William Read was the son of John Read and Mary Read, and was baptised on 24 March 1765 in Aldeby, Norfolk, England.[1]. It appears that sometime after his marriage to Zophiel (aka Sophia) he adopted the surname Blomfield and or Bloomfield. No source as yet has been found for this as a legal change of name although references to his change of name have been located as yet. We do see his children adopting the surname at their Birth.
Marriage
William Read (19) married Zophiel Blomfield (20) on the 03 January 1787 at Mendlesham, Suffolk, England.[2]. Zophiel died in Oct of 1826 at Mendlesham, Suffolk, England.
William's death (age 71) was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1871 in the Cambridge district.[3]
Research Notes
The marriage to Frances Jane Meares has been removed. He was married to his first wife who was still alive and Frances should be married to William Bloomfield Bricklayer b. 1788. William Bloomfield bricklayer according to the Immigration records into NSW : Below.
Named in Birth & Death Records of his children
This profile has been removed from Hannah Graves.
Frances Jane Meares should be connected to a different William Read Blomfield profile William Read Blomfield. Immigration into
Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Source: [4] Stephen was a passenger[5]
Citation details from Immigration :
Arrival 1833 December Ship the Layton
Unassisted immigrants who arrived in NSW aboard the ship Layton in Dec 1833:
William Bloomfield, 45, native of London, a bricklayer
Frances Jane Bloomfield, 43, native of London
Zaphiel (female) Bloomfield, 23, native of London
Cherubine Bloomfield, 21, native of London
Frances Eliza Bloomfield 19, native of London
Drucilla (female) Bloomfield, [illegible]
Ann Agnes Bloomfield, 15, London
Jane Bloomfield 4
William Bloomfield 11
Richard Bloomfield 9
Stephen Bloomfield 6
John Bloomfield 3
Evangalist (male) Bloomfield 24 native of London, a bricklayer
Death
1882 (aged 55 years)
Molong, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Source: New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry.
Text:
BLOOMFIELD STEPHEN E
Registration number
9675/1882
Father's Given Name(s)
WILLIAM
Mother's Given Name(s)
MARY
District
MOLONG
Sources
↑Baptism:
"Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, 1600-1935"
Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: AT AldebyAncestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61636 #220347 (accessed 21 June 2023) William Read baptism on 24 Mar 1765, child of John Read & Mary Read, in Aldeby, Norfolk, England.
↑ Marriage: "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJFB-F98 : 10 February 2018), William Read and Zophiel Blomfield, 03 Jan 1787; citing Mendlesham, Suffolk, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 887,396. William Read |Spouse's Name Zophiel Blomfield |Event Date 03 Jan 1787 |Event Place Mendlesham, Suffolk, England
↑Death Registration:
"England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915"
England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 3b; Page: 322 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8914 #27842351 (accessed 21 June 2023)
William Read death registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1871 in Cambridge (age 71).
↑Passenger List:
"New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922" Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1210 #2202672 (accessed 1 July 2023)
Name: Stephen Bloomfield; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827; Age: 6; Port of Departure: London; Port of Arrival: Port Jackson, New South Wales; Voyage Arrival Date: 17 Dec. 1833; Vessel Name: Layton.
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