1851 British Census taken 30/31 March [HO107, Piece 1907, Folio 146, Page 31]
Address: Crinnis, Parish of Saint Austell, Ecclesiastical District of Charlestown, Cornwall, England
HOBBA John, Head, Mar, 77, Pauper Farm Labourer, born Cornwall, St Austell (b abt 1774)
HOBBA Jane, Wife, Mar, 80, born Cornwall, St Blazey (b abt 1771)
BARKLA Elizabeth J, Grandaur, Unm, 18, Dress & Stay Maker, born Cornwall, St Austell (b abt 1833)

Children of Richard COMMONS and Elizabeth Jane BARKLA:

1. Frederick William COMMONS 1860 Linton s/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth BARKLA [Vic 8072]
Frederick William COMMONS d 1925 aged 65 yrs Ballarat s/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth Jane BARTLETT [Vic 3845] (error, should be BARKLA)
Frederick William COMMONS bp Linton m 1884 Emily Ada WILLIAMS bp Ballarat [Vic 2930]
Emily Ada WILLIAMS b 1861 Ballarat d/o John WILLIAMS/Ellen WHITE [Vic 20015]
Emily COMMONS d 1937 aged 77 yrs Ballarat East d/o John Hanaford WILLIAMS/Ellen WHITE [Vic 15649]

Frederick William COMMONS m 1884 Emily Ada WILLIAMS

Children of Frederick William COMMONS m 1884 Emily Ada WILLIAMS

2. Richard COMMONS 1861 Linton s/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth Jane BARKLA [Vic 20457]
Richard COMMONS d 1861 aged 32 days bp Linton s/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth Jane - [Vic 9147] bur 27 Dec 1861 aged 1 mth Linton Cemetery.
Also Richard COMMONS age 32 days, bur 29 Dec 1861 Smythesdale Cemetery, headstone with sister Emma Jane [R/N 282 Wesleyan 2/4]

3. Alfred COMMONS 1863 Linton s/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth Jane BARKLA [Vic 8734]
Alfred COMMONS age 23 of Sturt Street, Single, Mason, Methodist, admitted to Ballarat Base Hospital 13 Apr 1886, accident, discharged 9 Jun 1886, Relieved, Birthplace: Scarsdale.
Alfred COMMONS d 1946 aged 83 yrs Ballarat s/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth Jane BARKLA [Vic 22213]
Alfred COMMONS 84 yrs, 315 Ligar Street, Ballarat, Monumental Mason, bur 18 Oct 1946 Ballarat New Cemetery [Priv B 6 12]
Alfred COMMONS bp Scarsdale m 1890 Susan RUSSELL bp Lancefield [Vic 7504]
Susan RUSSELL b 1869 Lancefield d/o Thomas RUSSELL/Sarah COE [Vic 23036]
Susan COMMONS d 1903 aged 33 yrs Ballarat d/o Thomas RUSSELL/Sarah COE [Vic 8387]
Susan COMMONS 33 yrs, Drummond Street, Ballarat, Wife, bur 30 Sep 1903 Ballarat New Cemetery [Priv B 6 12]

Children of Alfred COMMONS and Susan RUSSELL

4. Anna Maria Barkla COMMONS 1864 Scarsdale d/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth Jane BARKLA [Vic 24881]
Annie Maria COMMONS d 1931 aged 66 yrs Ballarat d/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth Jane BARKLA [Vic 12465]
Annie COMMONS, 66 yrs, Res: 315 Ligar Street, Ballarat, Spinster, bur 14 Dec 1931 Ballarat New Cemetery [PrivD 11/02]

5. Richard Ernest COMMONS 1866 Scarsdale s/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth Jane BARKLA [Vic 11178]
Richard Ernest COMMONS d 1927 aged 61 yrs Ballarat s/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth Jane BARKLA [Vic 13076]
Richard Ernest COMMONS, 61 yrs, Monumental Mason, 109 Raglan Street South, Ballarat, buried 24 Dec 1927 Ballarat Old Cemetery [BNABD - 2]
Richard Ernest COMMONS bp Scarsdale m 1897 Florence Margaret BULL bp Ballarat [Vic 7018]
Florence Margaret BULL b 1872 Ballarat d/o Edward BULL/Mary Annie McARTHUR [Vic 13945]
Florence Margaret COMMONS d 1932 aged 60 yrs Ballarat d/o Edward BULL/Mary Ann McARTHUR [Vic 8200] bur 26 Aug 1932 Ballarat Old Cemetery [BNABD - 2]

Two children of Richard Ernest COMMONS and Florence Margaret BULL:
1. Muriel Alberta Barkla COMMONS b 1900 Ballarat d/o Richard Ernest COMMONS/Florence Margaret BULL [Vic 527]
Muriel Alberta B LUCAS d 1967 aged 67 yrs Ballarat d/o Richard COMMONS/Florence Margaret BULL [Vic 6645]
Muriel Alberta B LUCAS, age 67, Wife, 7 Martin Avenue, Ballarat, bur 30 Mar 1967 BNC [Lawn B 7 Row 6]
Muriel Alberta Barkla COMMONS m 1925 Eric Gordon LUCAS [Vic 11594]
Eric Gordon LUCAS d 1980 (no age) Ballarat s/o Charles Seymour LUCAS/Elizabeth - [Vic 21197]
Eric Gordon LUCAS, age 80, Res: Queen Elizabeth Geriatric Centre, Ballarat, Occ: Company Director, bur 8 Sep 1980 BNC [Lawn B 7 Row 6]
Ballarat New Cemetery Lawn E headstone transcription:
Muriel A B LUCAS d 28 Mar 1967, aged 67 yrs. Eric Gordon LUCAS d 6 Sep 1980 aged 80 yrs. Parents of Kenneth and Ronald.
2. Hilda Florence COMMONS b 1903 Ballarat d/o Richard Ernest COMMONS/Florence Margaret BULL [Vic 491]
Hilda Florence BLANDEN d 1963 aged 60 yrs Ballarat d/o Richard COMMONS/Florence BULL [Vic 5559]
Hilda Florence BLANDEN, age 60, Wife, 49 Peel Street, Ballarat, bur 20 Mar 1963 BNC [Lawn E 18 Row 15]
Hilda Florence COMMONS m 1927 Ernest George BLANDEN [Vic 10789]
Ernest George BLANDEN d 1984 (no age) Ballarat s/o George Ernest BLANDEN/Isabella - [Vic 29458]
Ernest George BLANDEN, age 84, Res: Queen Elizabeth Geriatric Centre, Ballarat, Occ: Shop Proprietor, bur 19 Dec 1984 BNC [Lawn E 18 Row 15]
Ballarat New Cemetery Lawn E headstone transcription: Hilda Florence BLANDEN d 17 Mar 1963, wife of Ernest G BLANDEN, mother of William and John, and Ernest George BLANDEN d 17 Dec 1984 age 84, Husband of Hilda Florence BLANDEN (dec.), father of William and John.

6. Thomas Albert COMMONS 1868 Scarsdale s/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth Jane BARKLA [Vic 5457]
Thomas Albert COMMONS d 1938 aged 70 yrs Ballarat s/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth Jane BARKLA [Vic 17539]
Thomas Albert COMMONS bp Scarsdale m 1899 Rosina TONKIN bp Ballarat [Vic 4628]
Rosina TONKIN b 1870 Ballarat d/o Philip TONKIN/Mary HENRY [Vic 414]
Rosina COMMONS d 1942 aged 72 yrs Caulfield d/o Phillip TONKIN/Mary HENRY [Vic 4707]
    Only child: Linda May COMMONS b 1901 Ballarat d/o Thomas Albert COMMONS/Rosina TONKEN [Vic 495]
    Linda May COMMONS d 1981 (no age, abt 80 yrs) St Kilda d/o Thomas Albert COMMONS/Rosina - [Vic 5980]

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7. Fredericka Wilhelmina COMMONS 1870 Scarsdale d/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth Jane BARKLA [Vic 26163]
Freda WORROLL d 1920 aged 49 yrs Ballarat d/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth BARKLA [Vic 4253]
Freda WORROLL 49 yrs, 11 Seymour Street, Ballarat, Wife, bur 30 Jun 1920 Ballarat New Cemetery [Cof E Block E/1/03] Headstone: Freda WORROLL, Wife, died 29 Jun 1920, 49 yrs.
Frederica COMMONS bp Ballarat m 1898 Alfred Thomas WORROLL bp Williamstown [Vic 4048R, also 4048 WORRALL]
Frederica COMMONS m 2 Aug 1898 St Peter's Anglican Church, Ballarat, Alfred Thomas WORRALL [R/N B7/276]
Alfred Thomas WORRALL b 1863 Williamstown s/o Thomas WORRALL/Ann WALWORTH [Vic 18060]
Alfred Thomas WORROLL d 1946 aged 83 yrs Royal Park s/o Thomas WORROLL/Ann unknown [Vic 7608]
Alfred Thomas WORROLL 83 yrs, 14 Farm Street, Newport, bur 26 Jul 1946 Ballarat New Cemetery [Cof E Block E/1/03]
    Only child: Doris Lilly WORROLL b 1899 Ballarat d/o Alfred Thomas WORROLL/Fredecka (Frederika) COMMONS [Vic 7677]
    Doris Lily SHEERS d 1965 aged 66 yrs Williamstown d/o Alfred WORROLL/Frederica COMMONS [Vic 25172]
    Doris Lily WORROLL m 1920 Charles Wesley SHEERS [Vic 3538, 3538R as OWRROLL]

8. Carolina Alberta COMMONS 1872 Scarsdale d/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth BARKLA [Vic 26263]
Caroline Alberta BOYD d 1953 aged 80 yrs Prahran d/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth BARKLA [Vic 8774]
Carol Alberta COMMONS bp Ballarat m 1898 Alexander BOYD bp Geelong [Vic 2100]
Alexander BOYD b 1866 Geelong s/o Alexander BOYD/Susan TURNER [Vic 21370]
Alexander BOYD d 1941 aged 74 yrs Melbourne s/o Alexander BOYD/Susan TURNER [Vic 204]
According to the family Carrie made three voyages to England in an unsuccessful attempt to recover an inheritance from the BARKLA family in England. However, Carrie and her husband Alexander, a broker, lived comfortably with a large home in St Kilda Road, Melbourne and a beach house on the seafront at Sorrento. They employed the WALKERs as live-in help, he as chauffeur of their black Daimler, and she as book keeper. The BOYDs had only one child, Cecil Alexander BOYD b 1899 Ballarat [Vic 408] d 1978 Melbourne [Vic 15480] m 1923 Nellie Armstrong HENDERSON [Vic 1746]

9. Emma Jane COMMONS 1874 Scarsdale d/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth Jane BARKLA [Vic 25787]
Emma Jane COMMONS d 1875 aged 5 m bp Newtown d/o Richard COMMONS/Elizabeth Jane BARCLA [Vic 4719]
Emma Jane COMMONS age 20 wks d 1 Jan 1875 bur 4 Jan 1875 Smythesdale Cemetery [R/N 1559 Wesleyan 2/4 Headstone]

10. Victor Leopold COMMONS b 1878 St Austell, Cornwall, England [FreeBMD Mar Qtr Vol/pg 5c/117] arrived Feb 1879 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia with his family on the Somersetshire as Leopold COMMONS aged 1 yr. [Unassisted Immigration Fiche/pg 366/009]
Victor Charles COMMONS d 1957 aged 74 yrs (prob 79) Ballarat, parents unknown [Vic 19087]
Victor Charles COMMONS, 74, 21 Fawkner Street, Ballarat, Stone Mason, bur 10 Jun 1957 Ballarat New Cemetery [Wesleyan Block A 15/01]
Victor Charles COMMONS bp Cornwall m 1905 Amy Isabel RICHARDS bp Creswick [Vic 1480R] [also 1903/1480 as CONNIONS]
Victor Charles COMMONS married 25 Feb 1903 (should be 1905) Isabel RICHARDS, Town & City Mission, Ballarat [R/N 09/377]
Amy Isabella RICHARDS b 1879 Creswick d/o William Quirk (Quick) RICHARDS/Eliza PAIN [Vic 15322]
Amy Isabel COMMONS d 1943 aged 62 yrs Ballarat d/o William RICHARDS/Eliza PAYNE [Vic 16871]
Amy Isabella COMMONS, 62, 21 Fawkner Street, Ballarat, Wife, bur 9 Apr 1943 Ballarat New Cemetery [Wesleyan Block A 15/01] Headstone transcription: Our Mother, Amy Isabel COMMONS, died 7 Apr 1943, also Dad, died 9 Jun 1956.

Children of Victor Charles Leopold COMMONS and Amy Isabel RICHARDS

Outward Bound Passengers from Victoria 1877
The whole Commons family were listed as passengers on the ship Northumberland which sailed from Melbourne on the 20 Jun 1877 bound for London.
COMMONS Richard 45 Miner, Mrs Richard 40 Wife, Richard 17 Miner, Alfred 14 Youth, Anna Maria 11 Girl, Richard E 10 Child, Thomas 9 Child, Frederica 5 Child, Caroline 4 Child.

Inward Passengers to Victoria 1879
In February 1879 Elizabeth Jane Commons and her children arrived back in Victoria on board the Somersetshire without her husband and with the addition of a son born in Cornwall.
COMMONS E J 44, William 18, Alfred 15, Ann M 11, Richard 10, Thomas 9, Fred 7, Carrie 6 and Leopold 1 [fiche 366 page 009]
How and when Richard COMMONS Snr returned to Victoria is unknown. It seems likely that he came on the same ship and perhaps worked his passage with some responsibility but not listed as crew or passenger.