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Ernest Barnes m Annie Shaw/Dobson C1917. Australia

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Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 30 Mar 2009 16:36

I'm trying to find the descendants of my great aunt Annie/ Ann Shaw who might also be known under her step father's name of Dobson. She married Ernest Barnes in about 1917 and emigrated to Australia in 1925. I have found her and two of her children on a passenger list of a ship bound for New Zealand but I know they ended up in Sydney Australia at some point. They travelled with Annie's mother (who returned to England 7 years later). There is no mention on the list of Ernest (he may have worked his passage) or of their third child so I'm assuming he was born in Australia.
Annie went to join her brother William Arthur (known as Arthur) who had already emigrated. Her eldest brother, my grandfather, remained in England.
I really don't know how to go about finding them so any tips would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Liz