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From: "Mike Skurrie" <>
Subject: Re: [AVNE] LADSON, CURRIE, RUSSELL, STILLARD, HOWQUA
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 20:58:06 +1000
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Hi Gordon,

I think the ship "Samuel Babington" of your narrative may be the "Samuel
Boddington" on which a couple of my relo's came out.

Henry WATTS Henry was born c. 1838 in the parish of Pewsey, Wiltshire,
England. His parents were James WATTS and Mary BLACKMORE.
For the census held in June 1841 he is found living with an elder brother
(George) and younger sister (Elizabeth) along with both parents, in Pewsey.
He arrived at Port Phillip on the 13th of January 1842 after a 115 day
journey onboard the ship Samuel Boddington which left London on the 21st.
September 1841. He accompanied his parents and older brother George.
He married Harriett Ward on the 12.8.1858 at Richmond, Vic.

Harriett Ward is one of my family of Ward's referred to in the discussions
about Ward/Diffey over the last week or so on this site. Don't know of any
connections between your Stillard's or Darrin Futter's Diffey family.

However, given the way that family relationships tended to form, back then,
amongst families that were "originally from the same area" or "came out on
the same ship" I don't discount the possibility.

Mike Skurrie


----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon Barlow" <>
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Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 7:11 AM
Subject: [AVNE] LADSON, CURRIE, RUSSELL, STILLARD, HOWQUA


> I am a new Lister, so will list my interests.
>
> LADSON of Beechworth. Maria Ann emigrated about 1855, aged 24 and single,
accompanied by her brother Alfred who was ten years younger. An older
brother Thomas Taylor Ladson was probably out there before 1855. The
family was from London. She was a nurse in the Beechworth Hospital.
> STILLARD of Beechworth. John emigrated in 1841 on the "Samuel Babington",
I am told, though the year may be wrong. He was single, and married Maria
Ann Ladson in Beechworth. His 1873 Death Certificate reported that he had
lived in the colony for 22 years. He was "a newsagent" in Beechworth, which
I assume meant a general store-keeper.
> CURRIE of Inglewood district. Robert emigrated from Scotland about 1853.
I have not definitely found him, but I think he is probably the Robert
Currie who came on the "Queen of the Seas" in 1854, because passengers on
that ship also included Archibalds, Boyds and Russells, which names were
family connections in Scotland. He was married to Annie RUSSELL, in
Scotland. She emigrated about 1855, with a baby son; other children were
born in Victoria. I know from the List's archives that other Listers are
looking for Russells, but they were all Irish, whereas Annie was from north
of Glasgow. There may have been a connection, of course. Usually,
immigrants had some family in the places where they went to, and I have
found no other Curries or Russells anywhere nearby.
>
> However, there are BILLSONs, and Annie Russell's mother was a Bilsland, in
New Kilpatrick north of Glasgow. That name changed according to the parish
priest, back there, and Billson is a plausible variant. If the Billsons in
the List's area came from near Glasgow, then I am interested.
>
> One last name is HOWQUA. A relative married a Harry Howqua, who was half
Chinese. His parents may have taken his name from the town of Howqua, or,
since it looks Chinese itself, his family may (conceivably) have given the
town its name. Any suggestions?
>
> Gordon Barlow
> PS. To the best of my knowledge there is no connection between my Robert
Currie and the famous John Lang Currie. There may be with the Melbourne
firm of Boyd & Currie, however.
>
>
>

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