Joseph Archer Bellars (1842 - 1902)

Born 1842 in Shoreditch, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Smithers) Bellars — married 9 Aug 1866 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1902 at about age 60 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Joseph Bellars was born in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.

Birth

Joseph Archer Bellars was born in 1842 in Shoreditch, London, England, son of Joseph Addy Bellars (1818 - 1886) and Caroline (Brownbill) Bellars (1819 - 1878). ^[1]

Siblings

1. Caroline Maria Bellars (1840 - 1906)
2. Robert Archer Bellars (~1844 - 1901)
3. George Joseph Bellars (1851 - 1855)
4. John Joseph Bellars (1855 - 1944)

Marriage

Joseph married Elizabeth Smithers (1849 - 1930) on 9 Aug 1866 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia ^[2]

Children

1. George Joseph (Ballis) Bellars (1867 - 1917)
2. Mary Elizabeth (Ballis) Heard (1868 - 1926)
3. Francis William Ballis (1871 - 1907)
4. Gertrude Susan Ballis (1873 - 1964)
5. John Ernest Edward Ballis (1877 - 1948)
6. Robert James Ballis (1879 - 1967)
7. Arthur Leslie Ballis (1885 - 1963)
8. Charles Henry Ballis (1887 - 1940)
9. Florence May (Bellars) Mitchell (1891 - 1973).

Death

Joseph died on 3 Feb 1902 in Warrnambool aged ~59. ^[3] Grant of probate was issued 30 October 1886 in Melbourne, Victoria Australia. Occupation listed at Fruiterer. Death date: 22 Aug 1886 ^[4]

Burial

He is buried in Warrnambool Cemetery in an unmarked grave. Episcopalian Row 26 Grave 5B.

Immigration

Joseph Bellars was an Assisted Immigrant to Victoria.

Immigrated to Australia as 'Assisted Passengers' aboard the ship Euphrates. An “assisted” immigrant had their voyage subsidised from the UK by the Victorian government for the purpose of being employed on their arrival. Indexers transcribed the names and ages recorded on lists of passengers aboard ships which arrived at Victorian ports from overseas, between 1839 and 1871).

Joseph arrived on the ship Euphrates on 19 November 1856 in Melbourne and Warrnambool, Australia having departed from Southampton^[5]

Census

Census 1851 Middlesex, England ^[6]
Joseph was 8 years old in 1851 and lived with his father Joseph 32, mother Caroline 30, sister Caroline 10, brother Robert 4, brother George 0, visitor Robert Brownhill 38, and nurse servant Ann Earle 67

Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
Joseph A Bellars	Head	Married	M	32	Clerk	Hackney, Middlesex, England
Caroline Bellars	Wife	Married	F	30		Kingsland, Middlesex, England
Caroline Bellars	Daughter	Unmarried	F	10		Hackney, Middlesex, England
Joseph Bellars	Son		M	8		Hackney, Middlesex, England
Robert Bellars	Son		M	4		Hackney, Middlesex, England
George Bellars	Son		M	0		Hackney, Middlesex, England
Robert Brownhill	Visitor	Unmarried	M	38		Kingsland, Middlesex, England
Ann Earle	Servant	Widowed	F	67	Nurse	Deptford, Kent, England

Newspaper Articles

The intelligence that the borough had become a town was called by the town crier, Joseph Ballis, a colourful figure in scarlet coat and top hat, carrying a wand. Ballis was a town character for many years. He had a fruiterer's shop in Fairy Street near Lava Street; his work as crier and bellman added to his earnings from the shop. I have been town crier for some years pas calling all public meetings for the good of this town, engaged for charitable bazaars. By my voice and bell i have found the lost and stayed and other good services I have done this town, too numerous to mention. I therefore ask you gentlemen, to furnish the Town Crier of Warrnambool with a new red coat: the one I have now was given to me four years since and is now old and a disgrace to the town crier of this noble town. The Council declined to accede to his request. (Newspaper Article)

Mon 23 Sep 1901 WARRNAMBOOL A fish-hawker named Joseph Ballis was attacked by a bulldog at the residence of Mr. Walker, an herbalist, in Koroit-street. He was proceeding to the back of the house when the dog (flew at him, and bit him several times before he could escape. Mr. Walker dressed the wounds, and subsequently the injured man (who is confined to his bed was attended by Mr. T. Scott, listless.'^[7]

Fri 7 Feb 1902 DROWNED A fish hawker named Joseph Ballis was drowned on Monday night. He was proceeding towards his home, in South Warrnambool, about midnight and when crossing the bridge near the meat preserving works, he by some means fell into the Merri River. Some young men, who were fishing in the vicinity, heard the splash, followed by screams. They immediately went off in a boat towards the bridge. They found Ballis in the river, his head being above the surface of the water. They pulled him to the bank, but life was extinct. ^[8]

Tue 3 Feb 1914 IN MEMORIAM BALLIS.-ln fond remembrance of Joseph Ballis, who departed this life on 3rd February, 1902; also Francis James Ballis, who died on 14th July, 1907. -Inserted by their sorrowing family. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Index
   (England and Wales Birth Registration Index. 1837-2008)
   Joseph Archer Bellars EVENT DATE: 1842
   EVENT PLACE: Shoreditch, London, England
2. ↑ Marriage Index
   (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages).
   Index entry for Bellars, Joseph and Elizabeth Smithers;
   Year: 1866, Reg. number: 3010/1866
3. ↑ Death Index
   (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages).
   Index entry for Joseph Archer Ballis, Year: 1902;
   Parents: Joseph Addie and Carol Brownbill;
   Death Place: Warrnambool;
   Birth Place: ; Age: 60;
   Reg. Number: 3769/1902
4. ↑ Probate: "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989"
   citing Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, series 32, record 837, Public Record Office, Victoria; FamilySearch digital folder 004104449.
   FamilySearch Record: JV3G-KXY (accessed 26 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DTX3-TKP Image number 49
   Joseph A Bellars probate on 30 Oct 1886 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Died 22 Aug 1886. Occupation: Fruiterer.
5. ↑ Passenger List: "Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923"
   Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502); Series: VPRS 14
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1635 #3775227 (accessed 26 June 2023)
   Name: Joseph Callen [Joseph Bellars]; Nationality: English and Welsh; Arrival Age: 36; Birth Date: abt 1820; Departure Place: Southampton; Arrival Date: 19 Nov 1856; Arrival Place: Melbourne and Warrnambool, Australia; Ship: Euphrates.
6. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1851
   Index entry for Joseph Bellars
   Age: 8
   Residence Note: Lea Bridge Road Wicks Wharf
   Est Birth Year: 1843
   Relationship to Head of Household: Son
   Event Type: Census
   Event Date: 1851
   Event Place: St Johns, Hackney, Middlesex, England
7. ↑ 1901 Newspaper: "Trove, National Library of Australia"
   The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 23 Sep 1901, Page 9 : WARNAMBOOL.
   Trove Article (accessed 26 June 2023)
8. ↑ 1902 Newspaper: "Trove, National Library of Australia"
   Portland Guardian (Vic. : 1876 - 1953), Fri 7 Feb 1902, Page 2 : DROWNED.
   Trove Article (accessed 26 June 2023)
9. ↑ 1914 Newspaper: "Trove, National Library of Australia"
   The Warrnambool Standard (Vic. : 1914 - 1918), Tue 3 Feb 1914, Page 2 : Family Notices
   Trove Article (accessed 26 June 2023)