My Bawdens, John and Henry, both in the generational mining business, left Cornwall early for your neighboring Australia. I have minimal documentation that says they lived and died in Moonta, thanks to Dr. John Symonds. John married Josepha Mat(t)hews but I don't know if he took her from Cornwall or found her after the immigration, or when he crossed.

Finding Bawdens in Australia, particularly these 2 names, is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

I'm glad to have verified family hand-written notes and remarks in their father's will. Hopefully I can continue to collect any anecdotal or documentable info.