Many thanks for the information. Do you know if any of your ancesters came from Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, England? I have managed to trace my family back to the seventeenth century but Robert is hard to track down.We know he got to Australia because he wrote a letter to his mother but was never heard of again. He was the youngest son of a large family and his mothers favorite. The story goes that it broke her heart. I think it must have been around 1880 but I'm not sure as I can't find any records as to which port or ship he left on or where in Australia he landed.
Any more info would be great.
Regards. Janie