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- Henry preceeded at once to Geelong where he worked at his trade, that of carpenter and wheelwright.
Henry was on the goldfields with his brothers Richard and William, and his uncle Henry, and cousins Samuel and David. The gold returns were listedin 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 andbuildhouses 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 yearsofthe gold rushes.
In 1853 Henry lived in Foster St, Geelong.
Burgess Roll , Barwon Ward in Town of Geelong, 1853/54:
Ham, Henry Mountjoy, house, Forster St. [Foster St.]
Rate Book, 1854
Foster Street south:
Weatherboard, 2 rooms, assessed annual value £50. This property was 2 doors from Samuel Ham's house.
Rate Books, 1854-55 to 1858-59:
Lonsdale St north, brick, 2 rooms, £14. This property was next to one owned by Henry's brother Joseph.
Ratepayers Roll, Newtown and Chilwell, 1860-1861:
Ham, Henry, Noble St.
Henry had a produce store on the corner of Yarra and Kilgour streets in South Geelong. It was a weatherboard store and he sold hay and chaff.
Rate Books, 1858-59 to 1876:
Yarra St east, weatherboard shop, chaff store [descriptions vary from year to year.]
Geelong Street Directory, 1861:
Henry M. Ham, corn dealer, Kilgour Street.
Four of Henry and Charlotte's children were baptised in the Geelong Wesleyan Circuit between 1861 and 1874. Each time their abode was SouthGeelongand Henry's occupation was storekeeper.
Henry was on the Building Committee (as Treasurer) of the Geelong South Methodist Church, Fyans St., which opened in 1868, along with SamuelHam,William Ham, Charles Bedggood and his son Charles Bedggood.
Henry was listed as a Sunday School Superintendent of the South Geelong Methodist Church from 1865 to 1895.
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 anavenueof trees. Persons planting trees paid 15 shillings for each tree, which was named after that person, or after anyone they named. Many did soin thename of a wife or child or a friend. Henry had a tree planted in his name between Balliang St and Fyans St, on the east side.
Henry also had a produce business in South Geelong. He is listed in the Rate Books for this property from 1872 to 1876. Henry owned this businessaswell as the other store on the corner of Yarra and Kilgour streets until he moved to Diggorah. His business in Moorabool St was bought byThomasSceney.
On the 18th July 1884, a fire occurred in Moorabool Street, South Geelong. One fo the premises badly damaged was a produce store run byThomasSceney. This store was a wooden structure with a shingle roof, owned by "Mr. Hy. Ham, of Rochester." Sceney was not insured, but Henry hadthebuilding insured for £70 and the machinery and fixtures for £130. Firemen prevented the flames spreading to "Mr. Fagg's store and timber yard."This would place the buildings on the west side of Moorabool St, between Fyans St and the Barwon River.
Henry is listed as the Postmaster at Pannoomilloo between 1884 and until after 1901.
In 1896, Henry purchased the property between Samuel Ham's house and Thomas Sceney's dairy. He rented out the house which was brick with five rooms.
Roll of Victorian Voters at the Federal Referendum 1899:
Ham, Henry M., Diggora, farmer.
Henry was a councillor in 1901 with the Shire of Echuca (signature in the book presented to Duke of Cornwall in 1901).
"Early Pioneers of Rochester Area":
HAM BROS., Richard, Henry and William , selected separate blocks at Diggora in 1872. Ex-councillor W.S.C. Ham, M.B.E., R.P. Ham and Mrs Bodger,whostill live in the district, are children of the original settlers.
"Then ... the Water Wheel Turned" by Fae Stevens & Elizabeth O'Brien:
The children of Ian Ham, now living in Lockington, are the fifth generation of this family to live in the district, their great-greatgrandfatherHenery [sic] Ham coming with his two brothers Richard and William about the year 1874. [sic]
Going back still another generation, the following letter was written by the mother-in-law of Henery Ham, Mrs Elizabeth Walter, to her sisterinEngland.
1854, May 15th
Hill Park, Barnabool [sic] Hills, Australia Felix.
Dear and loving sister,
(the following are extracts from the letter)
Charlotte is married to Mr Richard Ham's son Henery, a very nice young man, and hath been very successful on the gold diggings. A thousandpound'sworth fell to his share. John is married to his uncle Roger's daughter Fanny Ann and the rest of the children are living with us and enjoyinggoodhealth.
(the letter goes on to list prices of goods and how good life is in Australia)
"Then ... the Water Wheel Turned" by Fae Stevens & Elizabeth O'Brien, 1967:
Told by Mrs Bodger, of Rochester, who was born at Pannoo-Milloo in 1886.
Her father Richard Ham and his wife and four children faced the long trek by covered waggon from Dowling Forest near Ballarat in 1874, comingthroughthe Whipstick, then almost a trackless forest. Clearing timber to start cultivation was the first task, and mother and a five months old baby in thepram helped each day in gathering up the lighter scrub and firing the heaps. This baby was the late Percy Ham.
The Ham families were very musical and helped form a choir.
The Ham family owned the only buggy in the district for some time and often loaned it for local weddings. A fine vineyard was planted in an acre ofsandy soil and yielded grapes of fine flavour and quality. The original property still remains in the Ham family, and Mrs Bodger considers it someofthe best wheat growing land in the district.
Ed and Cliff Ham, sons of Henry, also farmed in Pannoo-Milloo and only recently the property was sold. Cliff Ham was a councillor for 36 years andin1952 was awarded the M.B.E.
The Pannoo-Milloo post office was opened in the Ham residence in 1877 and until it closed in 1923, this office was in the hands of only twofamilies, Hams and Hanleys. Mrs Park (mother of Roy and David) herself a member of the Ham family, was in charge for many years.
Rochester Express, December 1st 1906:
Death of Cr. Ham
It is with deep regret that we record the death of Cr. Henry Mountjoy Ham, which sad event took place at an early hour on Thursday morning afteranillness of some months' duration. The deceased gentleman first complained of being unwell in May last, and subsequently underwentseveraloperations. Although not in the best of health, he attended the October meeting of the Echuca Shire Council, but later on had again to taketo hisbed, and despite the unremitting attention and skill of Dr Littlewood, he passed peacefully away as stated.
He leaves a grown-up family of four sons and one daughter to mourn his loss. Mrs Ham predeased her husband some eleven years ago.
The late Cr Ham was born at Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, in July 1830, and was therefore 76 years of age at the time of his death. He left homewith his brother William, who is now residing in Melbourne, when he was 21 years of age, arriving in Melbourne in 1851, and proceeding at oncetoGeelong, where he worked awhile at his trade, that of a carpenter and wheelwright.
Later on he went to the Ballarat diggings, where he was fairly successful, and within two years of his landing, together with his brother, sent homefor his parents and other members of the family, who were particularly unfortunate on the journey, his mother and sister both dying on the voyage.
Shortly afterward Mr Ham married Charlotte, sister of Mr John Walter, of Pannoomilloo, and settled in Geelong, where he established a grocerybusiness in Kilgour Street, and a hay and corn store at Barwon Bridge, South Geelong.
He remained there until 1872, when he selected land at Pannoomilloo, where the family followed in the following year and have resided ever since.
Mr Ham had always taken a keen interest in all matters in connection with the Methodist denomination, and was one of the founders of the churchatSouth Geelong.
On removing to this district he was again one of the first movers in the establishing of a Methodist Church at Pannoomilloo, and had actedastreasurer and trustee from the time of its inception. He was a circuit steward for many years, but resigned that office about 12 months ago. Hehas also represented the Rochester and Elmore circuit at the annual conference for some years.
On the death of ex-Cr Rankin, six years ago, Mr Ham was nominated for the vacancy in the Echuca Shire Council, and was returned unopposed. Two yearslater he contested the seat and was again successful, and at the close of his term in August late was again returned unopposed. He was presidentofthe shire for the year 1902-3.
He also filled other important public positions, notably in connection with the Rochester Agricultural and Pastoral Association, in which he hadalways taken an active interest, and was also president for the year 1904, which will be remembered as the year of the Governor's visit. He was oneof the original shareholders of the Yeomanry Co., and soon after its formation was elected a director, which position he retained up to the timethecompany dissolved.
The funeral took place yesterday afternoon, when the respect in which the deceased was held was shown by the extreme length of the cortege, overeighty vehicles following the remains to the Rochester cemetery. The massive oak coffin was covered with wreaths and flowers, among the former beingtwo handsome wreaths - one forwarded by the Echuca Shire Council, and the other by the officers of the Income Tax Office, where Mr J. Ham (one ofthe deceased's sons) is employed.
The coffin-bearers were Crs Graham (president), McIntyre, Martin, Tehan and Doherty (Echuca Shire), and Cr Walter (Huntly Shire).
The Rev. H. Moore, assisted by the Rev. T. Neilson, conducted the service at the grave, sympathetic reference being made to the deceased's uprightcharacter and probity.
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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Note
Henry preceeded at once to Geelong where he worked at his trade, that of carpenter and wheelwright.
Henry was on the goldfields with his brothers Richard and William, and his uncle Henry, and cousins Samuel and David. The gold returns were listedin 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 buildhouses 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 ofthe gold rushes.
In 1853 Henry lived in Foster St, Geelong.
Burgess Roll , Barwon Ward in Town of Geelong, 1853/54:
Ham, Henry Mountjoy, house, Forster St. [Foster St.]
Rate Book, 1854
Foster Street south:
Weatherboard, 2 rooms, assessed annual value £50. This property was 2 doors from Samuel Ham's house.
Rate Books, 1854-55 to 1858-59:
Lonsdale St north, brick, 2 rooms, £14. This property was next to one owned by Henry's brother Joseph.
Ratepayers Roll, Newtown and Chilwell, 1860-1861:
Ham, Henry, Noble St.
Henry had a produce store on the corner of Yarra and Kilgour streets in South Geelong. It was a weatherboard store and he sold hay and chaff.
Rate Books, 1858-59 to 1876:
Yarra St east, weatherboard shop, chaff store [descriptions vary from year to year.]
Geelong Street Directory, 1861:
Henry M. Ham, corn dealer, Kilgour Street.
Four of Henry and Charlotte's children were baptised in the Geelong Wesleyan Circuit between 1861 and 1874. Each time their abode was South Geelongand Henry's occupation was storekeeper.
Henry was on the Building Committee (as Treasurer) of the Geelong South Methodist Church, Fyans St., which opened in 1868, along with Samuel Ham,William Ham, Charles Bedggood and his son Charles Bedggood.
Henry was listed as a Sunday School Superintendent of the South Geelong Methodist Church from 1865 to 1895.
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 anavenue of trees. Persons planting trees paid 15 shillings for each tree, which was named after that person, or after anyone they named. Many did soin the name of a wife or child or a friend. Henry had a tree planted in his name between Balliang St and Fyans St, on the east side.
Henry also had a produce business in South Geelong. He is listed in the Rate Books for this property from 1872 to 1876. Henry owned this business aswell as the other store on the corner of Yarra and Kilgour streets until he moved to Diggorah. His business in Moorabool St was bought by ThomasSceney.
On the 18th July 1884, a fire occurred in Moorabool Street, South Geelong. One fo the premises badly damaged was a produce store run by ThomasSceney. This store was a wooden structure with a shingle roof, owned by "Mr. Hy. Ham, of Rochester." Sceney was not insured, but Henry had thebuilding insured for £70 and the machinery and fixtures for £130. Firemen prevented the flames spreading to "Mr. Fagg's store and timber yard." Thiswould place the buildings on the west side of Moorabool St, between Fyans St and the Barwon River.
Henry is listed as the Postmaster at Pannoomilloo between 1884 and until after 1901.
In 1896, Henry purchased the property between Samuel Ham's house and Thomas Sceney's dairy. He rented out the house which was brick with five rooms.
Roll of Victorian Voters at the Federal Referendum 1899:
Ham, Henry M., Diggora, farmer.
Henry was a councillor in 1901 with the Shire of Echuca (signature in the book presented to Duke of Cornwall in 1901).
"Early Pioneers of Rochester Area":
HAM BROS., Richard, Henry and William , selected separate blocks at Diggora in 1872. Ex-councillor W.S.C. Ham, M.B.E., R.P. Ham and Mrs Bodger, whostill live in the district, are children of the original settlers.
"Then ... the Water Wheel Turned" by Fae Stevens & Elizabeth O'Brien:
The children of Ian Ham, now living in Lockington, are the fifth generation of this family to live in the district, their great-great grandfatherHenery [sic] Ham coming with his two brothers Richard and William about the year 1874. [sic]
Going back still another generation, the following letter was written by the mother-in-law of Henery Ham, Mrs Elizabeth Walter, to her sister inEngland.
1854, May 15th
Hill Park, Barnabool [sic] Hills, Australia Felix.
Dear and loving sister,
(the following are extracts from the letter)
Charlotte is married to Mr Richard Ham's son Henery, a very nice young man, and hath been very successful on the gold diggings. A thousand pound'sworth fell to his share. John is married to his uncle Roger's daughter Fanny Ann and the rest of the children are living with us and enjoying goodhealth.
(the letter goes on to list prices of goods and how good life is in Australia)
"Then ... the Water Wheel Turned" by Fae Stevens & Elizabeth O'Brien, 1967:
Told by Mrs Bodger, of Rochester, who was born at Pannoo-Milloo in 1886.
Her father Richard Ham and his wife and four children faced the long trek by covered waggon from Dowling Forest near Ballarat in 1874, comingthrough the Whipstick, then almost a trackless forest. Clearing timber to start cultivation was the first task, and mother and a five months oldbaby in the pram helped each day in gathering up the lighter scrub and firing the heaps. This baby was the late Percy Ham.
The Ham families were very musical and helped form a choir.
The Ham family owned the only buggy in the district for some time and often loaned it for local weddings. A fine vineyard was planted in an acre ofsandy soil and yielded grapes of fine flavour and quality. The original property still remains in the Ham family, and Mrs Bodger considers it someof the best wheat growing land in the district.
Ed and Cliff Ham, sons of Henry, also farmed in Pannoo-Milloo and only recently the property was sold. Cliff Ham was a councillor for 36 years andin 1952 was awarded the M.B.E.
The Pannoo-Milloo post office was opened in the Ham residence in 1877 and until it closed in 1923, this office was in the hands of only twofamilies, Hams and Hanleys. Mrs Park (mother of Roy and David) herself a member of the Ham family, was in charge for many years.
Rochester Express, December 1st 1906:
Death of Cr. Ham
It is with deep regret that we record the death of Cr. Henry Mountjoy Ham, which sad event took place at an early hour on Thursday morning after anillness of some months' duration. The deceased gentleman first complained of being unwell in May last, and subsequently underwent severaloperations. Although not in the best of health, he attended the October meeting of the Echuca Shire Council, but later on had again to take to hisbed, and despite the unremitting attention and skill of Dr Littlewood, he passed peacefully away as stated.
He leaves a grown-up family of four sons and one daughter to mourn his loss. Mrs Ham predeased her husband some eleven years ago.
The late Cr Ham was born at Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, in July 1830, and was therefore 76 years of age at the time of his death. He left homewith his brother William, who is now residing in Melbourne, when he was 21 years of age, arriving in Melbourne in 1851, and proceeding at once toGeelong, where he worked awhile at his trade, that of a carpenter and wheelwright.
Later on he went to the Ballarat diggings, where he was fairly successful, and within two years of his landing, together with his brother, sent homefor his parents and other members of the family, who were particularly unfortunate on the journey, his mother and sister both dying on the voyage.
Shortly afterward Mr Ham married Charlotte, sister of Mr John Walter, of Pannoomilloo, and settled in Geelong, where he established a grocerybusiness in Kilgour Street, and a hay and corn store at Barwon Bridge, South Geelong.
He remained there until 1872, when he selected land at Pannoomilloo, where the family followed in the following year and have resided ever since.
Mr Ham had always taken a keen interest in all matters in connection with the Methodist denomination, and was one of the founders of the church atSouth Geelong.
On removing to this district he was again one of the first movers in the establishing of a Methodist Church at Pannoomilloo, and had acted astreasurer and trustee from the time of its inception. He was a circuit steward for many years, but resigned that office about 12 months ago. He hasalso represented the Rochester and Elmore circuit at the annual conference for some years.
On the death of ex-Cr Rankin, six years ago, Mr Ham was nominated for the vacancy in the Echuca Shire Council, and was returned unopposed. Two yearslater he contested the seat and was again successful, and at the close of his term in August late was again returned unopposed. He was president ofthe shire for the year 1902-3.
He also filled other important public positions, notably in connection with the Rochester Agricultural and Pastoral Association, in which he hadalways taken an active interest, and was also president for the year 1904, which will be remembered as the year of the Governor's visit. He was oneof the original shareholders of the Yeomanry Co., and soon after its formation was elected a director, which position he retained up to the time thecompany dissolved.
The funeral took place yesterday afternoon, when the respect in which the deceased was held was shown by the extreme length of the cortege, overeighty vehicles following the remains to the Rochester cemetery. The massive oak coffin was covered with wreaths and flowers, among the former beingtwo handsome wreaths - one forwarded by the Echuca Shire Council, and the other by the officers of the Income Tax Office, where Mr J. Ham (one ofthe deceased's sons) is employed.
The coffin-bearers were Crs Graham (president0, McIntyre, Martin, Tehan and Doherty (Echuca Shire), and Cr Walter (Huntly Shire).
The Rev. H. Moore, assisted by the Rev. T. Neilson, conducted the service at the grave, sympathetic reference being made to the deceased's uprightcharacter and probity.
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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AIGS/FHC Member's - Family Trees
Abt 1830 - 1906 (~ 76 years)