The homeland of my 2x great grandmother Esther Stratton nee Farrell (1839 - 1896)
Interestingly I know very little about my 2x great grandmother Esther Stratton. For me, her life has been nothing more than a few identifying marks on scarce family records. There are no photos. There are no stories. There are few memories. I know that Esther travelled to Australia with her siblings departing Liverpool, England on 16 September 1852 aboard the ' John Brown '. Just four and a half months later they arrived in Port Henry, Geelong, Victoria. It was January 5, 1853. Esther was just 14 years of age and described as a domestic servant. Each of her siblings were sent to different places to work as domestic servants or agricultural labourers. Her youngest sister however, just seven years of age, was sent to stay with relatives in Melbourne. Assisted and Unassisted Passenger List, James Brown, Arrived Point Henry, Geelong 5 January 1853. Passenger Esther Farrell, 14, Domestic Servant, Disposed of to Mr George Coveney, Point Henry. One can only imagine the first impres...