Ernest Lyall Minchin Bear DFM

M, #451, b. 12 June 1924, d. 22 April 1976
Pedigree
Ernest LM Bear 451 RAAF
Father*Henry Ernest (Ern*) Bear b. 31 Jan 1898, d. 29 Apr 1958
Mother*May Pretoria Minchin b. 29 May 1900, d. 24 Nov 1984
Last Edited12 Jun 2022
Birth*Ernest Lyall Minchin Bear DFM was born on 12 June 1924 at Perth, Western AustraliaG.1 
He was the son of Henry Ernest (Ern*) Bear and May Pretoria Minchin. 
Marriage*Ernest Lyall Minchin Bear DFM married Phleta Audrey* Lewis, daughter of William Guy Lewis and Elsie Jane Davies, on 10 March 1951 at Perth, Western AustraliaG; Reg: 699/1951.2,3 
Death*Ernest Lyall Minchin Bear DFM died on 22 April 1976 at Dianella, Western Australia, at age 51; 52yrs. 
Burial*He was buried at Karrakatta, Western AustraliaG; ANG 5-RA now Lawn 5B AF 006.4 

Family

Phleta Audrey* Lewis b. 30 Dec 1928, d. 17 Nov 2004
Milit-Beg*Ernest Lyall Minchin Bear DFM began military service on 4 August 1942 at Perth, Western AustraliaG, Flying Officer, 427583, RAAF.1
Honours*He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) WWII.1
Relationships2nd cousin 1 time removed of Neil James Bradley
4th cousin 1 time removed of Victoria Rae (Vicki*) Barrett
4th cousin 1 time removed of William (Bill*) McElroy
1st cousin of Thomas Anthony (Tony*) Harrop
NotedHonours
ChartsLucy Martin Line (Minchin)
Hitchcock Family Links

Citations

  1. [S63] WW2 Nominal Roll, online nominal_rolls.dva.gov.au. Hereinafter cited as WW2 Nominal Roll.
  2. [S162] Reverse WA Marriage Lookup, online http://www.wamarriage.info/. Hereinafter cited as Reverse WA Marriage Lookup.
  3. [S89] Winners On The Track, The West Australian, Obituaries, 26/2/2004, 50. Hereinafter cited as The West.
  4. [S371] Karrakatta Headstone Transcriptions, online http://membership.wags.org.au/membership-mainmenu-44/…. Hereinafter cited as Karrakatta Headstones.

Phleta Audrey* Lewis1

F, #452, b. 30 December 1928, d. 17 November 2004
Pedigree
Audrey Lewis
Father*William Guy Lewis2 b. 1892, d. 30 Jul 1977
Mother*Elsie Jane Davies2 b. 8 Jul 1893, d. 5 Mar 1986
Last Edited21 May 2014
Birth*Phleta Audrey* Lewis was born on 30 December 1928 at Wyalkatchem, Western Australia.1 
She was the daughter of William Guy Lewis and Elsie Jane Davies.2 
Marriage*Phleta Audrey* Lewis married Ernest Lyall Minchin Bear DFM, son of Henry Ernest (Ern*) Bear and May Pretoria Minchin, on 10 March 1951 at Perth, Western AustraliaG; Reg: 699/1951.3,4 
Death*Phleta Audrey* Lewis died on 17 November 2004 at Perth, Western AustraliaG, at age 75.1 

Family

Ernest Lyall Minchin Bear DFM b. 12 Jun 1924, d. 22 Apr 1976
ChartsLucy Martin Line (Minchin)
Hitchcock Family Links

Citations

  1. [S172] Lyall Bear,North Perth.
  2. [S75] WAGS, UC Baptisms., CD-ROM (Bayswater: WAGS, 2002), Baptisms. Hereinafter cited as UC Baptisms.
  3. [S162] Reverse WA Marriage Lookup, online http://www.wamarriage.info/. Hereinafter cited as Reverse WA Marriage Lookup.
  4. [S89] Winners On The Track, The West Australian, Obituaries, 26/2/2004, 50. Hereinafter cited as The West.

Judith Noeline Bear

F, #460, b. 22 December 1931, d. 29 August 2017
Pedigree
Father*Henry Ernest (Ern*) Bear b. 31 Jan 1898, d. 29 Apr 1958
Mother*May Pretoria Minchin b. 29 May 1900, d. 24 Nov 1984
Last Edited30 Nov 2017
Birth*Judith Noeline Bear was born on 22 December 1931 at Perth, Western AustraliaG; reg: 3704/1931.1,2 
She was the daughter of Henry Ernest (Ern*) Bear and May Pretoria Minchin. 
Marriage*Judith Noeline Bear married Peter Dennis Bray, son of Ernest Bray, on 12 March 1953 at Perth, Western AustraliaG; reg: 654/1953.1,2,3 
Death*Judith Noeline Bear died on 29 August 2017 at Embleton, Western Australia, at age 85.4 

Family

Peter Dennis Bray b. 13 May 1926, d. 5 Jul 2012
Child
Relationships2nd cousin 1 time removed of Neil James Bradley
4th cousin 1 time removed of Victoria Rae (Vicki*) Barrett
4th cousin 1 time removed of William (Bill*) McElroy
1st cousin of Thomas Anthony (Tony*) Harrop
ChartsLucy Martin Line (Minchin)
Hitchcock Family Links

Citations

  1. [S90] Barrie Baker, Hill View Road The First 80 Years 1616-1996 (Mt Lawley: Barrie Baker, 2002). Hereinafter cited as Hill View Road.
  2. [S171] Letter from Coral Bear (South Perth, WA) to Neil Bradley, 28/7/2005; Bradley Library (East Victoria Park, Western Australia).
  3. [S162] Reverse WA Marriage Lookup, online http://www.wamarriage.info/. Hereinafter cited as Reverse WA Marriage Lookup.
  4. [S62] Metropolitan Cemetery Board, online mcb.wa.gov.au. Hereinafter cited as MCB.

Coral Yvonne Bear

F, #461, b. 27 January 1927, d. 30 March 2019
Pedigree
Father*Henry Ernest (Ern*) Bear b. 31 Jan 1898, d. 29 Apr 1958
Mother*May Pretoria Minchin b. 29 May 1900, d. 24 Nov 1984
Last Edited27 Jan 2020
Birth*Coral Yvonne Bear was born on 27 January 1927 at Perth, Western AustraliaG.1,2 
She was the daughter of Henry Ernest (Ern*) Bear and May Pretoria Minchin. 
Marriage*Coral Yvonne Bear married John Hunter Parker, son of Reginald Goodhand Parker and Ida Linda Wood, in 1949 at Perth, Western AustraliaG; reg: 1178/1949.1,3 
Death*Coral Yvonne Bear died on 30 March 2019 at Claremont, Western AustraliaG, at age 92.4 

Family

John Hunter Parker b. 14 Aug 1925, d. 30 May 1990
Child
Relationships2nd cousin 1 time removed of Neil James Bradley
4th cousin 1 time removed of Victoria Rae (Vicki*) Barrett
4th cousin 1 time removed of William (Bill*) McElroy
1st cousin of Thomas Anthony (Tony*) Harrop
ChartsLucy Martin Line (Minchin)
Hitchcock Family Links

Citations

  1. [S90] Barrie Baker, Hill View Road The First 80 Years 1616-1996 (Mt Lawley: Barrie Baker, 2002). Hereinafter cited as Hill View Road.
  2. [S171] Letter from Coral Bear (South Perth, WA) to Neil Bradley, 28/7/2005; Bradley Library (East Victoria Park, Western Australia).
  3. [S162] Reverse WA Marriage Lookup, online http://www.wamarriage.info/. Hereinafter cited as Reverse WA Marriage Lookup.
  4. [S334] Ryerson Index, online www.ryersonindex.org. Hereinafter cited as Ryerson Index.

Harriet Clarence Adams

F, #477, b. 10 August 1832, d. 19 March 1902
Pedigree
Father*William Adams b. 1794, d. 12 Dec 1867
Mother*Elizabeth (Granny*) Martin b. c 30 Jul 1808, d. 12 Oct 1891
Last Edited28 May 2025
Birth*Harriet Clarence Adams was born on 10 August 1832 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG.1 
She was the daughter of William Adams and Elizabeth (Granny*) Martin. 
Marriage*Harriet Clarence Adams married Charles Allen Chamberlain, son of William Chamberlain and Susanna Catherine Maria Cummings, on 13 February 1850 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; reg: 302** CE.
Death*Harriet Clarence Adams died on 19 March 1902 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG, at age 69; Pylorus Cancer & Heart Failure; reg: 1005**

Funeral Notice 20/3/1902

CHAMBERLAIN -The friends of the late Mrs. Chas. Chamberlain, Sen., are respectfully invited to follow her remains to their last resting place, the Church ot England portion of theFix this text Old Cemetery, Fremantle. The funeral is appointed to leave the residence of her daughter, Mrs. George Cooper, South-Street, off Hampton-rd., Beaconsfield, at 4 o'clock THIS (Thurs day) AFTERNOON. ARTHUR E. DAVIES, Undertaker, Market-street. Fremantle.


In Memorium - West Aust 20/3/1905

CHAMBERLAIN.-In loving memory of my dear mother, Harriette Chamberlain, who departed this life March 19, 1903. Gone, but not forgotten. -Inserted by her daughter. R. Jones.
CHAMBERLAIN.-In loving memory of my dear mother, Harriet Chamberlain, who departed this life March 19, 102. Thy will be done. -Inserted by her daughter, E. Cooper


In Memorium 19/3/1906

CHAMBERLAIN.--In loving memory of our dear mother, Harriet Chamberlain, who departed this life March 19, 1902.Fix this text -Inserted by her daughters, R. Jones and F. Woods.2
Burial*She was buried on 20 March 1902 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; Anglican Cemetery Plot 163 - grantee R Garrity?3,4 

Family

Charles Allen Chamberlain b. 17 Sep 1829, d. 31 Oct 1881
Children
MRCA*Charles Allen Chamberlain and Harriet Clarence Adams is/are the Most Recent Common Ancestor(s) of Neil James Bradley and 15 known descendant(s) who have DNA matches to Neil. 
Occupation*She was a Servant. 
(With Parents) Census_1836She appeared on the 1836 WA census of Garden Island, Western Australia, in the household of her parents William Adams and Elizabeth (Granny*) Martin. Listed as Hannah?; Calling of husband - labourer.5 
Census_1837*Harriet Clarence Adams appeared on the 1837 WA census of 30 December 1837 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG,under 12, born Swan River.6 
Address* Harriet Clarence Adams lived at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG. 
Note*B. 10/8/1832 to William (John) and Elizabeth (Martin) in Fremantle, WA
headstone states aged 73 in 1902, suggests possible problem with birth date

b/p. ? Fremantle Anglican Church (? see film acc. 399 (1) Anglican Church Records, Fremantle baptisms)
m.13/3/1850 to Charles (Charley) Allen Chamberlain in Fremantle, reg. No 302/1850 (M/C,copy/VIP/file & ref #181), witnesses signed ? I Hunt & Jane Adams [see M/C for Harriet's sister Caroline - seems to be the same witnesses, ref #151]

d. 19/3/1902 at South Street, Fremantle,WA, aged 73 years, medical attendant Bertrum S Wills, informant ? W Chamberlain, son, reg. No. 1005 (D/C,copy/VIP/file ref #151,179)

f. 20/3/1902 C/E Old Cemetery, Fremantle, performed by F. Reginald Holmes (C/E Minister), witnesses William Griffin & George ?Crane, undertaker ? A.E. Davies. Moved to new Cemetery Plot 163 with Charles & Annie

- Photographs:
1) Headstone in Cemetery Album

- Possible middle-name of 'Clarence.' 
Relationships2nd great-grandmother of Neil James Bradley
2nd great-grandaunt of Victoria Rae (Vicki*) Barrett
2nd great-grandmother of William (Bill*) McElroy
1st cousin 3 times removed of Thomas Anthony (Tony*) Harrop
CensusWA Census 1837
ChartsShirley Hayman Ancestors
Harriet Adams Line (Chamberlain)

Citations

  1. [S142] Family Search, online www.familysearch.org, Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981 FHL microfilm 284852, 1834-1855 pg 2 Image 79
    https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT8C-TLB. Hereinafter cited as Family Search.
  2. [S389] Trove, online trove.nla.gov.au, APA citationFamily Notices. (1902, March 20). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved February 16, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article24740976. Hereinafter cited as Trove.
  3. [S62] Metropolitan Cemetery Board, online mcb.wa.gov.au. Hereinafter cited as MCB.
  4. [S632] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182092982/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  5. [S674] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1836), https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2029802883/view. Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1836.
  6. [S128] Govt Correspondence, Colonial Secretary's Office of WA (Perth: WA Govt, 1837). Hereinafter cited as CSO - WA Census 1837.

Charles Allen Chamberlain

M, #478, b. 17 September 1829, d. 31 October 1881
Pedigree
Headstone - Freo Cemetery
Father*William Chamberlain b. c 1809, d. 23 Apr 1855
Mother*Susanna Catherine Maria Cummings b. 1 Jan 1808, d. 17 Jan 1859
Last Edited28 May 2025
Birth*Charles Allen Chamberlain was born on 17 September 1829 at Hythe, Kent, EnglandG. 
He was the son of William Chamberlain and Susanna Catherine Maria Cummings. 
BaptismCharles Allen Chamberlain was baptized on 21 September 1829 at Hythe, Kent, EnglandG.1 
Marriage*He married Harriet Clarence Adams, daughter of William Adams and Elizabeth (Granny*) Martin, on 13 February 1850 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; reg: 302** CE.
Death*Charles Allen Chamberlain died on 31 October 1881 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG, at age 52; Morbus Cordis (Heart Disease); reg: 11128**.
Burial*He was buried at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; Anglican Cemetery Plot 163.2 

Family

Harriet Clarence Adams b. 10 Aug 1832, d. 19 Mar 1902
Children
MRCA*Charles Allen Chamberlain and Harriet Clarence Adams is/are the Most Recent Common Ancestor(s) of Neil James Bradley and 15 known descendant(s) who have DNA matches to Neil. 
(With Parents) Census_1841EngCharles Allen Chamberlain appeared on the 1841 English census of Stade Street, Hythe, Kent, EnglandG, in the household of his parents William Chamberlain and Susanna Catherine Maria Cummings.3 
Immigration*Charles Allen Chamberlain immigrated on 26 December 1841 on the ship Sydney on "Lalla Rookh".. 
Occupation*He was a Seaman, labourer. 
Note*B. c 1816 (re D/C,copy/VIP/file),1826 (re headstone photo); to William (M/C,VIP/file,ref #59)
m. 13/2/1850 to Harriet /Harriot (ref #179) Adams at C/E Fremantle, he above age of 21, Harriet under 21, he bachelor, she spinster, he sailor, she servant, his father William Chamberlain ? bricklayer, her father William Adams, labourer, both Charles & Harriet unable to sign, marked with 'X' and witnesses signed ? I Hunt & Jane Adams, signed with mark 'X', reg. No. 302/Fremantle (M/C,copy/VIP/file, & ref #59,155)
d. 31/10/1881, aged 65, informant CH Elliott, MRC, (D/C,copy/VIP/file, ref #148,179), reg. No. 11128, [NB 10 year discrepancy in age - D/C states 65 years old, headstone photo states 55 years old]

- Photographs:
1) Headstone, WA in Cemetery Album: "In loving memory of Charles A Chamberlain, Died October 31,1881 - aged 55 years, also Annie, daughter of the above, died August, 3, 1885 - aged 31 years. Also his wife Harriet, died March 19,1902 - aged 73 years"

- 1857: Accession 40/5 (AN24 Pt III) State Archives of WA, (Magistrate's Reports for Week Ended..Thomas Brown, Police Magistrate, Fremantle) (ref #240)
p.85: 3/8/1857, Chas. Chamberlain, Drunk, Fined 5/-
p.90: 7/9/1857, Chas. Chamberlain, Drunk & Disorderly, Fined 5/-
p.90: 15/9/1857, Chas. Chamberlain, Drunk & Disorderly, Fined 5/-
p.103: 17/12/1857: Chas. Chamberlain, Drunk & Creating a Disturbance, Fined 5/-

- c.1862: Worked for Capt. Charles Gabriel Hanham (see below)

- 8/1/1863: Accession 1156 Misc. Vol. l, 23 (AN358/1) 'Record of Convictions' 1861-1914 (Indexed at front) (ref #240)
No. 107: 8/1/1863, Charles Chamberlain, free, charged and Tried in the Supreme Court, Perth, for stealing gin and rum when working on cargo boat "Arabian"*, unloading the "Tartar" in Ganges Roads (off Fremantle) in November, 1862. Not Guilty. (he signed X his mark)

- *"Arabian" - Captain Charles Gabriel Hanham - Charlie's sister-in-law's (Caroline) husband

- 16/12/1864: CSR 36/545 Folios 27-28, State Archives of WA (ref #240)
Rockingham, 16/12/1864, Chas. Chamberlain accepts office of Storekeeper at Camden Harbour

..bought 63 acres at Rockingham
- 1869: Lands Index, Battye, 02, Library Board of WA: Chamberlain, C., 1869, SDUR, C5, 653

- 1906: WA Post Office Directory, for Fremantle:
1) Chamberlain, Charles, Arthur's Head, Fremantle (p.443/copy/file) ? Charley or Charles Allen#2
2) Chamberlain, Chas, Carpenter, Arthur's Head, near Junction of Cliff & High Sts (SAG/p.104)

- 25/9/1996: Letter from Battye Library, (Steve Howell, Senior Librarian) states no evidence in newspapers or official accounts of seaman being rescued by "Empress" during her four voyages prior to 1850:
1) To Adelaide, 1847
2) To Cape of Good Hope (arrived back in WA 3/6/1848)
3) To Singapore, 1848 (arrived back in WA 27/10/1848)
4) To Singapore, 1849 (arrived back in WA 7/5/1849)
Battye Library does not hold any log books of the "Empress" (ref #213)
- The "Empress" was a brigantine, locally built by John Thomas in 1847.

- 2/12/1996: [extract] "......'As regards the story of Captain Thomas rescuing Charles at sea, it is related in J.K. Hitchcock's 'History of Fremantle' which he wrote in time for Fremantle's centenary in 1929. JKH, born 17/12/1855, died 8/8/1929, lived in Fremantle from the age of 14. Was an accountant for several merchants there and auditor for East Fremantle and North Fremantle Councils. He had a remarkable memory and in 1919 he wrote 2 or 3 articles for the local paper in which he went up and down every street in Fremantle of about 1869 when he first went there to live. As he took the reader along each street he named nearly everyone of the residents and gave comments about them. Of course the town was still very small at that time and fairly static. I have just re-read my rough copy of JH's articles and cannot find any mention of Chamberlains, so they apparently lived outside the old boundaries of the town, probably along the shore of south Bay where the boat-builders had their yards. I've written at some length about JHK to show that he had the knowledge and the integrity to be regarded as a authority, in my opinion. He would have been 26 years old when Charles Allan Chamberlain died, and would have also known Captain Thomas very well. As he recorded the story of the rescue in his 'History of Fremantle', I am sure that it must have been authentic'. (ref #240/Bob Cook)

- Found at sea clinging to a spar and rescued by Captain Thomas (ref #314)

"Empress", 114 ton brigantine, was built at Swan River in 1840's (Captain Thomas picked up Charley in this ship (ref # 176), which was used for quite lengthy voyages (see Chamberlain file for full details/photocopies re Captain Thomas)

- "Chamberlain": Chamberlayne, Chambelin: O OF chamberlain 'court official responsible for private chambers of king or nobleman'. 12C (Chamberlain file) etc,

- "Empress" (WA Shipping, SAG):
1) Fremantle - Adelaide, 10/11/1847
2) Fremantle - Cape of Good Hope, 3/8/1848
3) Fremantle - Singapore, 29/10/1848
4) Fremantle - Singapore, 29/10/1848
5) Fremantle - Singapore, 7/5/1849
6) Fremantle - Hong Kong, 2/4/1850

- 9 children (ref #224), 3 other children very unlikely - (Ref # 25) from 'Western Australian Bicentenary' - page 505

- 'American seaman, saved from wreck in Indian Ocean by Capt. John Thomas. To Camden Harbour 1865 as keeper of Government Stores. Bought land at Rockingham, 63 ac. in 1868. Teacher 1867-71. Postal officer Fremantle. ? To London 17.7.1879 per Cupid. - 12 children (ref #59)

Chamberlain: N - Fr. Chambellan, Chamberlein, p.n. Hugt. n. Lond. 1618 (N=Old Norse and pn.=personal name) Chamberlain, Chamberlayne, Chamberlin: O OF chmberlain 'court official responsible for private chambers of king or nobleman'. 12thC. Chamberlain: Burke's Peerage list in file GDR, 1996: in file


Research:
- see ref. #92 "The Rock & the Sand" by Mary Durack, re Chamberlains Well, Pt. Leveque (cross ref #68) Cygnet Bay,WA

- Ref #159: "Western Australian businessmen played an active role in promoting trade links. One of them was John Thomas who during the 1830s and 1840s owned and commanded a series of small vessels, often little more than nutshells" - 'Western Australiand and the Sea, Our Maritime Heritage' by Frank Broeze and Graeme Henderson, F3/21/1 SAG , p 21 - Wreckings occurred with tragic regularity throughout the 19C all along the west coast, but many accidents and fatal losses were concentrated in the approaches to Fremantle. - During the first two decade of the 19C whalers and sealers were fishing off various sections of the coast, including the Rowley Shoals where a whaler was wrecked and the south coast, where a sealer was wrecked. By 1837 American deep sea whalers were well established offshore. The Americans' presence was tolerated by the colonial government but their activities were not popular when the local bay whalers wanted to establish themselves but the locals could not compete with the American deep sea whalers.

- ? Possible that Captain Thomas's small 22 ton cutter "Emma" which was later lengthened and her tonnage increased to 25 tons may have been the boat which picked up Charles. In that diminutive craft Captain Thomas traded to Adelaide, Hobart, Mauritius, Singapore, Algoa Bay and the Cape. In 1846 he built the Empress, of 125 tons [brigantine]and he employed her in the same trade until 1858

- Occupation: Stevedore (#301, re entry George Cooper)

- No Birth Registrations for children

- 'American Whalers & Traders in the Pacific: a Guide to Records on Microfilm' (Langdon) *** - check out

- Bic Dic "Bt land Rockingham 63ac in 1868. Teacher 1867-71. Postal Officer Frem. To London 17.7.1879 per Cupid." 
Family*Family Fact: I had no absolute proof that Charles Allen Chamberlain is the son of William & Susannah. On the balance of probabilities I'm was convinced. With DNA matches, I'm now convinced. 
Relationships2nd great-grandfather of Neil James Bradley
2nd great-grandfather of William (Bill*) McElroy
ChartsShirley Hayman Ancestors
Harriet Adams Line (Chamberlain)

Citations

  1. [S326] Ancestry.Com 1841 Census, online search.ancestry.co.uk, Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: FHL Film Number: 1786587 Reference ID: Item 1, p 182. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com 1841 Census.
  2. [S632] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182093736/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S326] Ancestry.Com 1841 Census, online search.ancestry.co.uk, Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
    Class: HO107; Piece: 478; Book: 6; Civil Parish: St Leonard Hythe; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 36; Page: 25; Line: 7; GSU roll: 306873. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry.Com 1841 Census.

William Alexander Chamberlain

M, #479, b. 26 November 1851, d. 25 May 1932
Pedigree
William Alexander Chamberlain
Father*Charles Allen Chamberlain b. 17 Sep 1829, d. 31 Oct 1881
Mother*Harriet Clarence Adams b. 10 Aug 1832, d. 19 Mar 1902
Last Edited30 Mar 2025
Birth*William Alexander Chamberlain was born on 26 November 1851 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG. 
He was the son of Charles Allen Chamberlain and Harriet Clarence Adams. 
Marriage*William Alexander Chamberlain married Ellen Thompson, daughter of Maurice Carroll and Anne Thompson, on 1 October 1876 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; reg: 4181** Congregational Chapel.
Death*William Alexander Chamberlain died on 25 May 1932 at Hamilton Hill, Western Australia, at age 80; Senility; reg: 128**.
Burial*He was buried on 26 May 1932 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; C/E Cemetery Plot 162.1
ProbateHis estate was probated on 16 August 1932 at Perth, Western Australia.2 

Family

Ellen Thompson b. c 1857, d. 21 Jul 1934
Children
Occupation*William Alexander Chamberlain was a Lugger (Pearling) Boat Builder. 
Address* William Alexander Chamberlain lived at Hamilton Hill, Western Australia; Hamilton Road - Sunnyside Orchard. 
Note*WILLIAM ALEXANDER (? ALEX*) CHAMBERLAIN
b. 26/11/1851 in Fremantle to Charles Allen (?Childs) Chamberlain (D/C VIP file, ref #150)
m. 1/10/1876 to Ellen Thompson* at the Congregational Chapel, Fremantle, WA, by Joseph Johnston (*although on his D/C it gives Ellen's name as 'Carroll'), William above age of 21, Ellen under age, he bachelor, she spinster, he boat builder, she lived at home, his father's name Charles Chamberlain. sailor, her father's name Edward Thompson, sailor, witnesses John Thomas (unable to sign, marked with "X" and Lucy Adams, (bearly literate), signed by both William and Ellen personally, reg. No. 4181 (copy/ VIP file, ref #156, 59,179)
d. 25/5/1932 at Hamilton Hill Road, Hamilton Hill, aged 81 years, medical attendant Dr. AH Gibson, informant Jean Willis (undertaker's assistant, Market St., Fremantle, WA) (copy/VIP file, ref #150)
f. 26/5/1932, at C/E Cemetery, Fremantle, WA, service conducted by Rev. E. Chard/Chand

Photographs:
1) William Alexander and Ellen Thompson or Carroll (from Nita Carpenter, July, 1996 & ref #150)
2) William Alexander & Ellen in 'Full Fathom Five", p.193
3) William & Ellen taken at 'Sunnyside' (in frame with Norfolk Tree in background), house demolished to make way for road
4) Headstone in cemetery album: "In loving memory of WA Chamberlain, Dearly loved husband of Ellen Chamberlain, Born at Fremantle 26th November, 1851, Died 25th May 1932 - aged 81 years; Noble was me, condemning all things mean, His truth unquestioned, and His soul serene, Shame knew him not, He dreaded no disgrace, Truth, simple truth, was written on his face"

- Possibly known by his second name, Alex (see excerpts from 'History of Fremantle', WA PO Directory etc, obituary notices of Caroline Adams (Hanham)

- 1870-1900: Fremantle boatbuilder (WA Bicen.)

- 1871: Employed a Ticket-of-Leave labourer at Busselton (WA Bicent.)

- ?? 16/1/1871: Chamberlain (indistinguishable): 'Mr., dep. per "Zephyr" (steerage) for England' (ref #25 WA Bicent p504.)

- 1874: Employed a Ticket-of-Leave shipwright and Ticket-of-Leave carpenter at Fremantle (WA Bicent.)

- 1875: "WA Bicentenary' gives 1875 as year of marriage to Ellen Carroll - death year of William also incorrect (ref #25,27)

1882: Built the cutter "Lily Blanche" for W. Thomas and over 100 twelve ton pearling luggers (WA Bicent.)

- 1885: Champion rifleman with Rifle Volunteer Corps

- c.1900: William closed his shipyards after a strike and selected land at Hamilton Hill where he established "Sunnydale" orchard and built a new home (WA Bicent.)

- 19/3/1902: Informant to his mother's (Harriett) Death Certificate, residence for William, 'Sunnyside', Hamilton Rd., Fremantle (D/C,copy/VIIP/file)

- 1906: WA Post Office Directory -
1) Chamberlain, W. Alex. (C. & Cooper), Fitzgerald Terrace, Fremantle (p.443/copy/file)
2) Chamberlain, Wm. A, Hampton Hill Swamp (SAG/p.443/copy/file)

- 5/9/1908: Listed as one of chief mourners at the funeral of his aunt, Caroline Hanham (nee Adams) (Obituary/copy/file,ref #151) - NB: Listed as Mr. & Mrs. Alex Chamberlain, nephew & niece [?? does this make Ellen a blood relative]

- 1913: Vice President of Fruitgrowers' and Gardeners' Association (WA Bicent.)

- c.5/6/1924: ? One of the pall-bearers at the funeral of Amelia R Scott (Adams) (obituary/copy/file, ref #151) [this could refer to his son, Alexander]

- c.6/1932: Obituary - A Link With Early Fremantle - Mr. WH [sic] Chamberlain Passes - The passing of Mr. WH [sic] Chamberlain, of Hamilton Hill, last week, at the age of 81, severed a link with the earliest days of Fremantle. The deceased's grandmother was Mrs. Adams, who arrived in 1830 by the ship "Rockingham", which brought out settlers for the Peel Estate. The "Rockingham" was wrecked in the vicinity of the Alce now bearing its name, and Mrs. Adams settled at Clarence Rocks, now the Naval base, where a daughter, subsequently the mother of the deceased was born. Mr. Chamberlains .... (last part of newspaper clipping is missing, it appeared either last week of June or 1st week July, 1932, copy/file, ref #151)

- 13/3/1933: N/p article - The Old Establishment - The old warehouse of L Samson and Son on the waterfront near Essex-street, which was for many years Chamberlain's boat shed in the heyday of lugger-building at Fremantle, is the only surviving portion of a block of buildings which stretched from the Esplanade to Essex-street. Seventy years ago this was known as the Old Establishment yard. Originally, the property of Captain D Scott, the colony's second harbormaster, "the yard" was leased to the Colonial Government for the reduction of the first batch of convicts, provision from whom had not been made when they arrived here. They served that purpose until the first portion of the existing prison was completed, and "the yard" reverted to its owner. Some of the buildings later acquired an unenviable notoriety by reason of the class by whom they were occupied (The Daily News/copy/file,ref #151)


- Another name associated prominently with shipbuilding was that of WA Chamberlain, who was born in Fremantle in 1851. His father was saved from a wreck in the Indian Ocean by Captain J. Thomas of Fremantle, in the sailing vessel Empress*. After serving an apprenticeship with W. Jackson, an old Fremantle shipwright, he commenced business on his own account at the age of 19 as a boatbuilder in a yard between Arundel and Russel Streets. The Sharks' Bay pearl fishing gave him his first large order, and he constructed several boats of from six to seven tons for that work. Later a demand for small dinghies for the use of natives diving for pearl shell at Broome kept him busy, and with the expansion of the pearling industry there came orders for luggers of about twelve tons, on .... (here article cuts out - find original in 'History of Fremantle' by J.K . Hitchcock, p.115, ref Bob Cook, WA (letter/file) .... *or ? Thomas's small 22 ton cutter "Emma" which was later lengthened and her tonnage increased to 25 tons. In that diminutive craft Captain Thomas traded to Adelaide, Hobart, Mauritius, Singapore, Algoa Bay and the Cape. In 1846 he built the Empress, of 1[25 tons [brigantine]and he employed her in the same trade until 1858]

- 'Quite a number of smaller vessels for the coasting trade and luggers for pearling were built by TW Mews, WA Chamberlain and AE Brown' (The History of Fremantle, p98, copy/file)

- ...... 'At the western end of the subdivision of Robb's land, between Healy Road & Recreation Roads, two large sections were bought by Alex [sic - William Alexander] Chamberlain and the the Manning family. Alex Chamberlain was one of the group of Fremantle shipwrights whose sheds on Marine Terrace were the hub of the State's boat-building industry. Chamberlain had been building boats since 1870 and had got his first large order when the Shark Bay pearling grounds opened up. From his two sheds on the corner of Howard Street & Marine Terrace Chamberlain built over a hundred 12 ton pearling luggers completing up to twenty in a year. The luggers were built with painstaking care and were highly regarded for their speed. On many occasions the newly completed luggers were raced from Fremantle to Broome and Chamberlain's boats usually headed the fleet, averaging better than 10 knots over the voyage. After one such race Chamberlain was delighted to receive a letter from Sir Thomas Lipton, the perennial challenger for the America's Cup, asking him to make a set of sails for the 'Shamrock'. Chamberlain's business expanded quickly and be built a motor launch for the Governor and several sleek racing cruisers on the Swan River including the 'Sulituan' for the manager of the Swan Brewery. By 1900 orders for pearling luggers had fallen off, and after a strike at his years, Chamberlain lost an order for a three-mastered schooner for South Australia. Rather than lose further orders he closed the yard and took up the selection at Hamilton Hill. East of Hardey Street, only a few yards from where Sidney Smith had built Robb's farmhouse in 1830, Chamberlain established the "Sunnydale" orchard and built a new home. This property was a show-piece of the district for many years catching the eye of travellers as they emerged from the cutting on Forrest Road into the rural lands of Hamilton Hill ("Cockburn - The Making of a Community" by Michael Berson, 1978, copy/file) [this article refers to William Alexander Chamberlain not Alexander his son who was not born until the 1870s!]

- Chamberlains Well, Leveque on Cygnet Bay (ref #68,92)

- The term 'pearling lugger' is a loose one used to describe vessels involved in the mother-of-pearl fishery, which in the early years of the industry, were of so many varying sizes and models that they could hardly be lumped together as one particular class, or type of vessel .... the fishery had its beginning in WA back in the early 1860's .... when the ketches and schooners arrived a few years later, they acted as mother ships. Each vessel had a European crew and up to 40 or 50 natives who worked from dinghies. Each dinghy had a supervisor, and six or eight aboriginal divers. The supervisor, usually a member of the European crew, sculled back and forth over the beds while the natives dived .... While the diving dress had been experimented with in WA as far back as 1870 .... it was reintroduced in 1884 .... divers no longer restricted to depths .... the aboriginals could not master the complexities association with the diving dress and air pump, so were replaced by Japanese divers .... Another change involved the working season. Because of the ill effects suffered by the natives from working for prolonged periods in cold water, the Pearling Act of 1875 prohibited skindiving between April & October. But the summer months were also the time of the dreaded cyclone, so the use of the helmet & suit had the added advantage that it enabled the pearlers to work the safe winter months instead, and 'lay-up' for overhaul and refitting during the summer cyclone period .... The hand pump and associated gear which required two operators to turn it, plus a tender for the diver, and a cook, now called for something more than a dinghy to be employed. The need for larger craft was urgent, regulating in an ever increasing numbers of orders to be placed with Fremantle builders such as Brown, News, Chamberlain and Walker .... The Mews family, which had been identified with boatbuilding at Fremantle since 1830, also became closely involved. At one stage reportedly "specialising in small craft for the Shark Bay Pearling Trade" .... WA Chamberlain was born in Fremantle in 1851, and after serving his time with W Jackson, commenced business on his own account in 1870. With the expansion of the pearling trade in the 1880's he received orders for luggers of about 12 tons, and is claimed to have built 110 of this type of vessel at an average cost of 350 to 400 pounds.
Two of Chamberlains sons, Alexander and George, tired of the boatbuilding business, so in the early 90's set sail for Northern waters in one of their luggers, the "Coolgardie", Alex remained in the north for 20 years, eventually owning seven luggers and a mother schooner .... 'Craft & Craftsmen of Australian Fishing, 1870-1970' pp.231-2

- Pearl shell proved to be the most valuable colonial fishery during the 19C. The first recorded operations took place in 1850 at Shark Bay, etc. By 1900 the industry employed 200 vessels and 1,300 men pg. 29 - With the increasing population and volume of trade in the 1850s and 60's more boatbuilders commenced operations. Then towards the end of the 60s the pearling industry created a growing demand which made boatbuilding an important industry. The craft produced for the early industry at Shark Bay & Cossack were small open boats with only one mast, but by the early 1890s ketches (called luggers) were being built. The industry at that time was thriving. Nevertheless problems were looming for the Fremantle boatbuilders. As the government subsidized steam vessels extended their regular services throughout the Swan River Colony the demand for small wooden coastal sail traders vanished. Likewise, as steamships took over on the intercolonial and overseas routes, well organised British firms captured the trade, forcing out the Wa shipowners, who consequently had no need for ships to be built. So the boatbuilders were confined to supplying the pearling industry. Even there things were wrong for them, because the pearling masters in the north found a cheap labour supply in indentured Japanese shipwrights. By the turn of the century a large proportion of the pearling fleet was being built at Broome itself. 'Western Australians and the Sea, Our Maritime Heritage' by Frank Broeze and Graeme Henderson, (Ref #159 F3/21/1SAG)

- In letter from Nita Carpenter (9/7/1996) she says that her sister Una had been looking into the Chamberlain side of the family, Nita had been looking at the Mews.



CHAMBERLAIN, Williarn Alexander,                         of Fremantle

Williarn's father, Charles, was shipwrecked in the Indian Ocean on his way to the Swan River Colony and was rescued at sea by Captain John Thomas in his schooner Empress. William was born at Fremantle on the 26/11/1851 and when his schooling was completed his father had him apprenticed to the ship building industry under W. Jackson, (nick-named General) and after becoming a tradesman in his own right began his own business at the age of 19.

He was married at Fremantle in 1875 to Ellen Carroll and they went on to have twelve children of whom two, Alexander and Charles also became boat builders following in their fathers footsteps.

The original shipyard was at Lot 151 1/2 Fitzgerald Terrace, now Marine Terrace and their house was located on Lot 450, Packenham Street, Fremantle.

By 1878 Mr Chamberlain was well established as a boat builder although at this time his fame was due to the yachts and small craft that he was building. In fact his yacht was so famous as a racer a Melbourne boat came to Western Australia with the express intention of beating it. On the 6/2/1878 the Inquirer reported the event and proclaimed that Mr Chamberlain's yacht Gem had won handsomely.

On the 20/3/1878 we find the first ever advertisement placed by William. Chamberlain which proclaims,

BOAT-BUILDING.

W A Chamberlain, boatbuilder and shipwright, tenders his sincere thanks to the people of Fremantle and the public generally for the very liberal support accorded to him since he has been in the trade, and trusts that by strict attention to business and the wants of those who favour him with their orders, to continue to receive fair support.

Every description of boat built on the shortest notice and the most reasonable terms, and the strictest attention given to orders from abroad. First class tradesmen employed.

Fremantle, February 4th 1878.

The first known vessel built by Williarn was the Lilly Blanche in 1882. She was a cutter of 9.29 tons and her registered number was 75312. Her dimensions
were, 32 x 10 x 4.4 feet. She was built for William Tbomas, of Shark Bay, a pearler.

Shortly after, he launched another small pearling cutter and this one was named the Eida. She was of six tons and was built for Mr George Fry. She too was to be a part of the Shark Bay fishery.

In the Morning Herald of 3/3/1884 we read,

"Saturday afternoon witnessed a very successful launch at Fremantle in the shape of a steam screw yacht built by Mr Chamberlain and owned by Captain Folhergill of the Cleopatra Hotel.

She is intended as a pleasure boat and will be licensed to carry passengers. She will therefore be a very desirable adjunct to the craft and will meet a wont that has long been felt at Fremantle. The launch is named Cleopatra and the christening ceremony was very effectively performed by Miss Fothergill. We wish the Cleopatra, long life, plenty of exercise and successful ventures. She is well modelled, well built and in symmetry is as majestic as the Queen after whom she is named. She measures 35 feet overall, 7 feet beam and has 4 feet depth of hold. She is fitted with one of Cochrain's 3 H.P. engines with vertical boiler, is copper fastened and coppered and will be ready to enter upon her duties in the course of two or three days. One great advantage is her steering which takes place from the centre of the boat, thus obviating inconvenience to stem passengers."

When she first began her operations she was used for excursions and picnics and on Wednesday afternoons she took sightseers for hourly trips around the harbour for a shilling and then on Sundays she did return trips to Rockingham for three shillings, children half price.

Later when the weather began to get cool the timetable was altered to :- Mondays and Fridays, Rockingham with cargo and passengers; Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, excursions; Wednesday, Fremantle to Peppermint Grove and return; Sundays, leaves for Perth, calling to land passengers at different parts of the river.

As well as building boats William also involved himself in part-ownership of vessels such as Alert and Hampton.

The next vessel recorded is Maggie, 0/No. 101618, a two masted schooner of 10.8 tons and she was built for James Irvine a pearler from Cossack.

The boom time for their business was between the years 1897 and 1902 which coincided with the massive boom in the pearling industry mainly centred on Broome. He had, at this time, his two sons with him in the shipbuilding business and it is difficult to separate the boats built by the father from those of the sons. Until, that is, Alexander and his brother shifted to Broome and not only took up pearling on their own behalves but built the odd vessel as well. They also owned land on Timor to use as their overseas base, as, by supplying their fleet from a mother ship, which didn't enter an Australian port, they were able to circumvent dues and customs charges and also to sell their shell and pearls direct on to the foreign market. This was a common practice amongst fleet owners.

To go back to William Chamberlain, the registered vessels built by him under his own name are:
Jessie, Pearl, Oberon, Marion, Thania, Rosebud, Amy, Nancy, Blue Bell, Sea Spray, Siput, Nutiara, Evelyn, Maritana, Queen, Dominion, Flores, Muriel, Constance, Myrtle, Edith, Coolgardie, Eileen, Dorothy, Empire, Sayonara, Joe Chamberlain, Eos, Emily, Minilya, Australind, Blanche, Eleanor, Ella and Falcon.

These of course, as stated, are only the registered vessels, there were many more that he built for various owners that remain unrecorded. Some of these can be found in contemporary newspaper reports, such as in the Perth paper, the Inquirer, of the 15/5/1888, which states,

Mr W.A.Chamberlain, boat builder from whose yard has issued so many craft engaged in our pearling industry at the North West and Shark Bay expects to complete another lugger in the course of a fortnight, to be added to the fleet, now of considerable number, to the order of Mr Roe, manager for the well known finn of Messr's Streeter & Co. of London. Mr Chamberlain also informs us he has just received orders for two six ton cutters for the Shark Bay pearling grounds. This aspect of affairs is very encouraging and is certainly indicative of a further development of our national resources which although not yet showing signs of looking exhausted should be very carefully protected.

In another article dated 319/1888.

The new yacht built for Mr McKail of Albany, by Mr W.A. Chamberlain at the yard on the South Beach, Fremantle, is nearly completed and as she now lies on the stocks she presents a very compact appearance. Her dimensions are, length 24k breadth 9ft and depth 3ft. The planking is composed of Jarrah and Karri Pine (sic), the decks are of Karri, the inside fittings are made of Teak while the framing is of American Elm. She has been fitted with benches, turned stanchions, steering box with accommodation for Coxswain, brass pumps, the various fittings being very strong and durable. The craft has been constructed after the style of the Nautilus, a yacht built by Mr Chamberlain and a boat that has gained a large amount of celebrity for him and it is expected that she will be ready by the 15th inst. We understand that Mr Chamberlain has received an order for another yacht from a well known colonist and it is to be an exact pattern of the present boat.

The last of these descriptive pieces is also from the same paper but dated 14/11/1888 and I think these three descriptions will serve to show the reader the diversity of craft built by this man.

A cutter for H.M. S. Meda has been completed by Mr W.A. Chamberlain at his yard at Fremantle and it will be sent to the North West by the S.S. Otway. The same builder has also finished a cutter for Mr L. Williams of Shark Bay, and two smaller boats for the pearling fleet at the North West and they will be despatched by the next steamer.

The sons that were involved in the boat building industry moved to Broome The first of these being Alexander, who by 1898 was well established and owned four of the boats that he and his father had built. Following him was Sydney Eric who is listed at Broome as a trader and then came William Augustus also a trader They each owned fleet, singly or in partnerships with each other and with others

The vessels that they were associated with whilst at Broome were, (without going Into confusing ownership details)

John and Michael, Leta, Victory, Helena Mena, Spider, Fly and Falcon.

Another of Mr Chamberlains tasks was the conversion of the Lalla, O/No. 118542. She was a three masted barque of 525 tons built at Maclan, Nova Scotia by E O'Brien during 1874. When she arrived in Australia she was under the Norwegian flag but upon her sale to George Frederick Gallop, of Fremantle, she was entered on the local British registry. By late 1905 Mr Chamberlain became a part owner and he was responsible for converting her into a "hulk to be towed" in other words a coaling barge, so often the fate of those glorious square riggers.

She remained in the coal hulk trade until 1917 when her registry was cancelled. Her certificate gives the details of her demise thus :- "the vessel was totally destroyed by gunfire, by H.M.A.S. Brisbane on the 18th of August 1917. Advice given by the District Naval Officer."

William senior retired from the business in 1900 to Hamilton Hill where he built his house called "Sunneydale" and began his extensive orchard. I should also mention that in his younger days William, as a member of the Volunteer Corps at Fremantle was their champion rifleman and sharpshooter.

William, junior carried on the boat building business and in 1902 began a partnership with George Cooper. The first vessel, registered, that they built was the Intombi, a two masted schooner of 12 tons built in 1903. Her dimensions were 36 x 12 x 5 feet and was built for Penn Blick, a pearler from Broome. Subsequently they built the following vessels :

Vision, Redbill, Ibis, Reliance, Alinora, Leta, Kate Florence, Helena Mena, Kathleen and Cossack.

By 1910 the partnership had ended as George Cooper had set himself up in his own business at Claremont and William, junior had left for Broome to be with his brothers. The Chamberlain brothers were considered the best skippers on the coast and in the lugger races at Broome they were consistent winners of the Broome Challenge Cup.

Reference Dictionary of West Australians, Erickson.
     Register of British Ships, Australian Archives.
     The History of Fremantle, Hitchcock, 1929.
     The Post Office Directory, 1894.
     The Herald Almanac, 1872 through to 1889.
     Fremantle City Council rate books.
     Inquirer, 30/10/1878, 18/1/1888, 15/5/1888, 15/5/1889.
     West Australian, 3/9/1888, 5/10/888,9/10/1888,14/11/1888,
          24/11/1888, 4/11/1889, 31/7/1898, 28/5/1932.
     Daily News, 13/3/1933.
     Fremantle City Council Library, Family History Section.
     Wise's Post Office Directory, 1897.
     Colonial Secretaries Records, Vol 769/132, Vol 769/133, Vol 769/160, Vol
          769/161,Vol 769/162, Vol 770/55, Vol 770/56.
     The Morning Herald, 17/11/1882.

(Extract from "They Kept This State Afloat - Shipbuilders, Boatbuilders and Shipwrights of WA 1829-1929. Rod Dickson 1998 Hesperian Press ISBN 0 85905 2 141, page 51-56)


SRO Probate File - Estate was valued at 6,550 pounds.3 
RelationshipsGreat-granduncle of Neil James Bradley
1st cousin 3 times removed of Victoria Rae (Vicki*) Barrett
Great-grandfather of William (Bill*) McElroy
2nd cousin 2 times removed of Thomas Anthony (Tony*) Harrop
ChartsHarriet Adams Line (Chamberlain)

Citations

  1. [S632] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196708687/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S142] Family Search, online www.familysearch.org, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/…. Hereinafter cited as Family Search.
  3. [S78] Rod Dickson, They Kept This State Afloat (Carlisle, WA: Hesperian Press, 1998), page 51. Hereinafter cited as They Kept This State Afloat.

Annie Chamberlain

F, #480, b. 22 March 1853, d. 31 August 1885
Pedigree
Father*Charles Allen Chamberlain b. 17 Sep 1829, d. 31 Oct 1881
Mother*Harriet Clarence Adams b. 10 Aug 1832, d. 19 Mar 1902
Last Edited14 Nov 2024
Birth*Annie Chamberlain was born on 22 March 1853 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG. 
She was the daughter of Charles Allen Chamberlain and Harriet Clarence Adams. 
BaptismAnnie Chamberlain was baptized on 10 April 1853 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; Methodist aged 19 days.1 
Marriage*She married Walter John Hanham, son of Charles Gabriel (Old Charlie*) Hanham and Caroline Adams, on 9 June 1880 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; reg: 4918. 
Death*Annie Chamberlain died on 31 August 1885 at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG, at age 32. 
Burial*She was buried at Fremantle, Western AustraliaG; Anglican Cemetery Plot 163.2 

Family

Walter John Hanham b. 14 Oct 1852, d. 5 Jun 1925
Family*Family Fact: no issue. 
Note*Buried with Charles & Harriet, Fremantle Anglican Cemetery Plot 163. 
RelationshipsGreat-grandaunt of Neil James Bradley
1st cousin 3 times removed of Victoria Rae (Vicki*) Barrett
Great-grandaunt of William (Bill*) McElroy
2nd cousin 2 times removed of Thomas Anthony (Tony*) Harrop
ChartsCaroline Adams Line (Hanham)
Harriet Adams Line (Chamberlain)

Citations

  1. [S75] WAGS, UC Baptisms., CD-ROM (Bayswater: WAGS, 2002), Baptisms. Hereinafter cited as UC Baptisms.
  2. [S632] Find A Grave, online findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182093487/annie-hanham. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.