One of my family is said (by family handme down info) to have emigrated from Cornwall to Daylesford VIC on a "KINGS GRANT". Has anyone got a clue as to what this might mean - or is it just family myth? Phil MUNNS Perth

There wewre no Kings from 1837 to 1901 - only Queen Victoria during that period. Sounds like they might have been assisted immigrants. A lot of Cornish came to South Oz, to work the copper mines: including my JOHNS ancestora, who moved to Victoria when their contracted period of labour in South Oz expired. Perhaps some were recruited to Victoria directly. There is a book "Cousin Jack Down Under" which analyzes Cornish migration. Peter THOMAS Darwin, AUSTRALIA <pmthomas@bigpond.com> -----Original Message----- From: Phil MUNNS [mailto:pmunns@ozemail.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, 13 September 2005 12:03 PM To: AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Immigration on a "Kings Grant" One of my family is said (by family handme down info) to have emigrated from Cornwall to Daylesford VIC on a "KINGS GRANT". Has anyone got a clue as to what this might mean - or is it just family myth? Phil MUNNS Perth ______________________________