EMIGRATION FROM SOUTH PETHERTON TO VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, 1839 - 1900
From 1839 a number of South Petherton people emigrated as assisted passengers
to Victoria, Australia.
Many of them were young and they either married or raised families in this
far-off land.
They included members of the Caller, Churchill, Davey, Davis, Elliott,England,
Follett, Hart, Lawrence, Male,Porter, Stuckey, Warr and Wines families and many more.
A book by Barbara Male about the Male family of Port Philip may be of interest. Among the surnames mentioned in it are:
Absalom, Anstee, Bowtell, Castle, Caton, Daw, Devereaux, Doneal, Earl, Foster, Fountain, Glasscock, Gowty, Greaves, Holland, Keys, Laver, Lewis, Liddiard, Lucas, Male, McLellan, Pocklington, Potter, Quilkey, Quinn, Robbins, Taylor, Tilbury, Rodd, Rose, Simper, Smith, Stanley, Trotter, Upton.
Copies are available at the Somerset and Dorset Family History Society library in Sherborne, Dorset and in Australia at the following libraries:
Bayside Library Service, Brighton, Victoria, Australia.
Brighton Historical Society, Brighton, Victoria, Australia.
Dandenong and District Historical Society, Dandenong, Victoria, Australia.
Genealogical Society of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Mornington Peninsula Family History Society, Frankston, Victoria, Australia.
Mornington Peninsula Libraries, Mornington, Victoria, Australia.
Narre Warren Family History Society, Narre Warren, Victoria, Australia.
National Library of Australia, Canberra, A.C.T.
State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
If you are interested in purchasing a copy ($41 Australian, postage extra) from Barbara Male please contact Liz or Hanna who will pass on Barbara’s contact details.
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