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- Richard was on the goldfields with his brothers William and Henry Mountjoy, and his uncle Henry, and his cousins Samuel and David. The goldreturnswere listed in the Geelong Advertiser - "the escort brought the following quantities of gold from Ballarat to Geelong"
April 14, 1852:
David Ham, 62oz. 14dwt.
William Ham, 58oz. 10dwt.
April 21, 1852:
Henry Ham, 109oz. 10dwt.
May 3, 1852:
David Ham, 41oz. 13dwt.
October 6, 1852:
William Ham, 71oz. 14dwt
October 23, 1852:
William Ham, 52oz. 4dwt.
David Ham, 47oz. 9dwt.
David Ham, 32oz. 9dwt.
Samuel Ham, 57oz. 11dwt.
Samuel Ham, 66oz. 6dwt.
November 2, 1852:
David Ham, 119oz. 10dwt.
Henry Ham, 107oz. 18dwt.
William Ham, 88oz. 4dwt.
William Ham, 47oz. 2dwt.
October 6, 1853:
Henry Ham, 50oz. 5dwt.
H. M. Ham, 137oz. 10dwt.
Richard Ham, 96oz. 10dwt.
October 13, 1853:
William Ham, 73oz. 10dwt.
Henry Ham, 33oz. 15dwt.
H. M. Ham, 110oz. 10dwt.
Totals for between April 1852 and October 1853:
Samuel, 123oz. 17dwt.
David, 303oz. 15dwt.
Henry, 301oz. 8dwt.
Richard, 96oz. 10dwt.
Henry Mountjoy, 248oz.
William, 391oz. 4dwt.
They were paid nearly £4 per ounce for the gold, so they would seem to have made some good money which enabled them all to purchase land andbuildhouses over the next few years. They were on the goldfields in the very early days when it was much easier to find gold than in the later yearsofthe gold rushes.
1856 Electoral Roll of Victoria:
Ham, Richard, South Geelong, freehold Noble St., Ashby Division.
Roll of Victorian Voters at the Federal Referendum 1899:
Ham, Richard, Pannoomilloo, farmer.
"Early Pioneers of Rochester Area":
HAM BROS., Richard, Henry and William , selected separate blocks at Diggora in 1872. Ex-councillor W.S.C. Ham, M.B.E., R.P. Ham and Mrs Bodger,whostill live in the district, are children of the original settlers.
"Then ... the Water Wheel Turned" by Fae Stevens & Elizabeth O'Brien, 1967:
Told by Mrs Bodger, of Rochester, who was born at Pannoo-Milloo in 1886.
Her father Richard Ham and his wife and four children faced the long trek by covered waggon from Dowling Forest near Ballarat in 1874, comingthroughthe Whipstick, then almost a trackless forest. Clearing timber to start cultivation was the first task, and mother and a five months oldbaby in thepram helped each day in gathering up the lighter scrub and firing the heaps. This baby was the late Percy Ham.
The Ham families were very musical and helped form a choir.
The Ham family owned the only buggy in the district for some time and often loaned it for local weddings. A fine vineyard was planted in an acreofsandy soil and yielded grapes of fine flavour and quality. The original property still remains in the Ham family, and Mrs Bodger considers itsomeof the best wheat growing land in the district.
Ed and Cliff Ham, sons of Henry, also farmed in Pannoo-Milloo and only recently the property was sold. Cliff Ham was a councillor for 36 years andin1952 was awarded the M.B.E.
The Pannoo-Milloo post office was opened in the Ham residence in 1877 and until it closed in 1923, this office was in the hands of only twofamilies,Hams and Hanleys. Mrs Park (mother of Roy and David) herself a member of the Ham family, was in charge for many years.
"Pioneers of the Echuca and Moama Districts, pre 1925":
The prospect in the 1870's for Richard Ham and his family of new land becoming available from the Crown, north of the Murray, was exciting. Withfivesons and three daughters, spreading out from their property "Windermere" in the Diggora district seemed the natural thing to do.
For Richard, securing the property "Altcar" north-west of Moama, was the culmination of a long journey which he had started in north Cornwall asaboy. Together with his father, Richard snr., and five older brothers (two other brothers had arrived in Australia earlier) Richard disembarkedin1852 at Port Phillip from the ship 'Bombay'. It had been a tragic journey, with his mother and young sister dying in an accident on board astheship neared the Victorian coastline.
After a period of farming with his father and brothers at Dowling Forest (where Richard snr. is buried) near Ballarat, and working on theEurekagoldfields, Richard and wife Margaret (who had been a teacher on the diggings) moved north. Other Ham families moved north also, to Lascelles(nearSwan Hill and later to Queensland) and Lockington, where Richard's brother William settled. By all accounts it was an arduous journey toDiggorawith a son Richard Percy being born in the wagon on the way.
So it was that three of Richard's sons and a married daughter, Margaret (Mrs Robert Docherty) moved to the Moama - Tatiala district. George andhiswife Flora lived at "Altcar" on the corner of Thyra and Hams Roads; Edwin and his wife Jenny (Reid) took up another Crown land grant at"Glenburnie"in the Tataila parish, with Frank and his wife Gertrude (Cable) on the property "Ilsley Park", nearby on the banks of the Murray River.
Richard Percy stayed in the Diggora district, eventually retiring into Rochester. Norman farmed at Bamawm and at Griffith, NSW. The othertwodaughters married in the Elmore-Rochester area. Alice became Mrs Roger Shotton and Mabel became Mrs Bill Bodger.
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Note
Richard was on the goldfields with his brothers William and Henry Mountjoy, and his uncle Henry, and his cousins Samuel and David. The gold returnswere listed in the Geelong Advertiser - "the escort brought the following quantities of gold from Ballarat to Geelong"
April 14, 1852:
David Ham, 62oz. 14dwt.
William Ham, 58oz. 10dwt.
April 21, 1852:
Henry Ham, 109oz. 10dwt.
May 3, 1852:
David Ham, 41oz. 13dwt.
October 6, 1852:
William Ham, 71oz. 14dwt
October 23, 1852:
William Ham, 52oz. 4dwt.
David Ham, 47oz. 9dwt.
David Ham, 32oz. 9dwt.
Samuel Ham, 57oz. 11dwt.
Samuel Ham, 66oz. 6dwt.
November 2, 1852:
David Ham, 119oz. 10dwt.
Henry Ham, 107oz. 18dwt.
William Ham, 88oz. 4dwt.
William Ham, 47oz. 2dwt.
October 6, 1853:
Henry Ham, 50oz. 5dwt.
H. M. Ham, 137oz. 10dwt.
Richard Ham, 96oz. 10dwt.
October 13, 1853:
William Ham, 73oz. 10dwt.
Henry Ham, 33oz. 15dwt.
H. M. Ham, 110oz. 10dwt.
Totals for between April 1852 and October 1853:
Samuel, 123oz. 17dwt.
David, 303oz. 15dwt.
Henry, 301oz. 8dwt.
Richard, 96oz. 10dwt.
Henry Mountjoy, 248oz.
William, 391oz. 4dwt.
They were paid nearly £4 per ounce for the gold, so they would seem to have made some good money which enabled them all to purchase land and buildhouses over the next few years. They were on the goldfields in the very early days when it was much easier to find gold than in the later years ofthe gold rushes.
1856 Electoral Roll of Victoria:
Ham, Richard, South Geelong, freehold Noble St., Ashby Division.
Roll of Victorian Voters at the Federal Referendum 1899:
Ham, Richard, Pannoomilloo, farmer.
"Early Pioneers of Rochester Area":
HAM BROS., Richard, Henry and William , selected separate blocks at Diggora in 1872. Ex-councillor W.S.C. Ham, M.B.E., R.P. Ham and Mrs Bodger, whostill live in the district, are children of the original settlers.
"Then ... the Water Wheel Turned" by Fae Stevens & Elizabeth O'Brien, 1967:
Told by Mrs Bodger, of Rochester, who was born at Pannoo-Milloo in 1886.
Her father Richard Ham and his wife and four children faced the long trek by covered waggon from Dowling Forest near Ballarat in 1874, comingthrough the Whipstick, then almost a trackless forest. Clearing timber to start cultivation was the first task, and mother and a five months oldbaby in the pram helped each day in gathering up the lighter scrub and firing the heaps. This baby was the late Percy Ham.
The Ham families were very musical and helped form a choir.
The Ham family owned the only buggy in the district for some time and often loaned it for local weddings. A fine vineyard was planted in an acre ofsandy soil and yielded grapes of fine flavour and quality. The original property still remains in the Ham family, and Mrs Bodger considers it someof the best wheat growing land in the district.
Ed and Cliff Ham, sons of Henry, also farmed in Pannoo-Milloo and only recently the property was sold. Cliff Ham was a councillor for 36 years andin 1952 was awarded the M.B.E.
The Pannoo-Milloo post office was opened in the Ham residence in 1877 and until it closed in 1923, this office was in the hands of only twofamilies, Hams and Hanleys. Mrs Park (mother of Roy and David) herself a member of the Ham family, was in charge for many years.
"Pioneers of the Echuca and Moama Districts, pre 1925":
The prospect in the 1870's for Richard Ham and his family of new land becoming available from the Crown, north of the Murray, was exciting. Withfive sons and three daughters, spreading out from their property "Windermere" in the Diggora district seemed the natural thing to do.
For Richard, securing the property "Altcar" north-west of Moama, was the culmination of a long journey which he had started in north Cornwall as aboy. Together with his father, Richard snr., and five older brothers (two other brothers had arrived in Australia earlier) Richard disembarked in1852 at Port Phillip from the ship 'Bombay'. It had been a tragic journey, with his mother and young sister dying in an accident on board as theship neared the Victorian coastline.
After a period of farming with his father and brothers at Dowling Forest (where Richard snr. is buried) near Ballarat, and working on the Eurekagoldfields, Richard and wife Margaret (who had been a teacher on the diggings) moved north. Other Ham families moved north also, to Lascelles (nearSwan Hill and later to Queensland) and Lockington, where Richard's brother William settled. By all accounts it was an arduous journey to Diggorawith a son Richard Percy being born in the wagon on the way.
So it was that three of Richard's sons and a married daughter, Margaret (Mrs Robert Docherty) moved to the Moama - Tatiala district. George and hiswife Flora lived at "Altcar" on the corner of Thyra and Hams Roads; Edwin and his wife Jenny (Reid) took up another Crown land grant at "Glenburnie"in the Tataila parish, with Frank and his wife Gertrude (Cable) on the property "Ilsley Park", nearby on the banks of the Murray River.
Richard Percy stayed in the Diggora district, eventually retiring into Rochester. Norman farmed at Bamawm and at Griffith, NSW. The other twodaughters married in the Elmore-Rochester area. Alice became Mrs Roger Shotton and Mabel became Mrs Bill Bodger.
[the article has more information about their lives]
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AIGS/FHC Member's - Family Trees
Abt 1836 - 1926 (~ 90 years)