Australia Day

[tropicalj]

hello  all

happy  australia  day

a  country  formed  from  a  penal  colony

my  first ancestor  no  convicts  as  yet arrived  in 1836 to tasmania


when  did  your  first  one arrive

regards jenn

[PrueM]

Hi Jenn   

Happy Aus Day to you too!  Celebratory thread here:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,210035.0.html


My first Australian ancestor came over in 1817.  Yes, a convict.  Second one came over in 1820, also a convict.  They married, and that was the start of my Aussie family 

Prue

[Keith Bateman]

Hi All,

As you "lot" have just found out for me, mine left 6 weeks after the first gold shipment arrived in London in April 1853. (not that daft then were they!)

The first child born in 1853.

Now I have about 40 Australians in my tree - so am I allowed a drink in celebration as well!! 

Keith

[EDO]

When, where and why did MY ancestors settle in Australia?

To VDL in 1843  by decrees [2] of the Assizes
on the "WOODBRIDGE" - the female convict ship!!

Ahhhhh  ..................
it's great to have started from grass roots and rusty leg irons....
Things must have improved !!

EDO

[ChristineR]

I now have my very own convict from Middlesex - sentenced at the Old Bailey and arrived in 1832 - Thomas STONE

MY WHILEY family arrived 1837.

1839 around the same time two HUNT brothers from Ireland arrived with Irish born families, voluntarily, resulting in our two lines that merged again when my husband and I married - not knowing we were sixth cousins!

Hot on their heels, was Scottish born John McMillan who first shows up around 1841 - also came here of his own free will. 

Our Irish Dwyer family arrived 1841

All the rest wandered in over the years - with the latest being my granddad from Lancashire who deserted his RN ship in New Zealand in 1908, and made his way to Australia.

Christine 

[trish251]

My first were free settlers from Paisley in Scotland - 1833

Much more interesting - my husband had a first fleeter (convict) 1788 to Sydney, then Norfolk Is, then Tasmania & his Irish connection 1823 to Sydney with wife & 9 children - became the first Postmaster General of NSW

Trish

[Cazay]

My first arrival was in 1827, a convict who settled in Bathurst/Carcoar area of NSW

On my husband's side - a first fleeter 1788 who once owned land at Cockle Bay, where Darling Harbour is today

Have a great day everyone   

Cazay

[aithne]

Some of my ancestors have been here for thousands of years.

Some were whalers who decided to jump ship.

Some were convicts, others were free settlers.

[Cybermouse]

My first ancestor to step foot on Australian soil was GGGrandfather Abraham Booth aboard the"Orient" 1840 to Port Phillip Bay as an assisted migrant from Pentrich, Derbyshire. He worked the land in Victoria owning no less that 2 sheep and cattle stations and two beautiful homes in Melbourne (Oakover and Ambergate) whilst he and his wife Hannah raised a large family who would one day take over these properties. Little would he envision his descendants sweating away in 32 degree heat in Noosa, QLD preparing for a garage sale on Saturday!!!!LOL. Absolutely a swim in the pool and a chilled glass of wine this arvo while we await the obligatory thunder storm.


To all our Aussie Rootschatters

HAVE A WONDERFUL AUSTRALIA DAY AND CHEERS!!!!!!
Bron