Born in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Daughter of David Dunbar
and Jean (Smith) Dunbar
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Ballard
— married
25 Jul 1852 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Joseph Ebenezer Ballard, Jane Maria (Ballard) Green, John David Ballard, Jessie (Ballard) Hartill, Sophia Mary (Ballard) Campbell, Amelia Margaretta (Ballard) Cherrie and Rosina Ballard
Died
at about age 67
in Westport, West Coast, New Zealand
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Biography
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Sophia, daughter of David Dunbar & Jean Smith, was born or baptised on 10 February 1832 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.[1]
In the 1841 census, Sophia (age 9) was in Stepney, Middlesex, England.[2]
In the 1851 census, Sophia (age 29) was the daughter of Jaye Dunbar in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.[3]
Sophia (20) married William Ballard (19) on 25 July 1852 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.[4] Their known daughter was Rosina Ballard (16 December 1873 – 2 April 1936).
Sophia (age 24) arrived on 22 August 1856 in New South Wales with husband William and children Joseph E and Jane. [5]
Sophia died on 26 September 1898 in Westport, West Coast, New Zealand, aged 66. She is buried at Orowaiti Old Cemetery. [6]
Sources
- ↑
Birth or Baptism:
"Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms"
National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 479; Ref: 100/411; Frame: 2826
ScotlandsPeople (accessed 31 March 2024)
Sophia Dunbar born or baptised on 10 Feb 1832, daughter of David Dunbar & Jean Smith, in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. - ↑
1841 Census:
"1841 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 713; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Stepney; County: Middlesex; Enumeration District: 12; Folio: 34; Page: 19; Line: 18; GSU roll: 438822
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #7861888 (accessed 31 March 2024)
Sophia Dunbar (9) in Stepney registration district in Middlesex, England. Born in Scotland.
1841 Census of England: Stepney, Middlesex, England Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place David Dunbar M 30 Smith Scotland Jane Dunbar F 30 Jane Dunbar F 11 Scotland Sophia Dunbar F 9 Scotland Janet Dunbar F 7 Scotland Dane Dunbar M 5 Scotland Jos Dunbar M 2 Middlesex, England
- ↑
1851 Census:
"1851 England Census"
Class: HO107; Piece: 1540; Folio: 421; Page: 45; GSU roll: 174770; ED, institution, or vessel: 14; Household schedule number: 264
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #300671 (accessed 31 March 2024)
Sophia Dunham (29) daughter in household of Jaye Dunham (41) in Bethnal Green registration district in Middlesex, England. Born in Talkeik, Scotland.
1851 Census of England: Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Jaye Dunbar Head Widow F 41 Talkeik, Scotland Jane Dunbar Daughter F 26 Talkeik, Scotland Sophia Dunbar Daughter F 29 Talkeik, Scotland Aquiel Dunbar Son M 15 Talkeik, Scotland Joseph Dunbar Son M 11 Southwark, Surrey, England Janes Dunbar Son M 8 Hackney, Middlesex, England William Grames Lodger M 22 Essex, England
- ↑ Marriage:
"London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938"
London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P72/JN/011
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1623 #5415729 (accessed 31 March 2024)
Sophia Dunbar marriage to William Ballard on 25 Jul 1852 in Saint John, Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, England. - ↑
Passenger List:
"New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896"
State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5316; Reel: 2138
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1204 #151462 (accessed 31 March 2024)
Name: Sophia Ballard; Birth Year: abt 1832; Age: 24; Gender: Female; Arrival Date: 22 Aug 1856; Vessel Name: Herald. - ↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths and Marriages Online (digital index) Death Registration: Sophia Ballard - Age at Death: 67Y, Reference 1898/3744
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