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« on: Friday 22 November 19 02:20 GMT (UK) »
John Ward who married Judith Reece in Parramatta - is still a mystery.
While I do not believe he walked out on Judith and remarried - I do believe he walked out on her (or maybe she turfed him out), which may have been best for both parties involved. A death certificate has never been found, which beyond doubt, connects him with Judith or his family. The John Ward (alias Maxwell) who died in 1853, sounds promising, but is there a connection leading him back to Judith or the Wellington area? The newspaper article: the chap who knew him for 12yrs or so, did state he was married, but he doesn't state if he had children, nor did he state where this John was from. Maybe he only know him when he was in the Parramatta area around the time of his marriage to Judith.
I don't think we can rule him out completely, but I doubt if a connection can be made back to Judith.