Lancelot Sanderson 3
- Born: 28 Jan 1802, Gainford, DUR, England, UK 4
- Christened: 5 Feb 1802, Gainford, DUR, England, UK
- Marriage (1): Ann Bond on 20 Dec 1821 in Staindrop, DUR, England, UK 1
- Marriage (2): Elizabeth Stamp on 27 Mar 1828 in London, ENG 2
- Died: 16 Oct 1861, Morpeth, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia aged 59 5
- BuriedMale: 18 Oct 1861, Morpeth, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia 6
 Cause of his death was Brights disease (kidneys).
General Notes:
He probably received a formal education, as he was literate and his father left provision in his will for the younger brothers' education. As a youth he may have been apprenticed in the trade of butchering, as he gives his occupation as a butcher. Although after some years in Australia he states he is a carrier.
The Electoral Rolls of 1859-1860 list Lancelot's residence as Queens Wharf, Morpeth, which he held leasehold. Morpeth in the 1850's was a thriving river town, it was the first port of call for thousands of immigrants to Australia, as well as boasting three paddle wheel steamers which provided a daily service between Morpeth and Sydney. Perhaps Lancelot conducted both his carrying and butchering from his residence at Queens Wharf. 7
Birth Notes:
at Hinbury
Death Notes:
Lancelot probably died at his residence, from Bright's disease (a disease of the kidneys). He had been diagnosed with the disease 16 months prior to his death.
His will bequeaths all his leasehold, freehold and real estate he held, both in Australia as well as any held in Hilton Durham England, also any monies, securities for monies, household furniture, drays, horses, harness and farming utensils to his wife, Elizabeth Sanderson.
136735 Sanderson Lancelot - 1861 19 October Morpeth MM Died on 16th October aged 60 after a long and painful illness
Burial Notes:
at St James Church of England Cemetery at Morpeth.
Noted events in his life were:
• Baptism, 5 Feb 1802, Gainford, DUR, England, UK. 8
• Emigrated: on the ship Caroline, 19 Apr 1828, London, ENG. 9 Lancelot and Elizabeth were listed as steerage passengers and classified as 'Free immigrants".
Lancelot's young son from his first marriage, Lancelot (4th) did not accompany them. For reasons unknown he remained in Durham, where he died on the 22nd July 1828 at Marshall Green. Perhaps he had always been sickly or he was ill at the time of their departure and it was thought he would not survive the long sea journey. Being mainly a cargo ship, the 'Caroline' carried only a small number of passengers, among the cabin passengers are listed a Mr & Mrs Howden and their two children. Obviously Lancelot and Jonathan Howden got to know one another during the five month voyage and after the ship arrived in Sydney on the 12th September 1828, Lancelot went to work for him.
104113 Sanderson Lancelot Caroline 1828 - - Maitland Family History Circle's Pre 1900 Pioneer Register Born 1802 Durham, England. Spouse 1 Ann Bond. Spouse 2. Elizabeth Stamp. For information about descendants see Pioneer Register Entry No. 1302
• Misc, 4 Mar 1833, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. 10
• Misc: Gazetted - job, 2 Jul 1833, Campbelltown, , NSW, AUS. 11 HIS Excellency the GOVERNOR has been & pleased to approve of the following alterations in the Police of the Colony, viz.
Goulburn-Patrick Mangan, free, to be Constable. in the room of Lancelot Sanderson , resigned; to bear date the 1st of April.
• Living, 1859, Morpeth, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia. 8 Queen's Wharf (held leasehold)
• Occupation: Butcher & carrier: Morpeth, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia. 12
• Will, 1861, Morpeth, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia. 13 Goods sworn at £195. Bequeathed to "my dear wife Elizabeth Sanderson"
Lancelot married Ann Bond, daughter of Thomas Bond and Ester Mirriam, on 20 Dec 1821 in Staindrop, DUR, England, UK.1 (Ann Bond was born circa 1791 in , , England, United Kingdon, died on 24 Jun 1825 in Ingleton, Durham, England, UK and was buried on 24 Jun 1825 in Staindrop, DUR, England, UK 14.)
Lancelot next married Elizabeth Stamp, daughter of Jonathan Stamp and Elizabeth Burton, on 27 Mar 1828 in London, ENG.2 (Elizabeth Stamp was born on 26 Jun 1805 in Staindrop, DUR, England, UK, christened on 19 Oct 1807 in Bishopwearmouth, DUR, England, UK,15 died on 22 May 1865 in Maitland, NSW 16 and was buried on 24 May 1865 in Morpeth, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia 17.). The cause of her death was Bronchitis.
Marriage Notes:
After the death of his first wife Ann and then his father in 1827, Lancelot appears to have decided to leave his home with Elizabeth Stamp, also from the parish of Staindrop, and go to London where they were married before emigrating to Australia.
That they did so away from their families is probably the reason their eldest son, George, later claimed his father was 'the black sheep'.
Lancelot's grandson, Frederick Sanderson, claimed that according to the family, his grandfather 'married beneath his station'. Given that Elizabeth's grandmother was from the very wealthly Maude family (with possible links back to royalty) this is probably the wrong way around.
The 1828 Australian Census states Lancelot Sanderson a servant to Jno. Howden of Elderslie, Upper Minto. Jonathan Howdon had apparently leased some land at Elderslie from John Cox. William A. Bailey in his book 'Uplands Pasture. A History of Crookwellshire' quotes from letters written by Jonathan Howden which are now held by the Mitchell Library of N.S.W.
It is doubtful that Elizabeth accompanied Lancelot on this expedition especially as their first child, Ellen, had been born on the 2nd April 1829 at Elderslie. Their second child, Jane, was baptised at Narellan and Lancelot was listed as being overseer to Mr Dixon. Jane's birthplace, 'Noanorah' at the Cow pastures, was a 3,000 acre grant to John Dixon on 10th June 1816, a proportion of which was acquired by Thomas Barker in the 1830's. Thomas Barker also owned 'Mummel' on the Goulburn Plains where George, was born, so perhaps Lancelot may have now been employed by Thomas Barker.
In 1867 several letters passed backwards and forwards between Alexander Wilkinson and Anthony Sanderson, Lancelot's brother who remained in England. A right of way on the Hinbury Farm in Durham England was in question and the settlement was protracted. Both Lancelot and Elizabeth's wills and their children's birth certificates were wanted by the solicitors for the Duke of Chester, who was making the claim, to prove the title. That in its self must have proved difficult as registration of births in Australia did not start until 1856 whereas in England it began in 1836. They may have made do with baptism certificates as their six surviving children were all born well before 1856. Another of Lancelot's brothers, Robert, had also died and apparently left cottages on Hinbury to the four sons of Lancelot and Elizabeth. The deeds of these cottages were to be made with the farm so as to cut down the expense of separate deeds. The problems were eventually solved and the matter concluded when the Duke bought the estate. Then beneficiaries received a share of 500 pounds each.
in St Georges Church, Bloomsbury Square.
For further information on the Sanderson family, see Steve Sanderson's website at Sanderson Family in Australia
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