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Impossible man number 2
Arthur Atlantice Hallam
He was in Australia as curate of Walgett in 1899. I have found a Rev Arthur A Hallam with a wife Hilda and 2 children, Samuel Benown and David Barrabus sailing from Kingston to Bristol in 1919. He is not the Arthur Hallam who married Hilda Grice in Basford 1911 as a family tree on ancestry has different children for them. I am wondering if maybe he was American?
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Or it could be that the family tree on ancestry is wrong?
Edit - no, never mind, I've had a look at the Hallam / Grice births on FreeBMD! |
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The son, Samuel, became an author:
HALLAM, (Samuel Benoni) ATLANTIS (1915-1987) (chron.) * Frederick, (ss) Spaceway Science Fiction Dec 1953 Spaceway (UK) v1 #1 1954 * Martian Pete, (ss) Spaceway Science Fiction Jun 1954 Spaceway (UK) v1 #4 1956 * The Rose of Venus, (ss) Spaceway Science Fiction Feb 1954 Spaceway (UK) v1 #2 1954 * The Trial, (ss) Spaceway Science Fiction Apr 1954 Spaceway (UK) v1 #3 1954
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Samuel was described as an American author and he died in the US:
Samuel HALLAM Birth Date: 12 Sep 1915 Death Date: Aug 1987 Social Security Number: 123-12-8458 State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: New York Death Residence Localities ZIP Code: 10463 Localities: Bronx, Bronx, New York Fieldston, Bronx, New York Kingsbridge, Bronx, New York Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx, New York
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This might be his brother:
David HALLAM Birth Date: 1 Oct 1917 Death Date: 1 Jul 1998 Social Security Number: 124-10-2414 State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: New York Death Residence Localities ZIP Code: 92553 Localities: Moreno Valley, Riverside, California (there were two to choose from after Samuel and before the sailing date, but this one is NY like Samuel)
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Baptist Missionary Magazine:
American Baptist Foreign Mission Society - 1891 ... to spend at least a year in the study of the language before doing much real missionary work. Mr. Hallam was born on board ship in the South Atlantic Ocean, and received his name, •" Arthur Atlantis Hallam," from this circumstance. ... No preview of book available.
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On the 1930 census Samuel and David Hallam are pupils at the Five Points House of Industry in Ramapo Town, Rockland County, NY, with a Joseph Hallam. Samuel is 14, born Florida, parents' birthplaces unknown, David 12 born New York, parents' birthplaces unknown, and Joseph is 9 born New York, father born on ocean, mother born Br West Indies. So maybe he isn't Samuel and David's brother, or maybe he's their half-brother or something?
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Ah, just seen your post, Merry!
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Not sure if you have seen these, or if it helps at all
Sydney Morning Herald 13 Jun 1899 HILLGROVE, Monday The Bishop of Grafton and Armidale held an ordination service at St George's Hillgrove, yesterday morning. The Rev Arthur Hallam was ordained, and he proceeded forthwith to take charge of the Walgett district. Sydney Morning Herald 16 Jun 1899 Country News WALGETT, Thursday. The Rev. A A. Hallam, C.E , temporarily appointed to the charge ot the Walgett-Collarenebri parishes, arrived yesterday. Sydney Morning Herald 6 Dec 1899 WALGETT, Tuesday The Rev. A..A. Hallam gave an interesting lecture last night in the church on " Mission Life in India " A one-eyed clergyman !! Sydney Morning Herald Tuesday 6 May 1900 Coutnry News WALGETT, Monday. A painful accident has happened to the Rev. A. A. Hallam, Church of England clergyman here. He was opening a bottle, when it broke, and a piece of the glass entered his eye, destroying the sight. Dr. Belli has removed the injured eye. Di |
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Ooo thanks! So he was American then.
I got most of the Australian newspaper hits but I had missed the one eyed bit!
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When we have passed a certain age, the soul of the child we were and the souls of the dead from whom we have sprung come to lavish on us their riches and their spells (Marcel Proust) Christine |
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