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Hi Lammy,
sorry it took a while to answer your post. Have been away for christmas. Would love to have anymore information on James Beames and his ancestors if you have it. I didnt know that he worked at the Adelaide jail and that they are buried in the north Adelaide Cemetary.
I dont really need any info on the McAras because Elizabeth is not my ancestor. Jame's first wife Catherine Bird was the mother of the kids and they are my ancestors. Thanks so much for the offer though.
unfortunately I wont be able to catch you in Adelaide as I dont live in SA any more. I now live in Tasmania. Hope you have a great holiday.
cheers,
Happy New Year

Hi, I've been reading your McAra postings with interest.
I have in my posession a bible that has been passed down in my family. It has an inscription inside which reads "Elizabeth McAra, Braco village, May 18th 1862". I also have another book with Matilda McAra, May 29th 1851 written inside. It is a copy of Perfect Peace which seems to be a collection of religious letters.
The books have been passed down in my family but I dont know how they connect. From your postings I think that your Elizabeth McAra, child of Neil the surgeon and Mathilda is the same one as mine. The dates and ages are about right.
My family are all from Adelaide in South Australia. My GG Grandmother was May Fewster Born in 1897 in Hindmarsh, South Australia. Her parents were Sarah Eliza Beams and Edwin Fewster. Sarah's father was James Beams, but I know nothing of her mother. I wonder if her mother was Elizabeth McAra?
This information fits with an emigration of the McAra's around the 1870's and would explain why they cannot be found in UK records at a later time.

Can anyone help with further info?