BALLARD descendants (NSW)

[Mk2_Zephyr]

Hi,  I am looking for any descendants of the following Ballard children.

Sarah Irene married Roy Boulden, Sarah died 1953
(around Burwood)

Ethel M married Thomas Muras

William Robert married Emily Gearside, William died 1976

Elsie A married Richard Stone

Robert E married Florence McHugh

Seem to be around Rockdale to start with.

I have all the marriages  thanks, looking for any living relatives.
                     

[Robert Coble]

hi Mk2_Zephyr,
Silly ? now where or what state is it .
So every one knows where to look there Zephyr.

[Mk2_Zephyr]

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[Robert Coble]

Hi,  I am looking for any descendants of the following Ballard children.
If you have any possible names for the children here may be some one can look on the roll for the living for you Zephyr here in N.S.W. there.
Sarah Irene married Roy Boulden, Sarah died 1953 9212/1919

Ethel M married Thomas Muras1288/1925

William Robert married Emily Gearside, William died 19765983/1932

Elsie A married Richard Stone6353/1927

Robert E married Florence McHugh11925/1929

I have all the marriages  thanks, looking for any living relatives.
                     

[Mk2_Zephyr]

??

I have no names at all.

Yeah its a little more general than that Bob, I'm sure the relatives will recognise their parents or grandparents.

But thanks for looking and I will start with those two you pm'd me.
                         

[Robert Coble]

Hi Zephyr,
Sorry could not be more help there for you but they will tune up as you know the searchers are getting younger now doing there family Tree there.

Hope you have luck with them two there or they might be able to put you in the right place there.

[reneecharles]

Hi a huge number of Ballard family emigrated to OZ in late 40s /early 50s from the Kent (UK) area . They were last known to be in the Newcastle area and had something to do with a boating lake . I have travelled to Newcastle from UK and placed ads but have had no results . Does any of this fit ?

[Jamjar]

I gather you have all their births, deaths and burial places?

Jamjar

[majm]

Hi Reneecharles

Welcome to Rootschat

I am not related to anyone with that surname, but I can help with the likely name for the boating lake, and with some contact details for various family history groups in the Lake Macquarie area.  I presume you are writing about the late 1840s and early 1850's when many migrated to NSW from the UK. There were many emigration schemes, and by the early 1850's many migrants paid their own fares, seeking their fortunes as there were gold rushes in the colonies.

Hi a huge number of Ballard family emigrated to OZ in late 40s /early 50s from the Kent (UK) area . They were last known to be in the Newcastle area and had something to do with a boating lake . I have travelled to Newcastle from UK and placed ads but have had no results . Does any of this fit ?

I think the boating lake would be Lake Macquarie ...
http://www.visitlakemac.com.au/pages/maps-guides/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Macquarie_(New_South_Wales)

There are many local newspapers, covering various suburbs around the several districts that border LM.
There's also family history groups eg
http://www.lmfhg.org.au/
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nswwfhg/
http://www.nfhs.org.au/

List of many (but not all) of the Suburbs surrounding Lake Macquarie :
http://www.lakemac.infohunt.nsw.gov.au/library/lhist/suburb/suburb.htm


Cheers,  JM