Hello Friends, I would be very grateful for any info re this scheme ...... also any settlers who came out under it. Does anyone have the passenger List for the "Larpent"? Kindest Regards ...... Corinne in Melbourne, Australia. > The Larpent was the first ship chartered under a J. D Lang immigration scheme > which arrived in Geelong in 1849. J.D.Lang purchased land in Australia then > returned to England and sold the land in ten and twenty acre farms with a > passage to Australia to these The Larpent passengers. > > My Great Great Grandfather and his family were passsengers on this ship. Has > anyone information on the allocation of land at Larpent (west of Colac) and > any other details of this time in the Colac district - 1849 - 1851. > > I have heard that there is a group that meets periodically and are descendants > of The Larpent passengers. Does anyone know how I make contact with this > group? > > I have accessed the information at the Geelong Historical Centre but would > appreciate any further information on this group and the land allocation/times > at Larpent. > > Thanks > Mary Holmes > >

Hi The 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Larpent was held at Wesley Church 27th June 1999 Descendants of passengers ODDIE &BONNEY attended along with Tuckfield descendants as he & his wife cared for some passengers who had ?fever A plaque in the church tells the story Dr Robert Gibson was one of the organisers he may have a list of passengers, futher details off line. Nell Heath ----- Original Message ----- From: "Corinne Thompson" <visualarts@ozemail.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 10:48 AM Subject: [GEELONG] The Larpent > > > Hello Friends, > > I would be very grateful for any info re this scheme ...... also any > settlers who came out under it. > > Does anyone have the passenger List for the "Larpent"? > > Kindest Regards ...... Corinne in Melbourne, Australia. > > > > The Larpent was the first ship chartered under a J. D Lang immigration scheme > > which arrived in Geelong in 1849. J.D.Lang purchased land in Australia then > > returned to England and sold the land in ten and twenty acre farms with a > > passage to Australia to these The Larpent passengers. > > > > My Great Great Grandfather and his family were passsengers on this ship. Has > > anyone information on the allocation of land at Larpent (west of Colac) and > > any other details of this time in the Colac district - 1849 - 1851. > > > > I have heard that there is a group that meets periodically and are descendants > > of The Larpent passengers. Does anyone know how I make contact with this > > group? > > > > I have accessed the information at the Geelong Historical Centre but would > > appreciate any further information on this group and the land allocation/times > > at Larpent. > > > > Thanks > > Mary Holmes > > > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong and District web site : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/ > >