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« on: Thursday 06 March 25 10:23 GMT (UK) »
Hi Mandy
I’m not sure whether I can help. My great grand mother Frances Martha Ward was born to Sarah Elizabeth Ward in Walgett in 1885. Sarah was born in 1866 in Winchester UK. Sarah had 3 other children Adelaide 1886, William 1887 and Eva 1889. On William’s birth certificate his father is listed as William Mantle who was a boundary rider on Oreel Station near Narrabri. No father is listed on the birth certificates for Martha or Eva. I can’t find a birth certificate for Adelaide. The children were placed into care in 1890 by their father William (Ed) Mantle and their mother is listed as dead. I have not been able to find a death certificate for Sarah.
Sarah’s parents are Joseph and Patience Ward. I have proved my connection to this family through a DNA test