Thank you Patricia, I only found out about this cousin through another cousin by marriage, Neil, in Poole, Dorset, UK a few days ago. Neil's wife's Nanna is Herbert's sister. She is now 94 and would like to find out what happened to her brother. After he was placed in Barnardo's in the UK, the family having known 'Herbert' as Bert or Herbert Cameron WARD, was then informed that Bertram/Bertrum Cameron WARD had been sent to Australia in 1922 on board the SS Ballarat. I am an ex Barnardo child myself and came here as a 12 year old in 1951 to 'help populate Australia or Australia would perish' as quoted by Mr. Jack Caldwell. At the age of 16 Herbert/Bertram/Bertrum would have been too old to be placed into an actual Children's Home (possibly Mowbray Park at Picton, NSW) as he would have been of workable age. He was possibly sponsored by the Malone's or a similar family on the land as a farm labourer. I have a set of 3 CD's (very generously GIVEN to me by a fellow Lister) and I have searched them every which-way with different arrangements of 'Bert's' names and have come up with nothing. No Marriage or Death Record for NSW that is. As he came here in 1922 and was in Tumut in 1930 I am now wondering if, maybe, he served during the WW2 and perhaps didn't make it. Or perhaps at a later date he moved to another State. Another possibility is that he changed his name for whatever reason. I know of 2 Barnardo Boys who adopted the surname of the people that they went to work for. So anything is possible. I know I am grasping at straws trying to find him but I would certainly like to make his sister, my 1st cousin, a happy old lady. I will certainly be writing to 'someone' in Tumut to try to trace 'Bert. Thanks again. HOPE YOU ARE ALL ENJOYING THE DAY. GOD BLESS. Hilda Cooper, Sydney

Can anyone tell me how to bring up BMD's for the other states of Australia please. And to get into them to find Family History. I am OK with NSW and Tasmania. Thanks in advance. Hilda Cooper. Sydney

----- Original Message ----- From: "Hilda Cooper" <wynford@westnet.com.au> To: <aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 25, 2006 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [ANS] Herbert/Bertrum/Bertram Cameron WARD > Can anyone tell me how to bring up BMD's for the other > states of Australia > please. And to get into them to find Family History. > > I am OK with NSW and Tasmania. Hilda VIC BDMs are on line too , also on CD & fiche .......... I checked VIC marriages ( go to 1942) and deaths go to 1985 and no record found . Other States are not on line . Should think Penrith library would have these CDs or fiche Bye MargM Sydney List Admin

Hi Hilda Tumut Family History Group P.O. Box 238 Tumut NSW 2720 Have checked the Tumut Pioneer Cemetery and the Lone Graves Cemetery indexes for you and could not see a Ward. May be in the General section. or http://www.council.lithgow.com/cemetery.html WARD Albert Edward 9/12/1930 26 Portland Portion 3 A 08 Burial WARD J L 23/12/1929 Lithgow Anglican 1 11B 12 Burial WARD John Portland Portion 4 I 23 Burial WARD Joseph William 23/02/1929 74 Portland Portion 3 F 12 Burial WARD Joyce 7/10/1977 Lithgow Anglican 2 7A 65 Burial WARD Lucy Phyllis 13/04/1976 55 Portland Portion 10 L 09 Burial WARD M S 20/12/1929 Lithgow Anglican 1 11B 12 Burial WARD Peter C 15/06/1979 Lithgow Anglican 2 7A 65 Burial WARD William Albert 3/11/1937 56 Portland Portion 2 G 03 Burial or Portland Anglican Portion 3 A 08 WARD Albert Edward 9-Dec-1930 26 Portland Anglican Portion 4 I 23 WARD John Portland Anglican Portion 3 F 12 WARD Joseph William 23-Feb-1929 74 Portland Anglican Portion 10 L 09 WARD Lucy Phyllis 13-Apr-1976 55 Portland Anglican Portion 2 G 03 WARD William Albert 3-Nov-1937 56 OR http://www.rootsweb.com/~nswsdps/ausdw074.htm WARD,Bert 05MAY1984 82 Death late of Stanmore and Newtown 07MAY1984 WARD,Herbert 25MAY1985F Funl late of Grafton 24MAY1985 LNS WARD,Herbert Benjamin 15MAY1995 Death 17MAY1995 DT WARD,Herbert Frederick 24OCT1975 Death late of Mosman, formerly of North Bondi 25OCT1975 SMH WARD,Herbert James 09NOV1996 80 Death late of Bristol, England 11NOV1996 SMH WARD,Herbert James 27FEB1995P Death 27FEB1995 NMH WARD,Herbert James 28FEB1995F Funl late of Gulgong, formerly of Sandgate 28FEB1995 MUG WARD,Herbert Raymond (Hub) 11MAR1983 Death at Orange Base Hospital, late of Cudal 12MAR1983 SMH MargaretB Lake Macquarie NSW Australia

Thanks MargaretB, Tumut is down in the Snowy Mountains Area and Portland and Lithgow are just over the Blue Mtns. My brother lives at Lidsdale near Lithgow. I did see the ones that you mention, thank you. There is a marriage record for a Herbert Bertram WARD in Leeton in 1951 and Leeton is in the Griffith area, further west from Tumut. I will await a reply from Tumut FHG and from the UK. Thanks again. Hilda >