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  Thank you to everyone!

     I had been unable to track Frank & Evelyne in England,
     so was just wondering if they had gone to join Robert
     in Australia. This info will mean I can focus on UK.

    Yes, that is them in the Dartford area.

      Many thanks,      ama

Hello,

    Do you know of the Medwaycityark site?

     I am sure that I have noticed the name Venus among parish records for Dartford churches
        when I have been searching my own families, but didn't notice where exactly.

     It is a very useful site, but needs to be trawled through parish by parish.

       I hope this might be useful.       ama

Hello Tilly,
   
     bearkat's suggestion to look on Cityark site is a good one,  I had a quick look, and found;
 Eliza Clifford died Nov 1890 age 59 buried at Longfield as Lizzie was. Could  Eliza be Lizzie's
mother?

   I also found a marriage of Blanche Mary Clifford to Walter Frederick Rope 24 Feb 1886 at Longfield.
   The entry is hard to read but could it be your family?

Longfield was very rural in the 1890's and the larger houses seemed to be occupied by owners of
local firms or retired people. It was only 25 miles from London and there was a local station.

When I can next visit Longfield (in 4-6 weeks) I will ask the local library about "The Briars", also Electroll Rolls, and have a wander round the churchyard but can't promise anything.

             Hope this helps     Ama

Witherow,

   Thank you for the reply and offer of help.
        As you will have seen from my posts, I do not know anything about the earlier family.
        However, Barnett was the surname, (not Barrett), that much I do know.

       James, born 1886, son of John & Matilda joined the British Army, and survived the Great War, so Rose Witherow in 1911 Belfast was probably not his.
       John, born 1889 went to London and married there in 1912.
       Matilda born 1892, went to USA in 1912 where she married.
       William born 1895 remained farming ( later at Laragh townland, DED The Grove, Co. Derry)

       I'm sorry not to be more specific, but would love to know how the family ended up where it did,
                I hope it will become clearer with the 1901 census.

               Thank you again,    ama

 Thank you so much especially to sparrett and cando.

     You info has helped me along a great deal. It now seems that brother Frank and his wife Evelyne, may not have remained in the Ballarat area, so following them will be another task.

       Any ideas?   Thanks again.      ama