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     Thomas Bland was born circa 1780.
Thomas Bland married Emma Unknown.
     Thomas Bland and Emma Unknown were recorded on the 1841 census in Melton, Suffolk. Thomas Bland 62, occupation illegible, not born in the county, Emma? 62, born in the county, Jane 30, not born in the county, plus Fanny Rawley? 2, not born in the county.

     Thomas Bland was born circa 1795 in Denham, Suffolk.
Thomas Bland married Sarah Unknown.
     Thomas Bland and Sarah Unknown were recorded on the 1861 census in Cole Green, Belchamp St Paul, Essex. Thomas Bland, 66, sawyer, born Denham, Sfk; his wife Sarah aged 53, son Elias unmarried 37, shoemaker and daughter Louisa unmarried 35, shoe binder, all born at Belchamp.

     Thomas Bland married Ellen Unknown.

     His will was proved in 1767 at Suffolk. The Sfk Record Office holds the original wil of Thomas Bland of Fordham: IC/500/1/221/53.
     Thomas died in 1767 in Suffolk.

     Thomasine Bland was born circa 1602 in Ampton, Suffolk. She was the daughter of Thomas Bland and Susan Lukyn.
Thomasine Bland married Thomas Rose.
     Thomasine Bland was mentioned in the will of Thomas Bland dated 23 May 1632.

     Una Alberta Theresa Bland was born on 13 April 1880 in Yarram, Victoria. She was the daughter of William Bland and Sarah Ann Scott.
     Una resided at Yarram, 1908.
Una Alberta Theresa Bland married John William Hamilton on 6 February 1911 in teh Wesleyan Church, Yarram, Victoria. The marriage of Captain John William Hamilton of the Australian Intelligence Corps, fourth son of the late W Hamilton, of Dublin, Ireland and Miss Una Alberta Theresa Bland, second daughter of Mr. William Bland, of "Korindah." Yarram Yarram ....
Una Alberta Theresa Bland married Mal Lawson in August 1919 in Victoria.
     Una died in 1973 in Malvern, Victoria.

      Other early Bland references in Suffolk:
1534-1631 Muster rolls - 1534-40: Sapiston, 33 men, 20 able, Mr Bland furnished corslet, bows and arrows to Austen Vincent his servant, calliver to John Bland his son. Blackborne Hundred, 16-60, 1584 Harleian MSS 366 fol.50-72; Burial - Old Mother Bland April 1606 at Acton, Sfk. Unknown Bland was born circa 1525 in Suffolk.

     Unknown Bland married Jane Unknown.

     Unknown Bland of Lowestoft was born before 1525.

     Violet Bland's birth was registered in the quarter ending in June 1908 in Romford RD, Essex. She was the daughter of Charles Bland and Kate Gladwell.

     Violet Gwendoline Bland was commonly known as Gwennie. She was born on 14 December 1889 in Yarram, Victoria. She was the daughter of William Bland and Sarah Ann Scott.
     Violet was educated from 1896 at Yarram.
     Violet died of endo carditis on 1 December 1902 in Yarram, Victoria, aged 12. She was buried on 2 December 1902 in the Church of England section, Alberton.

     Violet or Voyall Bland was christened on 31 January 1708/9 in St Mary, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Voyall, daughter of Elizabeth Bland, baseborn. She was the daughter of Elizabeth Bland.
     Violet died before 5 October 1711 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. She was buried on 5 October 1711 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Violet, daughter of Elizabeth Bland, spinster, baseborn.

     Walter Bland's birth was registered in the quarter ending in September 1896 in Eltham, Lewisham RD, Kent. He was the son of Charles Bland and Kate Gladwell. Walter Bland was listed as Charles Bland's son in the 1901 census in 39 Cranbrook Rd, Ilford, Essex.

     Walter George Bland was born in 1886 in Yarram, Victoria. He was the son of James Bland and Margaret Frances Boast.
     Walter was registered as a farmer at Woranga on the 1908 electoral roll.
Walter George Bland married Daisy Beatrice Horton in 1912 in Victoria. Walter was a farmer in Alberton, Victoria, Australia.
     Walter was registered as a farmer at Alberton on the between 1931 and 1934 electoral roll.
     Walter was registered as as a farmer at Alberton on the between 1935 and 1936 electoral roll. He held land at Woranga valued at £216. Tot held land at Alberton East valued at £33.
     Walter was registered as as a farmer and landowner in Woranga at Alberton on the 1949 electoral roll. He was owner of land at Woranga.
     Walter was registered as a farmer at Alberton on the 1954 electoral roll.
     Walter was registered as a farmer at Alberton on the 1956 electoral roll. He was the owner of land in Alberton East & Woranga worth £908.
     Walter died on 15 May 1966 in Alberton, Victoria. He was buried on 17 May 1966 in the Methodist section, Yarram.

     Wilfred Arthur Bland was born on 24 December 1922 in Liverpool, Lancashire. He was the son of David Abraham Bland and Elsie May Roden.
Wilfred Arthur Bland married Barbara Noeline Ostler on 12 May 1956.
     Wilfred died on 16 December 1966 aged 43.

     Wilfred Noel Bland was born on 24 December 1921 in Drinkstone, Stow RD, Suffolk. He was the son of William John Bland and Eliza Barnes.
The marriage of Wilfred Noel Bland and Ruby G Rogers was registered in Suffolk in the March 1944 quarter.
     Wilfred died in October 1999 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, aged 77.

     William Bland was born on 24 June 1806 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. He was the son of John Bland and Mary Metcalf. William Bland was christened on 15 October 1806 in St Mary, Bury St Edmunds.
William Bland witnessed William John Bland and Mary Ann Froud or Frood's wedding on 28 April 1825 in Hessett.
William Bland married Elizabeth Cocksedge, daughter of Benjamin Cocksedge and Bridget Mills, on 12 October 1826 in Hessett. William Bland single man of this parish and Elizabeth Cocksedge single woman of this parish were married in this church by banns with consent of friends this twelth day of October 1826. Witnessed by William Cocksedge and Sarah Ply. All made their mark. William Bland was an agricultural labourer in Hessett.
     William Bland and Benjamin Cocksedge were recorded on the 1841 census in Hessett. Benjamin Cocksedge aged 70 carpenter, Wm Bland 30 ag lab, Elizabeth 30, Susannah 13, Abraham 9, Sarah Ann 6. All born in the county.
     William Bland and Elizabeth Cocksedge were recorded on the 1851 census in Hessett. Wm Bland, agricultural labourer, aged 44, Elizabeth his wife aged 43, Abraham son aged 19, Benjamin Cocksedge, lodger, widower, aged 82?, pauper agricultural labourer. All born at Hessett.
     William died of asthma on 30 August 1854 in the Street, Hessett, aged 48. He was described as a husbandman.

     William Bland was granted land Licenced for 320 acres at Woranga; Lease approved 1 Feb 1888, purchased 22 July 1902. He was born on 25 October 1856 in Hessett, Suffolk. He was the son of Abraham Bland and Harriet Bullett.
     William immigrated with the family to Victoria, Australia, on 5 August 1857 per "Star of the South".
William Bland married Sarah Ann Scott on 25 October 1877 in Yarram, Victoria. MARRIAGE. BLAND - SCOTT. - On the 25th October, at Trinity Church, Yarram Yarram, by the Rev. Clark Rose, William, eldest son of A. Bland, Esq., to Sarah Anne eldest daughter of William Scott, Esq., both of Yarram. William was a butcher between 1895 and 1896, in Yarram. William was a farmer in Yarram.
     William resided at Yarram, 1908. He was an executor of Harriet Bullett's estate on 8 March 1910 in Victoria.
     William died on 8 January 1928 in Yarram, Victoria, Australia, aged 71. Mr & Mrs W Bland pass away: Double funeral yesterday: The death of ex-Cr William and Mrs Bland which came as a happy release on Sunday last, after two years and eighteen months suffering respectively, takes one's mind back to early Yarram. Mr Bland came out to Australian with his late father Mr Abraham Bland in the fifties, and spent practically his whole life in Yarram. Although born in Suffolk, he came to Australia when a boy.
The history of the Blands is well worth recounting. The late Mr Abraham Bland, who owned the well known 'Aylesbury' property, Yarram, landed at Port Albert on 10 August 1857, having come with his wife and children from Birkenhead, England, in the ship Star of the South to Melbourne. Born in Hessett, close to Bury St Edmunds, in the county of Suffolk in the year 1832, the late Mr Abraham Bland came from an old yeomanry family, and on, the completion of his education, followed farming pursuits in his native land for some years. He married in 1852 Miss Harriet Bullett, also a native of Suffolk. On arrival at Port Albert he worked for the late John Carpenter, a well-known sawmiller and contractor, and proved himself adept in that line of business for seven years. He then rented 'Aylesbury' property from Mr Carpenter for four years when he purchased it, and went in for farming, dairying and grazing till his death in 1898. He was the proprietor of a flour mill in Yarram, which was destroyed by fire, as were also a three storied building erected to replace the original. The later Mr Abraham Bland was for thirty years a member of the shire council.
The late Mr William Bland followed in the footsteps of this father. He, too, was a shire councillor, and president in the year 1906-7. He was connected with the land, and for years conducted a butcher in Yarram. He married Miss Sarah Ann Scott, the eldest daughter of the late Mr William and Mrs Scott, and reared a family of five daughters - Mrs Maxwell (Ada), Mrs Lawson (Una), Miss Elsie (who remained home), Miss Gwen (who passed away) Mrs Martin (Iona), and two sons, Messrs Chas & Leslie Bland, who are successful farmers in this district. The late Mr & Mrs Bland were married in Trinity Church, Yarram, both at the age of 21 years. At death they were 71 and 70 respectively, not a year separating them. It was a coincidence that both passed away on the same day, and neither knew that the other had gone. They were faithful adherents of the Methodist Church, highly esteemed by all, and amongst the pioneers of the township of Yarram. Yesterday they were laid to rest in the same grave in the Alberton General Cemetery, the service being read by Rev R S Morris. The funeral was largely attended. Mr Jas S Graham had charge of the arrangements. He was buried on 10 January 1928 in the Methodist section of the Alberton cemetery.

     William Bland was christened on 12 August 1688 in St Mary, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. He was the son of Edward Bland and Rose Russell?
     William died before 31 December 1695 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. He was buried on 31 December 1695 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

     William Bland was born before 30 March 1845 in Bradfield St George, Suffolk. He was the son of Charles Bland and Sophia Taylor. William Bland was christened on 8 June 1845 in Bradfield St George.
     William died before 8 February 1847 in Bradfield St George, Suffolk. He was buried on 8 February 1847 in Bradfield St George.

     William Bland was born circa 1852 in Hessett, Suffolk. He was the son of George Bland and Sarah Last. William was listed as the son of George Bland in the 1861 census in the Green, Hessett. George Bland, head, married, 32, hawker & shopkeeper born Hessett, Sarah, wife 36 born Bradfield, William son 2? b. Hessett, Alice, daughter, 7 mths, born Hessett. Eliza Elsden, servant, unmarried, 13 years born Whepstead. William and Alice were listed as the children of George Bland in the 1871 census in Hessett.
The marriage of William Bland and Esther Matilda Firman was registered in Stow RD, Suffolk, in the June 1876 quarter. William was a carpenter & joiner.
     William Bland and Esther Matilda Firman were recorded on the 1881 census in Hessett. He was a builder and undertaker, aged 29, born at Hessett, with Matilda Bland, wife, aged 32, born Rattlesden. They had a boarder John Gill aged 16, apprentice.
     William Bland made a will dated 9 May 1888 in Hessett. This is the last will and testament of me William Bland of Hessett carpenter and joiner I appoint my dear wife Esther Matilda sole executrix whereof I give all my real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever unto my said wife Esther Matilda for her own absolute use and benefit. In witness whereof I have set my hand 9 May 1888 William Bland, signed by the said testator in the presence of us ... Henry Bonner, David Bland.
     William Bland and Esther Matilda Firman were recorded on the 1891 census in Hessett. #34 The Green 1, four rooms: William Bland, head married, 38, builder and undertaker, employer, born Hessett & Esther M Bland, wife, 40, born Rattlesden.
     William Bland and Esther Matilda Firman were recorded on the 1901 census in the Street, Hessett. William Bland, aged 59, born Hessett...carpenter & joiner; Esther Bland, aged 50, born Rattlesden, Samuel Bland, visitor 79, Baptist minister, born Ipswich.
     William died circa 1914 in Hessett, Suffolk.
     His will was proved on 17 February 1915 at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

     William Bland was christened on 8 October 1732 in St Mary, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. He was the son of Matthias Bland and Mary Hacket.
     Testified in William Bland's court case on 18 January 1796 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. A bill for Christopher Payne to prosecute Elizabeth Gills for larcenty .. William Bland to give evidence.

     William Bland was christened on 29 August 1585 in Hadleigh, Suffolk. He was the son of John Bland and Susan? Sudbury.

     William Bland was christened on 13 May 1565 in Lowestoft, Suffolk. He was the son of Raffe Bland (of Lowestoft) and Joan or Jone Unknown.

     William Bland married Susannah Rose. William Bland was born before 1847 in Suffolk, England. William was present at Alice Louisa Bland's christening on 25 August 1867 in Holbrook, Suffolk, England.
     William died after 1867.

     William Bland was christened on 1 April 1678 in St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. He was the son of Richard Bland and Mary Pettit.

     William Bland was christened on 12 June 1631 in Flempton cum Hengrave, Suffolk. He was the son of Robert Bland.
     In Robert Bland's will dated 20 July 1657 in Flempton, William Bland was named as heir.

     William Bland was born circa 1897 in Hoxton, London. He was the son of Henry or Harry Bland and Agnes Unknown. Robert, William and Frederick were listed as Henry or Harry Bland's children in the 1901 census in Walmer Road, Kensington, London.

     William Bland married Martha Unknown before April 1670.
     William Bland and Christopher Bland were mentioned in the 1674 hearth tax list in Stoke by Clare. A Mr Bland was listed for 6 hearths at the head of the list at Stoke juxta Clare.

     William Bland was christened on 26 April 1670 in Stoke by Clare, Suffolk. He was the son of William Bland and Martha Unknown.