Joseph Bellamy, 18401877 (aged 36 years)

Bellamy, Joseph (1840-1877)
Name
Joseph /Bellamy/
Given names
Joseph
Surname
Bellamy
Birth
Text:

The 11th child of a large family, Joseph grew up at a time when his father, James, was buying land at Wollombi. This area was good grazing and was becoming popular, owing to the building of the Great North Road.

Christening
Address: St. Paul's Church of England
Property
Note: In 1862, because of the 'natural love and affection for his son' Joseph, and for his better maintenance, livelihood and support', his father James conveyed 70 acres of the 100 acres of 'Bellamy Farm' (which himself he had inherited from his parents) lying 'northwest of the road running through it'. The remaining 30 acres on the south-east side of the road, was left to his daughter May Ann, wife of James Shields.
Marriage
Address: St. John's Church of England
Note: Joseph and Emma lived near Aiken Road in a house of hewn sandstone blocks, possibly quarried from an outcrop nearby on present Forestry land. The house was in the common fashion of a 4-roomed structure with front verandah and with a separated kitchen at the back. Up until 1977 the two parts of the house had never been joined. The stone remained, despite a scorching bushfire in the early years of the 20th century. It has since been demolished. Joseph lived here until his death. Joseph and Emma raised a family of 10 children, and tended a large orchard there.
Death
Note: Joseph died suddenly at the Volunteer Hotel at Parramatta. The Sydney Morning Herald, reporting the death, wrote that a few misunderstood words had been spoken between one Thomas Appleby and Joseph Bellamy while having a few drinks and 'caught hold of one another and had a hugging bit of a wrestle'. They were told to ease off, and 'they let go of one another. Bellamy stepped back as though to sit down on a chair, when it seemed his legs were giving away on him.' He fell lightly and lay dead on the floor. His widow stated that a fortnight before his death he had a bad cold and cough. It was at this same time he met his brother Zadok, and complained to him that he 'had been very ill after playing cricket' a day or so ago. Up until then, Joseph had been in very good health.

Joseph died suddenly at the Volunteer Hotel at Parramatta. The Sydney Morning Herald, reporting the death, wrote that a few misunderstood words had been spoken between one Thomas Appleby and Joseph Bellamy while having a few drinks and 'caught hold of one another and had a hugging bit of a wrestle'. They were told to ease off, and 'they let go of one another. Bellamy stepped back as though to sit down on a chair, when it seemed his legs were giving away on him.' He fell lightly and lay dead on the floor. His widow stated that a fortnight before his death he had a bad cold and cough. It was at this same time he met his brother Zadok, and complained to him that he 'had been very ill after playing cricket' a day or so ago. Up until then, Joseph had been in very good health.

Joseph died intestate. The land was therefore divided equally between his widow and ten children. In 1899, Emma was empowered to sell the property of 70 acres and the proceeds were divided amongst the family. Emma and her two sons, Mark and Lewis, combined their proceeds and bought Lot 1 of the Estate, which contained the house and 29 acres.

Lot 2 containing 30 acres was purchased by Charles Franks, orchardist from Carlingford, and Lot 3 containing 28 acres by Elizabeth Plomer.

In 1978, seventh generation Bellamys still lived on part of the first grant.

Subdivision plans have created two suburban streets across the old farm. They are now known as Ann William Drive and Bellamy Farm Road.

Burial
Family with parents
father
Bellamy, James Zadoc (1798-1875)
17981875
Birth: May 9, 1798 26 44 Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: March 6, 1875Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
mother
Singleton, Hannah (1802-1869)
18021869
Birth: 1802 50 44 New South Wales, Australia
Death: October 14, 1869Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage Religious marriageJune 15, 1818Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1 year
elder sister
18191887
Birth: June 14, 1819 21 17 Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1887Central Cumberland, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
20 months
elder sister
18211890
Birth: February 7, 1821 22 19 Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: October 7, 1890New South Wales, Australia
2 years
elder brother
18231891
Birth: April 10, 1823 24 21 Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1891Northern Rivers, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
elder sister
18251912
Birth: August 9, 1825 27 23 Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: March 11, 1912Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
elder sister
18271913
Birth: November 22, 1827 29 25 Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: August 22, 1913Wollombi, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
elder sister
18311897
Birth: April 10, 1831 32 29 Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: October 1, 1897Ryde, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
15 months
elder sister
18321920
Birth: July 8, 1832 34 30 Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: August 14, 1920Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
elder sister
18341910
Birth: September 5, 1834 36 32 Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: June 3, 1910Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
elder brother
18361914
Birth: October 16, 1836 38 34 Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: May 25, 1914Carlingford, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
elder sister
18391839
Birth: January 24, 1839 40 37 Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: June 4, 1839Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
22 months
himself
Bellamy, Joseph (1840-1877)
18401877
Birth: November 10, 1840 42 38 Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: March 10, 1877Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
younger brother
Bellamy, Zadoc (1843-1908)
18431908
Birth: January 1, 1843 44 41 Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: July 31, 1908West Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
younger sister
18451909
Birth: August 11, 1845 47 43 Sugarloaf Creek, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1909Ryde, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
17 months
younger sister
Bellamy, Hannah (1846-1914)
18461914
Birth: 1846 47 44 Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1914Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Father’s family with Martha Jane Martin
father
Bellamy, James Zadoc (1798-1875)
17981875
Birth: May 9, 1798 26 44 Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: March 6, 1875Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
stepmother
Martin, Martha (1845- ), Bellamy, Amelia Alberta (1873- ), Bellamy, Florence Matilda (1874- )
18451928
Birth: June 28, 1845 25 18 Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: May 1, 1928Granville, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious marriage Religious marriageJuly 18, 1871Castle Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
18 months
half-sister
Martin, Martha (1845- ), Bellamy, Amelia Alberta (1873- ), Bellamy, Florence Matilda (1874- )
18721962
Birth: 1872 73 26 Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1962Auburn, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
half-sister
Bellamy, Florence Matilda (1874-1953)
18741953
Birth: April 20, 1874 75 28 Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1953Manly, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Family with Emily Diplock
himself
Bellamy, Joseph (1840-1877)
18401877
Birth: November 10, 1840 42 38 Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: March 10, 1877Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
wife
18421922
Birth: March 27, 1842 43 33 Porter's Flat, Morpeth, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1922Ryde, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage MarriageOctober 22, 1862Wollombi, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
11 months
son
18631947
Birth: September 7, 1863 22 21 Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: June 2, 1947Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Birth
Text:

The 11th child of a large family, Joseph grew up at a time when his father, James, was buying land at Wollombi. This area was good grazing and was becoming popular, owing to the building of the Great North Road.

Christening
Property
Marriage
Death
Burial
Citation details: p. 144 No. K NORTH 80
Text:

Burial records:
JOSEPH BELLAMY 10-3-1877. 11-3-1877. Pennant Hills. 35 yrs.

Property

In 1862, because of the 'natural love and affection for his son' Joseph, and for his better maintenance, livelihood and support', his father James conveyed 70 acres of the 100 acres of 'Bellamy Farm' (which himself he had inherited from his parents) lying 'northwest of the road running through it'. The remaining 30 acres on the south-east side of the road, was left to his daughter May Ann, wife of James Shields.

Marriage

Joseph and Emma lived near Aiken Road in a house of hewn sandstone blocks, possibly quarried from an outcrop nearby on present Forestry land. The house was in the common fashion of a 4-roomed structure with front verandah and with a separated kitchen at the back. Up until 1977 the two parts of the house had never been joined. The stone remained, despite a scorching bushfire in the early years of the 20th century. It has since been demolished. Joseph lived here until his death. Joseph and Emma raised a family of 10 children, and tended a large orchard there.

Death

Joseph died suddenly at the Volunteer Hotel at Parramatta. The Sydney Morning Herald, reporting the death, wrote that a few misunderstood words had been spoken between one Thomas Appleby and Joseph Bellamy while having a few drinks and 'caught hold of one another and had a hugging bit of a wrestle'. They were told to ease off, and 'they let go of one another. Bellamy stepped back as though to sit down on a chair, when it seemed his legs were giving away on him.' He fell lightly and lay dead on the floor. His widow stated that a fortnight before his death he had a bad cold and cough. It was at this same time he met his brother Zadok, and complained to him that he 'had been very ill after playing cricket' a day or so ago. Up until then, Joseph had been in very good health.

Joseph died intestate. The land was therefore divided equally between his widow and ten children. In 1899, Emma was empowered to sell the property of 70 acres and the proceeds were divided amongst the family. Emma and her two sons, Mark and Lewis, combined their proceeds and bought Lot 1 of the Estate, which contained the house and 29 acres.

Lot 2 containing 30 acres was purchased by Charles Franks, orchardist from Carlingford, and Lot 3 containing 28 acres by Elizabeth Plomer.

In 1978, seventh generation Bellamys still lived on part of the first grant.

Subdivision plans have created two suburban streets across the old farm. They are now known as Ann William Drive and Bellamy Farm Road.

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Bellamy, Joseph (1840-1877)
Bellamy, Joseph (1840-1877)