Joseph Bensted (abt. 1841 - 1887)

Born about 1841 in Southwark, Surrey, England

Husband of Henrietta (Gruber) Bensted — married 14 Jul 1863 in Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 20 Jul 1887 at about age 46 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Joseph was born about 184. Joseph, son of Samuel Bensted and Harriet Bensted, was baptised on 11 July 1841 in Horsleydown, Surrey, England^[1].

Joseph (21) married Henrietta Gruber (19) (born about 1843 in Deggendorf, Bavaria, Germany) on July 14, 1863 in Queensland, Australia^[2].

Marriage Notice

At Gayndah, on the 14th inst., by the Rev. R. Wilson, Joseph Bensted, youngest son of Samuel Bensted, Esq., of Surrey, London, to Henrietta Gruber, Gayndah, Queensland.^[3]

Mr. Joseph Bensted, formerly of Yengarie, was appointed poundkeeper at South Bundaberg on Fri 1 Aug 1884^[4][5].

He passed away on 20 July 1887 in Bundaberg, Queensland. He was buried on 21 July 1887 at Bundaberg General Cemetery^[6]. Joseph was buried in Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.^[7]

Notes

GAYNDAH MEMS.

[from our own correspondent ] On Monday, the 20th [April 1875], Mr. Joseph Bensted arrived from Cania diggings with the Government safe. He had a job when there to find it, as it. was carried a long way from where it was housed by the rapid torrent of water in the gully, on which the house stood. He speaks of that part of the country as being in a fearful state from the effects of the late floods.^[8]

OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS. (From to-day's Government Gazette.) 17 July 1880

To be members of committees for State schools ... Yengarie [near Maryborough] : Joseph Bensted, John Clyne, Michael Ourtin, James Mahoney, and William Thomas.^[9]

Name of Deceased Proprietor.-Joseph Bensted, late of Bundaberg, commission agent . Date of Death.—20th July, 1887. Name of Claimant. — Henrietta Bensted, of Bundaberg, widow. Description and Situation of Land. -Allotments 3 and 6 of subsection 26, town of Gayndah; and subdivision 12 of suburban allotment 5 of section 42, town of Bundaberg. Estate Claimed to be Transmitted. - Free simple.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 007567889; FHL microfilm: 254543; Record number: 55; Packet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: JSD1-VX1 (accessed 19 August 2023)
   Joseph Bensted baptism on 11 Jul 1841, son of Samuel Bensted & Harriet Bensted, in Horsleydown, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
2. ↑ Queensland BDM Index. Joseph Binsted Event date: 14/07/1863 Event type: Marriage registration QLD Marriage Registration details: 1863/C/81 Spouse: Henrietta Gruber
3. ↑ 1863 'Family Notices', Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser (Qld. : 1861 - 1908), 28 July, p. 3. , viewed 08 Feb 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123608592
4. ↑ 1884 'BUNDABERG.', Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), 1 August, p. 2. , viewed 08 Feb 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146680620
5. ↑ 1884 'OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS.', The Week (Brisbane, Qld. : 1876 - 1934), 16 August, p. 8. , viewed 08 Feb 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184994395
6. ↑ Joseph Bensted Event date: 20/07/1887 Event type: Death registration QLD Death Registration details: 1887/C/235 Mother: - Father/parent: John Bensted
7. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
   citing record ID 103094780, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
   FamilySearch Record: QVLG-QWMS (accessed 19 August 2023)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #103094780
   Joseph Bensted burial (died on 21 Jul 1887) in Bundaberg, Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.
8. ↑ 1875 'GAYNDAH MEMS.', Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), 6 May, p. 2. , viewed 08 Feb 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148506632
9. ↑ 1880 'OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS.', The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), 17 July, p. 3. , viewed 08 Feb 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article174852007
10. ↑ 1887 'Classified Advertising', The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), 14 November, p. 7. , viewed 08 Feb 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3483436

• Name confirmed from son Charles’s QLD Death Registration