Families of Waanyarra
Campbell
John and Margaret CampbellJohn Campbell– born March 29 1832 Laigh Glencroe Farm, Lochgoilhead Parish, Argyll, Scotland Arrived in the Colony of Victoria at Port Phillip on the 11th March 1853 at the age of 21 years from the port of Greenock, Scotland on the ship “Malabar.” The ship carried all Scots emigrants. He was accompanied … Continue reading
Barelli
Gail Cox (Great Grand daughter of William Barelli)writesEdwin Barelli was born in Bristol England on 21st August 1822, he was a Coachbuilder,he and his wife Ammelia Hiatt migrated to Australia (unassisted passage) aboard the “Vanguard” in 1862. Four children accompanied them, Maria aged 16, William aged 10, Rosa aged 5 and Henry 1 year old. … Continue reading
Edmund and Isabella Thorp
EDMUND & ISABELLA THORP Edmund Stephen Thorp The background stories of this man and his wife Isabella show them to be two of Waanyarra’s most interesting early pioneers. Edmund was the fourth child of John Robert Thorp and Mary Ann Stevens who were married on January 12th. 1821. He was christened on the 15th. of … Continue reading
John Pallot 1857-1935
John Pallot was born on 26th September, 1857 at Dunolly, Victoria. He was the oldest surviving child of Pierre and Sophia Pallot although Sophia had a living son from a previous union with Peter le Messurier in 1851. (see separate entry) His Early Life John must have obtained a reasonable elementary education and several xamples … Continue reading
Pierre Pallot
By Richard Shiell “Pierre (Peter) Pallot was a true pioneer of the Waanyarra district. He arrived with the first prospectors, raised a large family and now has over 500 descendants. Born on 9th December, 1824, at St. Peter Port Guernsey, he was the son of Jean Pallot and his wife Jeanne (nee Queripel). As a … Continue reading
Michael Morton’s amazing transportation journey to Australia
MICHAEL’S JOURNEY. Many interesting stories of how Michael came to Australia have been handed down through the various branches of his descendants. Each of these stories has been checked, but no records can be found to verify them. Ireland to Australia No ships carrying either assisted or unassisted immigrants to Australia listed a Morton from … Continue reading
Ireland for the Morton / Motens in the late 1840s
Ireland in the late 1840s To better understand the reasons for Michael’s lawlessness, we need to appreciate what conditions were like for people such as he in Ireland at the time. Most of the rural land in Ireland belongs to wealthy men, some of whom live on their properties, administering them personally. Others are absentee … Continue reading
The Cogswell Family – From Wiltshire to Waanyarra
Researched by Lynne Douthat and first published in her book “The Footsteps Echo” The Cogswells originated from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. The family has been researched back over many centuries and has branches in New Zealand, the U. S.A. and one or two in Australia. The Cogswells who came to Waanyarra began further back than shown … Continue reading
Impressions of the ‘Old Place’—Douthats—Waanyarra
By Sally Gourley (nee Douthat) daughter of Bohwen & Sarah Ann (nee Thorp) “Dad never talked much about his family, so we never knew much about our grandparents. But Granny Thorp, Mum’s mother, used to tell us about the ‘Spanish Lady’ (our Grandmother Douthat) who once lived on the round shaped piece of land over … Continue reading
Alver Douthat
Born 1904. From a letter written in 1985 “I was four years old when my father, Robert Douthat died of cancer. We were burnt out at Nuggetty Flat in about 1910 and went to Melbourne. I was about 6 or 7 years old. My brother Bert and our uncle Dick (Dad’s brother) and I went … Continue reading