Alfred Bessell Bock

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Alfred Bessell Bock
Born 23 April 1807
Lambeth, London, England
Died 1889
Ballarat
Nationality English
Occupation Publican
Years active 1870-1889
Known for Alfred Hotel
Park Hotel
Home town Ballarat
Spouse(s) Sarah Green
Children Alfred William (1833)
Charlotte Collier (1840)
Eliza Lavinia (1843)
Charles (1845)
Thomas Bessell (1855).
Parents
  • John Bock (father)
  • Charlotte Bessell (mother)

Alfred Bessell Bock was a publican in Ballarat, <1870-1889>.

History[edit | edit source]

Bock was born in Lambeth, London, in 1802, the son of John Bock and Charlotte Bessell.[1][2]

He married Sarah Green (1809-1883) at Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, on 8 November 1829.[3] They had at least five children, including:

  • Alfred William, born Shoreditch, London (1833-1891)
  • Charlotte Collier, born South Australia, (1840-1842)
  • Eliza Lavinia, born Adelaide, South Australia (1843-1913)
  • Charles, born Adelaide, (1845-1888)
  • Thomas Bessell, born Adelaide (1855-1856).

Bock held the license for the Alfred Hotel, Sturt Street, in 1870 and which he later (at least 1873) renamed as the Park Hotel.[4][5]

His wife, Sarah, died at the hotel in November 1883:

THE Friends of Mr ALFRED BOCK are respectfully invited to follow the remains of his late beloved wife to the place of interment, the Ballarat New Cemetery. The funeral procession will move from his residence, Park Hotel, Alfredton, This Day Friday, the 16th inst. at 4 o’clock precisely. CHARLES MORRIS, Undertaker, Grenville street, and 160 Sturt street.[6]

His son Charles died at the hotel in 1888:

Bock,— On the 15th July, at his father’s residence, Park Hotel, Alfredton, Charles, the beloved husband of Henrietta Bock, in his 44th year, of paralysis of the brain. Funeral strictly private. C. Morris, Undertaker.[7]


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References[edit | edit source]

  1. Australian Death Index, Victoria, 1889, Ref. No. 5943
  2. London Metropolitan Archives, St Mary at Lambeth, Lambeth, Composite register: baptisms Oct 1797 - Dec 1812, baptisms at Stockwell Chapel Jan 1798 - Dec 1812, baptisms at the Workhouse Jan - Apr 1804, Sep - Dec 1812, burials Oct 1797 - Dec 1812, P85/MRY1/349
  3. Ancestry.com. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, FHL Film Number: 994106, Reference ID: Pg 195 No 583
  4. Hargreaves, John. Ballarat Hotels Past and Present, pg. 17, 1943, Ballarat
  5. 1873 'LICENSING BENCH.', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 24 December, p. 4. , viewed 26 Jun 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201608890
  6. 1883 'Family Notices', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 16 November, p. 3. , viewed 09 Mar 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201618329
  7. 1888 'Family Notices', The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), 10 August, p. 2. , viewed 07 Mar 2017, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article209446050

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