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Note: e gives her birthplace as Catesby, (Northumberland), England. Her age was given as 31 on her son's birth certificate ie born about 1864, age at death given as 95 ie born 1861. Not found in British censuses. ARRIVAL IN AUSTRALIA: She supposedly arrived in Melbourne with her partner Henry Bingham shortly before the birth of their son Herbert in 1894. Only possible record found in PROV indexes is in Nov 1893 on Mararoa, port N, fiche 266, page 1: Mr. Bingham, aged 37 Mrs. Bingham, aged 35 This was from New Zealand. There is an entry in the passenger lists from England to NZ: BINGHAM Mr & Mrs, ship TAINUI, from LONDON to LYTTELTON, NZ, 393, arrived 1893 06 APR AUCK According to her death certificate she had lived in Victoria for 60 years. This fits in quite well with her arrival in 1893. RESIDENCES: Her son's WW1 service records show her address as Fleet Street, Fitzroy. She was still there prior to her death in 1956: Flat 1, Block 1, Fleet Street, Fitzroy. 1903 Electoral Roll: Ascot Vale, Melbourne Ports, Victoria Bingham, Constance Elizabeth, 81 Maribyrnong Road, Ascot Vale, home duties Husband at same address. 1914 Electoral Roll: Under Constance Evelyn in Fitzroy South, Batman, Victoria Bingham, Constance Evelyn, 13 Fleet Street, Fitzroy, manageress 1919 Electoral Roll: Fitzroy South, Batman, Victoria Bingham, Constance Elizabeth, 13 Fleet Street, Fitzroy, manageress At same address as her children. 1924 Electoral Roll: Fitzroy South, Batman, Victoria Bingham, Constance Elizabeth, 13 Fleet Street, Fitzroy, manageress 1931 Electoral Roll: Fitzroy South, Batman, Victoria Bingham, Constance Elizabeth, 13 Fleet Street, Fitzroy, manageress 1936 Electoral Roll: Fitzroy South, Batman, Victoria Bingham, Constance Elizabeth, 13 Fleet Street, Fitzroy, manageress DEATH:She died at the Hospital for Mental Hygiene, Kew, Vic. There was an inquest in Kew on 23 Nov 1956, by the City Coroner Mr J Duggan. Note - her grandson Stan Bingham never knew her. He was told by his parents that she had died at the same time as her husband.
Note: BIRTH:According to her death certificate she was born in Germany. Her son's birth certificat
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