I have a ring box which has H F Hutton Watchmaker and Jeweller Ballarat. Would appreciate info on how long was the shop in Ballarat and does it still exist The photo is at the following if any one would like to see it http://www.angelfire.com/folk/prayle/ringb2.jpg Cheers Kathryn

This may a little long winded but I am not sure where to go with all of this. I have just found the shipping for my Pollard Family to SA in 1849. Robert and Annie (mary ann Hart) arrived with James, 24, Richard 22, Catherine 19, Harriet (my gggrandmother) aged 17, Robert 16, Ann, 15, Henry Charles (listed as Charles) 9 and Elizabeth 4yrs. They came to Victoria, or at least Robert and Annie did with Harriet and Elizabeth, Harriet m Charles James Fox, spent some time in NZ then settled back into Castlemaine, Elizabeth m William Sharp and had 2 children William and Annie. Annie m Robert Hy Bradfield Roper and they had a large family around Beechworth area. I have checked SA registers for the other 6 children without luck and cannot find the death of Elizabeth or William Sharp nor their son William. (they were in the Pleasant Creek Stawell area) I have some information on the Roper family but if there is anyone researching this family I would love to hear from you. Does anyone have records for other States in Aust. As I only have Vic and SA and cannot find these people on there. I also wonder if one of them may have gone to NZ as Charles Fox settled there came over to Melbourne and m, Harriet (who lived in Castlemaine) then they went back to NZ. Any ideas anyone. Carmel

Hi Carmel, a snippet for you. To recap. Elizabeth POLLARD married William SHARP in 1866 (1873) in Victoria. They had two children: 1. William Murray SHARP born 1868 (11399) in Pleasant Creek, Victoria. 2. Anne Catherine SHARP born 1870 (10856) in Pleasant Creek, Victoria. She married Robert Henry Bradfield ROPER in 1893 (4013) There is a record for a William Murray SHARP aged 78 years in the Centennial Park cemetery in Adelaide, South Australia. He is buried with a Maud Wilhemina SHARP aged 75 years. No date of death is given for either of them. regards, Peter Matthews Carmel M Reynen wrote: > This may a little long winded but I am not sure where to go with all > of this. > > I have just found the shipping for my Pollard Family to SA in 1849. > Robert and Annie (mary ann Hart) arrived with James, 24, Richard 22, > Catherine 19, Harriet (my gggrandmother) aged 17, Robert 16, Ann, 15, > Henry Charles (listed as Charles) 9 and Elizabeth 4yrs. > They came to Victoria, or at least Robert and Annie did with Harriet > and Elizabeth, Harriet m Charles James Fox, spent some time in NZ then > settled back into Castlemaine, Elizabeth m William Sharp and had 2 > children William and Annie. Annie m Robert Hy Bradfield Roper and they > had a large family around Beechworth area. > I have checked SA registers for the other 6 children without luck and > cannot find the death of Elizabeth or William Sharp nor their son > William. (they were in the Pleasant Creek Stawell area) > I have some information on the Roper family but if there is anyone > researching this family I would love to hear from you. > Does anyone have records for other States in Aust. As I only have Vic > and SA and cannot find these people on there. > I also wonder if one of them may have gone to NZ as Charles Fox > settled there came over to Melbourne and m, Harriet (who lived in > Castlemaine) then they went back to NZ. > Any ideas anyone. > Carmel > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > Victorian place names database > http://www.rootsweb.com/~auswgw/vic_place_names.htm > >