Alice HANDFORD

  General Notes:

Baptism at Bishops Tawton, 1829, Page 77, entry 612
Sept'r the 27th, Alice dr of, William & Jane, Handford, Tawton, Laborer

Marriage in Fremington Registers giving father as Schoolmaster. Wife was Alice Hanford, daur of William Hanford, a labourer. Both were from Fremington. The witnesses were Grace B Blackmore (sister) and William Blackmore (brother or father?)

Marriages Mar 1849 Barnstaple 10 45
Blackmore John
Handford Alice
Hanford Alice

Marriage Certificate
1849 February 6 at The Parish Church, Fremington
John Blackmore, of full age, Bachelor, Laborer, Fremington. father William Blackmore, Schoolmaster
Alice Hanford, under age, Spinster, Servant, Fremington. father William Hanford, Laborer
both signed - Alice as Handford
Witnesses Grace B Blackmore (sister) and William Blackmore (brother or father)

1841 census
HO107/221/4 F6 P7
Fremington Village, Fremington, Devon
Wm Handford, 57, Army H.S.?, Y
Jane do, 47, , Y
Maria Handford, 13, , Y
Alice do, 12, , Y
William do, 12, , Y
Charles do, 8, , Y
James do, 6, , Y

Apparently they emigrated to Australia in 1851, according to a letter. See husband for details.
These passenger list references appear to confirm it
On NSW web site for "assisted immigration arriving at Port Phillip"
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/immigration_and_shipping_indexes_4645.asp
BLACKMORE John and Alice
Vessel : Courier
Year : 1849
Reel : 2144
Record item : 4/4816, p.358
Note - Port Phillip is the harbour upon which Melbourne is built.
The detail entry states : John & Alice BLACKMORE arrived at Port Phillip on 11 Sept, 1849, aboard the "Courier". Records showed John to be a labourer ("wife" for Alice). Both were from Devonshire and of the Anglican faith. John could read & write but Alice could only read.

Also found on Victoria PRO site http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search.asp?searchid=24
The ages match well
Surname, Forname, Age, Month, Year, Ship, Book, Page
BLACKMORE ALICE 20 SEP 1849 COURIER 4A 154
BLACKMORE JOHN 25 SEP 1849 COURIER 4A 154

From "Shipping Arrivals and Departures Victorian Ports" by Marten Syme
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Courier, 1060t, Master G. Melling, Sailed from Plymouth 7 June 1849, arr.
Melbourne 11 Sep 1849 carrying 325 / 281 immigrants, slates and salt.
Departed between 2 and 5 Oct 1849 for Bombay.

births, deaths & marriages from Digger - Federation Index.
Victoria 1889-1901
Surname: BLACKMORE
Given Names: Alice
Event: D
Sex: F
Spouse Surname/Father: Handford Wm
Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Jane PARKIN
Age: 63
Age Code:
Birth Place:
Death Place: Maldon
Year: 1893
Reg. Number: 6619

Death certificate - downloaded from Victoria State Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
No. - 12
When and where died - 9^th April 1893, North Maldon, Shire of Maldon, County of Talbot
Name and Profession - Alice Blackmore
Sex and Age - Female 63 years
Cause, Duration, Medical attendant and when last seen - Phthitis, Exhaustion, 2 years, D^r Farr, 8^th April 1893
Parents names and profession - William Handford laborer, Jane Handford M.N. Parkin (M.N. is Maiden name)
Informant - John Blackmore, Husband, North Maldon
Registrar, date and place - Thomson B Davidson, 10^th April 1893, Maldon
When and Where Buried and undertaker - 11^th April 1893, Maldon Cemetery, Henry W Craub
Name of Minister and Witness - Jonathan Frederick, John Blackmore
Where born and how long in Australia - Devonshire England, 43 years in Victoria
Marriage Where, what age and to whom - Fremington Devonshire England, 19 years, John Blackmore
Children's names and ages -
William 42 years
Charles 40 years
Richard 36 years
John 34 years
James 32 years
Thomas 29 years (this is Nicholas Thomas)
Maria 26 years
Alice 24 years
Edwin 20 years

Funeral card
Loyal Maldon Lodge
April 10th 1893
Sir and Brother:-
You are respectfully invited to follow the remains of the late wife of Brother John Blackmore to the place of interment, the Maldon Cemetery. The funeral will leave her late residence, Eagleback, at 3 o'clock p.m. TOMORROW (Tuesday).
By order,
W. Broughall,
secretary
Regalia - black sashes, aprons, and gloves

This is the same as the entry on the Deanery of Barnstaple CDRom - William listed as a Laborer and from Tawton
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ALICE HANDFORD
Female


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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 27 SEP 1829 Bishops Tawton, Devon, England

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: WILLIAM HANDFORD Family
Mother: JANE


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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.


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Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

C050341 1558 - 1840 0916815 Film 0933230 Film

Maldon Cemetery records - dates appear to be the date the death was registered
- I believe John Alexander and John (his father) are both buried here. The transcribed information is probably confused over the two Johns
Section 45, Comp 5, No 707

2609 10.04.1893 Alice BLACKMORE
2627 26.08.1893 Percivale BLACKMORE. ( Christian name may be spelt incorrectly)
3021 10.02.1899 Jessie ROWLANDS
3130 17.04.1900 Cyril Thomas BLACKMORE
3180 18.12.1900 John Alexander BLACKMORE
5043 09.03.1943 Edith Caroline BLACKMORE

  Noted events in her life were:

• Occupation: Servant, 6 Feb 1849, Fremington, Devon, England.

• Emigration: Departed the UK, 7 Jun 1849, Plymouth, Devon, England. From "Shipping Arrivals and Departures Victorian Ports" by Marten Syme
......
Courier, 1060t, Master G. Melling, Sailed from Plymouth 7 June 1849, arr.
Melbourne 11 Sep 1849 carrying 325 / 281 immigrants, slates and salt.
Departed between 2 and 5 Oct 1849 for Bombay.

• Immigration: Arrived in Australia, 11 Sep 1849, Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. From "Shipping Arrivals and Departures Victorian Ports" by Marten Syme
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Courier, 1060t, Master G. Melling, Sailed from Plymouth 7 June 1849, arr.
Melbourne 11 Sep 1849 carrying 325 / 281 immigrants, slates and salt.
Departed between 2 and 5 Oct 1849 for Bombay.

Alice married John BLACKMORE, son of William BLACKMORE and Ann BAKER, on 6 Feb 1849 in Fremington, Devon, England.^{1 2} (John BLACKMORE was born circa 1824 in Burrington, Devon, England, baptised on 8 Feb 1824 in Burrington, Devon, England,¹ died on 18 Dec 1900 in Maldon, Victoria, Australia ⁶ and was buried on 19 Dec 1900 in Maldon, Victoria, Australia ⁷.)