Harriet aged 17, arrived on the 'Strathfieldsay' to Hobart from Gravesend 15 August 1834, accompanied by Caroline Wheatley 30 and Frances Wheatley 27. They were all governesses.
A born and bred Ausssie, I started looking for my roots around the time of Australia's Bi-Centenial in 1988. This interest/obsession has been with me on and off since then.....
Born in Portland (Australia), raised and educated in Dartmoor and Portland, moved to Ballarat in the late 1960's. Married, divorced, 1 boy and 1 girl, 1 grandchild and 2 god-grandchildren.
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