Albert Henry BEDGGOOD

Albert married Margaret RENKIN on 19 Apr 1881 in Victoria, Australia. Margaret died on 4 Oct 1944 in Buninyong, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 6 Oct 1944 in Buninyong Cemetery, Buninyong, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 25 Dec 1812, Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England
• Census: 30 Mar 1851, On the Green, Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England
• Immigration: 13 Dec 1852, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Notes:

Thornbury October 26th 1837
My dear son
I was exceedingly glad to receive a letter from you yesterday, from Waimate, but without date, being the third I have had from you, the last direct, the two former copied by Mrs Thos B - one dated Sep 4th 36 - the other from Sidney (?). I was very thankful to a kind Providence that you were favoured to reach the place of your destination in safety, you can suppose how anxiously I thought of you while on the stormy ocean. Your dear wife seems to have suffered severely on the passage, but I hope she is now quite recovered from its effects. Tis indeed abundant cause of gratitude to God that you seem to be so comfortably situated, that the climate suits you, and that you feel in your right place for usefulness. You may well know that it was hard parting with you, I can assure you I felt it to be so, more especially when I reflect that tis hardly probable that I shall ever see you again on earth, you seem to derive consolation from the hope that we may meet again in Heaven never to part again. May God grant us a happy meeting there in his infinite mercy through our blessed Saviour. I am obliged for your prayers for me, hope you'll never forget me at those times, as I can assure you that I never retire to rest or rise from it, without reason being you and yours at the throne of grace. By God's helping my health has been pretty middling since you left. I certainly feel somewhat of the effects of advancing years as you may suppose, but I am well enough to walk to Thornbury today. I shall sleep at Mrs Wilke's tonight. I have resided
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with your Uncle Matthews at Itchington ever since you left, and there I'm likely to remain to the end of my days, unless I take a trip to see you by the new Railroads and Steamers.
Your uncles Jas (James?) and John Matthews are very well, they are very kind to me, are glad to hear from you, and desire their kind regards and love to you and yours.
My sister Mrs Hobbs is come to reside with us, I am sorry to inform you that she is quite blind.
Your sister Ann Jones and her husband were with us for a fortnight, about 3 months ago, thinking to get a situation in Bristol, which however he could not, so they went to London, where they staid 6 wks, but also failed to get employment there, so they returned to Manchester, where I am glad to hear he has got work. They were well when I last heard from them, as was also the case with your brother in London.
Your uncle Thomas and family were well when I heard from them about 3 weeks ago, but I'm sorry to inform you that he has lost by death his daughter Eliza and son Andrew, also Mr (or Mrs) Holt.
I saw your Uncle Josiah about 2 weeks ago, he was very well, his wife was in London, your cousin James is still with your Uncle in London.
Charles is married and has two children, he lives at Henley. George is married to a widow and has one child, keeps a Drapers and Grocers shop at Stroud.
Daniel is married to a respectable young woman who keeps a Baby linen warehouse at Stroud.
Betsy is married to a person named May, is likely soon to have a family, lives at Woolten.
Uncle Bobby is very well, and sends his best respects, still lives with Aunt Sally who is very ill,
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not likely to live long.
Mrs Wilke's has had a very bad finger from which she has suffered much, her two daughters are well, they each desire their best Christian regards and would be very glad to have a letter from you which they would answer.
Mr and Mrs Hopkins and their family are all well and likewise desire abundance of respect. Dr ? is removed to reside at Cheltenham. Mr Daniel Smith, Mrs Smith, Mrs Matthews and family, send also love and respect.
Poor Mrs Mullen is still living, but very helpless. Mr Pullen and sisters all well, they and all I have named above say they glad to hear of your welfare. Also Mrs Taylor of Eai?.
Next sentences hard to read, bits of page missing.
Health and ---- are enclosed ----- have this
------ crops of potatoes, corn and likewise
----- you would see a great alteration here -----
I am ----- to hear that little John is well and that he has not forgotten his poor old Grandmother who prays God xxx bless him.

I am very glad that you are likely to be doing well in temporal affairs, tis of but little consequence where our mortal remains rest at last, so that our souls get to their -------
I should be very glad of course to see you once more, perhaps as the facilities for conveyance are increased you may come to England again, even if you return to New Zealand afterwards.
Did you hear anything of your brother Joseph, I've not heard of him a long time, but suppose he is in the East Indies.
The ateration (alteration?) in the state of New Zealand is very wonderful - God be praised - you will be glad
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to hear that I think there is increasing attention paid to religion and religious education at Sabbath Schools and any Christians of various denominations.
We have had a most glorious Autumn, abundant crops of hay, corn, fruit and all well got in, we can hardly find casks for the cyder.
Your Brother Thomas and family were well when I heard last.
I shall send this letter to your brother Richard in London who is to take it to the Mission house, as you say to us tis no use to post letters to you otherwise.
I shall be very glad to hear frequently from you and will punctually answer your letters and if any alteration takes place you shall quickly know, wishing you the best of all blessings.
I remain your affectionate Mother
Martha Bedggood

Addressed to
Mr Richard Bedggood
No. 4 Macclesfield Street
City Road
London
For
Mr John Bedggood
Waimate
New Zealand

Mr Richard Bedggood will please to open this letter, read it, reseal it, and take it to the Mission House.
Stamped
Oct 27 1837

23 March. Black Lead Buninyong 1864.
Dear Brothers and Sisters
I hope that this will find you all in good health as it leaves us at present thank the Almighty for it. But am sorry it is my painful duty to tell you that Sister Hannah is no more. She died on the 18th inst. Friday last. She had been ill a long time. Daniel wrote to me to have her up here to see if the change of air would do her good. She was with me 13 days. The doctor in Melbourne gave her up. I had a doctor to her here. He told my wife he could nothing for her, her lungs were gone. He gave her some medicine to sooth [sic] her pain. She kept her bed only 4 days. Poor thing was very thankfull [sic] for the attentions she received. She was rather reserved. She said but little about her future state to me, but she always had her Bible by herald read it much and seemed aware that her time was short. She told my wife several times she was happy and I do believe it. I did hear her singing in the night that beauty full hym [sic] And am I Born to Die was a favourite. When she was taken for deathI was away from home. My wife asked her if she thought it was death. She said yes, then are you happy, yes. The last time she was asked her speech was gone. She was asked to give a sign. She clasped her hands and waived them as good as to say all was well. Her spirit took flight about 10 o’clock night on the 18th March. I telegraph for Daniel. Charles and Joe but James was in the wrong part of the Colony, it was impossible to let him know in time for the funeral, but I do hope this will bring him to God. I had her buried very respectable. I bought a piece of ground for her and enough for all my family to [be] buried in. I shall have it fenced in and plant some flowers in it as it [is] my own private property situated in Buninyong Cemetery Victoria. Charles, Daniel and Joe was at the funeral. Now my dear brothers and sisters the first link in the family is broke. It is high time for us all to double our diligence for it soon time be our turn, then my prayer is we all examine our selfs and see how matters stands betwixts God and our souls for we shall soon have to stand before him. When my dear sister was dying my wife was pleading with her Maker in behalf. She felt the influence of the holy Spirit abundantly such joy and gladness come over. When Hannah was asked if the praying did hurt her she put her hand out to pull my wife [to] her [to] pat her on the shoulders, so that she gave us reason to believe she is gone to rest.
Daniel told me there was letter this mail and that poor Mother was still in the wilderness but kept alive on brandy, so I expect she is gone before now. I am expecting every mail to hear she is gone to meet poor father to part no more and I hope the Lord will enable me to meet them in Heaven. I have been expecting Mother’s likeness but it is a long time coming.
Charles Stone has been here twice lately, he [is] quite well. Charles, Daniel and Joe all join with me in love to all.
From your affectionate brother George Bedggood and Mary Ann Bedggood.

1879 Cambrian Hill Sept 2nd
Dear Brother and Sister
I received yours and was glad to hear from you after the many years but I was glad to hear you was still alive. You have had your trials and so have we. To get on through this life it is not all gold that glitters here, but it is far better country than England. There is brother Joe now traveling about the country hawking. He might been well off he had a mind. Now he has no home of his own and 3 children left on my hands. He has not been to see them but once this 2/2 years. He owe me a good bit of money and he is likely to to owe. He will never pay me.. I would not care for the money if he would come and take the children away for my wife is not able to do for them. She is never well done together and she want to be quiet in our old years. We have strove hard to provide ourselves for old age and sickness. I have had the heart decease [sic] for many years. I was for 7 or 8 years not able to everything but just walk about. It cost me a deal for doctor. I cannot stand but little exertion or excitement. But thank the Lord I am sound in my lungs and enjoy my food and sleep. My wife is very much troubled with asthmatics. We are getting old. I was born in 1812, so I shall be 67 by the time you get this in November. Times is very bad in this country. I have letters from my sons in Gippsland. My son Charles went there about 3/2 years ago with 480 pound in his pocket to take up land. He has been fencing land and clearing and putting [sic] up a house and buying cattle. The season has been so bad the grass all dried up and butter so cheap only 4 or 5 pence per pound and send a 150 miles to market, so out of 70 head of cattle he has not got one milking or has not had anything to sell this 4 months and cattle starving for want of grass.
George and Jessie they have been clearing land and putting up their houses. Their money is gone and can not get a days work anywhere. They are working themselves back here again, if they can sell out they will be back. Bit there is a great many out of work in Ballarat district, it is a mining district, but I am out in the country 6 miles from Ballarat. About your son in Newcastle I don’t know what he has been used to do if he can get any hiring to do. He had better stay there has been hundreds of men left here to go there. A gentleman last week from New South Wales for 150 men, miners, got them all in one day. He could have got as manny [sic] more if he wanted them. The miners is on strike there. They are putting up houses there for the fresh men. I read the whole world is in a bad state at present. There is hundreds selectors here that has been working and saving their money for years gone in the interior of the Colony to take up land is completely ruined through 3 bad seasons. My crops last season was not worth gathering and I hear the crops in England is ruined with wet, but it is for the want of it here. The cattle is dying by hundreds from harvesting no grass. I don’t know how many of mine is dead. We know of one cow. I don’t keep dry cows and young cattle at home, we turn them in the bush. We don’t see them sometimes for 6 months or 12 months. There is a herdsman to look after them for 5 shillings a head a year. But all my neighbours [sic] as lost a good many ….

George married Mary Ann BANKS on 1 Sep 1845 in Newnham, Gloucestershire, England. Mary (daughter of Samuel BANKS and Hester ADAMS) was born in 1815 in Saul, Gloucestershire, England; died on 4 Oct 1893 in Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 7 Oct 1893 in Buninyong Cemetery, Buninyong, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 12 Mar 1815, Saul, Gloucestershire, England
• Census: 30 Mar 1851, On the Green, Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England
• Immigration: 13 Dec 1852, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 28 May 1783, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, George St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
• Census: 30 Mar 1851, George St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Notes:

Thornbury October 26th 1837
My dear son
I was exceedingly glad to receive a letter from you yesterday, from Waimate, but without date, being the third I have had from you, the last direct, the two former copied by Mrs Thos B - one dated Sep 4th 36 - the other from Sidney (?). I was very thankful to a kind Providence that you were favoured to reach the place of your destination in safety, you can suppose how anxiously I thought of you while on the stormy ocean. Your dear wife seems to have suffered severely on the passage, but I hope she is now quite recovered from its effects. Tis indeed abundant cause of gratitude to God that you seem to be so comfortably situated, that the climate suits you, and that you feel in your right place for usefulness. You may well know that it was hard parting with you, I can assure you I felt it to be so, more especially when I reflect that tis hardly probable that I shall ever see you again on earth, you seem to derive consolation from the hope that we may meet again in Heaven never to part again. May God grant us a happy meeting there in his infinite mercy through our blessed Saviour. I am obliged for your prayers for me, hope you'll never forget me at those times, as I can  assure you that I never retire to rest or rise from it, without reason being you and yours at the throne of grace. By God's helping my health has been pretty middling since you left. I certainly feel somewhat of the effects of advancing years as you may suppose, but I am well enough to walk to Thornbury today. I shall sleep at Mrs Wilke's tonight. I have resided
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with your Uncle Matthews at Itchington ever since you left, and there I'm likely to remain to the end of my days, unless I take a trip to see you by the new Railroads and Steamers. 
Your uncles Jas (James?) and John Matthews are very well, they are very kind to me, are glad to hear from you, and desire their kind regards and love to you and yours. 
My sister Mrs Hobbs is come to reside with us, I am sorry to inform you that she is quite blind. 
Your sister Ann Jones and her husband were with us for a fortnight, about 3 months ago, thinking to get a situation in Bristol, which however he could not, so they went to London, where they staid 6 wks, but also failed to get employment there, so they returned to Manchester, where I am glad to hear he has got work.  They were well when I last heard from them, as was also the case with your brother in London. 
Your uncle Thomas and family were well when I heard from them about 3 weeks ago, but I'm sorry to inform you that he has lost by death his daughter Eliza and son Andrew, also Mr (or Mrs) Holt. 
I saw your Uncle Josiah about 2 weeks ago, he was very well, his wife was in London, your cousin James is still with your Uncle in London. 
Charles is married and has two children, he lives at Henley. George is married to a widow and has one child, keeps a Drapers and Grocers shop at Stroud. 
Daniel is married to a respectable young woman who keeps a Baby linen warehouse at Stroud. 
Betsy is married to a person named May, is likely soon to have a family, lives at Woolten. 
Uncle Bobby is very well, and sends his best respects, still lives with Aunt Sally who is very ill,
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not likely to live long. 
Mrs Wilke's has had a very bad finger from which she has suffered much, her two daughters are well, they each desire their best Christian regards and would be very glad to have a letter from you which they would answer. 
Mr and Mrs Hopkins and their family are all well and likewise desire abundance of respect. Dr ? is removed to reside at Cheltenham. Mr Daniel Smith, Mrs Smith, Mrs Matthews and family, send also love and respect. 
Poor Mrs Mullen is still living, but very helpless. Mr Pullen and sisters all well, they and all I have named above say they glad to hear of your welfare. Also Mrs Taylor of Eai?. 
Next sentences hard to read, bits of page missing.
Health and ---- are enclosed ----- have this
------ crops of potatoes, corn and likewise
----- you would see a great alteration here -----
I am ----- to hear that little John is well and that he has not forgotten his poor old Grandmother who prays God xxx bless him. 

I am very glad that you are likely to be doing well in temporal affairs, tis of but little consequence where our mortal remains rest at last, so that our souls get to their -------
I should be very glad of course to see you once more, perhaps as the facilities for conveyance are increased you may come to England again, even if you return to New Zealand afterwards. 
Did you hear anything of your brother Joseph, I've not heard of him a long time, but suppose he is in the East Indies. 
The ateration (alteration?) in the state of New Zealand is very wonderful - God be praised - you will be glad
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to hear that I think there is increasing attention paid to religion and religious education at Sabbath Schools and any Christians of various denominations. 
We have had a most glorious Autumn, abundant crops of hay, corn, fruit and all well got in, we can hardly find casks for the cyder. 
Your Brother Thomas and family were well when I heard last. 
I shall send this letter to your brother Richard in London who is to take it to the Mission house, as you say to us tis no use to post letters to you otherwise. 
I shall be very glad to hear frequently from you and will punctually answer your letters and if any alteration takes place you shall quickly know, wishing you the best of all blessings. 
I remain your affectionate Mother
Martha Bedggood 

Addressed to
Mr Richard Bedggood
No. 4 Macclesfield Street
City Road
London
For
Mr John Bedggood 
Waimate
New Zealand

Mr Richard Bedggood will please to open this letter, read it, reseal it, and take it to the Mission House. 
Stamped
Oct 27 1837

Josiah married Hannah PACKER on 11 Mar 1805 in St Paul's, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Hannah (daughter of Daniel PACKER and Ann UNKNOWN) was born about 1780 in Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England; died on 3 Feb 1864 in 43 Chapel St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England; was buried on 8 Feb 1864 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 24 Dec 1780, Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, George St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
• Census: 30 Mar 1851, George St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Old Chapel St, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Samuel married Hester ADAMS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Abt 6 Apr 1744, Tytherington, Gloucestershire, England

James married Ann SMITH on 13 Apr 1775 in Tytherington, Gloucestershire, England. Ann (daughter of John SMITH and Elizabeth UNKNOWN) was born about 1754 in Tytherington, Gloucestershire, England; died in Sep 1794 in Tytherington, Gloucestershire, England; was buried on 27 Sep 1794 in Tytherington, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 28 Apr 1754, Tytherington, Gloucestershire, England

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 25 Dec 1746, Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England

Daniel married Ann UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]