BEHENNA, POOLE, EVERETT, HILL Connections

[jimmijam]

Hi there,
I'm looking to get in touch with any descendants of James Poole Behenna born London, England in 1822, also known as James Behenna Poole. He was married to Ellen Moulton and was Head Master of Salisbury Public School from 1867 to 1878. He died in Port Adelaide and Ellen, his widow, died in 1903.

Best wishes, Jimmijam

[cando]

I am not sure if you have lots of information or are looking for more information or only living descendants

Possible birth and baptism from IGI Extracted record
BEHENNA  James   
Birth  29 Nov 1821      
Baptism 9 Jan 1822  St James, Westminster, London ENG     
Father     Isaac  BEHENNA    
Mother     Mary Ann BREAY

A spelling variation with Ellen's surname on the marriage reg

Marriages Dec 1843   
BEHENNA James Poole    Bloomsbury 1/   82    
MOLTON    Ellen Elizabeth  Bloomsbury1/82

1851 Census
Living at 14 Oval Street, St Mary's Lambeth    HO107/1873
BEHENNA James  Head Married  29 years  Railway Clerk  b. St James Middlesex
BEHENNA Ellen  Wife Married  26 years    b. St James Middlesex
BEHENNA Mary Ann  Dau  8 years  Scholar  b. St Anns Middlesex
BEHENNA Ellen Elizabeth  7 years  Scholar  b. St Anns Middlesex
MOULTON Mary M.I.L  Wid 58 years  Dependant on her son  b. St Martins Middlesex
MOULTON Augustus  B.I.L. Wid  28 years  Carver & Gilder  b. Lambeth  Surrey
HIETT Hannah   Serv   17 years   Domestic servant    b. Henley  Oxfordshire

Their arrival in Victoria in August 1852 on the Mary Harrison  Port B Fiche 005  Page 008 and 007 for James.

POOLE James  30 years
POOLE Ellen 27 years
POOLE Ellen 9  years   
POOLE Mary Ann 8 years

I guess you have found this
http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/research/condon/teachers/Teachers.asp?TeacherID=1410

So there are the following marriages and it is descendants from these marriages you are seeking

EVERETT Charles Ellis  Status not known 22 years  Father Charles EVERETT
POOLE Mary Ann 22 Status not known  Father James POOLE
8 Nov 1864-11-08
Place Christian Chapel Mitcham  Ade 60/45

and

HILL Nathaniel 23 years  Status single  Father John Victor HILL
POOLE Ellen E 24 years  Status single  Father James POOLE
13 Jul 1873
At the residence of Mr Broadfoot Thebarton    Yat 96/162
 
A couple of deaths
POOLE James
25 Nov 1890  68 years   Status Not known  Relative Not recorded
Residence Adelaide   Died at Port Adelaide  PtA 190/86

POOLE Ellen Elizabeth
4 Aug 1903  78 years  Status Widow  Relative James Behenna POOL [Deceased husband]
Residence Parkside  Death Place Parkside  Ade 296/116

Hopefully a descendant will find your request.

Cheers
Cando

[jimmijam]

Hi Cando,
Thanks for replying! I had his mother and father and yesterday I found him on a transcribed court case, he was a Policeman in London in 1842 and the record was on the Old Bailey on line which was really exciting. I had some info on his emigration and name change. As his father and brother were in the debtors court (London Gazette), I suspect that this was the reason for the name change. Its just amazing what you can find on line now!

I didn't know just when he emigrated so thanks for that. A relative of mine had pulled some information on descendants but I certainly had none of the other information about his children or such detailed information on his career. My research prior to this has been mainly in the UK and mainly in Scotland. I really appreciate your post.

Thanks again for this information. I hope that some descendant might read this and get in touch, that would be lovely.

Best wishes, Jimmijam

[cando]

Thank you for the interesting snippets about the family.  I did wonder about the reason for the name change.   I have found the London Gazette invaluable for my own family research.  I will type up what I can find on the descendants.  You never know someone may be searching for an ancestor and bring up this post/s.

Births

EVERETT James Charles
8 Nov 1865
Father Charles Ellis EVERETT  Mother Mary Ann POOLE
At  Adelaide    Ade 33/433

EVERETT Amy Ellen
23 Nov 1869
Father Charles Ellis EVERETT  Mother Mary Ann POOLE
At Adelaide    Ade 84/142

EVERETT Ernest Ellis
26 Dec 1870
Father Charles Ellis EVERETT  Mother Mary Ann POOLE
At Adelaide   Ade 90/181

EVERETT Lilian Maud
8 July 1873
Father Charles Ellis EVERETT  Mother Mary POOLE
At  Adelaide   Ade 123/237
 
EVERETT Kate Vehemia
15 Nov 1875
Father Charles Ellis EVERETT  Mother Mary POOLE
At Mitcham    Ade 158/341

EVERETT Frank Preston
67 May 1878
Father Charles Ellis EVERETT   Mother Mary POOLE
At Mitcham    Ade 201/192

EVERETT Myra Molton
3 Dec 1880
Father Charles Ellis EVERETT  Mother Mary Ann POOLE
At Mitcham   Ade  251/356

EVERETT Harold Mayo
16 Jun 1883
Father Charles Ellis EVERETT  Mother Mary Ann POOLE
At Adelaide   Ade 306/240

HILL Claude John
10 Aug 1875-08-10
Father Nathaniel HILL   Mother Ellen Eliza POOLE
At Salisbury    Ade 154/469

HILL Victor James
14 Nov 1878
Father Nathaniel HILL   Mother Ellen Eliza POOLE
At  Virginia  PtG 194/249

HILL Alice Mary
20 Jun 1880
Father Nathaniel HILL   Mother Ellen Eliza POOLE
At Virginia   PtG 242/467

HILL Ellen Emma
1 Aug 1884
Father Nathaniel HILL   Mother Ellen Eliza POOLE
At  Virginia   PtG 333/285

Cando
 

[cando]

Marriages

BARREAU Charles Alfred  25 years  Status Single  Father Alfred Alexander BARREAU
HILL Alice Mary  23  Status Single  Father Nathaniel HILL
4 Nov 1903
At St Michael Church Mitcham    Ade 217/424

COX Henry  23 years  Single  Father James COX
HILL Ellen Emma  20 years  Single  Father Nathaniel HILL
16 Jan 1905
At St Michael Church Mitcham  Ade 222/174

EVERETT James Charles  26 years  Single  Father Charles Ellis EVERETT
HOUNSLOW Bessie Annie  20 years  Single  Father Richard HOUNSLOW
11 May 1892
At Draper Memorial Church Adelaide  Ade 171/654

EVERETT Ernest Ellis 28 years  Single  Father Charles Ellis EVERETT
WILLS Maggie May  22 years  Single  Father Benjamin WILLS
12 July 1898-07-12
At St Luke Church Adelaide   Ade 196/119

EVERETT Harold Mayo  29 years  Single  Father Charles Ellis EVERETT
ANGELL Mildred Victoria   24 years  Single  Father Alfred ANGELL
9 Dec 1913
At St John Church Adelaide   Ade 247/751

HANNAFORD  Henry  24 years  Single  Father John HANNAFORD
EVERETT Lilian Maud 22 years   Single  Father Charles Ellis EVERETT
28 Apr 1896
At St Mary Magdalene Church Adelaide   Ade  187/544
 
BEASLEY Alfred Stephen  24 years  Single  Father John Samuel BEASLEY
EVERETT Kate Behenna  22 years  Single  Father Charles Ellis EVERETT
14 Sep 1898
At St John Church Adelaide  Ade 196/961

LILLYWHITE Reginald Guy  24 years  Single  Father Edward Thomas LILLYWHITE
EVERETT Myra Molton  24 years  Single  Father Charles Ellis EVERETT
25 Oct 1905
At St Mary Magdalene Church Adelaide   Ade  225/408

Cando

[cando]

Deaths

EVERETT Amy Ellen
13 Jan 1870
6 weeks  Child  Relative Charles Ellis EVERETT  [Father]
Residence Adelaide   Death Place Adelaide  Ade 29/249

EVERETT Charles Ellis
2 Aug 1915-08-02
73 years  Status Married  Relative not recorded
Residence Norwood  Death Place Norwood   Nor 394/402

EVERETT Mary Ann
17 Mar 1925   82 years  Status Widow  Relative Charles Ellis EVERETT [Deceased Husband]
Residence East Adelaide  Death Place East Adelaide  Nor H 477/109

EVERETT Frank Preston
6 Jul 1916   38 years  Single  No relative noted
Residence Norwood   Death Place Norwood   Nor 402/541

EVERETT Harold Mayo
18 Jul 1953   66 years  Status Married  No relative noted
Residence Rose Park  Death Place Rose Park  Nor799/3844

EVERETT James Charles
13 Nov 1931  66 years  Status Married  No relative noted
Residence Forestville  Death Place Forestville    Ade 533/356

BEASLEY Kate Behenna
24 Apr 1935  59 years  Married  Relative Alfred Stephen BEASLEY   
Residence Rose Park  Death Place Rose Park  Nor H 568/1486


BARREAU Alice Mary
4 Jun 1970   89 years  Status Widow  Relative Charles Alfred BARREAU [Deceased Husband]
Residence Rosewater  Death Place Rosewater   PtA   89A/4105

Cando

[cando]

It is disappointing that nearly all of those alive and eligible to vote in 1909 did not enrol. 

South Australian Electoral Roll 1909
EVERETT Bessie Annie   Nicholls Street, Forestville  House duties
EVERETT James Charles Nicholls Street, Forestville   Station Master

BEASLEY Alfred Stephen   4 Fisher Street, Norwood   Salesman
BEASLEY Kate Behenna  4 Fisher Street, Norwood  House duties

Cheers
Cando

[jimmijam]

Hi Cando,

Wow, I am amazed at this work of yours, thanks ever so much!  And thats a great idea, I really hope someone googles these names!  I never thought about listing them for that reason.   Well here's my Behenna line, supplied by the late, great Walt Whyte:

Claude Behenna married 1872 to Jessie Jackson, his parents:
Richard Breay Behenna married 1842 to Amelia Harbrone, his and James's Parents:
Isaac Head Behenna married 1818 to Mary Breay, his parents:
Richard Behenna married 1785 to Elizabeth Head, his parents:
Richard Behenna married 1762 to Mary Collacut, his parents:
Richard Behenna married 1714 to Ann Venton, her parents:
Robert Venton married to Ann Holland

Mary Breay's parents were John Breay and Mary Poole, hence James's middle name/surname!

Richard Breay Behenna was advertising for shares in Bristol, Manchester, London and Dublin in 1853 for the The Cape of Good Hope and Natal Coal and General Mining Company.  I'll attach the advert I found for Friday 7th July 1854 . Whether he was a conman or a victim of circumstance, I don't know but I found a record the following year, 19th May 1855 where he appears before the Court as an insolvent debtor with 7 former addresses.  Richard was held for a time in Horsemonger Lane Gaol and was still listed as Bankrupt by 1863, but I really don't know how the legal system works on this.  He's with his family for the 1861 census, but is missing from the 1851 and 1871 census, though with a name that is easily misspelt, I could have missed it, or was he trying to hide. He died apparently in 1874 aged 55.

Curious that his brother emigrates during this time and changes his name, don't you think?

And sadly, I found a record for James and Richard's mother Mary Breay for 1881 aged 83, Chandelier Maker's Widow, Pauper inmate, Camberwell Workhouse, Havil Street, London, England.

Thank you once again Cando for all your hard work. Its just amazing to flesh out their pasts.
Best wishes, Jimmijam

[jimmijam]

Hi there,

Here's the adverts,

Best wishes, Jimmijam