Charles Popham

1846 - 1893  (47 years)

• Name	Charles Popham
  Birth	1846	Bridgewater, Somerset, England   [1]
  	Parents most likely Lewis and Mary Ann Popham.
  Gender	Male
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Union Street, Bridgewater, Somerset, England   [2]
  	POPHAM Lewis, Head, Mar, 44, Bricklayer, Bridgewater Somerset POPHAM Mary A, Wife, Mar, 42, Bridgewater POPHAM, George, Son, 16, Lab Stone Mason, Bridgewater POPHAM Charles, Son, 14, Scholar, Bridgewater POPHAM Mary A, Dau, 12, Scholar, Bridgewater POPHAM Richard, Son, 9, Scholar, Bridgewater POPHAM Lewis, Son, 3, Bridgewater
  Immigration	11 Jun 1869	from London, England via "Annesley" to Sydney, NSW, Australia   [3]
  	Steerage Passenger: Charles Popham
  Electoral	1875	South Street, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia   [4]
  	POPHAM Charles, South Street, Rockhampton. covers 1874- 1876
  Electoral	1876	Pelican Street, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia   [5]
  	POPHAM Charles, Pelican Street, North Ispwich Covers 1876-77, same for 1878
  Electoral	1879	Canning Street, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia   [6]
  	POPHAM Charles, Canning Street, North Ipswich
  Immigration	Abt 1880	from Queensland, Australia to Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
  	It appears that sometime between the death of daughter Harriet in 1879 and birth of Robert in 1880, the family moved to New Zealand and first settled in Oamaru.
  Death	8 Sep 1893	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [7]
  Burial	10 Sep 1893	Southern Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [8]
  	POPHAM as headstone. Buried in same plot is Harriett, Charles and Charles Wilkins (grandson who died 1906) as well as Elsie May Popham. Does state that Charles Popham was from Somerset on the Burial Records.
  Person ID	I6424	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Family	Harriett Lawson,   b. 1853, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England d. 15 Jul 1918, 18 Brunswick Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	30 Oct 1873	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia   [9]
  	Mostly likely to be Rockhampton for marriage, as Charles Popham was on Electoral Rolls for 1875 and 76 there.
  Research Note	Harriet Lawson's parents are: Robert Lawson born Chester-le-Street, Durham 1825 (Christened 25/12/1825) to Robert Lawson and Jane Culley. Robert died in Ipswich, Q 16 Jan 1884 Mary Hill born 22 May 1831 Hartlebury, Worcestershire to Charles Hill and Jane Hemming. Mary died on 25 Dec 1908 and is buried in Toowong Cemetery. Robert and Mary were married on 11 Sep 1848 at Hartlebury. Robert and Mary along with 8 of their 10 children (2 born in Qld) arrived in Brisbane on "Fiery Star" 20 Nov 1864. Also with them was John Nimmo. Robert and John brought 4 locomotives which they assembled and thus the Qld Railways began. John married one of Robert's daughters. Research on the LAWSON/ POPHAM families have been done by Ken McDonald and Wal and Heather Hardy. Both have Family Tree Sites on Ancestry for you to contact them for further information, or you can contact me personally for their emails. McDonald Family Tree Wal_Hardy_Family
  Children	1. Mary Anne Popham,   b. 30 Jul 1874, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia d. 16 Dec 1951, 162 Sidey Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Lewis Popham,   b. 5 Feb 1876, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia d. 29 Jul 1940, Titri, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Harriet Popham,   b. 5 Jun 1878, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia d. 3 Jul 1879, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]   4. Robert Popham,   b. 8 Aug 1880, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand d. 28 Dec 1937, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]   5. Annie Popham,   b. 1883, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand d. 31 Jul 1963, Southmayde Hospital, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural] + 6. Jessie Popham,   b. 1885, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand d. 11 Jun 1940, 143 Surrey Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]   7. Frances Maud Popham,   b. 1887, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand d. 26 Jun 1957, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]   8. Elsie May Popham,   b. 1889, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand d. 4 May 1890, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]   9. Elizabeth Popham,   b. 1890, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand d. 5 Jun 1964, 35 Melbourne Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]   10. Charles Richard Popham,   b. 1 Nov 1892, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand d. 7 Apr 1945, Titri, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F2277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 8 Sep 1893 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S63] England, Civil Registration Online, Record Type: BDM Indexes, 1846 Sept Qtr Bridgewater Somerset Vol 10 Pg 316. [S27] Compiler: PRO England, 1861 English Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: PRO England, www.ancestry.co.uk, 7 April 1861;), 1861 Bridgewater Somerset RG 9/1625 pg 42 & 43. [S47] Shipping Records, Subject: Passenger Lists, NSW Unassisted Immigrants Passengers Lists 1826 - 1922 - via Ancestry.com.au. [S99] Australia, Electoral Roll, Subject: Elections, (Name: www.ancestry.com.au, 1903 - 1980;), 1874-75 Queensland Electoral Roll - via Findmypast.co.uk Also 1876. [S99] Australia, Electoral Roll, Subject: Elections, (Name: www.ancestry.com.au, 1903 - 1980;), 1876-77 Queensland Electoral Roll - via Findmypast.co.uk also 1878. [S99] Australia, Electoral Roll, Subject: Elections, (Name: www.ancestry.com.au, 1903 - 1980;), 1879 Queensland Electoral Roll - via Findmypast.co.uk. [S2] NZ BDM Indexes, Microfiche or Online, (Name: NZSRGO; Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand;), NZ Online Database: 1893/ 4985 aged 47yrs. [S3] NZSG, NZ Cemetery Records, (Name: NZSG, Auckland, New Zealand & Online Council Databases; Date: 1988;), Dunedin City Council Online Database: Block 18P Plot 19. [S173] Compiler: State of Queensland, Australia, QLD BDM Indexes Online, (Name: Qld Government, www.bdm.qld.gov.au;), 1873 / C661 pg 8443.