PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHY BEFORE SUGGESTING EDITS TO THIS INVDIVIDUALS NAME.
Joseph Banham aka "Frederick Benham" alias "Frederick Manning" was born in 1848 at Stratford St Mary, Suffolk, England to parents Joseph Banham and Eliza Pearson and christened on the 25th January 1848. He married Harriet Cole in 1868. His first child, "Frederick Walter Banham" was born in 1869 in the same district. The 1871 UK Census shows Joseph aka "Frederick" was employed as a gardener. He and Harriet moved to Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England where in April 1876, their young son Frederick died.
Joseph abandoned his wife Harriet that same month and boarded the ship "Golden Sea" under the alias "Frederick Manning". He arrived in South Australia, in April 1876. In September that year, he took out an advertisement in the newspaper "South Australian Register" wishing to obtain a Head Gardeners position claiming he had previously worked at the "Crystal Palace" in Sydenham, England.
His next known location was in Victoria, Australia where on the 11th August in either 1878 or 1879 he undertook a "form of marriage" with Euphemia Alexander.
(Note: While the day and month of their "form of marriage" remains the same and is provided on two of their children's birth records, Euphemia, the informant on both occasions, changes the marriage year from 1878 to 1879).
In April 1879, he suffered an injury while hunting, accidently shooting himself in the foot and was admitted to Melbourne hospital. In June 1879, he was accused of stealing "lost goods", which related to a woman's hat he had found and given to Euphemia. He was prosecuted but found not guilty of the offence.
His first child with Euphemia, named Ettie/Etty Manning was born in Victoria, Australia in 1879 and died that same year. This was followed by the births of their son Frederick Joseph Manning (1881 - 1940) who later changed his surname to "Alexander" and daughter Marion Ethel Manning (1882 - ?), daughter Isabella Manning (1884 - ?), followed by daughter Jessie Manning (c1884 - 1948) who had also changed her surname to "Alexander" by the time she married Frederick Gray in 1920.
At some point after his daughter Jessie's birth, his second wife Euphemia discovered he was already married to Harriet Cole. Meanwhile, the 1881 and 1891 UK Census records show his first wife Harriet Cole was still alive and well working as a laundress in Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England. Despite this discovery, he and Euphemia went on to have two more children who were born under the "Banham" surname. They were son William Banham (1889 - 1962) who later changed his surname to "Alexander" but reverted to the surname "Benham" upon his death, and daughter Gladys Banham (1891 - 1892). His second wife Euphemia was the informant on all of their children's birth records and though many assumptions could be made, for reasons unknown, she gave Joseph aka Frederick various ages, names and also gave his birth location as both Essex and Kent, England, none of which were true.
The couple parted c1891 and Euphemia went on to marry Henry Stone that year.
In 1903, he was located in Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia where he was recorded in the 1903 Australian Electoral Roll as "Frederick Benham", occupation: gardener.
On the 6th December 1908, he married Lena Louisa Henrietta Dorothy Von der Wall in Broken Hill, NSW at the home of Mrs. Schloithe.
On the 2nd September 1922, his cause of death was recorded as senility and chronic bronchitis. He was buried as F. Benham. His death transcript records his name as "Frederick Benham" age 75 and states he was born in "Straford", South Australia rather than the correct location of Stratford St Mary's, Suffolk, England.
Throughout his life, Joseph Banham's aliases included the names "Frederick Manning", "Frederick Walter Manning", "Frederick Joseph Manning", "Frederick William Manning", "Joseph Badham" and "Frederick Joseph Banham".
Upon his death, he was recorded in the New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages as "Frederick Bankam" under the index number 12980/1922. His death certificate states he was not married and none of his children were recorded.
It is thanks to intense research and the co-operation of his Great Great Grandson undergoing DNA testing that evidence was ultimately obtained to assist with the unravelling of his true identity and allowed it to be revealed without a doubt that this "Frederick" aka Joseph "Frederick" Banham aka Benham alias Manning, was indeed the same "JOSEPH BANHAM" born in 1848 at Stratford St Mary, Suffolk, England to parents Joseph Banham and Eliza Pearson .
(L. M. Hebbe - Researcher - Find a Grave ID: 49856570).
(DNA Tester: W. G. Alexander, Great Great Grandson).
Joseph Banham aka "Frederick Benham" alias "Frederick Manning" was born in 1848 at Stratford St Mary, Suffolk, England to parents Joseph Banham and Eliza Pearson and christened on the 25th January 1848. He married Harriet Cole in 1868. His first child, "Frederick Walter Banham" was born in 1869 in the same district. The 1871 UK Census shows Joseph aka "Frederick" was employed as a gardener. He and Harriet moved to Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England where in April 1876, their young son Frederick died.
Joseph abandoned his wife Harriet that same month and boarded the ship "Golden Sea" under the alias "Frederick Manning". He arrived in South Australia, in April 1876. In September that year, he took out an advertisement in the newspaper "South Australian Register" wishing to obtain a Head Gardeners position claiming he had previously worked at the "Crystal Palace" in Sydenham, England.
His next known location was in Victoria, Australia where on the 11th August in either 1878 or 1879 he undertook a "form of marriage" with Euphemia Alexander.
(Note: While the day and month of their "form of marriage" remains the same and is provided on two of their children's birth records, Euphemia, the informant on both occasions, changes the marriage year from 1878 to 1879).
In April 1879, he suffered an injury while hunting, accidently shooting himself in the foot and was admitted to Melbourne hospital. In June 1879, he was accused of stealing "lost goods", which related to a woman's hat he had found and given to Euphemia. He was prosecuted but found not guilty of the offence.
His first child with Euphemia, named Ettie/Etty Manning was born in Victoria, Australia in 1879 and died that same year. This was followed by the births of their son Frederick Joseph Manning (1881 - 1940) who later changed his surname to "Alexander" and daughter Marion Ethel Manning (1882 - ?), daughter Isabella Manning (1884 - ?), followed by daughter Jessie Manning (c1884 - 1948) who had also changed her surname to "Alexander" by the time she married Frederick Gray in 1920.
At some point after his daughter Jessie's birth, his second wife Euphemia discovered he was already married to Harriet Cole. Meanwhile, the 1881 and 1891 UK Census records show his first wife Harriet Cole was still alive and well working as a laundress in Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England. Despite this discovery, he and Euphemia went on to have two more children who were born under the "Banham" surname. They were son William Banham (1889 - 1962) who later changed his surname to "Alexander" but reverted to the surname "Benham" upon his death, and daughter Gladys Banham (1891 - 1892). His second wife Euphemia was the informant on all of their children's birth records and though many assumptions could be made, for reasons unknown, she gave Joseph aka Frederick various ages, names and also gave his birth location as both Essex and Kent, England, none of which were true.
The couple parted c1891 and Euphemia went on to marry Henry Stone that year.
In 1903, he was located in Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia where he was recorded in the 1903 Australian Electoral Roll as "Frederick Benham", occupation: gardener.
On the 6th December 1908, he married Lena Louisa Henrietta Dorothy Von der Wall in Broken Hill, NSW at the home of Mrs. Schloithe.
On the 2nd September 1922, his cause of death was recorded as senility and chronic bronchitis. He was buried as F. Benham. His death transcript records his name as "Frederick Benham" age 75 and states he was born in "Straford", South Australia rather than the correct location of Stratford St Mary's, Suffolk, England.
Throughout his life, Joseph Banham's aliases included the names "Frederick Manning", "Frederick Walter Manning", "Frederick Joseph Manning", "Frederick William Manning", "Joseph Badham" and "Frederick Joseph Banham".
Upon his death, he was recorded in the New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages as "Frederick Bankam" under the index number 12980/1922. His death certificate states he was not married and none of his children were recorded.
It is thanks to intense research and the co-operation of his Great Great Grandson undergoing DNA testing that evidence was ultimately obtained to assist with the unravelling of his true identity and allowed it to be revealed without a doubt that this "Frederick" aka Joseph "Frederick" Banham aka Benham alias Manning, was indeed the same "JOSEPH BANHAM" born in 1848 at Stratford St Mary, Suffolk, England to parents Joseph Banham and Eliza Pearson .
(L. M. Hebbe - Researcher - Find a Grave ID: 49856570).
(DNA Tester: W. G. Alexander, Great Great Grandson).
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BIOGRAPHY BEFORE SUGGESTING EDITS TO THIS INVDIVIDUALS NAME.
Joseph Banham aka "Frederick Benham" alias "Frederick Manning" was born in 1848 at Stratford St Mary, Suffolk, England to parents Joseph Banham and Eliza Pearson and christened on the 25th January 1848. He married Harriet Cole in 1868. His first child, "Frederick Walter Banham" was born in 1869 in the same district. The 1871 UK Census shows Joseph aka "Frederick" was employed as a gardener. He and Harriet moved to Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England where in April 1876, their young son Frederick died.
Joseph abandoned his wife Harriet that same month and boarded the ship "Golden Sea" under the alias "Frederick Manning". He arrived in South Australia, in April 1876. In September that year, he took out an advertisement in the newspaper "South Australian Register" wishing to obtain a Head Gardeners position claiming he had previously worked at the "Crystal Palace" in Sydenham, England.
His next known location was in Victoria, Australia where on the 11th August in either 1878 or 1879 he undertook a "form of marriage" with Euphemia Alexander.
(Note: While the day and month of their "form of marriage" remains the same and is provided on two of their children's birth records, Euphemia, the informant on both occasions, changes the marriage year from 1878 to 1879).
In April 1879, he suffered an injury while hunting, accidently shooting himself in the foot and was admitted to Melbourne hospital. In June 1879, he was accused of stealing "lost goods", which related to a woman's hat he had found and given to Euphemia. He was prosecuted but found not guilty of the offence.
His first child with Euphemia, named Ettie/Etty Manning was born in Victoria, Australia in 1879 and died that same year. This was followed by the births of their son Frederick Joseph Manning (1881 - 1940) who later changed his surname to "Alexander" and daughter Marion Ethel Manning (1882 - ?), daughter Isabella Manning (1884 - ?), followed by daughter Jessie Manning (c1884 - 1948) who had also changed her surname to "Alexander" by the time she married Frederick Gray in 1920.
At some point after his daughter Jessie's birth, his second wife Euphemia discovered he was already married to Harriet Cole. Meanwhile, the 1881 and 1891 UK Census records show his first wife Harriet Cole was still alive and well working as a laundress in Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England. Despite this discovery, he and Euphemia went on to have two more children who were born under the "Banham" surname. They were son William Banham (1889 - 1962) who later changed his surname to "Alexander" but reverted to the surname "Benham" upon his death, and daughter Gladys Banham (1891 - 1892). His second wife Euphemia was the informant on all of their children's birth records and though many assumptions could be made, for reasons unknown, she gave Joseph aka Frederick various ages, names and also gave his birth location as both Essex and Kent, England, none of which were true.
The couple parted c1891 and Euphemia went on to marry Henry Stone that year.
In 1903, he was located in Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia where he was recorded in the 1903 Australian Electoral Roll as "Frederick Benham", occupation: gardener.
On the 6th December 1908, he married Lena Louisa Henrietta Dorothy Von der Wall in Broken Hill, NSW at the home of Mrs. Schloithe.
On the 2nd September 1922, his cause of death was recorded as senility and chronic bronchitis. He was buried as F. Benham. His death transcript records his name as "Frederick Benham" age 75 and states he was born in "Straford", South Australia rather than the correct location of Stratford St Mary's, Suffolk, England.
Throughout his life, Joseph Banham's aliases included the names "Frederick Manning", "Frederick Walter Manning", "Frederick Joseph Manning", "Frederick William Manning", "Joseph Badham" and "Frederick Joseph Banham".
Upon his death, he was recorded in the New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages as "Frederick Bankam" under the index number 12980/1922. His death certificate states he was not married and none of his children were recorded.
It is thanks to intense research and the co-operation of his Great Great Grandson undergoing DNA testing that evidence was ultimately obtained to assist with the unravelling of his true identity and allowed it to be revealed without a doubt that this "Frederick" aka Joseph "Frederick" Banham aka Benham alias Manning, was indeed the same "JOSEPH BANHAM" born in 1848 at Stratford St Mary, Suffolk, England to parents Joseph Banham and Eliza Pearson .
(L. M. Hebbe - Researcher - Find a Grave ID: 49856570).
(DNA Tester: W. G. Alexander, Great Great Grandson).
Joseph Banham aka "Frederick Benham" alias "Frederick Manning" was born in 1848 at Stratford St Mary, Suffolk, England to parents Joseph Banham and Eliza Pearson and christened on the 25th January 1848. He married Harriet Cole in 1868. His first child, "Frederick Walter Banham" was born in 1869 in the same district. The 1871 UK Census shows Joseph aka "Frederick" was employed as a gardener. He and Harriet moved to Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England where in April 1876, their young son Frederick died.
Joseph abandoned his wife Harriet that same month and boarded the ship "Golden Sea" under the alias "Frederick Manning". He arrived in South Australia, in April 1876. In September that year, he took out an advertisement in the newspaper "South Australian Register" wishing to obtain a Head Gardeners position claiming he had previously worked at the "Crystal Palace" in Sydenham, England.
His next known location was in Victoria, Australia where on the 11th August in either 1878 or 1879 he undertook a "form of marriage" with Euphemia Alexander.
(Note: While the day and month of their "form of marriage" remains the same and is provided on two of their children's birth records, Euphemia, the informant on both occasions, changes the marriage year from 1878 to 1879).
In April 1879, he suffered an injury while hunting, accidently shooting himself in the foot and was admitted to Melbourne hospital. In June 1879, he was accused of stealing "lost goods", which related to a woman's hat he had found and given to Euphemia. He was prosecuted but found not guilty of the offence.
His first child with Euphemia, named Ettie/Etty Manning was born in Victoria, Australia in 1879 and died that same year. This was followed by the births of their son Frederick Joseph Manning (1881 - 1940) who later changed his surname to "Alexander" and daughter Marion Ethel Manning (1882 - ?), daughter Isabella Manning (1884 - ?), followed by daughter Jessie Manning (c1884 - 1948) who had also changed her surname to "Alexander" by the time she married Frederick Gray in 1920.
At some point after his daughter Jessie's birth, his second wife Euphemia discovered he was already married to Harriet Cole. Meanwhile, the 1881 and 1891 UK Census records show his first wife Harriet Cole was still alive and well working as a laundress in Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England. Despite this discovery, he and Euphemia went on to have two more children who were born under the "Banham" surname. They were son William Banham (1889 - 1962) who later changed his surname to "Alexander" but reverted to the surname "Benham" upon his death, and daughter Gladys Banham (1891 - 1892). His second wife Euphemia was the informant on all of their children's birth records and though many assumptions could be made, for reasons unknown, she gave Joseph aka Frederick various ages, names and also gave his birth location as both Essex and Kent, England, none of which were true.
The couple parted c1891 and Euphemia went on to marry Henry Stone that year.
In 1903, he was located in Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia where he was recorded in the 1903 Australian Electoral Roll as "Frederick Benham", occupation: gardener.
On the 6th December 1908, he married Lena Louisa Henrietta Dorothy Von der Wall in Broken Hill, NSW at the home of Mrs. Schloithe.
On the 2nd September 1922, his cause of death was recorded as senility and chronic bronchitis. He was buried as F. Benham. His death transcript records his name as "Frederick Benham" age 75 and states he was born in "Straford", South Australia rather than the correct location of Stratford St Mary's, Suffolk, England.
Throughout his life, Joseph Banham's aliases included the names "Frederick Manning", "Frederick Walter Manning", "Frederick Joseph Manning", "Frederick William Manning", "Joseph Badham" and "Frederick Joseph Banham".
Upon his death, he was recorded in the New South Wales Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages as "Frederick Bankam" under the index number 12980/1922. His death certificate states he was not married and none of his children were recorded.
It is thanks to intense research and the co-operation of his Great Great Grandson undergoing DNA testing that evidence was ultimately obtained to assist with the unravelling of his true identity and allowed it to be revealed without a doubt that this "Frederick" aka Joseph "Frederick" Banham aka Benham alias Manning, was indeed the same "JOSEPH BANHAM" born in 1848 at Stratford St Mary, Suffolk, England to parents Joseph Banham and Eliza Pearson .
(L. M. Hebbe - Researcher - Find a Grave ID: 49856570).
(DNA Tester: W. G. Alexander, Great Great Grandson).
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