>Hello Suzanne, The 1878 Border Post (Albury) Almanac has an advert for "W. W. Darke, Cabinet maker, upholsterer, carver, and picture framer, (next Rose Hotel) Kiewa Street." No other mentions of Darke nor Batstone. Hope this helps. Cheers Peter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Hi Everyone > >I am looking for information about the Batstone family and Darke family of >Albury. John Batstone and Hannah Darke married in 1880. I have no idea >when or how John arrived in Albury but he was born in Devon. I also dont >know how long Hannah's family had been in the area. The family stories >say that they owned a large department store in town and that Hannah's >father may have been a counciller. John died in 1899 and Hannah remarried >to a Timothy Horan. I believe that while John was alive they lived in a >house called Mandalay and that when Hannah married Timothy they lived in a >house called Naroh (HOran backwards) Hannah may have been a nurse. > >I would love to hear from anyone who may know something about either of >these families. > >Also could anyone tell me if there are any directories for Albury for this >time. > >Kind Regards >Suzanne