Hi, too much time on my hands? I had a look at the Victorian death indexes and checked some of the shipping info - I didn't get very far with the indexes so I thought I'd see if there were any clues associated with the siblings. As you know the family arrived in Jan 1853 aboard the TRY - brothers George, aged 23 William aged 25, and married sister Sophia CAREY nee Hiatt aged 30, Sophia's husband edward CAREY aged 33 and their young son Joseph Richard CAREY aged 7 years. The 1841 Census of Gloucestershire, st.Paul, District 4, shows that the Hiatt household comprised the following: Parents: William Hiatt aged 48 painter Sophia Hiatt aged 50 and Hiatt children: Sophia Hiatt 22 (born abt: 1819 per census - abt:1822 per the shipping index) Clarissa Hiatt 20 (born abt 1821 per census - christened August 1823 per IGI Batch Number: C008881) Emmela Hiatt 18 (born abt: 1823 per census christened August 1823 per IGI Batch Number: C008881 - born abt; 1823 per shipping index arrival with husband family to Victoria aboard the Vanguard in june 1862) William Hiatt 14 (born abt: 1827 per census abt: 1827 per shipping index) George Hiatt 11 (born abt 1830 per census abt: 1829 per shipping index Other names on the same census page suggest that the census collector recorded actual ages rather than the rounding of ages often seen in the 1841 returns. George (Edward) HIATT married had some children and passed away at the approx. age of 80 in 1907 at Yallook Victoria. Sophia married Edward CAREY in the september quarter of 1852, pretty well got on the boat straight after marrying tand arrived in Victoira in january 1853 - and a child Edward alfred john CAREY was born fairly early in 1853. Sophia died at Yallook Victoira in 1906 aged 89 - puts her birth date about 1817 - so I wonder whether she fibbed about her age when she was a courting mr.Carey? :) Clarissa, possibly inspired by the example set by Emmela, married in the September quarter of 1844 to Frederick Rider? SUTTON, who was at times a hairdresser or wig-maker. The family certainly show up in the census records for 1871-1891 in England - and Clarissa appears on the 1901 census as a 79 year old widowed visitor in the house of Hosier-haberdasher employee Joseph Hollingsworth, Bristol. But I didn't notice the Sutton family in the 1851 or 1861 census - maybe they were there - I just missed them - I wonder though? did they come to Australia for a while?? It looks as though Clarissa passed away some time in 1909 aged about 85 years. Emmela married Edwin Barelli in the March quarter of 1844 - and had quite a few children This site http://www.geocities.com/mepnab2/bb/barelli.html?20089#millar has plenty of info abt the Barelli family. This passenger list extract from the Vic Unassisted Passengers shows the family arriving in Victoria - note the spelling error BERRILLO EDWIN 39 JUN 1862 VANGUARD B 203 005 BERRILLO EMMA 39 JUN 1862 VANGUARD B 203 005 BERRILLO HENRY H 1 JUN 1862 VANGUARD B 203 005 BERRILLO MARIA 16 JUN 1862 VANGUARD B 203 005 BERRILLO ROSA C 5 JUN 1862 VANGUARD B 203 005 BERRILLO WM 10 JUN 1862 VANGUARD B 203 005 Emmela died in Victoria in 1885 at about the age of 62 years - and the shipping indexes show: Edwin and Louisa left for London in September 1886. Edwin and Louisa returned to Victoria on the Orient in 1887. But Edwin and his daughter didn't remain in Victoria: The 1891 census for Somerset, Weston super Mare, district 9, shows at 5 Park Villas - an Edwin Barelli, retired painter and farmer, 68 year old widow is living with Mary Thurston a 76 year old widow, retired painter, both born in Bristol along with Louisa s Barelli born in Victoira Australia aged 24 years - I would think the Barelli family that remained in Victoria may be a possible source of info concerning William HIATT?? After all that - I'm no closer to solving the problem? I wonder whether this could be the fellow marrying in 1858? Digger - Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888 Surname: HYATT Given Names: William Event: M Spouse Surname/Father: COMER Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Maria Age: Sex: M Birth Place: Death Place: Year: 1858 Reg Number: 141 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Anyhow - goodluck Robert > >> >> Hello Listers, >> >> I am researching the family of William Hiatt who married Sophia >> Edwards at St George East Parish, Bristol in 1818. Three of their >> children Sophia Carey, William and George Edward Hiatt came to >> Australia in 1853 and settled in the Bendigo area. I am unable to find >> any trace of William who was born about 1827 in Bristol since >> arriving in Australia. Would anyone be researching this Hiatt family? >> I would love to hear from you. >> >> Kind regards >> >> Carolyn Hiatt >> >> -