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From: "Gordon Barlow" <>
Subject: [AVNE] LADSON, CURRIE, RUSSELL, STILLARD, HOWQUA
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 14:11:38 -0700


I am a new Lister, so will list my interests.

LADSON of Beechworth. Maria Ann emigrated about 1855, aged 24 and single, accompanied by her brother Alfred who was ten years younger. An older brother Thomas Taylor Ladson was probably out there before 1855. The family was from London. She was a nurse in the Beechworth Hospital.
STILLARD of Beechworth. John emigrated in 1841 on the "Samuel Babington", I am told, though the year may be wrong. He was single, and married Maria Ann Ladson in Beechworth. His 1873 Death Certificate reported that he had lived in the colony for 22 years. He was "a newsagent" in Beechworth, which I assume meant a general store-keeper.
CURRIE of Inglewood district. Robert emigrated from Scotland about 1853. I have not definitely found him, but I think he is probably the Robert Currie who came on the "Queen of the Seas" in 1854, because passengers on that ship also included Archibalds, Boyds and Russells, which names were family connections in Scotland. He was married to Annie RUSSELL, in Scotland. She emigrated about 1855, with a baby son; other children were born in Victoria. I know from the List's archives that other Listers are looking for Russells, but they were all Irish, whereas Annie was from north of Glasgow. There may have been a connection, of course. Usually, immigrants had some family in the places where they went to, and I have found no other Curries or Russells anywhere nearby.

However, there are BILLSONs, and Annie Russell's mother was a Bilsland, in New Kilpatrick north of Glasgow. That name changed according to the parish priest, back there, and Billson is a plausible variant. If the Billsons in the List's area came from near Glasgow, then I am interested.

One last name is HOWQUA. A relative married a Harry Howqua, who was half Chinese. His parents may have taken his name from the town of Howqua, or, since it looks Chinese itself, his family may (conceivably) have given the town its name. Any suggestions?

Gordon Barlow
PS. To the best of my knowledge there is no connection between my Robert Currie and the famous John Lang Currie. There may be with the Melbourne firm of Boyd & Currie, however.


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