John Stanislaus BONHAM [1272]

   Another name for John was John Stanislaus Clement BONHAM.

  General Notes:

Handwritten notes of births passed down to myself on old diary (handwritten on back says pages from John's Diary) pages dated 1888/1889 state the following:-

Birth records
John Stanislaus Bonham was born at 35 Catherine Street Richmond, November 13 1871 at 10.55pm.
Baptized at St Ignatius Church Richmond on November 25, 1871. Mr Fitzgerald and Jessie Jones being God Father and God Mother (The latter being Aunt of the child)

A family story that has been handed down is that John was in Western Australia at the time of his mothers death. A message was sent to him and he began his journey home, but his motorcycle broke down and he suffered from heat exhaustion. He was found unconscious and was hospitalised, but was unable to return home before his mothers funeral took place. His sister was living in western Australia around the time of their mother's death.

John's occupation was carpenter.

His first wife Kathleen Rogerson drowned in the Maribyrniong River. An inquest was held into her death.

There are photos of John & Catherine who had a gold mine at Inglewood Victoria, but I have no information on dates. On the rear of the photo Catherine has written "our mine at Inglewood when flooded. John & Catherine Bonham."

John applied for a patent for "improvements in pumps" in 1902. At the time of this application his address was given as 79 Rowena Parade Richmond and his occupation was given as miner.

John was cremated in Brisbane.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: 340 Swan Street, 1914, Richmond, Victoria, Australia. ²¹²² His wife Kathleen is also registered at this address however, she had died the previous year. His occupation was labourer.

2. Residence: 185 Stawell Street, 1919, Richmond, Victoria, Australia. ²¹²² occupation - labourer.

3. Residence, 1924, Campbellfield, Vic, Australia. ²¹²² Occupation - builders labourer.

4. Residence: Nicholas & Watson Streets, 1931, Broadmeadows, Vic, Australia. ²¹²² Occupation - builders labourer.

5. Residence, 1936-1937, Inglewood, Vic, Australia. ²¹²² Occupation - miner.

6. Residence, 1942, Garfield, Vic, Australia. ²¹²² Occupation - nil

7. Residence: 21 Hanover Street, 1949, Oakleigh, Vic, Australia. ²¹²² occupation - nil

8. Residence: Fifth Avenue, 1954, Bribie Island, QLD, Australia. ²¹²²

John married Kathleen Ellen DECIS ROGERSON [1323] [MRIN: 410], daughter of William DECIS [3367] and Ellen BOSTOCK [3368], on 11 Aug 1906 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ²¹²⁰.^,2121 (Kathleen Ellen DECIS ROGERSON [1323] was born about 1875,²¹²³ died on 14 Jan 1913 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ²¹²⁴ and was buried on 17 Jan 1913 in Springvale, Vic, Australia.)

John next married Catherine Mary SLATER [1271] [MRIN: 381], daughter of Thomas SLATER [1274] and Elizabeth Ashe SCOTT [1273], on 4 Jul 1914 in Brunswick, Vic, Australia.²¹⁰⁴ (Catherine Mary SLATER [1271] was born on 16 Oct 1887 in Kyneton, Vic, Australia ^2105,2106, christened on 25 Oct 1887 in Kyneton, Vic, Australia,²¹⁰⁷ died on 10 Jun 1976 in Malvern, Vic, Australia ²¹⁰⁸ and was cremated on 15 Jun 1976 in Springvale, Vic, Australia ²¹⁰⁹.)