Australia
Victoria
Curr/Kerr/Carr
Edward CURR/KERR/CARR known as Curr in Australia (1798-1850) and his wife Elizabeth (Micklethwaite) both born in Sheffield, Yorkshire sailed on the Claudine to Hobart, Tasmania in 1820. Edward was one of three sons born to John Curr, civil engineer and manager of the estate and coal mines of the the Duke of Norfolk. Edward's brother John had settled in New South Wales and brother Joseph became a Roman Catholic priest. When Edward married Elizabeth, in Sheffield, he received "a considerable sum". After an unsuccesful business partnership he returned to England with his wife and Hobart born sons. In London he met with the Van Diemen's Land Company and was appointed as their chief land agent at a salary of 800 pounds. He returned to Van Diemen's Land with his family and staff, including surveyors, on the Cape Packet. Livestock, implements and emigrant labourers were to follow in the Tranmere. Even though he became a wealthy, influential man the family lived for years in a simple cottage, then in 1835 he built Highfield with its 24 rooms. Later they moved to the State of Victoria where he finally settled. Edward worked for years for the separation of Victoria from New South Wales. He adopted the cause in 1844 and promoted it until his death in 1850. He became known as the "Father of Separation".Moorhouse
James Moorhouse (1826-1915) was born in Sheffield, son of James Moorhouse, master cutler in 1840 and his wife, Jane Frances Bowman. James Jr. was educated at a private school in Sheffield then helped his father. Then he went to Cambridge University and graduated in 1853, soon after he was ordained. His 2nd. curacy was in Sheffield (1855-1859). In 1851 he married Mary Sale, daughter of Sheffield's Canon Sale. In 1867 he became Vicar of Paddington, London where he ministered to the poor. In 1874 he was appointed a chaplain in ordinary to Queen Victoria and in 1876 he accepted the position of Bishop of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. In the 10 years that he was there, Moorhouse gave 1000pounds to the new Trnity College (a gift from his parishioners in London) to support young students at the College. James also became Chancellor of the University of Melbourne in 1884. He was offered the see of Manchester and returned to England in 1886. In 1903 he retired to Devon, where he died in 1915.Shephard
John Shephard (1852-1940) »
Theobold
Thomas Theobold of Yorkshire went to Victoria in 1853 by the ship "Atlanta". He worked in Melbourne for the Government before going to Diggings at Ararat, Ballarat, Bendigo, Forest Creek and Woods Point.
He went to Hayfield in 1870, built the Commercial Hotel and lived there until he moved to Morwell in 1879.
He built and ran a butcher's shop until 1885 when he retired to his farm of 51 acres.
He married in 1851 to Jane Gibson of Yorkshire. They had one son.
Wilson
John Robert WILSON born in Doncaster, Yorkshire moved to an area near Melbourne, Victoria in the 1850s known as Doncaster. European settlement of the Doncaster area began at that time. The name Doncaster was taken from the Doncaster Arms Inn, which was opened along the track to the Warrandye gold diggings in 1854. The hotel proprietor was John Robert Wilson. The early settlers derived a living from timber but as time went on orchading became the major local industry. After WW11 the orchards were subdivided for residential development. Doncaster is today a residential and commercial suburb in the Manningham City Council area, which lies 12 km. east of Melbourne.
