tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728246878211902420.post2282448616665691577..comments2017-05-26T12:41:18.505-07:00Comments on Lives Once Left Behind: Could this be our James Ralph at Eureka?FamilySleuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056527567147428129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728246878211902420.post-86093780776153393522014-07-28T06:24:47.199-07:002014-07-28T06:24:47.199-07:00Thanks for your comment, Marian. the incident so f...Thanks for your comment, Marian. the incident so fits 'my' Elizabeth and James, that I would love to claim it, but honesty compels me to mark this 'unproven'. My searching at this stage is not thorough - I have not searched the Victorian archives or Ballarat Historical Society archives and don't know if more mentions of the incident exist - particularly any which include the name of the wife of 'James Ralph'. Who knows what may be included in a diary or contemporary letter? Just another fascinating story from the diggings and the Eureka Stockade. Incidentally, I have an ancestor who was a private in the 40th Foot which was involved with the Eureka Stockade. We are not sure if he was present and/or fighting,as he was a regimental boot-maker, but he was certainly serving there at the time. He had strong views about the miners and wrote in to the newspapers, considering them 'lawless' and defending the part of the soldiers as loyal subjects.FamilySleuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10056527567147428129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728246878211902420.post-41130050835503844262014-07-28T01:37:00.017-07:002014-07-28T01:37:00.017-07:00I am a relative of George Firmin. I am familiar w...I am a relative of George Firmin. I am familiar with the story of the pistol. George was keen to have the pistol located, but I don't believe it ever surfaced.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14250029709353063699noreply@blogger.com