Alfred Bellamy
Alfred Bellamy (c1878-1909)
1909 January. Alfred Bellamy (31), described as a French flying machine maker, living in Hallam-street, Portland-place.[2]
1909 May. Died. 'At the Wandsworth County Court yesterday, before his honour Judge Bray, the case of Alfred Bellamy v. R. G. Perry was mentioned, the chief clerk, Mr. Bradley, stating that Mr. Bellamy was very much interested in building an airship. Unfortunately he went up in a balloon from the Crystal Palace, and was very much afraid that he had lost his life, and was probably the bottom of the North Sea, for nothing had been heard of him or the balloon since. There was an application for an adjournment of the case sine die, so that letters of administration might be taken out, and probably the administrators would joined as plaintiffs.'[3]