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R. Wilks,
Many thanks for your suggestion, however neither of my gt. grandparents were convicts; my gt.grandfather sailed to Australia 1855 on the 'Blue Jacket', unassisted. My gt. grandmother 1865 on the 'Oceanic', assisted.  He was a slate quarrier back in Wales, met my gt. grandmother in a Victoria hospital where she was working and attended to him when he sustained an injury.  Back in Caernarvonshire, Wales they had lived in villages only a few miles apart,  but had never met.

majm,

I have made contact with the Welsh church in Sebastopol as suggested by Judith, and have received an acknowledgement.

G

Taken a while..........thanks to 1921 census I have found Thomas Roberts born 1867 Henllan, Denbighshire, with wife Annie born 1866 Llanwnda, together with employee, Evan Thomas born  1901, butcher employed by Thomas Roberts, living Tegfan, Upper Llandwrog.

1939 finds Thomas Roberts, widowed,living 1 Meillionydd, Upper Llandwrog.

Whilst Evan Thomas is now living Tegfan, Upper Llandwrog, butcher, married to Maggie, son Ieuan born 1935, with three children redacted.

So a partial success; doesn't look like any of his three children survived.  It would have been so good to have been in contact with his descendants and tell them of Thomas Roberts' friendship with my taid, which lasted even when my taid left Caernarvonshire.

Glenys

I am trying to find baptisms for three of my grandmother's siblings c 1866 to 1870. During this time they were living Sebastopol, Ballarat and Four Mile Flat, Maryborough. I have a copy of a family register where it states my gt.grandparents first three children were baptised McCullum's Creek. I have been told there wasn't a church a McCullum's Creek at that time, so they were possibly baptised somewhere else in this vicinity or by a travelling minister.
Details of children:-
1. Ellis Williams born 27th April 1866  Sebastopol - died 24th April 1867 Cobblers - I have his death and grave details.

2. Ellis William Williams born 29th June 1867  Sebastopol Hill- I have all his history to his death.

3. Catherine Williams born 19th February 1869 Four Mile Flat - Again I have all her history.

My grandmother was born 1870 Alma, Maryborough - she was baptised in Caernarvonshire, North Wales, on the family's return to Wales - they travelled on the "Great Britain" in June 1870.

They were in all probability Welsh Calvanistic Methodists, however my gt.grandparents married in 1865 at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Carlton, Bourke, Victoria.

Hoping against hope, with fingers crossed.

Found probate for Mrs. G.E.Hughes.