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     Olga Clarice Mortensen was born on 10 January 1893 at 6 Cliff St., Brunswick, VIC, AUS.^1,2 As of 24 November 1915,her married name was Standfield. She married William Robert Standfield, son of William Robert Standfield and Victoria Huxtable, on 24 November 1915 at Kooweerup, VIC, AUS.³ Olga Clarice Mortensen died on 14 August 1970 at Kooweerup, VIC, AUS, at age 77.

     James Gilbert Don was born on 31 December 1894 at Heathcote, VIC, AUS. He married Ruby Elizabeth Isobel Milsom, daughter of Thomas Milsom and Harriet Elizabeth Warne, on 21 October 1916 at Goulburn, NSW, AUS. James Gilbert Don died on 12 August 1965 at Canterbury, VIC, AUS, at age 70.

     George Don was born in 1866 at Taradale, VIC, AUS. He married Rowena Mary Langdon Edwards, daughter of Gilbert Langdon Edwards and Harriet Hills, on 14 August 1890 at Bendigo, VIC, AUS. George Don died on 28 July 1934 at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, AUS,

DON.— July 28th, 1934, at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, George, Relict of the late Rowena Mary Don, and loving Father of Ida, Dick, Ettie (Mrs. Davis), of Cessnock, and Fred. Aged 69 years.
The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954)Sunday 29 July 1934
DON.— July 28th, 1934, at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. George, Relict of the late Rowena Mary Don, and loving Father of Ida, Dick, Ettle (Mrs. Davis), of Cessnock, and Fred. Aged 69 years.
DON. — The Relatives and Friends of the late GEORGE DON. formerly of Goulburn, are invited to attend his Funeral, to leave T. J. Andrews' Funeral Chapel, 23 Enmore-road. Newtown. TO-MORROW I
(Monday), at 10 a.m., for Church of England Cemetery, Rookwood, per Motor Service.
The Sun (Sydney, NSW) Sunday 29 July 1934. He was buried on 31 July 1934 at Church of England Cemetery, Rookwood, NSW, AUS; DON.-The Relatives and Friends of the late GEORGE DON are invited to attend his
funeral, to leave T. J. Andrews' Funeral Chapel, 23 Enmore-road, Newtown, THIS DAY, at 10 a.m., for Church of England Cemetery, Rookwood.
T. J. ANDREWS,
Funeral Director,
21-25 Enmorc-road, Newtown.
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)Tuesday 31 July 1934.

     Rowena Mary Langdon Edwards was born on 1 April 1867 at Lancefield, VIC, AUS.¹ As of 14 August 1890,her married name was Don. She married George Don, son of James Don and Mary Ann Ellis, on 14 August 1890 at Bendigo, VIC, AUS. Rowena Mary Langdon Edwards died on 22 November 1928 at Goulburn, NSW, AUS, at age 61. She was buried after 22 November 1928 at Kenmore Cemetery, Goulburn, NSW, AUS.²

     Thomas Milsom was born in 1862 at Broadford, VIC, AUS; Registered as Mylsom.¹ He married Harriet Elizabeth Warne, daughter of Thomas Henry Warne and Elizabeth Millichap, in 1891.² Thomas Milsom died on 25 July 1927 at Melbourne West, VIC, AUS.³ He was buried on 27 July 1927 at Heathcote, VIC, AUS.⁴

     Harriet Elizabeth Warne was born in 1868 at Prahran, VIC, AUS.¹ As of 1891,her married name was Milsom. She married Thomas Milsom, son of Thomas Milsom and Mary Ann McCreedy, in 1891.² Harriet Elizabeth Warne died on 24 July 1906 at Knowsley, VIC, AUS; Obituary.
We are sorry to announce that the death occurred at her residence, Knowsley, on Tuesday last of Mrs Milsom, wife of Mr Thomas Milsom, after an illness of two and a half weeks, from acute bronchitis.
Mrs Milson, who was only 37 years of age, was born at Charles-street, Prahran, Melbourne, and was a daughter of the late Mr Thomas Warne, Tooborac. She was married to Mr Milsom 15 years ago at Bendigo, and they had been resident at Knowsley for about 12 years. She leaves her husband and two daughters, aged respectively 11 and 8 years, to mourn their sad loss. The funeral was arranged to take place to-day, the place of burial being the Heathcote Cemetery, the Rev. C. Hughesdon being the officiating clergyman, the funeral arrangements to be carried out by Mr Jas. McDonald. The funeral, it was anticipated, would be very numerously attended.
The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser, 26 July 1906.^3,4 She was buried in 1906 at Heathcote, VIC, AUS.⁵

     Gilbert Langdon Edwards was Carrier and Publican. He was born in 1828 at SOM, ENG, . He and William Langdon Edwards migrated on on 12 October 1853 to at Geelong, VIC, AUS, aboard the ship Lady Bird.¹ Gilbert Langdon Edwards married Harriet Hills, daughter of Henry Hills and Margaret Caswell, on 23 April 1866 at VIC, AUS.^2,3 Gilbert Langdon Edwards died on 24 September 1874 at VIC, AUS.⁴

     Harriet Hills was born on 12 April 1838. As of 23 April 1866,her married name was Edwards. She married Gilbert Langdon Edwards, son of James Edwards and Mary Lucy Langdon, on 23 April 1866 at VIC, AUS.^1,2 As of 1882,her married name was Jackson. Harriet Hills married Edward Jackson in 1882 at VIC, AUS.³ Harriet Hills died on 14 September 1903 at Heathcote, VIC, AUS, at age 65; date from Vic index, bible date is 1904.^4,5

     Richard Standfield was Carpenter, Manager at Mr Armitage Senior's station. He was born on 18 February 1815 at Haselbury Plucknett, SOM, ENG, .¹ He was baptized on 3 March 1816 at Haselbury Plucknett, SOM, ENG, .¹ He was in the household of Thomas Standfield iin the 1841 census at Hermitage Brewery, Crewkerne, SOM, ENG, . Occupation, a carpenter. He married Jane Harding at Trinity Church, Bridgewater, SOM, ENG, , on 3 May 1842.¹ He emigrated, on 20 June 1848 from Plymouth, DEV, ENG, , Arrived Port Phillip Oct 15/1848 on Barque Blonde.¹ Richard Standfield died on 9 May 1854 at Indented Head, VIC, AUS, at age 39.¹ He was buried on 12 May 1854 at Eastern Cemetery, Geelong, VIC, AUS.¹

     Jane Harding was dressmaker. She was born circa 1822 at SOM, ENG, . As of 3 May 1842,her married name was Standfield. She married Richard Standfield at Trinity Church, Bridgewater, SOM, ENG, , on 3 May 1842.¹ She emigrated with Richard Standfield, on 20 June 1848. From Plymouth, DEV, ENG, ,Arrived Port Phillip Oct 15/1848 on Barque Blonde..¹ Jane Harding died on 26 March 1900 at Ararat, VIC, AUS. She was buried on 28 March 1900 at Ararat, VIC, AUS.²

     William Huxtable was born in 1821 at Bideford, DEV, ENG, .

William Huxtable, migrated to Australia (Port Philip) aboard the "Berkshire" leaving Liverpool on 3 October 1848. He was then aged 26 years and upon arrival in Australia he was employed by Oliphant ROBINSON of Kubbeabbot, Port Philip. This is now believed to be the Port Arlington area. At the time of his arrival in Australia William Huxtable was a farm servant, who could read and write and was of Episcopal religion. He was employed for a period of 3 years at a wage of 20 Pounds and rations.

It is quite evident that he worked well for, only approximately thirty months after his arrival he married on 7 January 1851 Catherine Francis MOYLE, born Cornwall, England in 1826. She had migrated to Australia on 11 November 1848 aboard the "Nelson" and she was employed as a house servant. She was a Bible Christian and could read and write. Both William and Catherine were apparently well known during their life at Port Philip as they are referred to many times in records of the Port Arlington Methodist Church. Catherine's parents were Jessie MOYLE, believed to have been a Master Mariner, and Hannah MOYLE nee HART. They were married in The Manse, at Geelong, Victoria.

William and Catherine had a family of thirteen children the first being born on 1 December 1850 and the last on 17 Oct 1870. These dates are from the Huxtable family Bible. The last born, William Henry Huxtable 17 Oct 1870 was the writer's (Bruce Huxtable) grandfather.

After working in the Port Arlington area for a number of years William and Catherine amassed a large amount of farming property in that area as maps of early settling days show that they had approximately one hundred and fifty acres of land in their name. They also had several building allotments in the town proper during this time. They built a family home in High Street, Port Arlington.

William died on 27 June 1881 and was buried at Port Arlington and a grave and large headstone was erected by his beloved wife to his memory. That grave still stands and is in excellent condition, work having been done to restore portions that needed renovation. After his death it seems that Catherine sold most of the land owned by William and she then had another home built on the Esplanade not far from the old mill. Catherine died at Port Arlington on 3 October 1896 and is also buried in the same grave.

He married Catherine Moyle on 12 January 1851 at Geelong, VIC, AUS. William Huxtable died on 27 June 1881 at PortArlington, VIC, AUS.

     Catherine Moyle was born on 11 April 1827 at CON, ENG, . As of 12 January 1851,her married name was Huxtable. She married William Huxtable on 12 January 1851 at Geelong, VIC, AUS. Catherine Moyle died on 3 October 1896 at PortArlington, VIC, AUS, at age 69.

     Ida May Don was born in 1891 at Yarrawonga, VIC, AUS.¹ As of 15 April 1916,her married name was Jobson. She married Edward James Jobson on 15 April 1916 at Hay, NSW, AUS; Marriage.
JOBSON—DON.—On the 15th April,
by special licence, at St. Paul's Pro
Cathedral, Hay, N.S.W., by the Rev.
Hetherington, Edward James Jobson,
sub-inspector of railways, to Ida May
Don, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs
G. Don, of Heathcote, Vic.
The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser Thursday 4 May 1916.² As of 1946,her married name was Cooke. She married Paul Augustine Cooke at Newcastle, NSW, AUS, in 1946.³ Ida May Don died in 1967 at Hornsby, NSW, AUS.⁴

     Edward James Jobson was born circa 1890. He married Ida May Don, daughter of George Don and Rowena Mary Langdon Edwards, on 15 April 1916 at Hay, NSW, AUS; Marriage.
JOBSON—DON.—On the 15th April,
by special licence, at St. Paul's Pro
Cathedral, Hay, N.S.W., by the Rev.
Hetherington, Edward James Jobson,
sub-inspector of railways, to Ida May
Don, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs
G. Don, of Heathcote, Vic.
The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser Thursday 4 May 1916.¹ Edward James Jobson died circa 1957.

     Henry Hills died. He was born. He married Margaret Caswell.

     Margaret Caswell died. She was born. Her married name was Hills. She married Henry Hills.

     Thomas Milsom was born circa 1810 at Bristol, GLS, ENG, . He married Mary Ann McCreedy in 1852. Thomas Milsom was buried on 24 September 1877 at Heathcote, VIC, AUS.¹ He died on 24 September 1877 at Heathcote, VIC, AUS; age 67.²

     Mary Ann McCreedy was born in 1835 at Newtonstewart, Tyrone, IRE, . She emigrated on 9 November 1849 from Plymouth, DEV, ENG, , Ship, Derwent, arrived Melbourne 25 Feb 1850.¹

Mary McCreedy left Plymouth, England on the 9^th November 1849 on the barque Derwent. She was 15 years old. Other details from records show she was a Roman Catholic, and may not have been able to read or write, there is a discrepancy between different records on this point. Mary’s home is listed as Newtonstuart, Galway but the village of Newtonstewart is actually in county Tyrone.
The Derwent sailed from Plymouth and took 112 days to reach Melbourne. There were 154 passengers, 139 of whom were classed as ‘female orphans from Ireland’. They were aged between 14 and 20 from the northern counties of Ireland and few could either read or write
Once in Melbourne was received into the Immigration Depot on 4th March 1850 and left there on 9th March. She was engaged as an Apprentice by William Ashby, a dealer, of Little Lonsdale Street for two years, wages £6 per annum. Her role would have been as a house servant.
Mary was one of 4,114 young women who came to Australia during the Irish Famine years of 1848 to 1850. The girls were orphans and came from workhouses from all 32 counties of Ireland. All were destitute and many had lost their parents and families, so were 'orphans' in the modern sense of the word. Others were simply unable to support themselves within the family. The term 'orphan', meaning loss of at least one parent, did apply to the vast majority of the 4114. These girls came to Australia under Earl Grey’s Famine Orphan Scheme. Under this scheme workhouses were encouraged to find inmates between 14 and 18 willing to come to Australia. Part of the rationale was to try to correct the imbalance of women and men in Australia at the time. It was hoped these young marriageable women who would bring a stabilising influence to rough masculine colonial societies. The scheme ended in July 1850.

As of 1852, Mary Ann McCreedy was also known as Mc Cready. As of 1852,her married name was Milsom. She married Thomas Milsom in 1852. Mary Ann McCreedy died on 21 June 1914 at Knowsley, VIC, AUS; The death occurred at Knowsley (where she had been residing with one of her daughter's), Mrs Mary Milsom, widow of the late Mr Thomas Milsom.
The deceased, who had reached the advanced age of 81 years, was born in England and had been 70 years in Victoria. Death took place after only 14 days' illness, the cause being bronchial pneumonia and heart failure. She had also been the victim of almost entire absence of vision for about eight years. Mrs Milsom was married at Kilmore when 17 years of age, her husband, having predeceased her many years. One son is also deceased, and there are living ten daughters and three sons to mourn their sad loss.
The funeral took place on Tuesday and was largely attended, the place of interment being the Heathcote cemetery. The burial service was read by the Rev. W. M. Madgwick and the funeral was conducted by Messrs. Perry Bros.
The McIvor Times and Rodney Advertiser, Thursday 25 June 1914.

     Ruby Elizabeth Isobel Milsom was born on 14 April 1897 at Tooborac, VIC, AUS. As of 21 October 1916,her married name was Don. She married James Gilbert Don, son of George Don and Rowena Mary Langdon Edwards, on 21 October 1916 at Goulburn, NSW, AUS. Ruby Elizabeth Isobel Milsom died on 14 May 1985 at Melbourne, VIC, AUS, at age 88.

     Wilhelm Mortensen was born on 25 October 1852 at Skive, Viborg, Denmark, . He married Florinda Collins in 1888 at VIC, AUS.¹ Wilhelm Mortensen died on 16 August 1929 at Kooweerup, VIC, AUS, at age 76.²

     Florinda Collins was born on 9 November 1855 at Moss Vale, NSW, AUS. As of 1888,her married name was Mortensen. She married Wilhelm Mortensen, son of Jeppe Mortensen and Marie Kirstine Nielsen, in 1888 at VIC, AUS.¹ Florinda Collins died on 16 December 1920 at Kooweerup, VIC, AUS, at age 65

Gravestone at Packenham Cemetery.
Florence Mortensen (nee Collins)
Born Moss Vale, NSW 9 Nov. 1855
Died Koo-Wee-Rup 16 Dec 1920, aged 65.
William Mortensen
Born Skive, Denmark, 26 Oct 1852.
Died 16 Aug 1929.²

     Annie was born at South Hackney, LND, ENG, , circa 1863.² She married Samuel James Hollow at All Saints, West Ham, LND, ENG, , on 28 December 1884. As of 28 December 1884,her married name was Hollow. She was listed as Samuel James Hollow's wife in the 1891 census at 1 The Pavement, West Ham, ESS, ENG, .³ She was listed as Samuel James Hollow's wife in the 1901 census at East Ham, ESS, ENG, . She was listed as Samuel James Hollow's wife in the 1911 census at 333 Katherine Rd., Forest Gate, LND, ENG, . Annie died on 5 September 1917. She died on 5 Sept 1917 of a heart attack during a Zeppelin raid and is buried in Little Ilford cemetery Grave No 22485..

     Florence was born at Koolunga, S.A., AUS, , on 6 August 1884.¹ She married Fitzroy Arthur Hollow at Baptist Church, Hilton, SA, Adelaide, S.A., AUS, , on 29 October 1900.¹ As of 29 October 1900,her married name was Hollow.¹ Florence died on 8 July 1956 at Clarence Park, S.A., AUS, , at age 71.²

     George died. George was born in 1876. He married Ethel George Hollow at Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide, Adelaide, S.A., AUS, , on 3 June 1901.¹

     Annie was born at Mil Lel, S.A., AUS, on 11 September 1887.² She married Ernest Henry Hollow at St Luke's Church, Adelaide, Adelaide, S.A., AUS, , on 11 September 1912. As of 11 September 1912,her married name was Hollow. Annie died on 12 March 1974 at Unley, S.A., AUS, , at age 86.³

     Clarence was born at Surrey Hills, VIC, AUS, in 1893. Clarence died in 1966 at VIC, AUS.²

     Her married name was Hollow. Doris was born in 1916. She married Albert Edward Hollow at VIC, AUS, in 1948.¹ Doris died on 19 November 1978 at Glenroy, VIC, AUS.^2,3 Her body was interred on 22 November 1978 at Fawkner, VIC, AUS, at Fawkner Cemetery.⁴

     Herbert died. Herbert was born at VIC, AUS. He married Alice Buchanan.