Roots in Australia

The Convicts

Their two eldest sons, John (1785-1867) and Robert (1788-1871) were both transported to Australia as convicts, Robert arriving in Sydney in 1811 and John arriving in Sydney in 1814 and then transferred to Hobart, Tasmania. Their grandson, William Christie Garrard (son of William Garrard, born 1789) was also transported to Australia as a convict arriving in Perth in 1862, followed by his family in 1864 .

The free settlers to arrive in Australia were James Garrard who arrived in Adelaide in 1851, George Garrad and his wife, Maria Clipperton, who arrived in Cooktown, Queensland on 22 July 1882. Finally came Jane Durrant and her daughter, Kathleen Durrant Chambers arriving in Melbourne in 1918.

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The Free Settlers