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Person Page 6,905
Private Charles Bend, 80th Regiment of Foot
b. 6 September 1806, d. 25 March 1845
Birth
Private Charles Bend, 80th Regiment of Foot, was born on 6 September 1806 in Durham.1 He was born on 12 September 1806 in Tamworth.
Parents
| Father | Joseph Bend (b. circa 1780) |
| Mother | Margaret, wife of Joseph Bend |
Family life
Private Charles Bend, 80th Regiment of Foot, and Eliza Hood were married on 7 February 1836 at All Saints Church in Frindsbury.2
Children with Eliza Hood
| Son | John Bend (b. 1836) |
| Daughter | Eliza Bend+ (b. 1839, d. 11 June 1924) |
| Son | George Bend (b. 1841) |
| Daughter | Ann Bend (b. 1843, d. 1928) |
Residence information
Private Charles Bend, 80th Regiment of Foot, was granted 25 acres of land by Governor Gipps, number 76 folio 143 on 9 January 1843 in Maroota. The purchase cost of 25 pounds was remitted "authorised for him as a late Private in Her Majesty's 80th Regiment of Foot under the Regulations of 15th February 1840".3
Working life
- On 9 May 1823 Private Charles Bend, 80th Regiment of Foot, was an Army Private.1
Death
Private Charles Bend, 80th Regiment of Foot, died on 25 March 1845 at age 38 in Wellington. His burial record gives his age as 40, implying a birth year of 1804-054
Citations
- [S1619] 80th Regiment, "Nominal and descriptive roll 1804-1881," digital image, AJCP, Trove (https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1379847363 : accessed )., copy provided by Kathyrn Garnham; number 427; Attested 9 May 1823, aged 17, weave, born at Durham
- [S1830] Marriage entry for Charles Bend and Elizabeth Hood, married 7 Feb 1836. Copy supplied by Kathryn Garnham. Anglican parish of All Saints, Frindsbury, Kent, England. 1775-1861
- [S1732] Deed: Land Grant Register 25 ac Maroota Gov Gipps - Charles Bend, number 76 folio 143, Archives Office of NSW, Land Grant Register.
- [S1631] NSW, Registers of Coroner's Inquests , , , "," ; digital images, Ancestry, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed, )., Case 2901, Wellington; Series: 2921, Item: 4/6613; Roll: 343; JA Templar; Charles Bend; 19 April 1845; accessed; 29 September 2022
| Last Edited | 19 July 2025 |