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Denbighshire Lookup Requests / Re: John Williams - Sarah Leonard
« on: Sunday 05 July 09 16:27 BST (UK)  »
Hi Val and Gadget

Thanks for finding out all that information.
Would you know how we can obtain information on properties owned by John Williams in 1868 and who owned the following?
One address was 36 Chirk Village in the 1851 census
202 Cefn Bychan, Ruabon  in the 1861 census
He evidently owned a few other houses but had them under a Bond until he had rebuilt a bridge near LLangollen called 'Baeba" Bridge.
Thanks F

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Australia / Re: John Williams Ballarat
« on: Monday 30 March 09 07:24 BST (UK)  »
Hi Vall
In the family bible Sarah Leonard records that
“On Monday, 8th February 1858, John Williams, aged 25, and Sarah Leonard, aged 19, both of Ruabon, North Wales, were married in St. Paul’s Church, Liverpool, (without their parents’ knowledge or consent) and sailed to Australia.”
I imagine the marriage was not approved of.

They had the following children in Ballarat:
John Isaac Williams   Born December 20 1858 on the Miners Rights nr Ballarat Australia.          [added later in small writing]    Chrisend St Johns Church about 1862 Melboune.

Emily Williams  Born Nov 19 1860 Ballarat; later entry Emily Williams   died 15 Fabery 1862 a girl 14 months interment North Old Cemetery Balarat Australia. There is no grave stone for her.

In Melborne the following children were born:
James Leonard Williams    Born May 4th 1863 at Roslyn Street  North Melburne
Herbert Henry Williams    Born July 16 1866   North Melburne
Thomas Alfred Williams   Born Fabry 14 1868  North Melburne
Their return home is recorded on the Great Britain in March 1868

the spelling of February was great!


They came back after John's father died.
Cheers Feathertail
PS I recon they probably went to find gold and it took 10 years t save enough to return!!
They probably went to Melborne because of Emily's death. It is extreamely cold in Ballarat in winter
F

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Denbighshire Lookup Requests / Re: John Williams - Sarah Leonard
« on: Monday 30 March 09 07:03 BST (UK)  »
Hi Vall
My great grandfather was John Isaac Williams. he was born in Ballarat, Victoria Australia. His mother was Sarah Leonard and his father was John Williams.
They both came from Ruabon .
Sarah's Mum and Dad where Thomas Leonard and Anne Jones.
John's details have been a little more difficult to obtain and with the help of a professional it seems his family actually came from Chirk. His mum and dad being Sarah and John too.
Are you related to them too?
I would love to share more :)
Cheers Feathertail

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