Hi Sue I found some information on Ancestry for your Batten family. It is a bit of a hard family to trace. This info below is from the message boards on Ancestry the owner is MargaretRoy16 I would love to find ANY information on a William Batten who was born "Somersetshire" I think approx 1848. Don't have much more info about his life in England but he arrived in NZ and was a mariner and married Jane Watret In Dunedin about 1872, had 2 children to her ,William & Mary Jane ? she died and he then married Margaret Morris in 1877 and they had Arthur in Dec 1878. William vanished after that (supposedly drowned at sea ) but I would like to know when and where ??? any information at al would be appreciated Margaret Roy (great granddaughter of William Batten) Hi , Just starting on my Mothers side of the tree and am really trying to find some information on her Father's family He was a Arthur Batten born December 2nd in Dunedin 1878 to William Batten and Margaret Morris William Batten was born in Somerset Shire England 1856 and Margaret was born Gabriels Gully Otago NZ 1858 New Zealand is not as easy to obtain records as England or Scotland so if anyone can help me I would really appreciate it >When Arthur Batten married my Grandmother Rubina Jane Isaacs he was recorded as Arthur Morgan Batten and my Nana was known as Mrs Morgan . ????? Name: William Batten Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844 Age: 20 Port of Departure: London Port of Arrival: Sydney, New South Wales Voyage Arrival Date: 13 Jul 1864 Vessel Name: Royal Alice Origin Location: Bristol Australian Electoral Rolls. 1930 Wilfred and Rhona Batten lived at Waitamo, Matheson Ave Chatswood, North Sydney, he was a Manager she Home Duties. 1933 Wilfred and Rhona Batten lived at 233 Walker St, Camaray South North Sydney. Manager/ home duties. 1937 Wilfred and Rhona Midas Batter lived at 10 Matheson Ave Chatswood, North Sydney he is Clerk/ she Home duties That is the last I can find on Wilfred he might have died. Next 1954 Rhona Midas Mount-Batten lived at 29 Fairfax Rd, Bellevue Hill, Wentworth, Woollahra East. Home duties Also living at the same address is Betty Joyce Mount Batten Student 1958 Rhona Mount-Batten lived at 10 Matheson Ave, Chatswood, Home duties Betty Joyce Mount-Batten same address Stenographer 1972 Rhona and Betty Joyce live at 4/4 Belmont Ave, Wollstonecraft, Bennelong. H/D and stenographer 1980 is the same address as above. Hope this helps Josephine Qld ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

Well done Josephine, On the Ryerson Index, Betty Joyce BATTEN died 28 January 2015, aged 92, late of Mayflower ACF Westmead, formerly Kingsgrove and Springwood, published Sydney Morning Herald 31 January 2015. I couldn't find the death notice on SMH, its taking ages to download, maybe undergoing maintenance - http://tributes.smh.com.au/obituaries/smh-au/ Rhona MOUNT-BATTEN died 9 April 1982, late of Wollstonecraft, Sydney Morning Herald 14 April 1982 - SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, WEDNESDAY, 14 APRIL 1982 - DEATHS - MOUNT-BATTEN, Rhona - April 9, 1982, at hospital, of Wollstonecraft, beloved wife of the late Wilfred Mount-Batten, dearly loved mother of Betty. Private cremation to take place. Cheers Trish Nowra NSW > Hi Sue > Australian Electoral Rolls. > 1954 Rhona Midas Mount-Batten lived at 29 Fairfax Rd, Bellevue Hill, > Wentworth, Woollahra East. Home duties > Also living at the same address is Betty Joyce Mount Batten Student > 1958 Rhona Mount-Batten lived at 10 Matheson Ave, Chatswood, Home duties > Betty Joyce Mount-Batten same address Stenographer > 1972 Rhona and Betty Joyce live at 4/4 Belmont Ave, Wollstonecraft, > Bennelong. H/D and stenographer > 1980 is the same address as above. > Hope this helps > Josephine > Qld