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Barbara Ellen (Eldridge) Blunden (abt. 1823 - abt. 1909)

Barbara Ellen Blunden formerly Eldridge
Born about in Ewhurst, Sussex, Englandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , , , , , and
Died about at about age 86 in Croydon, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Biography

Daughter of Allan and Fanny.

Arrival in Australia Age 15 - Bounty Immigrant [1]

Name: Barbara Eldridge
Birth Year: 1823
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Arrival Date: 07/1838
Vessel Name: Amelia Thompson
Port of Arrival:
Origin Location: Euhurst, Sussex, England

Marriage - unknown date and place. - To Richard Henry Blunden. There were 13 children from the marriage.

Husband died in 1883 when Barbara was 60.

Death Age 86 at Croyden NSW[2] [3]

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Mon 8 Nov 1909 Page 8 Family Notices[4]

BLUNDEN.-November 7, at her residence, 14 Croydon road, Croydon, Barbara Ellen, relict of the late R. H. Blunden, of Nubrygan, N.S.W., in her 86th year. By request, no flowers.

Burial [5]

Name: Barbara Ellen Blunden
Age: 86
Burial Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cemetery: Waverley
Section: 7
Row: 21
Denomination: Anglican Waverley Cemetery - W-7-CE-SL-3097 - PHOTO - [6]

Research Notes

Unable to find record of marriage in NSW - however there is a marriage index record for the two named people in Victoria in 1876 Regn 683/1876

Possibly 2 more children - Elizabeth 1843-1930 and John .??


Sources

  1. ↑ New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
  2. ↑ *DEATH N.S.W. Births ,Deaths and Marriages. BLUNDEN BARBARA E 12273/1909 (F= ALLAN M= FANNY ) district ASHFIELD
  3. ↑ *DEATH RYERSONS INDEX - BLUNDEN Barbara Ellen Death notice 07NOV1909 Death 85 late of Croydon and Nubrygan Sydney Morning Herald 08NOV1909
  4. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15076243
  5. ↑ Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1837-2003
  6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #218687902 - Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218687902/barbara-ellen-blunden: accessed 29 July 2023), memorial page for Barbara Ellen Blunden (1823–8 Nov 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 218687902, citing Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, Waverley Council, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
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Categories: Amelia Thompson, Arrived 1 Jul 1838 | Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, New South Wales