Further to Julia's query re the above, I had a look at the Australian Dictionary of Biography and found the Rounsevell family were indeed fortunate. William Rounsevell Sr "son of a Cornish farmer" came to South Australia with his family in 1839, became a police constable, then went to the Victorian diggings (perhaps this is where he became fortunate) His elder son John born 4 April 1836 at Tregony CON was a pastoralist and politician. He died at Adelaide in 1902, had married four times. Younger son William Benjamin Rounsvell born Adelaide 1843 was the son of William Sr's second marriage to Mary Palmer. William Jr ( known as "Big Ben") had many business interests and was a prominent politican between 1875 and 1893. He was involved in the federation of the Australian colonies in 1901. William Jr died at Adelaide in 1923. This is a very brief summary of the lengthy biography in the ADB. Eril Willmott Melbourne