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^{1890 Alfred Bates Lakeman}

Alfred Bates LAKEMAN ‎(I9808)‎

Given Names: Alfred Bates
Surname: LAKEMAN

Gender: Male Male

Birth: 1848

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Death: 17 July 1903 ‎(Age 55)‎ Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Birth	1848 39 32
Biographical Notes	Note: Alfred was something of a ne' er do-well. his father paid £600 for a business for him which soon "went smash", said Rosa Lakeman, and "drink was his curse". When he discovered that his father left him only £50 "he was like a mad-man". In the 1890s he eloped to South Australia with Mrs. ALICE BOLTON whose husband Thomas did not die until 1901. They did not trouble to marry when it was possible. They lived at Glenelg, S.A. and Alfred worked at the Taxation Office, Adelaide. He died suddenly ‎(a cerebral haemorrhage)‎ on 17 Jul 1903 aged 55 years. Alice was left destitute. His brother Charles then of Grange took her in hand applied to her daughter Mrs. Russell of Uxbridge ‎(London)‎ to retrieve her. This lady, ever suspicious of Alfred's little schemes to get money, demanded a copy of the death certificate first, then applied to Rosa and Louie for £100 and they supplied it. Rosa, a true Victorian, regarded her as a "wicked' woman" rather than the silly one she was. Alice gave her large cedar chest she had brought from England to Violet. The chest served as a toy box until 1941 when EMS carved it with a Pattern of Scotch thistles and the lion of Scotland, and well polished and with brass fittings it is still in service.
Death	17 July 1903 ‎(Age 55)‎ Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Last Change	26 November 2007 - 12:53

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Parents Family (F1396)
Father	Richard LAKEMAN 1809 - 1887
Mother	Eunice SIER 1816 - 1888
Sister	Matilda Louise Louie LAKEMAN 1844 - 1905
Brother	Charles Percival Percy LAKEMAN 1846 - 1921
	Alfred Bates LAKEMAN 1848 - 1903
Brother	George William LAKEMAN 1850 - 1898
Sister	Rosa Mona LAKEMAN 1854 - 1921

Step-Parent Family (F1478)
Father	Richard LAKEMAN 1809 - 1887
Step-Mother	Mary SPARK - 1838
Half-Brother	Frederick LAKEMAN 1838 -

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Alfred was something of a ne' er do-well. his father paid £600 for a business for him which soon "went smash", said Rosa Lakeman, and "drink was his curse". When he discovered that his father left him only £50 "he was like a mad-man". In the 1890s he eloped to South Australia with Mrs. ALICE BOLTON whose husband Thomas did not die until 1901. They did not trouble to marry when it was possible. They lived at Glenelg, S.A. and Alfred worked at the Taxation Office, Adelaide. He died suddenly ‎(a cerebral haemorrhage)‎ on 17 Jul 1903 aged 55 years. Alice was left destitute. His brother Charles then of Grange took her in hand applied to her daughter Mrs. Russell of Uxbridge ‎(London)‎ to retrieve her. This lady, ever suspicious of Alfred's little schemes to get money, demanded a copy of the death certificate first, then applied to Rosa and Louie for £100 and they supplied it. Rosa, a true Victorian, regarded her as a "wicked' woman" rather than the silly one she was. Alice gave her large cedar chest she had brought from England to Violet. The chest served as a toy box until 1941 when EMS carved it with a Pattern of Scotch thistles and the lion of Scotland, and well polished and with brass fittings it is still in service.

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