to give to his mother "meat, drink, washing and firing what is needful for her maintenance, together with her living in the dwellinghouse, and to have the use of all the furniture belonging to the house, with the milk of a cow together with two pounds a year and every year as long as she shall live a widow."
And also giving and paying to Catherine Marshall and Mary Brock, his daughters, the sum of ten pounds to be paid two years after my decease.
To give unto his son Nathaniel Ham that parcel of land called or known by the name of Gardenpark or the field adjoining his own house as long as he lives.
To give unto his son Thomas Ham the sum of fifteen pounds to be paid as follows: five pounds in twelve months, five pounds in two years, and five pounds at the end of three years all after my decease.
To give unto his son Richard Ham the sum of twenty shillings per year and every year as long as he shall live.
To give unto his son John's widow and five children the sum of one shilling each to be paid immediately after my decease. The same for his daughter Prudence Togwill's children and his son James' widow and seven children."

HAM FAMILY RECORD
as presented to Mercy Grace in 1880 by her uncle and aunt, David and Mary Ham.

John Ham was born about the year 1730.
Was supposed to have come into England, from Holland, about the year 1755.
He purchased several estates of land in the County of Cornwall; and was married to Grace Lyle.
Had three sons and one daughter, William, Richard, Nathaniel Herefoot and Flora.
He died at Butsbeer Estate in 1824.
Two of William's sons came to the Colony of Victoria in 1852.
Richard's son John, left Cornwall for Birmingham, came to Victoria about 1842, was a Baptist Minister in Melbourne - much beloved - died in NSWabout1852.
Nathaniel Herefoot was born at Batsbeer Estate in 1775, educated for a surveyor.
He married Susanna Pethick in 1810.
Became connected with the Wesleyan Church about 1815, was a local preacher.
On this account he suffered much persecution in the loss of a large school "connected with the Church of England" of which he was the principal.
His father, on account of his dissenting from the Church, disinherited him.
He struggled hard with a family of 6 children.
Samuel, Francis, Susanna and David came to Victoria about 1850. Thomas and Maria remained in England. He lived a blameless life, beloved by all classes. His wife was a true Christian and helpmate, cheered him in the hour of trial. They continued members of the Wesleyan Church, and both died in the Lord, October 1853.
David, the youngest, was born at Batsbeer, November 4, 1830, left England in 1849 and was one of the first on the Ballarat goldfields in 1851. He married Mary Ann Howell in 1853, had the misfortune to lose his beloved wife the same year. He again married in 1856, Mary Jones.
Elizabeth Jane, daughter, was born in Geelong, 1857. He left Geelong for Smythesdale, where David John, Maria, William Thomas, NathanielBurnett,Frederick Albert, were born.
In 1868 the family left for Ballarat, where Hedley Herefoot, Walter Somerville, Ethel Mary, were born.
He occupied a seat on the committees of the various charities and Free Libraries. Received a Commission of the Peace, and fulfilled its functions to the satisfaction of all classes.
Elizabeth, daughter, was married to J. J. Kingsbury, on 4th November 1879.
From a record kept of the Ham family since, 1730, it is specially mentioned that no member was ever convicted or charged with any criminal offence; and it is recorded that none of them ever became insolvent, nor compromised with their creditors; and it is enjoined on the various members of the family that, seeking divine assistance and help from God, they will maintain and preserve an unsullied reputation handed down to them by a noble ancestry.
[There are many mistakes, misspellings and inconsistencies in David's family history]

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"History of Launcells Church"

The tower of the Launcells church is 64 feet high and houses six bells that are famous for their fine tone.
These were the bells commemorated by the Rev. Robert Stephen Hawker, the Vicar of Morwenstow, the Cornish poet, in 1836.
On hearing that the Launcell's ringers had rung at the accession of George III, and the same again at his jubilee, that three of them had lived toring in George IV and that two had survived to celebrate the coronation of William IV, he dedicated his poem to their memory.

"Parochial History of Cornwall" by David Gilbert, 1838.
Volume 4, page 18:
An instance of longevity has been given in the parish of Stratton, and an occurrence has been stated to the Editor, which proves that Launcellsparticipates in the general healthiness of that district.
It seems the identical six men who rang the bells in Launcells tower on the Coronation of King George the Third, rang them also on the day of hisjubilee, having continued in the parish ringers during all that time.
Their names are recorded in the parish, and may therefore be inserted here,
John Lyle, Henry Cadd, Richard Venning, John Ham, John Allin, Richard Hayman.
And of these, John Lyle rang at the accession of King George the Fourth, and of his present Majesty King William the Fourth, then being in hisninety-sixth year: but all are now gathered to their fathers.

Dates:
George III accession17606 ringers
George III jubilee1810same 6 ringers
George IV accession18203 of same ringers
William IV coronation 1830 2 surviving

John Lyle and John Ham
John Lyle baptised 1736, buried 1832 [therefore 96 in 1830]
John Ham baptised 1740, buried 1823 [therefore could have rung the bells 3 times]

Frederick Smallfield painted a famous painting called "The Ringers of Launcells Tower" in 1878 after being inspired by Hawker's poem. The paintingis housed in the Museum in Truro.

Launcells Monumental Inscription:
Sacred
to
the memory of JOHN HAM,
late of Butsbeer in this Parish, who
departed this life the 10th day of
March in the year of our Lord
1825 in the 84th year of his age.
Also in memory of ANN his
wife. Who departed this life
the 1st day of January in the year
of our Lord 1834. Aged 95 years.
"If fourscore years and ten we stay,
Tis but a shadow past away,
There nothing is that can prevent
The stroke of death when time is spent."

[His date of death is incorrect on the gravestone. It should be 1823. Ann's is also incorrect and should be 1832, aged 96 - according to theLauncells Burial Register]

John wrote a deed of gifts to his son William on February 22, 1822.
John's probate was passed on March 29, 1823. Probate was granted to his son William and he received a sum of two hundred pounds. The estate wascalled Mavyns Butsbeer in the Parish of Launcells.
William was to give to his mother "meat, drink, washing and firing what is needful for her maintenance, together with her living in the dwellinghouse, and to have the use of all the furniture belonging to the house, with the milk of a cow together with two pounds a year and every year aslong as she shall live a widow."
And also giving and paying to Catherine Marshall and Mary Brock, his daughters, the sum of ten pounds to be paid two years after my decease.
To give unto his son Nathaniel Ham that parcel of land called or known by the name of Gardenpark or the field adjoining his own house as long as helives.
To give unto his son Thomas Ham the sum of fifteen pounds to be paid as follows: five pounds in twelve months, five pounds in two years, and fivepounds at the end of three years all after my decease.
To give unto his son Richard Ham the sum of twenty shillings per year and every year as long as he shall live.
To give unto his son John's widow and five children the sum of one shilling each to be paid immediately after my decease. The same for his daughterPrudence Togwill's children and his son James' widow and seven children."

HAM FAMILY RECORD
as presented to Mercy Grace in 1880 by her uncle and aunt, David and Mary Ham.

John Ham was born about the year 1730.
Was supposed to have come into England, from Holland, about the year 1755.
He purchased several estates of land in the County of Cornwall; and was married to Grace Lyle.
Had three sons and one daughter, William, Richard, Nathaniel Herefoot and Flora.
He died at Butsbeer Estate in 1824.
Two of William's sons came to the Colony of Victoria in 1852.
Richard's son John, left Cornwall for Birmingham, came to Victoria about 1842, was a Baptist Minister in Melbourne - much beloved - died in NSWabout 1852.
Nathaniel Herefoot was born at Batsbeer Estate in 1775, educated for a surveyor.
He married Susanna Pethick in 1810.
Became connected with the Wesleyan Church about 1815, was a local preacher.
On this account he suffered much persecution in the loss of a large school "connected with the Church of England" of which he was the principal.
His father, on account of his dissenting from the Church, disinherited him.
He struggled hard with a family of 6 children.
Samuel, Francis, Susanna and David came to Victoria about 1850. Thomas and Maria remained in England. He lived a blameless life, beloved by allclasses. His wife was a true Christian and helpmate, cheered him in the hour of trial. They continued members of the Wesleyan Church, and both diedin the Lord, October 1853.
David, the youngest, was born at Batsbeer, November 4, 1830, left England in 1849 and was one of the first on the Ballarat goldfields in 1851. Hemarried Mary Ann Howell in 1853, had the misfortune to lose his beloved wife the same year. He again married in 1856, Mary Jones.
Elizabeth Jane, daughter, was born in Geelong, 1857. He left Geelong for Smythesdale, where David John, Maria, William Thomas, Nathaniel Burnett,Frederick Albert, were born.
In 1868 the family left for Ballarat, where Hedley Herefoot, Walter Somerville, Ethel Mary, were born.
He occupied a seat on the committees of the various charities and Free Libraries. Received a Commission of the Peace, and fulfilled its functions tothe satisfaction of all classes.
Elizabeth, daughter, was married to J. J. Kingsbury, on 4th November 1879.
From a record kept of the Ham family since, 1730, it is specially mentioned that no member was ever convicted or charged with any criminal offence;and it is recorded that none of them ever became insolvent, nor compromised with their creditors; and it is enjoined on the various members of thefamily that, seeking divine assistance and help from God, they will maintain and preserve an unsullied reputation handed down to them by a nobleancestry.
[There are many mistakes and inconsistencies in David's family history]

John married Anna Maria LYLE on 21 Apr 1761 in Launcells, Cornwall, England. Anna (daughter of Richard LYLE and Ann MAY) was born before 10 Jan 1738 in Launcells, Cornwall, England; died on 1 Jan 1833 in Treyeo, Launcells, Cornwall, England; was buried on 3 Jan 1833 in Launcells, Cornwall, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Abt 10 Jan 1738, Launcells, Cornwall, England

Notes:

Launcells Monumental Inscriptions:
Sacred
to
the memory of JOHN HAM,
late of Butsbeer in this Parish, who
departed this life the 10th day of
March in the year of our Lord
1825 in the 84th year of his age.
Also in memory of ANN his
wife. Who departed this life
the 1st day of January in the year
of our Lord 1834. Aged 95 years.
"If fourscore years and ten we stay,
Tis but a shadow past away,
There nothing is that can prevent
The stroke of death when time is spent."
[His date of death is incorrect on the gravestone. It should be 1823. Also Ann's is incorrect and should be 1833, aged 96 - according totheLauncells Burial Register]

Anna Maria's abode at the time of her burial was Treyeo, so she must have been living there with her son William.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 4 May 1760, Week St Mary, Cornwall, England

Notes:

Blanchminster Charity Book - Parish of Stratton (Bude Library)
Memorandum of Agreement, 20 April 1762.
Between the major part of the Eight Men of the parish of Stratton and William Colmer of Poughill, for a lease determinable of three lives tobechosen and named by the lessee of and in "our part of HEAL MILLS", together with the wastes and plots adjoining, and woodland and housesthereuntobelonging, for a term of 99 years, if the lives shall so long endure, paying for consideration one guinea.
Counterpart, 31 October 1763.
Hugh Payne, Edward Hallett, and others, feoffees [those to whom land is given in the feudal system], for and in consideration of the re-erectionorre-building of the mills and mill-houses, commonly called HELE MILLS, together with the dwelling house and outhouses thereunto belonging, whicharenow ruinous and decayed, as well as for £2.2s. demise and grant to JOSEPH PETHEICK and his assigns all that their part, parcel and portion, thatisto say, one third part, of those mills, mill-houses, dwelling house and outhouses called HELE MILLS, and watercourse to the said millsbelonging,also the commons without the said mills and plot of wood or woodland ground thereto adjoining, all which premises were sometime in thetenure ofBenjamin Gayer, and now of JOSEPH PETHEICK, of Week St Mary, millwright; for 99 years, if JOHN PETHEICK, son of the said Joseph, aged 4years orthereabouts, JOSEPH another son of the same, aged 15 weeks or thereabouts, and ELIZABETH, daughter of the said Joseph, aged about 2 years,or any ofthem, shall so long happen to live. Yearly rent 10s. 4d.; also a heriot or farleu after the death of each tenant.
[heriot or farleu - a customary tribute of goods or chattels to the lord of the fee on the decease of the owner]
Counterpart, 27 August 1862 [99 hundred years later].
Assigned to John Box.
Footnote: in 1816, John Petherick paid 10s. 4d. rent and 10s. 8d. land tax. Subsequently these two items are merged into one payment of rent, £1. 1s.

John was the executor of his father's will of 1781 and he was the main beneficiary.
"I give and bequeath unto my well-beloved son John my Mills, known by the name of Hale Mills with the Estate belonging to the same, as also allmyGoods both quick and dead, as also my working tools and other Implements to me belonging, Household Furniture, within or without.

John's first wife Elizabeth died, possibly in childbirth or not long after, as she was buried on the same day as her baby Frances was baptised.Johnwas left with several small children. The baby died four months later. He remarried 6 years later to Mary Trick and they had four childrentogether.

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Blanchminster Charity Book - Parish of Stratton (Bude Library)
Memorandum of Agreement, 20 April 1762.
Between the major part of the Eight Men of the parish of Stratton and William Colmer of Poughill, for a lease determinable of three lives to bechosen and named by the lessee of and in "our part of HEAL MILLS", together with the wastes and plots adjoining, and woodland and houses thereuntobelonging, for a term of 99 years, if the lives shall so long endure, paying for consideration one guinea.
Counterpart, 31 October 1763.
Hugh Payne, Edward Hallett, and others, feoffees [those to whom land is given in the feudal system], for and in consideration of the re-erection orre-building of the mills and mill-houses, commonly called HELE MILLS, together with the dwelling house and outhouses thereunto belonging, which arenow ruinous and decayed, as well as for £2.2s. demise and grant to JOSEPH PETHEICK and his assigns all that their part, parcel and portion, that isto say, one third part, of those mills, mill-houses, dwelling house and outhouses called HELE MILLS, and watercourse to the said mills belonging,also the commons without the said mills and plot of wood or woodland ground thereto adjoining, all which premises were sometime in the tenure ofBenjamin Gayer, and now of JOSEPH PETHEICK, of Week St Mary, millwright; for 99 years, if JOHN PETHEICK, son of the said Joseph, aged 4 years orthereabouts, JOSEPH another son of the same, aged 15 weeks or thereabouts, and ELIZABETH, daughter of the said Joseph, aged about 2 years, or any ofthem, shall so long happen to live. Yearly rent 10s. 4d.; also a heriot or farleu after the death of each tenant.
[heriot or farleu - a customary tribute of goods or chattels to the lord of the fee on the decease of the owner]
Counterpart, 27 August 1862 [99 hundred years later].
Assigned to John Box.
Footnote: in 1816, John Petherick paid 10s. 4d. rent and 10s. 8d. land tax. Subsequently these two items are merged into one payment of rent, £1. 1s.

John was the executor of his father's will of 1781 and he was the main beneficiary.
"I give and bequeath unto my well-beloved son John my Mills, known by the name of Hale Mills with the Estate belonging to the same, as also all myGoods both quick and dead, as also my working tools and other Implements to me belonging, Household Furniture, within or without.

John's first wife Elizabeth died, possibly in childbirth or not long after, as she was buried on the same day as her baby Frances was baptised. Johnwas left with several small children. The baby died four months later. He remarried 6 years later to Mary Trick and they had four children together.

John married Elizabeth CORY on 9 Apr 1781 in Week St Mary, Cornwall, England. Elizabeth (daughter of William CORY and Unknown UNKNOWN) was born about 1760 in Week St Mary, Cornwall, England; died in 1800 in Stratton, Cornwall, England; was buried on 25 Oct 1800 in Stratton, Cornwall, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 10 Aug 1760, Week St Mary, Cornwall, England
• Burial: 20 Feb 1801, Stratton, Cornwall, England

Edward married Dorothy CLEVERDON on 8 Feb 1768 in Bradworthy, Devon, England. Dorothy (daughter of William CLEVERDON and Unknown UNKNOWN) was born before 20 Mar 1745 in Bradworthy, Devon, England; died in Apr 1796 in Bradworthy, Devon, England; was buried on 1 May 1796 in Bradworthy, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Abt 20 Mar 1745, Bradworthy, Devon, England

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Abt 7 Dec 1748, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Notes:

John is mentioned in the admon of his father John's estate when he died intestate in 1787.

John was buried in Kilkhampton, where he originally came from, as was his wife Ann in 1821.

Monumental inscription in Kilkhampton [from Cornwall FHS]:
Sacred to the memory of John Barrett of the Parish of Bradworthy who died June 20th 1835. Age 86 years.

John married Anne SURGENT on 28 Jul 1772 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. Anne (daughter of Richard SURGENT and Elizabeth HOPGOOD) was born before 27 Apr 1747 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England; died on 22 Nov 1821; was buried on 26 Nov 1821 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Abt 27 Apr 1747, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Notes:

Ann was buried in Kilkhampton, where she originally came from.

Monumental inscription in Kilkhampton [from Cornwall FHS]:
Sacred to the memory of Ann, wife of John Barrett of Kimworthy in the Parish of Bradworthy, who died November 22nd 1821. Age 73 years.