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« on: Monday 15 April 13 12:17 BST (UK) »
can anyone tell me when the Anthony family first came to settle in Western Australia,seems to be around the Harvey area,thankyou

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« Reply #1 on: Monday 15 April 13 12:24 BST (UK) »
hi
First birth I can find for Western Australia 1864 Fortune mine Mary Ann to Sephania and Luiesa Anthony.But if you have some names I'll have a better look.
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« Reply #2 on: Monday 15 April 13 12:35 BST (UK) »
hi ciderdrinker,the first of the Anthony clan i have being born in scotland and buried over here are william anthony and his wife susan(macpherson).the later being buried at old harvey cemetery,documented, though william is supposed to be burried around that area too.Not sure if they are the first of the clan or if there were others and thats why they may have followed.

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« Reply #3 on: Monday 15 April 13 13:41 BST (UK) »
hi
Not finding anything on the passenger records.
On the birth index -Thomas Richard Anthony married Alice Stevenson 1896 sawyers valley and had George Henry 1897,Ellen Mary 1899,Charles Richard 1902 and Robert 1902. 1903 electoral register sawmill hand Worsley.
Other couple Joseph and Lizzie had a John 1896 at cue western Australia.
No sign of William and Susan till latter on the electoral registers I'm afraid.
1916 Harvey Western Australia
William Anthony farmer
Charles McPherson Anthony orchardist.
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« Reply #4 on: Monday 15 April 13 14:02 BST (UK) »
The couple mentioned by ciderdrinker were born in England and emigrated to WA on the BURLINGTON in 1863.  They moved onto Victoria.

William ANTHONY was born in Scotland in 1864.  Married Susan McPHERSON in 1888 and emigrated from Liverpool to Fremantle in 1911.

ANTHONY Unknown Female    [?Susan]    
ANTHONY Charles           
ANTHONY Hugh     
ANTHONY Margaret 
ANTHONY William     
ANTHONY William 

He died 1932 and buried in the Old Harvey Cemetery along with his wife Susan who died in 1916
http://www.harveyoralhistory.com/site/cemetery.php?ID=Old%20Harvey%20Cemetery

Australian Electoral Roll
1916
HARVEY Charles McPherson  Harvey  Orchardist
HARVEY William  Harvey  Farmer
   
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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 16 April 13 02:00 BST (UK) »
Here is William Anthony's death notice in case you don't have it
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32635685

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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 16 April 13 10:49 BST (UK) »
thanks to everyone for helping out,looks like my first impression was correct,we started with william and susan....thanks ros for the clipping, i didn't have it,
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