Jonas Challis (1846 - 1930)

Born 25 Aug 1846 in Elmdon, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Hepsy (Button) Challis — married 4 Jun 1868 in Birregurra, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 17 Jun 1930 at age 83 in Buninyong, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Jonas was born in 1846, the son of John Challis and Elizabeth Jeffery ^[1] and was baptised 11 October 1846. ^[2] He arrived in Australia in 1851. ^[3] Jonas married Hepsy Button in 1868. ^[4] He passed away in 1930 ^[5] and is buried at Ballarat. ^[6]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1903

Place: Winchelsea, Corangamite, Victoria, Australia^[7]

Sources

1. ↑

   First name(s) JONAS

   Last name CHALLIS

   Birth year 1846

   Birth quarter 3

   Registration month -

   Mother's maiden name Jeffrey

   District Saffron Walden

   County Essex

   Country England

   Volume 12

   Page 254

   Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006

   Category Life Events (BDMs)

   Subcategory Civil Births

   Collections from Great Britain, England

2. ↑ Find My Past; URL: https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-records

   Record set Essex Baptism Index 1538-1920

   First name(s) Jonas

   Last name Challis

   Baptism year 1846

   County Essex

   Country England

   Place Elmdon

   Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth

   Father's first name(s) John

   Father's last name Challis

   Baptism date 11 Oct 1846

   Father's occupation Shepherd

   Residence Elmdon

   Archive

   Essex Record Office

   Archive reference D/P 13/1/5

   Category Life Events (BDMs)

   Subcategory Parish Baptisms

   Collections from England, Great Britain

3. ↑ Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009 Series: VPRS 14; Series Title: Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502)
4. ↑ Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888: ISBN 0 7311 5300 6

   Surname : CHALLIS

   Given Names : Jonas

   Event : M

   Spouse Surname/Father : BUTTON

   Spouse Gvn Names/Mother : Hepsy

   Age :

   Sex :

   Birth Place : ESSEX

   Death Place :

   Year : 1868

   Reg Number : 1166

   Denomination :

   Parish :

   Fiche :

5. ↑ Death Index, Victoria 1921 - 1985: ISBN 0 7311 5302 2

   Surname : CHALLIS

   Given Names : Jonas

   Father : Challis Jno

   Mother : Elizth JEFFREY

   Death Place : BYONG

   Age : 83

   Age Code :

   Year : 1930

   Reg Number : 4336

   Event : D

6. ↑ Ballarat General Cemeteries: www.ballaratcemeteries.com.au

   CHALLIS

   JONAS

   83

   19/06/1930

7. ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010

CHALLIS - BUTTON. - [Golden Wedding.] - On the 4th June, 1868, at Birregurra, by Rev. Thos. Sabine, Jonas Challis, second son late John Challis, Winchelsea, to Hepsey Button, youngest daughter of late James Button, Soldier's Hill, Ballarat. Present address, "Kia-Ora," Yendon (late of Winchelsea).

Article identifier

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1663657

Page identifier

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page400212

APA citation

Family Notices. (1918, June 4). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956), p. 1. Retrieved October 23, 2011, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1663657

MLA citation

"Family Notices." The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956) 4 Jun 1918: 1. Web. 23 Oct 2011 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1663657>.