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« on: Saturday 21 March 15 15:14 GMT (UK) »
Hi Christine,
I find all of this information very interesting as I was looking to research this side of my mothers/grandmothers family. I am the great grandson of William (b 1837 or is it 1832? d1923) & Matilda Buchanan (nee Walton b1849 Manchester). William arrived in Melbourne in 3/11/1857 on the ship "Melbourne" from Liverpool, he was listed on ships passenger list as a labourer, a Presbyterian & could both read & write, he was contracted to work for a Neil Campbell from 13/11/1857 located at Deep Creek. they were married in Ballarat 20/6/1870. They had 7 children, Mary b1871,d1873 (named after Williams' mother & sister?)Emma Phillips, (named after Matildas' sister) Annie May, William Thomas, Ernest Samuel, Herbert John & Elizabeth Mary my grandmother & no doubt named after Williams sister Elizabeth.