Balls

Generation: 1

1. Balls was born in 1867 in Qld (daughter of William Carter Balls and Frances Catherine Ranken); died in 1867 in Qld.

Generation: 2

2.	William Carter Balls William married Frances Catherine Ranken on 5 Jul 1866 in Qld. Frances (daughter of John Ranken and Jane Cameron) was christened in 1844 in Brisbane; died in 1915. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances Catherine Ranken was christened in 1844 in Brisbane (daughter of John Ranken and Jane Cameron); died in 1915.

Children:

1. Balls was born in 1867 in Qld; died in 1867 in Qld.
Rebie Hamilton Balls was born in 1875 in Qld; died in 1875 in Qld.

Generation: 3

John Ranken was born in 1811 in Edinburgh; died on 5 Feb 1892 in Toowoomba, Qld.

Notes:

Son of William Ranken and ... McNish. He arrived in Australia 1832.
Of Sautur, Invermein, NSW at marriage.

John married Jane Cameron on 13 Jun 1839 in Sydney. Jane (daughter of Hugh Cameron and Jessie Robertson) was christened on 10 Jun 1817 in Stirling; died on 23 Nov 1893 in Toowoomba. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jane Cameron was christened on 10 Jun 1817 in Stirling (daughter of Hugh Cameron and Jessie Robertson); died on 23 Nov 1893 in Toowoomba.

Children:

Jessie Chalmers Ranken was born on 6 Dec 1842 in Fassifern; was christened in 1843 in Brisbane; died on 25 Sep 1922.
Agnes Jessie Ranken was born in 1843.
3. Frances Catherine Ranken was christened in 1844 in Brisbane; died in 1915.
George Ranken was christened in 1848 in Brisbane.
Hugh Cameron Ranken was born in 1854.

Generation: 4

14.

Hugh Cameron was born on 4 Apr 1775 in Glenmaik, Comrie, Strathearn; was christened on 9 Apr 1775 in Comrie, Perthshire (son of John Cameron and Jean McNiven); died on 9 Jun 1851 in Undullah, Qld.

Notes:

He was indentured to James Mellis, merchant of Stirling 1799, emigrated to NSW 1828, given grant of 1280 acres at Kingdon Ponds on the Hunter River. He was instrumental in having it renamed Scone in 1829.

Hugh married Jessie Robertson on 6 Nov 1808 in Stirling. Jessie was born in 1789; died on 23 May 1873 in Ipswich, Qld; was buried in Dugandon, Ipswich, Qld. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

15.

Jessie Robertson was born in 1789; died on 23 May 1873 in Ipswich, Qld; was buried in Dugandon, Ipswich, Qld.

Notes:

dau. of Thomas Robertson and Margaret Stirling
She arrived later with her children, ca 1832/33.

She may have arrived Sydney 29 Oct 1832 per "Minerva" from Leith, with her children John, Margaret and Jean (ref Ancestry.com). Captain Robertson may have been listed as Master John H. Robertson, possibly a relation of Jessie.
Not all the 39 steerage passengers are listed in Ancestry (ref. Sydney Gazette)

Notes:

(and m. 16 Nov 1808, Kilmadock, Perth)

Children:

John Cameron was christened on 11 Aug 1811 in Stirling, Scotland; died on 18 Oct 1862 in Bromelton, Qld.
Margaret Cameron was christened on 28 Apr 1813 in Stirling; died on 25 Sep 1846 in Fassifern, Qld.
7. Jane Cameron was christened on 10 Jun 1817 in Stirling; died on 23 Nov 1893 in Toowoomba.
Jessie Cameron was born on 4 Nov 1820 in Stirling.
Catherine Cameron was born on 30 Nov 1823 in Stirling; died in 1895; was buried in Ipswich.