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Benjamin (Ben) Harris Babbidge (2 October 1836 – 19 February 1905) was an alderman and mayor of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ==Personal life== Benjamin Harris Babbidge was born on 2 October 1836 in Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, the son of John Babbidge (a tailor ) and his wife Elizabeth (née Harris). He married Elizabeth Ann Damp, the daughter of George and Jane Damp, on the Isle of Wight in 1856. Soon after their marriage they immigrated to Queensland on the "New Great Britain" arriving in Moreton Bay on 6 January 1857.〔 The couple had the following children: *Benjamin Harris. (b. 1857, m. 1878 Alice Jane Langridge, d. 1936)〔 *Elizabeth Ann (b. 1859, m. 1884 George Edward Ely, d. 1935)〔〔 *John George (b. 1861, m. 1884 Jane Elizabeth Smith) *Arthur Harry (b. 1863, m. 1887 Harriet Jane Young, m. 1895 Catherine Maxwell, d. 1919)〔 *Julia Ann (b. 1865, d. 1865)〔 *Lilian (b. 1866, m. 1889 Paul Williams, d. 1949)〔 *Albert Ernest (b. 1868, m. 1895 Jessie Margaret Davies, d. 1926)〔 *Margaret Emily (b. 1871, d. 1873)〔 *Florence (b. 1873, m. 1890 George Williams, d. 1912)〔 *William Alfred (b. 1875, m. 1898 Annie Elizabeth Jane Maxwell, d. 1951)〔 *Edwin Edgar (b. 1877, d. 1908)〔 *Margaret (b. 1880, d. 1880)〔 *Charles Oliver (b. 1881, d. 1881)〔 They were residents of Newcastle, New South Wales for about three years from 1857 (their eldest two children, Benjamin and Elizabeth, were born there) after which they relocated to Moreton Bay.〔 Benjamin Harris Babbidge died on 19 February 1905 at Victoria Private Hospital at South Brisbane, following six months of poor health. His funeral left from his residence in Dauphin Terrace, Highgate Hill and he was buried in Toowong Cemetery.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Benjamin Harris Babbidge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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