Lehmann Henschke - Person Sheet
Lehmann Henschke - Person Sheet
Marriage
Bunbury Herald (WA : 1892 - 1919) Sat 14 Dec 189599368
INTERESTING ROMANCE IN.
VICTORIA.
[By Telegraph.]
(From Our Correspondent.).
Melbourne, Friday.
At the Ballarat Supreme Court,
Sidney, Ackland Hams, aged 21, has
been sentenced to nine months hard
labor for having criminally assault
ed his step-daughter, aged 17
The evidence disclosed an interest
ing romance. It appears that.the
accused was at one time employed by
a widow named Merritt, aged fifty,
who is the mother of the girl, He
married Mrs. Merritt and afterwards
at the latter's suggestion eloped with
her daughter, and they have since
lived together as man and wife.
Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954) Sun 15 Dec 189599369
A BOLD STEPFATHER.
Slopes With Ris Wife's
Daughter.
A remarkable romance, which unfortu
nately ended in nine months' imprisonment
for the hero, comes from Ballarat. Sydney
Ackland Hams, a lovely young man of 21,
went into the employ of a local widow
named Merret. He forgot the time-honored
warning, Beware of Widows, so when she
fixed her eye and her affections upon him,
and asked bim to be her's, he meekly con
sented, and the marriage ceremony was
hurried on by the wily widow, and ' Merret '
was exchanged for * Hams.* But the widow
was the mother of the alluring Lily Maud,
and Sydney Ackland quite forgot he was
hitched to her mother, and made love to the
maid. She was sweet seventeen, and knew
not how to resist his overtures for elopement
The young couple disappeared, and lived as
man' and wife until interrupted by a war
rant. The Circuit Judge sent him to gaol
for nine months.
INTERESTING ROMANCE IN.
VICTORIA.
[By Telegraph.]
(From Our Correspondent.).
Melbourne, Friday.
At the Ballarat Supreme Court,
Sidney, Ackland Hams, aged 21, has
been sentenced to nine months hard
labor for having criminally assault
ed his step-daughter, aged 17
The evidence disclosed an interest
ing romance. It appears that.the
accused was at one time employed by
a widow named Merritt, aged fifty,
who is the mother of the girl, He
married Mrs. Merritt and afterwards
at the latter's suggestion eloped with
her daughter, and they have since
lived together as man and wife.
Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954) Sun 15 Dec 189599369
A BOLD STEPFATHER.
Slopes With Ris Wife's
Daughter.
A remarkable romance, which unfortu
nately ended in nine months' imprisonment
for the hero, comes from Ballarat. Sydney
Ackland Hams, a lovely young man of 21,
went into the employ of a local widow
named Merret. He forgot the time-honored
warning, Beware of Widows, so when she
fixed her eye and her affections upon him,
and asked bim to be her's, he meekly con
sented, and the marriage ceremony was
hurried on by the wily widow, and ' Merret '
was exchanged for * Hams.* But the widow
was the mother of the alluring Lily Maud,
and Sydney Ackland quite forgot he was
hitched to her mother, and made love to the
maid. She was sweet seventeen, and knew
not how to resist his overtures for elopement
The young couple disappeared, and lived as
man' and wife until interrupted by a war
rant. The Circuit Judge sent him to gaol
for nine months.
Spouses
Birthca 18413878
Death17 Aug 1913, Loxton, SA99359 Age: 72
FatherFORRESTER, Andrew (-1859)
MotherRITCHIE, Catherine
Marriage5 Jul 1894, Registry Office, Adelaide, SA99364
Annulment1895
Birth7 Oct 1879, Mannum, SA99370
Death30 Jun 1952, Renmark, SA99371 Age: 72
FatherMERRITT, John (ca1836-1892)
MotherFORRESTER, Catherine (ca1841-1913)
Unmarried
ChildrenVictor (1896-)
Marriage1906, Vic99372