Is This Your Sam ???

[majm]

Hi Rog,

Re George Coppins and Arncliffe...

The 1903 NSW Electoral Roll (ie ten years earlier than the post card) has :
George Henry COPPINS at Gipps St Arncliffe, a labourer
Lily COPPINS at Gipps St Arncliffe, at her domestic duties   

There are likely births to that couple on the NSW BDM index  (Rockdale, Newtown, are suburbs of Sydney) http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/searchHistoricalRecords.htm

Some questions
What is on the 'other' side of the postcard .... is there a photo etc ... maybe you could scan and attach it
Have you looked for ships arriving in Sydney (Port Jackson)
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home  this is the link to the digitised online newspapers (these were not available back in 2008) I think the Sydney Morning Herald paper should give the best results .... "Shipping" as a keyword may help isolate the likely ship that sailed via Cape Town arriving Sydney 22 Feb 1913 
Where would that voyage have likely started ?

Cheers,  JM
 

[grandarog]

Thanks Majm,
                     I will leave the research to anyone down there that thinks he may be their kin . The post card has generic view of Capetown (he must have bought too many en route .LOL)so not applicable.
                     Dont put to much on the Coppins Name  Even more so as the Coppins family were there before Sam left UK. All that is Definite is his Name Samuel known as Sam
                            Regards Roger.

[Rufous Treecreeper]

I think I may have found him    Glad he had a surname starting with B 

Source: The AIF Project website

http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=14332

Mo

[krisesjoint]

Great Find Mo 

Departed London 11 Jan 1913 aboard the WAIMANA ticketed to Sydney (Ship destined for New Zealand.)

BARNES Mrs E 42 Housewife
BARNES Saml Son 17
BARNES Isabella Dau 13
BARNES Winifred Child 10
BARNES Cora Child 8
BARNES Dorothy Child 4

The WAIMANA expected to Arrive in Sydney late on Feb 21 or early Sat Morning (the 22nd)

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/15399881?searchTerm="WAIMANA

Cheers Kris 

[grandarog]

Thank you both.
I think you have cracked it. He is the same age as John/Jack  ,great. Now with a Surname, at least someone may be able to claim him .
The passenger list only seems to be some of the Family maybe Father Charles had precededed them  and some of the kids stayed in England and they took some of the other Barnes kids from Chilham . Have to onvestigate that enigma now.

Here  is Sam with  his family in 1901 living at. 4, Mountain Street ,Chilham .

BARNES, Charles Head Married M 29 Journeyman Baker Ashford Kent
BARNES, Eliza Wife Married F 32 Chilham Kent  
BARNES, Elia Daughter 7 Kennington Kent
BARNES, Saml Son 5 Chilham
BARNES, Edwin Son 3 Chilham
BARNES, Isabella Daughter  2 Chilham
BARNES, William Son 1 Chilham
BARNES, Percy Son 1 Month Chilham

[Laurina]

Looks like Percy died....

Percy Barns - birth
2Q 1901 East Ashford   Kent   2a    883

Percy Barns - death
Est birth abt 1901
3Q  1901   East Ashford   Kent   2a   531
Age at Death: 0

Laurina

[Laurina]

And so did William .....

William Henry Barns - birth
1Q 1900   East Ashford  Kent   2a   872

William Henry Barns
Est birth abt 1900
2Q   1901    East Ashford   Kent    2a     487
Age at Death: 1

Laurina

[Laurina]

Marriage for Samuel's parents

Charlie Ernest Barnes / Bertha Stanford
4Q 1892    East Ashford   Kent    2a   1518 

Maybe someone can find a record for Charlie Ernest Barnes going to Australia/New Zealand, possibly with his son Edwin Ernest Barnes b.1Q 1898

Laurina

[grandarog]

Post deleted as since found incorrect ,Sorry for confusion.