Thursday 6 September 2012

Robert Bartley and Betsy Benest


The Family of Robert BARTLEY & Betsy BENEST


Robert BARTLEY born 18 Oct 1798 St Peter Port, Guernsey
( Parish record transcript town church St Peter Port) 
died 9 April 1857, Union Court St Helier Jersey (Family Bible; Death Cert; Plot 180 Green St Cemetery, St Helier)
m. Elizabeth BENEST 1 July 1822 St Helier Jersey ( Parish record St Helier Parish Church ) she died 24 March 1856 ( Family Bible Trans; Parish record St Helier Parish; Plot 180 Green St Cemetery, St Helier). She born 27 December 1801, Jersey (unverified)
The West of England Inusrance Company Register ref l/A/20 Jersey archives dated 19 July 1823-31 12 1829 notes the UNION COTTAGES and the firm of BARTLEY & GUILLE Builders
In the census of 1841 the Bartley family are living at 9 Union St and the Guille family next door at 11 Union St.
West of England Insurance Co Fire Policy for 4 April 1842-12 May 1845 mentions only
Robert John BARTLEY and Union St, no mention of Bartley & Guille. 1851 census also shows them living at 6 Union Court with neighbours Dennis family, John Hubert and Wm Savage
(sourced with Jersey Archives assistance, unverified)



Robert John BARTLEY

Death Certificate Robert John BARTLEY



1841 Census entry Robert John BARTLEY

1851 Census entry Robert John BARTLEY




Harriett BARTLEY b 16 June 1823 St Helier
( Family Bible Trans; Parish record St Helier Parish Church) bapt 29 June 1823; sponsors Mr & Mrs POPE; Judith CAPLAIN
married William Chadwick VONBERG abt 1844 (unverified, not found St Helier parish)
she died 12 Aug 1846 ( parish record St Helier Parish Church; Family Bible Trans)
Buried 12 Aug 1846 from parish of St Helier to Vonberg plot St Saviour .
William Chadwick VONBERG b 22 July 1823 St Helier ( St Helier Parish record)
Died 1889 Somerset England ( PRO Index March Quarter Deaths Vol 5c 335)
Marchand Draper res St Helier 1851 census
Served as an apprentice with Charles HAMON ( later husb of Jane BARTLEY)

Jane BARTLEY b 25 Mar 1825 St Helier, bapt 6 April 1825
(source Family Bible Trans. No entry found parish records St Helier parish.) 
Died 10 June 1882 at 61 Colomberie, St Helier. Buried Almorah Cemetery, St Helier Hamon Plot
(Source memorial card on file and Family Bible Trans. parish record Parish of St Helier). 
Married about 1844 Charles HAMON in St Helier. (Entry not found parish of St Helier.)
1851 census index ref 31 687 30
Charles HAMON b Oct 1821 St Helier, Jsy 
( Not found St Helier parish records)
Died 1901 (will Judicial Greffe probate granted 30 June 1902 D/Y/A/61/58)
Occupation Draper. Hamon Drapery operated in the family until 1995.


1871 Census entry Charles HAMON


Robert BARTLEY b 22 Oct 1826 St Helier Jsy. Bapt 3 Nov 1826
Sponsors David and Sophie FOOTE

(Source Family Bible Trans; parish record Parish of St Helier)
Census 1851 res 20 James St St Helier, builder –transcript on file
Emmigration to Auckland, New Zealand arrived 13 Oct 1854 on SS Joseph Fletcher.
Source Southern Cross; Entries to Ports of Auckland card index Auckland Public Libraries)
Married Esther KERBY 24 April 1848 St Lawrence, Jersey.
(Source parish reg of St Lawrence
Died 4 Sept 1913 Clarence St Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand.
(Death cert sighted.)
Buried O’Neils Point cemetery, North Shore, Auckland,New Zealand
(Gravestone sighted and photographed on file.)

Robert BARTLEY

1851 Census Entry Robert BARTLEY
Gravestone Robert & Esther BARTLEY

Memorial Card Robert BARTLEY

Ann BARTLEY b 10 Oct 1828  St Helier baptised at home at birth and at St Helier on 11 Oct 1828  (Source parish record St Helier Parish)
Died 12 Oct 1828, buried 14 Oct 1828 
(parish record St Helier Parish; family bible transcription; buried Plot 180 Green St Cemetery, St Helier.
Elizabeth BARTLEY b twin to Ann
(Baptism not found St Helier. Burial not found St Helier, Plot 180 Green St Cemetery, St Helier.)

Eliza BARTLEY b 26 Feb 1830 St Helier, baptised 12 March 1830 St Helier
(Source Family Bible trans, parish record St Helier parish)
Married Charles HAWLEY 1 June 1847 on Jersey 
(Source Family Bible trans ( illegible place name) not found parish of St Helier)
1858 to Victoria on SS MERMAID State of Victoria Archives-Victoria Inward Passenger List
married Robert WAITE 1870 (BDM Reg 1527 1870)
married Joseph WATERWOTH, 1888, Victoria Australia. 
(Unverified, Family Bible trans)
Died 21 Feb 1889 Guildford, Victoria Australia
(Source Family Bible Trans, unverified)



William BARTLEY b 12 Oct 1832 St Helier Jsy, bapt 28 Oct 1832
Sponsors Father & Mother
(Source parish record Parish of St Helier, Family Bible Trans)
Died 19 July 1836 St Helier Jsy. Buried 20 July 1836, Green St Cemetery, St Helier.
(Family Bible Trans;parish record Parish of St Helier; headstone Green St Cemetery plot 180). 

Louisa BARTLEY b 22 Feb 1835 St Helier, bapt 15 March 1835 
Sponsors Father and Mother (parish entry St Helier Parish; Family Bible Trans)
1881 res Dolce Domum St Helier, Hamon residence (RG 11 5611/63 p 19)
Died 7 July 1884 Grosvenor Villa, St Helier 
(Source memorial card on file, Fam Bible Trans, death entry parish record St Helier Parish
Louisa BARTLEY

Memorial Card Louisa BARTLEY

Julia BARTLEY b 23 April 1837 St Helier, bapt 4 June 1837
Sponsors Father and Sarah HAMILTON
(Source parish entry parish of St Helier; Family Bible Trans)
Died 3 Feb 1850 St Helier.
(Source death cert sighted Nov 1997, Family Bible Trans; Headstone Plot 180 Green St Cemetery; 

Edward BARTLEY b 23 Feb 1839 baptised 17 March 1839 St Helier.
Sponsors Father and Mary Anne WILLIS
(Source parish entry Parish of St Helier; Fam Bible Trans)
1854 to Auckland on SS Joseph Fletcher with family of brother Robert
died 28 May 1919 Victoria Rd Devonport Auckland. 
(Source parish entry Parish of Holy Trinity, Devonport, Auckland. Death cert sighted Fol # 20564.)
Buried 29 May 1919, O’Neill’s Point Cemetery, North Shore, Auckland 
(Source headstone sighted and photographed ref NZSG Cem Rec B02.09)
m Elizabeth HANNKEN 16 Feb 1859 Auckland 
(Source NZBDM Folio ref 59/124)
Edward BARTLEY

Amelia BARTLEY b 17 July 1841 St Helier. Bapt 10 Oct 1841 St Helier
(Source parish record Parish of St Helier; Family Bible Trans.)
married abt 1862 John QUEREE (unverified)
Emmigration - arrived 16 May 1883 Auckland NZ by SS WESTMEATH
Died Auckland NZ 9 Aug 1903, buried 10 Aug 1903 Purewa cemetery, Auckland
(Grave stone sighted; Fam Bible Trans)

Memorial Card Amelia QUEREE (nee BARTLEY)

Gravestone Amelia QUEREE (nee BARTLEY)

Alfred BARTLEY b 17 July 1844 bapt 10 April 1844 St Helier 
(no entry found parish of St Helier)
Died 15 August 1866 at 61 Colomberie, St Helier Hamon residence. Occupation draper. 

 Buried Plot 180 Green St Cemetery. 
(Source parish record Parish of St Helier. Death cert sighted 11/97,Family Bible Trans; Gravestone sighted)