Husband William COUCHMAN 1
Born: 1850 - Hawkhurst, KEN, England, UK 2
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Marriage: 1874 2
Wife Harriett J Ballard 3
Born: Cir 1851 - Northiam, SSX, England, UK 3
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Father: David Ballard (1826-1905)
Mother: Jane (1828- ) 3
Noted events in their marriage were:
1. They appeared on the census on 4 Apr 1881 in 8 Vicarage Terrace, Church Lane, Willesborough, Kent, England. 2 William Couchman; head; married; aged 31; carpenter; born Hawkhurst, Kent
Harriet J Couchman; wife; married; aged 29; born Northiam, Sussex
William D Couchman; son; aged 5; scholar; born Hawkhurst, Kent
Charles J Couchman; son; aged 3; born Battersea, Surrey
David Ballard; Father-in-law; widower; aged 54; Labourer In SER Wks; born Northiam, Sussex
Surety:3
Children
Birth Notes: Husband - William COUCHMAN
Birth Surety: 3
Birth Notes: Wife - Harriett J Ballard
Birth Surety: 3
Notes: Marriage
Husband Living (details have been suppressed)
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Father: Oliver Vincent Ballard (1888-1959)
Mother: Living
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John Smith and Helen Ballard
Husband John Smith 4
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Wife Helen Ballard 3
Born: Cir 1843 - Northiam, SSX, England, UK 5
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Father: Charles Ballard (1802- ) 3
Mother: Jane ( - )
Father: Charles Ballard (1802- ) 3
Mother: Jane (Abt 1802- ) 3
Noted events in her life were:
1. She appeared on the census in 1851 in Northiam, SSX, England, UK. 6
Children
1 F Emma Smith
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2 F Melinda Smith
Born: Cir 1863 - Wittersham, KEN, England, UK
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3 F Agnes H. Smith
Born: Cir 1866 - Wittersham, KEN, England, UK
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4 F Minnie Smith
Born: Cir 1872 - Wittersham, KEN, England, UK
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5 F Sarah A. Smith
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Christened: Cir 1874 - Wittersham, KEN, England, UK
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6 M John E. Smith
Born: Cir 1877 - Wittersham, KEN, England, UK
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7 M George S. Smith
Born: Cir 1878 - Wittersham, KEN, England, UK
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8 F Kate Smith
Born: Cir 1879 - Wittersham, KEN, England, UK
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9 F Alice M. Smith
Born: Cir 1880 - Wittersham, KEN, England, UK
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10 F Helen Smith
Born: 1885 - Wittersham, KEN, England, UK 4
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Spouse: Arthur Robert GARROD (1885-1942) 4
Marr: 26 Dec 1910
Birth Notes: Wife - Helen Ballard
Birth Surety: 3
Living and Isobel Iona Ballard
Husband Living (details have been suppressed)
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Wife Isobel Iona Ballard
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Died: Apr 1990 - Cootamundra, NSW
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Father: Osmund Egbert Ballard (1888-1952)
Mother: Lily Carland ( -1968)
Children
1 F Living (details have been suppressed)
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Spouse: Living
2 M Living (details have been suppressed)
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3 F Living (details have been suppressed)
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James Edward Ballard and Elizabeth McGarry
Husband James Edward Ballard
Born: 7 Jun 1848 - Morpeth, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia 7
Christened: 2 Jul 1848 - Morpeth, Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia 8
Died: 3 Feb 1918 - Murrumburrah, NSW 9
Cause of Death: Heart failure
Buried: 4 Feb 1918 - Murrumburrah, NSW
Father: John Ballard (1825-1887)
Mother: Ellen Sanderson (1829-1892)
Marriage: 22 Mar 1873 - Narrabri 10
Noted events in his life were:
1. He worked as a Telegraph operator in 1873 in Narrabri. 11
2. He worked as a Telegraph master in 1881 in Coonabarabran, NSW. 12
3. He worked as a Postmaster. 13
Wife Elizabeth McGarry
AKA: Elizabeth Magarry, Bessie McGarry 14
Born: 6 Sep 1852 - Maitland East 15
Christened: 24 Oct 1852 - Maitland East 16
Died: 19 Jun 1920 - Harden, NSW 17
Cause of Death: Pleurisy & valvular disease
Buried: - Harden, NSW
Father: Michael McGarry (Cir 1820-1885) 18
Mother: Elizabeth CREEGAN (Cir 1820-1899) 18
Children
1 F Lucy Pauline Ballard
Born: 24 Nov 1873 - Narrabri 19
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Died: - Adelaide
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
2 F Rebecca Blanche Ballard
Born: 12 Jun 1875 - Narrabri 20
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Died: - Adelaide
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Spouse: Hedley Eustis ( - ) 21
3 M James Edward Ballard
Born: 6 Sep 1877 - Tamworth 22
Christened: 1 Nov 1877 - Tamworth
Died: - Brisbane
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
4 F Bessie Ballard
Born: 18 Dec 1879 - New South Wales 23
Christened: 31 May 1880 - New South Wales
Died: 1952 - Adelaide
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Spouse: Living
5 M * Launcelot John Ballard
Born: 30 Nov 1881 - Coonabarabran, NSW 24
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Died: 19 Feb 1953 - Dunedin, , , NZL 25
Cause of Death: Acute coronary insufficiency
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Spouse: Jessie Stewart (1879-1949)
Marr: 16 Nov 1910 - Dunedin, , , NZL 26
6 M Robert Leopold Ballard
Born: 19 Mar 1886 - Coonabarabran, NSW 27
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Died: 1967/1968 - Cootamundra, NSW
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
7 M Oliver Vincent Ballard
Born: 20 May 1888 - Coonabarabran, NSW 28
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Died: 26 Feb 1959 - Sydney
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Status: Twin
Spouse: Living
8 M Osmund Egbert Ballard
Born: 20 May 1888 - Coonabarabran, NSW 29
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Died: 2 Mar 1952 - Cootamundra, NSW
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Status: Twin
Spouse: Lily Carland ( -1968)
9 F Priscilla Pearl Ballard
Born: 19 Jan 1891 - Coonabarabran, NSW
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Died: - Adelaide
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
10 F Adeline Mabel Ballard
Born: 25 Sep 1897 - Coonabarabran, NSW
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Died: - Sydney
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Spouse: Living
Death Notes: Husband - James Edward Ballard
heart failure
General Notes: Husband - James Edward Ballard
James Edward was baptised in the Anglican Church of St James at Morpeth, which had been consecrated in 1837.
The town of Morpeth is named after Morpeth in the County of Northumberland in England. Morpeth, NSW and Morpeth, Northumberland are equal distances from Newcastle on Tyne (Northumberland) and Newcastle, NSW.
Morpeth was a private town from 1831 - 1841 and a toll of one penny per person and a halfpenny per wheel was levied on all travelers. The road from Maitland to Morpeth had been built by convicts.
Morpeth became the Hunter Valley's busiest port from the 1830's to the 1890's until the arrival of the Great Northern Railway.
During this time the town had eighteen inns, eight wharves from which thousands of newly arrived immigrants arrived to settle the Hunter Valley and New England areas, five Railway Stations, a flour mill, iron foundry and stores. Several of the old buildings remain and have been classified by the National Trust.
James moved to the northwest of NSW when a young man. He began working with the Postmaster General's Office in the Electric Telegraph Department on 1 April 1867 when he was 18.
He held the position of junior operator at Tamworth on a salary of 104 pounds per year.
On 1st March 1870 James transferred to Bendemeer, where his parents were living. His salary dropped to 52 pounds per year.
Later that year he took up the position of Telegraphic Station Master at Narrabri with a salary of 180 pounds.
Medical Notes: Husband - James Edward Ballard
James had been ailing for six months with a heart condition and died peacefully in his sleep.
Birth Notes: Wife - Elizabeth McGarry
From details on Elizabeth's death certificate.
Death Notes: Wife - Elizabeth McGarry
at Hillcrest.
Burial Notes: Wife - Elizabeth McGarry
in the CoE Cemetery.
Medical Notes: Wife - Elizabeth McGarry
Elizabeth became ill with pleurisy, bronchitis and congestion of the lungs and her heart was weakened. She died in her sleep.
Notes: Marriage
James and Elizabeth moved several times in response to James's position in the Telegraphic Office.
They raised a family of ten children and all survived to adulthood. Two of the children were baptised by the Methodist church, James at Tamworth and Bessie at Glen Innes. The remaining six children were born at Coonabarabran. Elizabeth's child bearing years spanned 24 years from 1873 until 1897.
James was Post Master at Young in 1908 when he retired after 45 years in the Postal Department. He and Elizabeth moved to 'Hillcrest' Harden near Young and spent their remaining years there.
General Notes: Child - Lucy Pauline Ballard
unmarried
General Notes: Child - Rebecca Blanche Ballard
2 sons = Harold Eustace Grand child Nelson (stamp books)
General Notes: Child - James Edward Ballard
Telegraph operator
Birth Notes: Child - Bessie Ballard
Glen Innes
General Notes: Child - Bessie Ballard
Married to McNeill (dissolved)
Medical Notes: Child - Launcelot John Ballard
Arteriosclerosis insidious
General Notes: Child - Oliver Vincent Ballard
Worked in the Post Office
General Notes: Child - Priscilla Pearl Ballard
Unmarried
General Notes: Child - Adeline Mabel Ballard
no children
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When: 7th June, 1848 Date of ceremony: 2nd July, 1848
Where: Parishes of Butterwick, Seaham and Middlehope, in the County of Durham Father: John Ballard Mother: Ellen Ballard Abode: Morpeth Profession: Labourer Sponsors: - Ceremony performed by: J Rodwell
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Name and occupation: James Edward Ballard, Postmaster
Sex and age: Male, 70 years
Cause of death - Failing heart, Aortic, regurgitationr, duration - about 12 months, Doctor - Theo K Potts, Last seen - 25 July 1917
Father and Mother: John Ballard, builder and Helen Sanderson
Informant: R L Ballard, son, Harden
Particulars of registration: J R Thomson, 4th February 1918, Murrumburrah
Buried: 1918 4th February, Methodist Cemetery, Murrumburrah, Undertaker - A P Sewell
Minister - David C Hughes, Methodist, Witnesses - M Kennelly, W Kerr
Born - Morpeth, New South Wales
Marriage: Narrabri, NSW, age 24 years to Elizabeth McGarry
Children: Lucy 44, Rebecca 42, James 40, Bessie 31, Lancelot 36, Robert 31, Osmund 29, Oliver 29, Priscilla 27, Adeline 20, living, none deceased.
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Occupation: Telegraph operator/blank
Age: blank
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Parents names: blank
Father's occupation: blank
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Mother Elizabeth Creevy
Abode Louth Park
Profession: Settler
Sponsors: Not stated
Performed: Rev John Kenny, Roman Catholic Church.
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Name & occupation: Elizabeth Ballard, -
Sex & age: Female, 67 years
Cause of death, duration, doctor: a)Pleurisy, b)valvular disease; a)12 days, b) old standing; C.C. Minty MB Chm, registered; 18th June 1920
father & mother: Michael McGarry, Farmer, Not known
Informant: R L Ballard, son, Harden
Registration: YGAlymn, 19th June 1920, Murrumburrah
Buried: 1920 20th June, Methodist Cemetery, Murrumburrah, A P Sewell
Minister: W E Fullerton, Methodist
Witnesses: C Osborne, M Apps
Where born: West Maitland, NSWales
Married: Narrabri, NSWales, aged 19 years, to James Edward Ballard
Children: Lucy P, 46; Rebecca B, 44; James E, 42; Bessie, 40; Lancelot J, 38; Robert L, 34; Osmund & Oliver, 32; Priscilla R, 29; Adelinem, 22. Living. None deceased.
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