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Australian Pioneer Families

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William Watkins, Henry Williams, John Wilson,
Robert Wishart, James Withers, John Withers, John Wood, John Woolley,

Watkins William Watkins 27 came Nov 1852 on the Helen with Susannah Williams 23 as Assisted British Immigrants, and lived at Sandhurst then at Inglewood
6 Children	1. Emily Watkins 1855 #2429 2. Edwin Watkins 1856 #10401 3. Elizabeth Watkins 1857 #16902 4. William Watkins 1860 #11023 5. Charles Watkins 1862 #15050 6. Richard Watkins 1864 #9125 7. Mary Watkins 1865 #22637
3. Elizabeth Watkins 1857 #16902 - 13 Oct 1916, aged 59, wed 1876 #4490 to James William Burrows and lived at Tarnagulla where the 8 children were born. Mrs Burrows managed the Inglewood and Wycheproof Railway Stations before moving to Llanelly to become Station Mistress. This 24 mile long line connecting Dunolly, Tarnagulla, Llanelly, and Inglewood was opened on 20 Nov 1888.
Williams Henry Williams came c1856 with Rebecca Maria Smith and lived at Maryborough, Tarnagulla then at Newbridge
6 Children	1. John Edward Williams 1857 #3827 2. Frederick Thomas Williams 1859 #9550 3. William Charles Williams 1861 #16467 4. Ellen Eliza Williams 1864 #10662 lived 4 months 5. Emma Eliza Williams 1865 #23967 6. Jane Elizabeth Williams 1869 #18562
1. John Edward Williams 1857 #3827 wed 1884 #1895 to Jane Linden
7. Frederick Thomas Williams 1859 #9550 - 7 Nov 1931, died at Dunolly wed 1886 #107 to Adelvia Stella Baker 19 May 1861 - 28 Oct 1936 (known as Adeline), died at Dunolly,
2 Children	1. Adelina Williams 1887 #24527 2. Frederick Henry Williams 22 July 1888 born at Carisbrook
Wilson John Wilson wed 1862 2973 to Diana Lippiatt and lived at Staf, then Bununyong and Sandhurst
7 Children	1. Diana Wilson 1863 #17523 2. Joseph Wilson 1865 #7139 3. Mary Jane Wilson 1867 #13372 4. Emma Wilson 1869 #14077 5. Ann (Frances Ann) Wilson 1871 #19718 - 1883 #6517 aged 12 years 6. John Wilson 1879 #11925 7. Sophia Nancy Wilson 1881 #5352
1. Diana Wilson 1863 #17523 wed 1889 #7070 to Samuel Brewer 1863 #21410
Wishart Robert Wishart 1824 came Aug 1854 on the Stamboul with Mary Ann Christie 1824 from Fife
4 Children	1. Allison Wishart 1850 - 1857 #6692 aged 7 2. Isabella Wishart 1852 - 1855 #3501 aged 3 3. David Wishart 1854 born at Sea 4. Agnes Wishart 1857 #10744 - 1884 #12769 aged 27
Agnes Wishart 1857 #10744 - 1884 #12769 aged 27 wed 1881 #5282 to Thomas Edwin Bramley Thomas Edwin Bramley wed 1887 #5767 to Morwina Elizabeth Martin Arnold 1861 #8292 daughter of Sarah Martin and Nicholas Arnold born at Duneed
Child of Agnes	1. Mary Agnes Bramley 1882 #18206
James Withers Marriages Jun 1844 - James Withers and Mary Trout at Wells Vol 10 page 859. The district Wells is in the county of Somerset The Index to Registers of Assisted British Immigrants includes the Bombay arrived Dec 1852, with James Withers 27, Mary Withers 33, Matilda Withers 25, Angeline 6, Frank 4 and Emily 2 James Withers 1824 - 28 Dec 1906 son of Elizabeth Higgins and Robert Withers born at Baltonsborough, Somerset, UK died at Mansfield Vic, and Mary Trout 1819 - 01 Nov 1897 #13504 aged 78 daughter of Mary March and Thomas Trout of Kingsbridge, Devon, England, came 1852 on the Bombay and lived at Avenal then at Mansfield
8 Children	1. Angeline Withers 1846 2. Frank Withers 1848 wed 1870 #130 to Catherine Doyle 3. Emily Withers 1850 - 1853 #5549 aged 3 years 4. Emely Matilda Withers 1854 #4968 5. Robert Withers 1855 - 1884 #12956 agd 29 6. Unnamed Female Withers 1859 #20585 7. Unnamed Female Withers 1860 #22834 8. Unnamed Female Withers 1863 #3071 lived 4 days
1. Angelina Withers 1846 from Somerset wed 1867 #120 to Frederick Charles Bellamy 1841 - 1868 #6693 aged 27, son of Eliza Marshall and Charles Bellamy from Warwickshire, who came Dec 1863 aged 27 on the City of Hobart Angelina Bellamy wed 1871 #152 to Leonard Chambers from Launceston and no longer in Victorian records
2. Frank Withers 1848 wed 1870 #130 to Catherine Doyle from Dublin and lived at Mansfield
12 Children	1. James Henry Waym Withers 1870 #24283 wed 1903 #3323 to Maud Marie Tolmie 2. Mary Kiturah Appleby Withers 1871 #24380 wed 1896 #165 to John Sims 3. George Edwin Witt Withers 1874 #10032 - 1884 #1789 aged 10 years 4. Ann Ellen Matilda Withers 1875 #23952 - 1904 #5545 aged 28 5. Emily Matilda Withers 1879 #10463 wed 1904 #3567 to James Constantine Mcdonnell 6. Thomas Trout Withers 1882 #3890 7. Edward Murtah Withers 1883 #3895 wed 1908 #8454 to Helen Barkely 8. Ada Ruth Withers 1884 #3766 wed 1904 #6588 to James Alfred Fielding 9. Evangeline Withers 1885 #11477 wed Wm Gatewart McAlister 10. Mabel Withers 1886 #27594 lived 5 months 11. James Withers 1888 #4479 lived 5 months 12. Robt Morris Withers 1890 #24911
4. Emely Matilda Withers 1854 #4968 wed 1871 #3711 to William Isaac Hogan 1828 - 1872 #3151 aged 44 son of Daniel from Bristol, Emily Matilda Withers wed 1873 #2747 to Peter John McGennan from Holyhead (only one with this surname till 1888, and lived at Warrnambool
Child of Wm	1. William Hogan 1872 #4665 lived 1 day
7 children of Peter	2. Beatrice Annie McGennan 1875 #6157 3. Edith Constance McGennan 1877 #5934 4. Blance Emily McGennan 1878 #26281 5. Jno Wm McGennan 1880 #19520 6. Fred Matthew McGennan 1883 #6091 7. Henry James McGennan 1885 #14336 8. Peter Joseph McGennan 1887 #15814 - 1918 #15043 aged 28
5. Robert Withers 1855 - 1884 #12956 agd 29 wed 1879 #3839 to Agnes Margaret Black 1859 - 1882 #9208 aged 23, and lived at Mansfield
2 children	1. Matthew James Jamieson Withers 1880 #17112 2. Robert Black Withers born 1882 and registered 1883 #3896 after his mother died
1. Matthew James Jamieson Withers 1880 #17112 wed 1901 #3502 to Edith Annie Hogan
Matilda Withers 1827 wed 1853 #29953 at St Peters C of E Melbourne to Henry Rainbow 1822 - 1864 #5448 aged 43 son of Joseph Rainbow of Hertfordshire, who came March 1841 aged 19 on the Neptune They lived at Albion then at Buninyong
6 children	1. Joseph Rainbow 1854 #2845 2. William Rainbow 1856 #3151 3. Henry Rainbow 1857 #6153 4. Matilda Rainbow 1859 #13248 5. James Rainbow 1860 #13886 6. George Rainbow 1862 #19423 lived 2 years
1. Joseph Rainbow 1854 #2845 wed 1885 #6549 to Marianne Downey lived at Buninyong
1st child	1. Annie Matilda Rainbow 1887 #26484
Wood John Wood 1829 - 1888 #10707 aged 59 came c1860 with Margaret Cassells Robertson, and lived at Morses Ck then at Bright
6 Children	1. Thomas Robertson Wood 1861 #17545 lived 7 months 2. Thomas Wood 1865 #4098 3. Margaret Roberts Wood 1867 #2413 4. Robert James Wood 1869 #4094 5. Agnes Robertson Wood 1871 #18325 6. Joseph Wood 1874 #17854 lived 23 days
5. Agnes Robertson Wood 1871 wed 1899 to Edward William Armytage
Woolley John Woolley came 1852 on the Medway with Mary Smith, and lived at Brighton then at Smythesdale, The Medway arrived 26 Mar 1852: Port Phillip: with the Wooley family, no ages or names, Mr, Mrs, 4 'child with' and a 'servant with'
11 Children	1. Child 1 Woolley 2. Child 2 Woolley 3. Child 3 Woolley 4. Child 4 Woolley 5. John Henry James Woolley died 1853 #1628 aged 3 months 6. Samuel Tatcher Woolley 1856 #3054 7. Sarah Ann Elizabeth Woolley 1857 #12872 8. Henry Frederick Woolley 1860 #17224 9. George James Woolley 1862 #19298 10. John Edward Woolley 1864 #7146 11. Emily Martha Woolley 1866 #6813 lived 1 year
7. Sarah Ann Elizabeth Woolley 1857 #12872 wed 1877 #2482 to Edward Blyth from England, and lived in Avenel, 11 children
8. Henry Frederick Woolley 1860 #17224 wed 1883 #1701 to Sarah Wilson born at Upper Plenty, so appears to be Sarah Wilson 1857 #1675

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