Hi Phil, One more thing. You mentioned it was Thomas BATTY, and mentioned Adolphus St. I looked back again, and all the Batty references for Mr Batty are Mr A. Batty. Louise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louise Reynolds" <louise@planetlighting.com> To: <aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [ANS] Leichhardt/Balmain area - some names from 1890s > Hello Phil, > > Sorry for the delay. I had a chance to get away for a week, and have been > trying to catch up since. > > In regard to Mr A Batty, between Feb and Mar 1894 my great grandfather > Edwin > EDWARDS carried out painting and decorating services on a terrace in > Reynolds St Balmain to the value 39 pounds, charged to Mr Batty. The > money > was received on account in weekly instalments. > > He seemed to be doing odd bits for the Battys (there's some alliteration > for > you!) through 1894, including 4s for painting Mr Battys front door in > July, > 3s in Oct, 10 pounds for Mrs Batty's House in October, and 11s 6d for Miss > Batty's house in Smith St in December. > > In 1895, we have an entry "Received from Mr A Batty on account of Mrs > DAVIDSON's house, Smith Street" - 90 pounds! This work was carried out > between April 1895 and end July 1895. Batty was obviously a generous > papa. > The 90 pounds was for painting/wallpapering and glazing. > > Right through 1895, he was doing work for Mrs HARRISON, Mr A. BATTY and > Mrs > DAVIDSON, so he seems to have been their painter of choice. > > I will add here that he was also at one time head decorator at the Hotel > Australia, and was a specialist in all the paint finishes of the time - > marbling, ebonising, graining,etc. I imagine that this is what some of > these clients were requiring. > > The work on Mrs Davidson's house is listed in great detail, including a > lot > of wood graining. The house seems quite large. > > In late 1895 he was doing work for Mr Davidson of Smith St, on a terrace > in > Anne St, value 38 pounds. > > In 1987, for Mr A BATTY, cottages in Adolphus St, about 20 pounds. > > Thats about it. Hope it is of some interest. > > Regards > > Louise > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phil Young" <phil@ancest.com.au> > To: <aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 4:02 PM > Subject: [ANS] Leichhardt/Balmain area - some names from 1890s > > >> G'day Louise, >> >> I'm very interested in the BATTY name at both Reynolds Street and >> Adolphus >> Street, and HARRISON at Reynolds Street, and DAVIDSON at Smith Street. >> >> The Batty family was well-known in Balmain for Thomas Batty (1827-1894) >> owned a considerable area of land in the area that now includes Batty >> Street. Thomas' daughter Clara Batty married Arthur HARRISON in 1881 and >> they lived at 76 Reynolds Street. Similarly, Thomas' daughter Ada Batty >> married George DAVIDSON in 1894 and they lived at 65 Smith Street >> Rozelle. >> I have considerable information on these families including photos of >> most >> of them, if anyone is interested. >> >> Thanks for your kind offer to share your information. >> >> >> Phil Young >> Glebe NSW >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:aus-nsw-sydney-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Louise Reynolds >> Sent: Sunday, 7 January 2007 10:41 PM >> To: aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [ANS] Leichhardt/Balmain area - some names from 1890s >> >> Hello all, >> >> Following on from my last posts, I have in my possession an account book, >> running (on and off), from March 1882 to about 1948. This amazing family >> document lists a number of names, and if any of these look promising, >> please >> contact me and I will provide details. >> >> George HALFKNIGHT (1895 - wages) >> C. ROHMAN (1895 - wages) >> Matt. BURROWS (1895 - wages) >> Mrs. A. BATTY, Reynolds St, Balmain - 1894. Contract for terrace. >> Mr BACKHOUSE, Darling (or Darley) St. - painting and decorating Mrs. >> DAVIDSON - Smith St - 1895 Mr PROCTOR, Gladstone St, 1895 Mrs HARRISON, >> Reynolds St, Balmain - 1895 Miss BLISS - Butchers' Shop, Balmain - 1895 >> Mr >> BACKHOUSE - Belmore St - 1895 Mrs HARRISON, Clayton St - 1895 Mr FANNING, >> House & Shop - The Boulevarde Mrs DAVIDSON - terrace, Anne (??) St, >> Balmain, >> 1895 Mr A BATTY - Cottages, Adolphus St, Balmain, 1897 Mr A PETTIT Esq - >> The >> Cave, Croyden Ave. 1902 Mr ISRAEL - 5 houses, Clifton Reserve, Crown St >> Mrs >> McGILVRAY, Balmain Mr FLEMING, Harris Park (Summer Hill Job) Mr TURNER, >> Boulevarde, Leichardt Mr W. RICHMOND - May 1921 >> >> Regards >> >> Louise Reynolds >> Melbourne >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message