He is listed in the online index: Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923 VENESS EDMUND 34 APR 1863 GREAT BRITAIN B 215 001 ie. Aged 34 he arrived in Victoria in April 1863 on board the "Great Britain". Also his wife: VENESS ELIZTH 30 APR 1863 GREAT BRITAIN B 215 001 B refers to the port - but I can't find the key to this in the webpage. 215 001 are microfiche references for additional information. Hope this helps, Kathy --- On Sun, 1/11/09, mickl <michael.little@sky.com> wrote: > From: mickl <michael.little@sky.com> > Subject: Edmund Veness > To: genanz@rootsweb.com > Received: Sunday, 1 November, 2009, 8:18 AM > Looking for information on Edmund > Veness who was born on 28/12/1828 > at Dallington,East Sussex. > He was the son of John Veness (b.abt.1790 at > Dallington,East Sussex) > and Sarah Noakes (b.1793 at Whatling,East Sussex) > He married Elizabeth Godley (Reg.Mar 1863 > Kensington,London) > Some time between 1863 and 1866 Edmund went to > Australia,where in 1866 > he > purchased 29 Acres of land from the Crown on the slopes of > Mount > Macedon where he built a single storey house and > established a > considerable orchard and a fruit factory. > Edmund married Elizabeth Ann Johns (b.1850 Cornwall) on the > 14/12/1876 > at Melbourne and they had six children. > Elizabeth Eleanor 1877 > John Edmund 1879 – > 1950 married Ann Flora > Wallace 1887 - 1955 > They had a daughter Mabel Grace Veness who married > Jack Doyle and had a daughter Helen Doyle. > Mabel later married George Thompson and had a > daughter Lorraine > Thompson > Sarah Mary 1881 – > Mary Hellam 1881 - > Hilda > 1887 - > James Gage 1890 – > 1937 married Mabel Jesse Ridge > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENANZ-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > __________________________________________________________________________________ Get more done like never before with Yahoo!7 Mail. Learn more: http://au.overview.mail.yahoo.com/