Mid North Coast Pioneers - Newcastle to Lismore and beyond

Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923 about Milly Bland Name: Milly Bland Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870 Age: 11 Arrival Date: 11 Dec 1881 Arrival Port: Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia Departure Port: London Ship: Orient Nationality: English

In part:

"I can tell you a fair amount about the background. Amelia's brother Robert Henry Scott Bland is my great great grandfather. Their parents names were Henry Bland and Elizabeth Bland (maiden name Scott). They lived in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. They had 8 children, all born there. They came to Australia in 1881 on a ship called the Orient, though the eldest son remained in England. The children that came to Australia were: Emily Scott, Horace S., Elizabeth S., Amelia S. Charles S.S., Robert Henry Scott, and Leah Scott. It looks as though all the children took their mothers maiden name as their middle names."

Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923 about Chas Bland Name: Chas Bland Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872 Age: 9 Arrival Date: 11 Dec 1881 Arrival Port: Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia Departure Port: London Ship: Orient Nationality: English

In part:

"I can tell you a fair amount about the background. Amelia's brother Robert Henry Scott Bland is my great great grandfather. Their parents names were Henry Bland and Elizabeth Bland (maiden name Scott). They lived in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. They had 8 children, all born there. They came to Australia in 1881 on a ship called the Orient, though the eldest son remained in England. The children that came to Australia were: Emily Scott, Horace S., Elizabeth S., Amelia S. Charles S.S., Robert Henry Scott, and Leah Scott. It looks as though all the children took their mothers maiden name as their middle names."

Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923 about Robt Bland Name: Robt Bland Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875 Age: 6 Arrival Date: 11 Dec 1881 Arrival Port: Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia Departure Port: London Ship: Orient Nationality: English

In part:

"I can tell you a fair amount about the background. Amelia's brother Robert Henry Scott Bland is my great great grandfather. Their parents names were Henry Bland and Elizabeth Bland (maiden name Scott). They lived in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. They had 8 children, all born there. They came to Australia in 1881 on a ship called the Orient, though the eldest son remained in England. The children that came to Australia were: Emily Scott, Horace S., Elizabeth S., Amelia S. Charles S.S., Robert Henry Scott, and Leah Scott. It looks as though all the children took their mothers maiden name as their middle names."

Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839–1923 about Leah Bland Name: Leah Bland Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877 Age: 4 Arrival Date: 11 Dec 1881 Arrival Port: Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia Departure Port: London Ship: Orient Nationality: English

In part:

"I can tell you a fair amount about the background. Amelia's brother Robert Henry Scott Bland is my great great grandfather. Their parents names were Henry Bland and Elizabeth Bland (maiden name Scott). They lived in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. They had 8 children, all born there. They came to Australia in 1881 on a ship called the Orient, though the eldest son remained in England. The children that came to Australia were: Emily Scott, Horace S., Elizabeth S., Amelia S. Charles S.S., Robert Henry Scott, and Leah Scott. It looks as though all the children took their mothers maiden name as their middle names."