Stephen Bodinnar (abt. 1815 - 1903)

Born about 1815 in Breage, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Lucy (Moffat) Bodinnar — married 18 Mar 1849 in Breage, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1903 at about age 88 in Saint Arnaud, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Stephen Bodinnar was born in Cornwall, England.

Stephen Bodinnar was born about 1815 in Breage, Cornwall, England. ^[1]

Marriage. On 18th March 1849, he married Lucy Muffatt at Breage, Cornwall, England. ^[2]

The following year, a son was born, but he died at sea, en route to the Colonies, on 28th August 1851, aged 1.

1851 Census, England. Stephen was a 36-year-old Miner, livign in Camborne, Cornwall, with his wife and son. ^[3]

1851 census Camborne, Cornwall, England.

Stephen Bodinar, Head, 36, Miner, born Breage, Cornwall

Lucy Bodinar, Wife, 27, born Breage, Cornwall

Stephen E. Bodinar, Son, 1, born Breage, Cornwall

Emigration to Australia. In October 1851, recorded as the Boddinn family, they arrived in South Australia on board the barque Oregon. Stephen was a 26-year-old Miner, from Cornwall. Lucy was 28. Their son Stephen was aged 1. ^[4]

Sadly, young Stephen died en route, on 28th August 1851, aged 1.

• Stephen E. Bodinnar (1850-1851)

By 1855, the Bonnar family were in the Colony of Victoria registering the birth of Stephen John Bodinnar at Maryborough. Lucy's maiden surname was recorded as Muffatt, but the spelling varied over the next four birth registrations: Moffitt, Muffett, Moffatt, and Moffatt. ^[5]

• Stephen John Bodinnar (1855- 1936)
• Elizabeth Ann Bodinnar (1857- )
• Emma Bodinnar (1859- )
• Alfred James Bodinnar (1860-1948)
• Grace Bodinnar (1866- )

Death. Stephen died in 1903, aged 88. His death was registered at St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth 1851 census, as ourced: aged 36, born Breage, Cornwall
2. ↑ Marriage Index "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK13-R5J : 13 March 2020), Lucy Muffatt in entry for Stephen Bodinnar, 1849.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGBP-MLK : 11 September 2019), Stephen Bodinar, Camborne, Cornwall, England; citing Camborne, Cornwall, England, p. 4, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ Emigration "Bound For South Australia" The barque OREGON, 521 tons - 1851 voyage to South Australia
5. ↑ Children five children confirmed with the online birth and death index, to date, at Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages in Australia (accessed 2 Jun 2022)
6. ↑ Death Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. Search Your Family History (Online index): 1903 Death Registration 7610/1903, Steph BODINNAR (Mother: Ann UNKNOWN; Father: Jas BODINNAR) St A, age 83