LADBROOK, James Adolphus

1858 - 1889  (31 years)

• Name	LADBROOK, James Adolphus  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Birth	10 Aug 1858	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11]
  Christening	28 Nov 1858	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Between 1880 and 1881	Heathcote, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1]
  Residence	Between 1880 and 1881	Heathcote, Canterbury, New Zealand   [2]
  Residence	8 Aug 1884	Upper Riccarton   [9]
  Court	7 Nov 1884	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [2]
  	Charge of Bigamy
  Court	7 Nov 1884	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1]
  	Charge of Bigamy
  Residence	Between 1885 and 1886	Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3, 7]
  Court	5 May 1885	Supreme Court   [1]
  	Court Sentence
  Death	28 Oct 1889	Woodend, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1]
  Death	28 Oct 1889	Woodend, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [2]
  Death	28 Oct 1889	Woodend, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [3]
  Death	28 Oct 1889	Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand   [4, 6, 12]
  Obituary	29 Oct 1889	Woodend, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  	Fatal Accident
  Occupation	Sadler  [1, 2]
  Burial	Southland, New Zealand   [5]
  Person ID	I4440	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	LADBROOK, William,   b. 18 Apr 1818, Warwickshire, England d. 22 Apr 1873, Prebbleton, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	DAY, Eliza,   b. 7 Apr 1820, Somersetshire, England d. 11 Nov 1897, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	29 Aug 1841	Kingswood, Holy Trinity, Gloucestershire, England   [13, 14]
  Family ID	F1351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	TRIVETT, Mary Maria,   b. 2 Sep 1860, Broseley, Shropshire, England d. 4 Jul 1926, Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	5 Jun 1878	St.Luke's Church, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [3, 4, 6, 8, 15, 16]
  Children	+ 1. LADBROOK, Mabel Salina,   b. 21 Feb 1880, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 5 May 1961, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. LADBROOK, Herbert Adolphus,   b. 17 Oct 1881, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 29 Aug 1956, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. LADBROOK, Ethel Violet,   b. 15 May 1883, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 12 May 1946, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. LADBROOK, Beatrice Maud,   b. 25 Jun 1885, Akaroa, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand d. 31 Jul 1961, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1652	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family 2	LAMONT, Elizabeth McKinlay,   b. 1 Apr 1861, Bonhill, Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. 7 Apr 1925, Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1884	New Zealand   [17]
  Family ID	F1653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Aug 1858 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Christening - 28 Nov 1858 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Court - Charge of Bigamy - 7 Nov 1884 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Court - Charge of Bigamy - 7 Nov 1884 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Residence - Between 1885 and 1886 - Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand Death - 28 Oct 1889 - Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Burial - - Southland, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		James Adolphus Ladbrook - Bigamy Trial Otago Witness, 15 November 1884, Page 8
  		James Adolphus Ladbrook - Bygamy
  		James Adolphus Ladbrook Death - Otago Daily Times
  		James Adolphus Ladbrook - Inquest Southland Times, 30 October 1889, Page 2
  		Ladbrook Farms Ellesmere New Zealand
  		James Adolphus Ladbrook - Funeral Notice Southland Times, 30 October 1889, Page 2

  
  

• Notes

  Convicted of bigamy in 1884 Died because of a locomotive rolling on him.

  
  

• Sources

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