Louisa Frances Elizabeth (Braddick) Johns (bef. 1851 - 1893)

Born before 22 Jun 1851 in Kent, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Joseph Bolitho Johns — married 1879 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Died 21 Apr 1893 after age 41 in Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia

Biography

This profile is part of the Johns Name Study.

Louisa Frances Elizabeth Braddick was born in 1851.

Louisa, child of John Braddick & Elizabeth Braddick, was baptised on 22 June 1851 in St. Mary, Chatham, Kent, England.^[1]

In the 1861 census Louisa (age 10) was the daughter of Elizabeth Braddick in Chatham, Kent, England.^[2]

In 1874 she married Richard William Hearn, a mariner, in Brompton, Kent

Marriage

Louisa arrived on 6 December 1876^[4]

Louisa (25) married Joseph Bolitho Johns (52) (born about 19 February 1826 in Wendron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; son of Thomas Johns and Mary (Bolitho) Johns) in 1879 in Fremantle, Western Australia^[5]

Louisa and Joseph did not have any children.

Louisa died on 21 April 1893 in Southern Cross, Colony of Western Australia, aged 39.^[6]

Research Notes

Widowed at the time of her marriage to Moondyne Joe.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1473649
   Ancestry Record 9841 #74376800 (accessed 15 October 2023)
   Louisa Frances Braddick baptism on 22 Jun 1851, child of John Braddick & Elizabeth Braddick, in St. Mary, Chatham, Kent, England.
2. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
   Class: Rg 9; Piece: 481; Folio: 5; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542646; ED, institution, or vessel: 15; Household schedule number: 9
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8767 #7091511 (accessed 15 October 2023)
   Louisa Braddick (10) daughter in household of Elizabeth Braddick (36) in Chatham in Medway registration district in Kent, England. Born in Gillingham, Kent, England.
3. ↑ Kent : Old Brompton : Holy Trinity : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817e73de93790eb7fc64262 : viewed 8 Apr 2024) marriage Richard William Hearn to Louisa Francis Braddick 08 Jan 1874
4. ↑ Passenger List: "Western Australia, Australia, Crew and Passenger Lists, 1852-1930"
   SRO of Western Australia; Passenger lists showing ’names of immigrants who have signed agreements to remain three years in the colony from date of landing’ and date of arrival.; Accession: 633; Roll: 212
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1684 #2090270 (accessed 15 October 2023)
   Name: Louisa Hearn; Arrival Date: 6 Dec 1876; Vessel Name: Cornwall.
5. ↑ Western Australia Department of Justice - Birth, Deaths and Marriages. Registration: 4608/1879 @ -; Joseph Bolitho Johns and Louisa Frances Elizabeth Hearn married in Fremantle in 1879; accessed 6 Apr 2024
6. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #196617532 (accessed 10 October 2023)
   Memorial page for Louisa Frances Elizabeth Hearn Johns (1853-21 Apr 1893), citing Southern Cross Pioneer Cemetery, Southern Cross, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australia; Maintained by Danelle Warnock (contributor 49077313).