Charles
Alexander
Punch
Born in Poplar, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Punch
and Sarah Ann (Brown) Punch
Brother of
Thomas James Punch, John Joseph Punch, Sarah Ann (Punch) Barnes, William Henry Punch, Eliza Jane (Punch) Gregory, Louisa Charlotte (Punch) Babbington, Emily (Punch) Martin, Maria Amelia (Punch) Pegg, Helena Punch, Isabella Eleanor (Punch) Gregory and Andrew Benjamin Punch
Husband of
Mary Lucy (Pay) Cadusch
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Mary Ann (Fisher) Punch
— married
28 Jan 1854 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Charles George Punch, Thomas William Henry Punch, Henry Punch, Mary Ann (Punch) Simmonds, George Punch, Elizabeth Florence (Punch) Ruff, Adelaide Punch, James William Punch, Jane (Punch) Leech, Henry Punch, Ada (Punch) Wallace, Charles Alexander (Punch) Pay, Ernest Pay, Eva (Pay) Mertens and Frank Pay
Died
at age 51
in Kerang, Victoria, Australia
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Biography
Charles Alexander was born on October 15, 1832 and is the son of Thomas Punch and Sarah (Brown) Punch[1]
His parents married in 1824 - Marriage: 26/7/1824 - Poole, England, United Kingdom
He was baptised on November 4, 1832 in Poplar All Saints, Tower Hamlets, England. His father was a Shipwright[2]
1851 England census
Residence: 1 Ratcliffe, Stepney, Middlesex, England
| Household | Role | Marital status | Gen | Age | Birthplace | Occupation | |
| Thomas PUNCH | Head | M | M | 55 | Wareham, Dorset | Shipwright | |
| Ann PUNCH | Wife | M | F | 43 | Poole, Dorset | Storekeeper (General) | |
| Sarah PUNCH | Dau | - | F | 22 | Poplar, Middlesex | at home | |
| Charles PUNCH | Son | - | M | 18 | Poplar, Middlesex | Seaman | |
| Eliza PUNCH | Son | - | M | 16 | Poplar, Middlesex | Servant | |
| Emily PUNCH | Dau | - | F | 12 | Poplar, Middlesex | Servant | |
| Maria PUNCH | Dau | - | F | 10 | Poplar, Middlesex | Scholar | |
| Helena PUNCH | Dau | - | F | 8 | Poplar, Middlesex | Scholar | |
| Andrew PUNCH | Son | - | M | 6 | Limehouse, Middlesex | Scholar | |
| John BARNS | Lodger | - | M | 28 | Syston, Lincolnshire | Coal worker | |
| Charles BROWN | Lodger | - | M | 28 | Bethanlynees, Middlesex | Coal worker |
He married Mary Ann (Fisher) in St Pauls Cathedral, Melbourne, Victoria on January 28, 1854.[4]
In 1856 he was living in Moliagul, Loddon, Victoria, Australia
He had a relationship with May Lucy (Pay) Cadusch and they went on to have 4 children after 1870 althought there is no record of their marriage. Their eldest child together, Charles (Punch) Pay, uses the name PAY.
According to the plaque on the front of his house in Bendigo, Charles was a bricklayer, Flemish bond, and he built the house at 359 High Street, Golden Square (formerly 531 High Street). He also built a weatherboard house adjacent. The weatherboard house he sold to his brother John Punch on November 16, 1871. The assignee, John Tasker, sold the house to John's son-in-law Thomas Henry Lethlean (who had married his daughter) on June 24, 1885. The house was demolished in 1985.
He died aged 51 in 1884[5]
Death notice (Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918) Thu 4 Sep 1884) On the 29th August 1884, Charles Alexander Punch, of the Commercial Hotel, Kerang, and late of Golden-square, Sandhurst, aged 52 years.[6]
Charles is buried in the Kerang Cemetery, Victoria
Inscription: Erected by M. L. Pay / To The Memory of / Charles Alexander / PUNCH / Who Died at Kerang Aug. 29th 1884 / Aged 52 Years. / He has toiled long / His days are past / We hope He has gone / To Christ at last." Plot location: Section 10, Church of England
Sources
- ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 1551; Folio: 165; Page: 49;
- ↑ London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P88/ALL1/012
- ↑ Class: HO107; Piece: 1551; Folio: 165; Page: 49; GSU roll: 174781
- ↑ Marriage Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 24 Jul 2023). Index entry for PUNCH, Charles Alexander and FISHER, Mary; Year: 1854, Reg. number: 706/1854
- ↑ Death Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 24 Jul 2023). Index entry for Charles Alexander PUNCH, Year: 1884; Parents: Thos and <Unknown Family Name> UNKNOWN; Spouse: FISHER, Mary; Death Place: KERANG; Birth Place: ; Age: 51; Reg. Number: 9311/1884
- ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/89003951
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