James Henry Carlisle BAMLETT -Western Australia

[ChrissieL]

James Henry Carlisle BAMLETT was born in 1863 at Scorton in Yorkshire, England.  He married Edith Ann  Buckingham in Kelmscott, Western Australia in 1901.  His parents were James Carlisle BAMLETT (1825 – 1865) and Mary Jane Milner (1836 – 1899).
He appears on the 1871 census – RG10/4504/50/10, aged 8, with his stepfather George BINKS, his mother, Mary Jane BINKS and his siblings,
Mary Hayes BAMLETT (age 10)
Ann E BAMLETT (age 9)
Sarah J BAMLETT (age 6 all transcribed as Raonlett on Ancestry).

I can’t find James Henry Carlisle Bamlett on the 1881 census.  George Binks and Mary Jane Binks are in Stretford, Lancashire with their own children, Ida and George Binks.  His siblings can be located in 1881 either in a school or with relatives.

From the Ancestry hints, he appears on the Electoral Rolls in both New Zealand and Australia. Unfortunately, I don’t have a World Wide subscription so I don’t know which years these are for.  I suspect he went to New Zealand first as he died in Australia in 1947.

Can anyone tell me when he emigrated or where he was in 1881?

Many thanks
Chris

[matthewj64]

He is in Loburn NZ in 1886
'A public meeting, attended by about fifty residents, was held in the schoolroom, Loburn North, on the evening of March. 13. Mr J. H. C. Bamlett occupied the chair'
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18860317.2.60

and a mention of cycling in 1887
'Tricycling. —Mr J. H. C. Bamlett, of the Christchurch Bicycle Club, will start from the Carlton Hotel today at 12 o’clock for the purpose of making a 50-mile tricycle record.'
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18870822.2.18

in 1890 he is cycling in Victoria
'THE MELBOURNE BICYCLE CLUB SPRING MEETING...J.H.C. Bamlett'
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139144109

and 1894 in WA
'Mr. J. H . C. Bamlett (formerly captain of the Geelong Cycling Club)'
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76468005

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[ChrissieL]

Matthew, thank you so much for those excellent newspaper articles. How interesting to find out all about the bike riding. He would only be 23 when he chaired the meeting in Loburn NZ so he must have emigrated when he was a young man.  Thank you again

Chris

[maddys52]

There are many mentions of "J H C BAMLETT" on trove and paperspast if you'd like to look at them all!

https://trove.nla.gov.au
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers

[maddys52]

Obituary here:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article149630168

Did he travel to NZ as part of the business?

[ChrissieL]

Thank you for you replies and links to the newspaper articles.  I now know from the newspapers that James Henry Carlisle Bamlett was in New Zealand in March 1886, but I still haven't found any details of his journey there.  James's father was a farmer and the Bamletts were very much a farming family.  It was his uncle who was Adam Carlisle Bamlett, very well known in the Yorkshire area (Thirsk) for the manufacturer of agricultural machinery.  I don't know if he was involved in any way in his uncles business.  That is something I can maybe research.

Chris

[Ladyhawk]

James Henry Carlisle BAMLETT was born in 1863 at Scorton in Yorkshire, England

From the Ancestry hints, he appears on the Electoral Rolls in both New Zealand and Australia. Unfortunately, I don’t have a World Wide subscription so I don’t know which years these are for.

 I suspect he went to New Zealand first as he died in Australia in 1947.

Can anyone tell me when he emigrated or where he was in 1881?

For info.

James Hy Carlisle Bamlett
Electoral Year:   1890
District:   Christchurch
Region or Province:   Canterbury
13 Willmett Street, tea-dealer

James H C Bamlett
Electoral Year:   1890
District:   Selwyn
Region or Province:   Canterbury
Broadfield, farmer
New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

James Henry Carlisle Bamlett
Electoral Year:   1903/1906
Subdistrict:   Kelmscott
State:   Western Australia
District:   Swan
Country:   Australia
Edith Ann occ home duties
James occ Orchardist

James Bamlett
Electoral Year:   1925
Subdistrict:   Swan
State:   Western Australia
District:   Swan
Country:   Australia
Perth Road
Occ Poultry farmer
Edith Ann Bamlett
SJC Bamlett, Albany Road occ Horticulturalist

James Henry Carlisle Bamlett
Electoral Year:   1931/1934/1936/1937/1943
Subdistrict:   Northam
State:   Western Australia
District:   Swan
Country:   Australia
James’  occ poultry farmer, Albany Road,
 SJC Bamlett occ Horticulturalist Albany Road
Edith Ann Bamlett address Perth Road

Edith Ann Bamlett
Electoral Year:   1949 / 1958
Subdistrict:   Canning
State:   Western Australia
District:   Canning
Country:   Australia
Perth Road
SJC Bamlett Albany Road, Horticulturalist
Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

[ChrissieL]

Thank You Ladyhawk for the information. Interesting that he first went to New Zealand then on to Australia. I can't find him in England in 1881 so, although he would be only 18  he may have already travelled to New Zealand

Chris

[Ladyhawk]

Sorry I haven’t found anything either 

Australia, Queensland Cemetery Records, 1802-1990 Western Australia Kelmscott, Cemetery
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01obs/
96. Bamlett Edith Ann 13/1/1958 age 78 of Albany
97. Bamlett J H C husband of no.96