Richard Ham

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 4 May 1800, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Lymsworthy, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 5 Jan 1851, Lymsworthy, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Immigration: 14 Dec 1852, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Residence: 1856, South Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Notes:

Richard and his 2 sons, William Ham and Henry Mountjoy Ham, and his brother Henry, joined his cousins, Samuel and David (brothers).
RETURNS OF GOLD from the ESCORT OF GOLD FROM BALLARAT TO GEELONG
Taken from the Geelong Advertiser.
To our home readers the following particulars of weekly Escort Returns will convey some idea of the quantities which are accumulated by lucky diggers, premising that much which appears must not be confounded with individual gains, being gold purchased by storekeepers and agents on the ground from the diggers, or received in exchange for articles of food and clothing, but the main bulk are the gains of diggers. (GA, 11 October 1853).
A pennyweight (dwt) is now defined as a unit of mass equal to 24 grains, 1?20 of a troy ounce and exactly 1.55517384 grams.
April 14, 1852:
David Ham, 62oz. 14dwt.
William Ham, 58oz. 10dwt.
April 21, 1852:
Henry [Mountjoy] Ham, 109oz. 10dwt.
May 3, 1852:
David Ham, 41oz. 13dwt.
27 September, 1852:
Samuel Ham, 20oz. 5dwt.
October 6, 1852:
William Ham, 71oz. 14dwt
October 23, 1852:
David Ham, 47oz. 9dwt.
David Ham, 32oz. 9dwt.
Henry [Mountjoy] Ham, 100ox.
Samuel Ham, 57oz. 11dwt.
Samuel Ham, 66oz. 6dwt.
William Ham, 100oz.
William Ham, 52oz. 4dwt.
November 2, 1852:
David Ham, 119oz. 10dwt.
Henry [Mountjoy] Ham, 107oz. 18dwt.
William Ham, 88oz. 4dwt.
William Ham, 47oz. 2dwt.
October 6, 1853:
Henry Ham, 50oz. 5dwt.
Henry Mountjoy Ham, 137oz. 10dwt.
Richard Ham, 96oz. 10dwt.
October 11, 1853:
Henry Ham, 44oz. 15dwt
William Ham 92oz.
October 13, 1853:
William Ham, 73oz. 10dwt.
Henry Ham, 33oz. 15dwt.
Henry Mountjoy Ham, 110oz. 10dwt.
Totals (ounces only) for between April 1852 and October 1853:
David, 301oz.
Henry, 343oz.
Henry Mountjoy, 247oz.
Richard, 96oz.
Samuel, 143oz.
William, 581oz. 4dwt.

Richard married Grace Mountjoy on 25 May 1826 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England. Grace (daughter of Henry Mountjoy and Grace Radd) was born about 1804 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England; died on 25 Nov 1852 in At sea on board 'Bombay'; was buried after 25 Nov 1852 in At sea. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Elizabeth Young on 19 Jul 1867 in Miners Rest, Victoria, Australia. Elizabeth was born about 1827 in Dumbarton, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 19 Nov 1826, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Lymsworthy, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 5 Jan 1851, Lymsworthy, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Immigration: 14 Dec 1852, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Notes:

Grace married John Trumble Ward in Geelong in 1854. There is no record of her death in the official records but there is a Grace Ham, age 26,buriedin the Methodist section of the Eastern Cemetery in July 1855.
John Ward went on to have 7 children with a Jane Kirkpatrick between 1858 and 1873, although they did not marry until 1867. Perhaps theywereestranged so Grace was buried under maiden name.
Richard Ham (her father] died in 1879 and she is listed as deceased on his death certificate.

Grace married John Trumble Ward on 11 Jul 1854 in Christ Church, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 28 Sep 1828, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Lymsworthy, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Immigration: 15 Jul 1851, Point Henry, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
• Residence: 1853, Foster St, South Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
• Residence: 1854, Foster St, South Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
• Residence: 1856, Foster St, South Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
• Residence: 1859, Foster St, South Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Notes:

William was on the goldfields with his father Richard and brother Henry Mountjoy Ham, and his uncle Henry, and brothers Samuel and David Ham, his first cousins once removed. The gold returns were listed in the Geelong Advertiser - "the escort brought the following quantities of gold from Ballarat to Geelong"
RETURNS OF GOLD from the ESCORT OF GOLD FROM BALLARAT TO GEELONG
Taken from the Geelong Advertiser.
To our home readers the following particulars of weekly Escort Returns will convey some idea of the quantities which are accumulated by lucky diggers, premising that much which appears must not be confounded with individual gains, being gold purchased by storekeepers and agents on the ground from the diggers, or received in exchange for articles of food and clothing, but the main bulk are the gains of diggers. (GA, 11 October 1853).
A pennyweight (dwt) is now defined as a unit of mass equal to 24 grains, 1?20 of a troy ounce and exactly 1.55517384 grams.
April 14, 1852:
David Ham, 62oz. 14dwt.
William Ham, 58oz. 10dwt.
April 21, 1852:
Henry [Mountjoy] Ham, 109oz. 10dwt.
May 3, 1852:
David Ham, 41oz. 13dwt.
27 September, 1852:
Samuel Ham, 20oz. 5dwt.
October 6, 1852:
William Ham, 71oz. 14dwt
October 23, 1852:
David Ham, 47oz. 9dwt.
David Ham, 32oz. 9dwt.
Henry [Mountjoy] Ham, 100ox.
Samuel Ham, 57oz. 11dwt.
Samuel Ham, 66oz. 6dwt.
William Ham, 100oz.
William Ham, 52oz. 4dwt.
November 2, 1852:
David Ham, 119oz. 10dwt.
Henry [Mountjoy] Ham, 107oz. 18dwt.
William Ham, 88oz. 4dwt.
William Ham, 47oz. 2dwt.
October 6, 1853:
Henry Ham, 50oz. 5dwt.
Henry Mountjoy Ham, 137oz. 10dwt.
Richard Ham, 96oz. 10dwt.
October 11, 1853:
Henry Ham, 44oz. 15dwt
William Ham 92oz.
October 13, 1853:
William Ham, 73oz. 10dwt.
Henry Ham, 33oz. 15dwt.
Henry Mountjoy Ham, 110oz. 10dwt.
Totals (ounces only) for between April 1852 and October 1853:
David, 301oz.
Henry, 343oz.
Henry Mountjoy, 247oz.
Richard, 96oz.
Samuel, 143oz.
William, 581oz. 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 build houses 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 of the gold rushes.

William married Emma Cox on 14 Jul 1852 in Christ Church, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Emma (daughter of John Cox and Hannah Townsend) was born about 1830; died on 1 May 1914 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 2 May 1914 in Coburg Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 21 Jul 1830, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, East Herdicott, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Immigration: 15 Jul 1851, Point Henry, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Notes:

Henry proceeded at once to Geelong where he worked at his trade, that of carpenter and wheelwright.

Henry Mountjoy Ham was on the goldfields with his father Richard and brother William, and his uncle Henry, and brothers Samuel and David Ham, his first cousins once removed. The gold returns were listed in the Geelong Advertiser - "the escort brought the following quantities of gold from Ballarat to Geelong"
William was on the goldfields with his father Richard and brother Henry Mountjoy, and his uncle Henry, and his cousins Samuel and David. The gold returns were listed in the Geelong Advertiser - "the escort brought the following quantities of gold from Ballarat to Geelong"
RETURNS OF GOLD from the ESCORT OF GOLD FROM BALLARAT TO GEELONG
Taken from the Geelong Advertiser.
To our home readers the following particulars of weekly Escort Returns will convey some idea of the quantities which are accumulated by lucky diggers, premising that much which appears must not be confounded with individual gains, being gold purchased by storekeepers and agents on the ground from the diggers, or received in exchange for articles of food and clothing, but the main bulk are the gains of diggers. (GA, 11 October 1853).
A pennyweight (dwt) is now defined as a unit of mass equal to 24 grains, 1?20 of a troy ounce and exactly 1.55517384 grams.
April 14, 1852:
David Ham, 62oz. 14dwt.
William Ham, 58oz. 10dwt.
April 21, 1852:
Henry [Mountjoy] Ham, 109oz. 10dwt.
May 3, 1852:
David Ham, 41oz. 13dwt.
27 September, 1852:
Samuel Ham, 20oz. 5dwt.
October 6, 1852:
William Ham, 71oz. 14dwt
October 23, 1852:
David Ham, 47oz. 9dwt.
David Ham, 32oz. 9dwt.
Henry [Mountjoy] Ham, 100ox.
Samuel Ham, 57oz. 11dwt.
Samuel Ham, 66oz. 6dwt.
William Ham, 100oz.
William Ham, 52oz. 4dwt.
November 2, 1852:
David Ham, 119oz. 10dwt.
Henry [Mountjoy] Ham, 107oz. 18dwt.
William Ham, 88oz. 4dwt.
William Ham, 47oz. 2dwt.
October 6, 1853:
Henry Ham, 50oz. 5dwt.
Henry Mountjoy Ham, 137oz. 10dwt.
Richard Ham, 96oz. 10dwt.
October 11, 1853:
Henry Ham, 44oz. 15dwt
William Ham 92oz.
October 13, 1853:
William Ham, 73oz. 10dwt.
Henry Ham, 33oz. 15dwt.
Henry Mountjoy Ham, 110oz. 10dwt.
Totals (ounces only) for between April 1852 and October 1853:
David, 301oz.
Henry, 343oz.
Henry Mountjoy, 247oz.
Richard, 96oz.
Samuel, 143oz.
William, 581oz. 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 build houses 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 of the gold rushes., Occupation
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 build houses 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 of the gold rushes.

In 1853 Henry lived in Foster St, Geelong.
Burgess Roll , Barwon Ward in Town of Geelong, 1853/54:
Ham, Henry Mountjoy, house, Forster St. [Foster St.]

Rate Book, 1854
Foster Street south:
Weatherboard, 2 rooms, assessed annual value £50. This property was 2 doors from Samuel Ham's house.

Rate Books, 1854-55 to 1858-59:
Lonsdale St north, brick, 2 rooms, £14. This property was next to one owned by Henry's brother Joseph.

Ratepayers Roll, Newtown and Chilwell, 1860-1861:
Ham, Henry, Noble St.

Henry had a produce store on the corner of Yarra and Kilgour streets in South Geelong. It was a weatherboard store and he sold hay and chaff.
Rate Books, 1858-59 to 1876:
Yarra St east, weatherboard shop, chaff store [descriptions vary from year to year.]

Geelong Street Directory, 1861:
Henry M. Ham, corn dealer, Kilgour Street.

Four of Henry and Charlotte's children were baptised in the Geelong Wesleyan Circuit between 1861 and 1874. Each time their abode was South Geelong and Henry's occupation was storekeeper.

Henry was on the Building Committee (as Treasurer) of the Geelong South Methodist Church, Fyans St., which opened in 1868, along with SamuelHam,William Ham, Charles Bedggood and his son Charles Bedggood.

Henry was listed as a Sunday School Superintendent of the South Geelong Methodist Church from 1865 to 1895.

On May 25, 1868 in commemoration of the anniversary of the birthday of Queen Victoria, a ceremony of planting took place in Moorabool St of an avenue of trees. Persons planting trees paid 15 shillings for each tree, which was named after that person, or after anyone they named. Many did so in the name of a wife or child or a friend. Henry had a tree planted in his name between Balliang St and Fyans St, on the east side.

Henry also had a produce business in South Geelong. He is listed in the Rate Books for this property from 1872 to 1876. Henry owned this business as well as the other store on the corner of Yarra and Kilgour streets until he moved to Diggorah. His business in Moorabool St was bought by Thomas Sceney.
On the 18th July 1884, a fire occurred in Moorabool Street, South Geelong. One fo the premises badly damaged was a produce store run byThomas Sceney. This store was a wooden structure with a shingle roof, owned by "Mr. Hy. Ham, of Rochester." Sceney was not insured, but Henry had the building insured for £70 and the machinery and fixtures for £130. Firemen prevented the flames spreading to "Mr. Fagg's store and timber yard."This would place the buildings on the west side of Moorabool St, between Fyans St and the Barwon River.

Henry is listed as the Postmaster at Pannoomilloo between 1884 and until after 1901.

In 1896, Henry purchased the property between Samuel Ham's house and Thomas Sceney's dairy. He rented out the house which was brick with five rooms.

Roll of Victorian Voters at the Federal Referendum 1899:
Ham, Henry M., Diggora, farmer.

Henry was a councillor in 1901 with the Shire of Echuca (signature in the book presented to Duke of Cornwall in 1901).

"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, who still live in the district, are children of the original settlers.

"Then ... the Water Wheel Turned" by Fae Stevens & Elizabeth O'Brien:
The children of Ian Ham, now living in Lockington, are the fifth generation of this family to live in the district, their great-great grandfather Henery [sic] Ham coming with his two brothers Richard and William about the year 1874. [sic]
Going back still another generation, the following letter was written by the mother-in-law of Henery Ham, Mrs Elizabeth Walter, to her sister in England.
1854, May 15th
Hill Park, Barnabool [sic] Hills, Australia Felix.
Dear and loving sister,
(the following are extracts from the letter)
Charlotte is married to Mr Richard Ham's son Henery, a very nice young man, and hath been very successful on the gold diggings. A thousand pound's worth fell to his share. John is married to his uncle Roger's daughter Fanny Ann and the rest of the children are living with us and enjoying good health.
(the letter goes on to list prices of goods and how good life is in Australia)

"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, coming through the Whipstick, then almost a trackless forest. Clearing timber to start cultivation was the first task, and mother and a five months old baby 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 acre of sandy soil and yielded grapes of fine flavour and quality. The original property still remains in the Ham family, and Mrs Bodger considers it some o fthe 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 two families, Hams and Hanleys. Mrs Park (mother of Roy and David) herself a member of the Ham family, was in charge for many years.

Rochester Express, December 1st 1906:
Death of Cr. Ham
It is with deep regret that we record the death of Cr. Henry Mountjoy Ham, which sad event took place at an early hour on Thursday morning after an illness of some months' duration. The deceased gentleman first complained of being unwell in May last, and subsequently underwent several operations. Although not in the best of health, he attended the October meeting of the Echuca Shire Council, but later on had again to take to his bed, and despite the unremitting attention and skill of Dr Littlewood, he passed peacefully away as stated.
He leaves a grown-up family of four sons and one daughter to mourn his loss. Mrs Ham predeceased her husband some eleven years ago.
The late Cr Ham was born at Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, in July 1830, and was therefore 76 years of age at the time of his death. He left home with his brother William, who is now residing in Melbourne, when he was 21 years of age, arriving in Melbourne in 1851, and proceeding at once to Geelong, where he worked awhile at his trade, that of a carpenter and wheelwright.
Later on he went to the Ballarat diggings, where he was fairly successful, and within two years of his landing, together with his brother, sent home for his parents and other members of the family, who were particularly unfortunate on the journey, his mother and sister both dying on the voyage.
Shortly afterward Mr Ham married Charlotte, sister of Mr John Walter, of Pannoomilloo, and settled in Geelong, where he established a grocery business in Kilgour Street, and a hay and corn store at Barwon Bridge, South Geelong.
He remained there until 1872, when he selected land at Pannoomilloo, where the family followed in the following year and have resided ever since.
Mr Ham had always taken a keen interest in all matters in connection with the Methodist denomination, and was one of the founders of the church at South Geelong.
On removing to this district he was again one of the first movers in the establishing of a Methodist Church at Pannoomilloo, and had acted as treasurer and trustee from the time of its inception. He was a circuit steward for many years, but resigned that office about 12 months ago. He has also represented the Rochester and Elmore circuit at the annual conference for some years.
On the death of ex-Cr Rankin, six years ago, Mr Ham was nominated for the vacancy in the Echuca Shire Council, and was returned unopposed. Two years later he contested the seat and was again successful, and at the close of his term in August late was again returned unopposed. He was president of the shire for the year 1902-3.
He also filled other important public positions, notably in connection with the Rochester Agricultural and Pastoral Association, in which he had always taken an active interest, and was also president for the year 1904, which will be remembered as the year of the Governor's visit. He was one of the original shareholders of the Yeomanry Co., and soon after its formation was elected a director, which position he retained up to the time the company dissolved.
The funeral took place yesterday afternoon, when the respect in which the deceased was held was shown by the extreme length of the cortege, over eighty vehicles following the remains to the Rochester cemetery. The massive oak coffin was covered with wreaths and flowers, among the former being two handsome wreaths - one forwarded by the Echuca Shire Council, and the other by the officers of the Income Tax Office, where Mr J. Ham (one of the deceased's sons) is employed.
The coffin-bearers were Crs Graham (president), McIntyre, Martin, Tehan and Doherty (Echuca Shire), and Cr Walter (Huntly Shire).
The Rev. H. Moore, assisted by the Rev. T. Neilson, conducted the service at the grave, sympathetic reference being made to the deceased's upright character and probity.
Government Gazette, 28 May 1867:
Ross' Creek and Geelong Sluicing and Gold Mining Co.
Ham, Samuel, 8 shares
Ham, William, 7 shares
Ham, Charlotte, 3 shares
Ham, Mercy Grace, 2 shares
Ham, William Lyle, 4 shares
Ham, Henry Mountjoy, 4 shares
Shares were valued at 3 pounds each. The mine operation was at Ross' Creek, near Ballarat.
Government Gazette, 10 April 1866:
Bradworthy Sluicing and Gold Mining Co.
I, the undersigned William Ham, hereby make application to register the Bradworthy Sluicing and Gold Mining Co.
The place of operations is at Ross' Creek.
The nominal capital of this company is 750 pounds, in 250 shares at 3 pounds each.
The office of the company is at Cobbler's.
The name of the manager is William Ham.
The names and residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, is as follows:-
Henry M. Ham, Geelong, 4
Charlotte Ham, Geelong, 3
Mercy Grace Ham, Geelong, 2
Samuel Ham, Geelong, 10
William Ham, Cobbler's, 15
Susan Keirl, Cobbler's, 2
George Keirl, Cobbler's, 2
Sydney Keirl, Cobbler's, 2

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Henry preceeded at once to Geelong where he worked at his trade, that of carpenter and wheelwright.

Henry was on the goldfields with his brothers Richard and William, and his uncle Henry, and cousins Samuel and David. The gold returns were listedin 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.

In 1853 Henry lived in Foster St, Geelong.
Burgess Roll , Barwon Ward in Town of Geelong, 1853/54:
Ham, Henry Mountjoy, house, Forster St. [Foster St.]

Rate Book, 1854
Foster Street south:
Weatherboard, 2 rooms, assessed annual value £50. This property was 2 doors from Samuel Ham's house.

Rate Books, 1854-55 to 1858-59:
Lonsdale St north, brick, 2 rooms, £14. This property was next to one owned by Henry's brother Joseph.

Ratepayers Roll, Newtown and Chilwell, 1860-1861:
Ham, Henry, Noble St.

Henry had a produce store on the corner of Yarra and Kilgour streets in South Geelong. It was a weatherboard store and he sold hay and chaff.
Rate Books, 1858-59 to 1876:
Yarra St east, weatherboard shop, chaff store [descriptions vary from year to year.]

Geelong Street Directory, 1861:
Henry M. Ham, corn dealer, Kilgour Street.

Four of Henry and Charlotte's children were baptised in the Geelong Wesleyan Circuit between 1861 and 1874. Each time their abode was South Geelongand Henry's occupation was storekeeper.

Henry was on the Building Committee (as Treasurer) of the Geelong South Methodist Church, Fyans St., which opened in 1868, along with Samuel Ham,William Ham, Charles Bedggood and his son Charles Bedggood.

Henry was listed as a Sunday School Superintendent of the South Geelong Methodist Church from 1865 to 1895.

On May 25, 1868 in commemoration of the anniversary of the birthday of Queen Victoria, a ceremony of planting took place in Moorabool St of anavenue of trees. Persons planting trees paid 15 shillings for each tree, which was named after that person, or after anyone they named. Many did soin the name of a wife or child or a friend. Henry had a tree planted in his name between Balliang St and Fyans St, on the east side.

Henry also had a produce business in South Geelong. He is listed in the Rate Books for this property from 1872 to 1876. Henry owned this business aswell as the other store on the corner of Yarra and Kilgour streets until he moved to Diggorah. His business in Moorabool St was bought by ThomasSceney.
On the 18th July 1884, a fire occurred in Moorabool Street, South Geelong. One fo the premises badly damaged was a produce store run by ThomasSceney. This store was a wooden structure with a shingle roof, owned by "Mr. Hy. Ham, of Rochester." Sceney was not insured, but Henry had thebuilding insured for £70 and the machinery and fixtures for £130. Firemen prevented the flames spreading to "Mr. Fagg's store and timber yard." Thiswould place the buildings on the west side of Moorabool St, between Fyans St and the Barwon River.

Henry is listed as the Postmaster at Pannoomilloo between 1884 and until after 1901.

In 1896, Henry purchased the property between Samuel Ham's house and Thomas Sceney's dairy. He rented out the house which was brick with five rooms.

Roll of Victorian Voters at the Federal Referendum 1899:
Ham, Henry M., Diggora, farmer.

Henry was a councillor in 1901 with the Shire of Echuca (signature in the book presented to Duke of Cornwall in 1901).

"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:
The children of Ian Ham, now living in Lockington, are the fifth generation of this family to live in the district, their great-great grandfatherHenery [sic] Ham coming with his two brothers Richard and William about the year 1874. [sic]
Going back still another generation, the following letter was written by the mother-in-law of Henery Ham, Mrs Elizabeth Walter, to her sister inEngland.
1854, May 15th
Hill Park, Barnabool [sic] Hills, Australia Felix.
Dear and loving sister,
(the following are extracts from the letter)
Charlotte is married to Mr Richard Ham's son Henery, a very nice young man, and hath been very successful on the gold diggings. A thousand pound'sworth fell to his share. John is married to his uncle Roger's daughter Fanny Ann and the rest of the children are living with us and enjoying goodhealth.
(the letter goes on to list prices of goods and how good life is in Australia)

"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.

Rochester Express, December 1st 1906:
Death of Cr. Ham
It is with deep regret that we record the death of Cr. Henry Mountjoy Ham, which sad event took place at an early hour on Thursday morning after anillness of some months' duration. The deceased gentleman first complained of being unwell in May last, and subsequently underwent severaloperations. Although not in the best of health, he attended the October meeting of the Echuca Shire Council, but later on had again to take to hisbed, and despite the unremitting attention and skill of Dr Littlewood, he passed peacefully away as stated.
He leaves a grown-up family of four sons and one daughter to mourn his loss. Mrs Ham predeased her husband some eleven years ago.
The late Cr Ham was born at Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England, in July 1830, and was therefore 76 years of age at the time of his death. He left homewith his brother William, who is now residing in Melbourne, when he was 21 years of age, arriving in Melbourne in 1851, and proceeding at once toGeelong, where he worked awhile at his trade, that of a carpenter and wheelwright.
Later on he went to the Ballarat diggings, where he was fairly successful, and within two years of his landing, together with his brother, sent homefor his parents and other members of the family, who were particularly unfortunate on the journey, his mother and sister both dying on the voyage.
Shortly afterward Mr Ham married Charlotte, sister of Mr John Walter, of Pannoomilloo, and settled in Geelong, where he established a grocerybusiness in Kilgour Street, and a hay and corn store at Barwon Bridge, South Geelong.
He remained there until 1872, when he selected land at Pannoomilloo, where the family followed in the following year and have resided ever since.
Mr Ham had always taken a keen interest in all matters in connection with the Methodist denomination, and was one of the founders of the church atSouth Geelong.
On removing to this district he was again one of the first movers in the establishing of a Methodist Church at Pannoomilloo, and had acted astreasurer and trustee from the time of its inception. He was a circuit steward for many years, but resigned that office about 12 months ago. He hasalso represented the Rochester and Elmore circuit at the annual conference for some years.
On the death of ex-Cr Rankin, six years ago, Mr Ham was nominated for the vacancy in the Echuca Shire Council, and was returned unopposed. Two yearslater he contested the seat and was again successful, and at the close of his term in August late was again returned unopposed. He was president ofthe shire for the year 1902-3.
He also filled other important public positions, notably in connection with the Rochester Agricultural and Pastoral Association, in which he hadalways taken an active interest, and was also president for the year 1904, which will be remembered as the year of the Governor's visit. He was oneof the original shareholders of the Yeomanry Co., and soon after its formation was elected a director, which position he retained up to the time thecompany dissolved.
The funeral took place yesterday afternoon, when the respect in which the deceased was held was shown by the extreme length of the cortege, overeighty vehicles following the remains to the Rochester cemetery. The massive oak coffin was covered with wreaths and flowers, among the former beingtwo handsome wreaths - one forwarded by the Echuca Shire Council, and the other by the officers of the Income Tax Office, where Mr J. Ham (one ofthe deceased's sons) is employed.
The coffin-bearers were Crs Graham (president0, McIntyre, Martin, Tehan and Doherty (Echuca Shire), and Cr Walter (Huntly Shire).
The Rev. H. Moore, assisted by the Rev. T. Neilson, conducted the service at the grave, sympathetic reference being made to the deceased's uprightcharacter and probity.
Government Gazette, 28 May 1867:
Ross' Creek and Geelong Sluicing and Gold Mining Co.
Ham, Samuel, 8 shares
Ham, William, 7 shares
Ham, Charlotte, 3 shares
Ham, Mercy Grace, 2 shares
Ham, William Lyle, 4 shares
Ham, Henry Mountjoy, 4 shares
Shares were valued at 3 pounds each. The mine operation was at Ross' Creek, near Ballarat
Government Gazette, 10 April 1866:
Bradworthy Sluicing and Gold Mining Co.
I, the undersigned William Ham, hereby make application to register the Bradworthy Sluicing and Gold Mining Co.
The place of operations is at Ross' Creek.
The nominal capital of this company is 750 pounds, in 250 shares at 3 pounds each.
The office of the company is at Cobbler's.
The name of the manager is William Ham.
The names and residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, is as follows:-
Henry M. Ham, Geelong, 4
Charlotte Ham, Geelong, 3
Mercy Grace Ham, Geelong, 2
Samuel Ham, Geelong, 10
William Ham, Cobbler's, 15
Susan Keirl, Cobbler's, 2
George Keirl, Cobbler's, 2
Sydney Keirl, Cobbler's, 2

Henry married Charlotte Walter on 17 Feb 1853 in Christ Church, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Charlotte (daughter of John Walter and Elizabeth Wickett) was born about 1832 in Bradworthy, Devon, England; died on 10 Feb 1895 in 'Glen Devon', Pannoomilloo, Victoria, Australia; was buried in Feb 1895 in Rochester, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 10 Feb 1833, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Treyeo, Launcells, Cornwall, England
• Census: 5 Jan 1851, Lymsworthy, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Immigration: 14 Dec 1852, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Notes:

Joseph married Emma in 1856 in South Geelong, where she was resident and employed as a milliner. He was living in Ballarat at the time of his marriage and working as a tailor. They were both born in Kilkhampton so they may have known each other there.

Rate Book, 1857-58
Lonsdale St., Geelong South:
Brick, 2 rooms, assessed annual value £14. This property was next to one owned by Joseph's brother Henry Mountjoy Ham.

Their first child, Lawrence, was born in 1858 in Geelong and the second child, Emma, in Ballarat in 1859, the same year that Emma died in Ballarat and was buried there. The baby, Emma, died at only one day old.

Joseph married Emma Victoria Harward on 25 Nov 1856 in Bible Christian Chapel, Chilwell, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Emma (daughter of Lawrence Harward and Elizabeth Shepherd) was born about 1836 in Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England; died in 1859; was buried in 1859 in Ballarat Old Cemetery, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joseph married Dorothy Brownscombe in 1865 in Gympie, Queensland, Australia. Dorothy died on 22 Oct 1919 in Queensland, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 10 Feb 1833, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Notes:

Mary was a twin of Joseph but she died when only a few weeks old - baptised on February 10 and buried on February 28.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 20 Jan 1835, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Lymsworthy, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 5 Jan 1851, Lymsworthy, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Immigration: 14 Dec 1852, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Notes:

Vision & Realisation, Vol. 2:
BULLAROOK:
The school first opened in 1859, under the leadership of J. Ham, officially recognised at head teacher from 1st January 1861. All knew it as'MrHam's school'. He was a Wesleyan.

In 1877, John was admitted to Ballarat Hospital. He was married, age 39, a farmer, born in Cornwall, living in Bungaree.

John married Mary Jemima Crump on 9 Sep 1869. Mary was born about 1845 in Essex, England; died in 1907 in Preston, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 11 Dec 1836, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Lymsworthy, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 5 Jan 1851, Lymsworthy, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Immigration: 14 Dec 1852, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Notes:

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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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.
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Richard married Margaret Cronk on 9 Sep 1863. Margaret was born about 1845; died on 15 Dec 1918 in Pannoomilloo, Victoria, Australia; was buried in Dec 1918 in Rochester, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 2 Aug 1838, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Lymsworthy, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 5 Jan 1851, Lymsworthy, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Immigration: 14 Dec 1852, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 7 Jun 1840, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Lymsworthy, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 5 Jan 1851, Lymsworthy, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Immigration: 14 Dec 1852, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mary married Edward Freeman in 1858 in Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 15 Sep 1844, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 5 Jan 1851, Lymsworthy, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Immigration: 14 Dec 1852, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 3 Jan 1848, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
• Census: 5 Jan 1851, Lymsworthy, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England

Notes:

Edward was admitted to the Ballarat Hospital in 1868. He was 15, a miner and lived in Eureka St.
Edward was admitted again to hospital, he was then a saddler and lived at Specimen Hill.

Edward married Julie Ann Locker in 1882. Julie died in 1883. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Mary Jane Tilburn in 1884. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maud married George Ephraim Heeps in 1880 in Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia. George was born in 1856 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Roll of Victorian Voters at the Federal Referendum 1899:
Ham, Henry J., Taradale, milkman

"Victoria & Tasmania Conference of Methodist Church, 1937:
Henry J. Ham, M.A.
Henry John Ham was born in Ballarat. When still a boy the family moved to Pannoomilloo, and it was there, while working on his father's farm,thatGod spoke to him, and he yielded his life to Christ. His desire was to preach the Gospel, but his education was defective, so he set himself,withcharacteristic courage and perserverance, to the pursuit of knowledge, and the success he ultimately attained ought to be an encouragement toothersplaced in similar circumstances.
By and by, he was put on the Plan as a local preacher, and found his sphere of work in the Elmore Home Mission Station. Later he became aHomeMissionary, and in 1889 he was accepted as a candidate for the ministry. After a year's training at Queen's College he was sent to Nathalia.
Returning to town, he spent two years in the Hawthorn Circuit, followed by three years in the adjoining Circuit of Richmond. After a numberofcountry appointments, he was sent in 1915 to the Bendigo Circuit, where he spent four years, the last two as Superintendent and Chairman oftheDistrict. While here his health failed.
In 1920 he was appointed editor of the "Spectator" and continued in this office for eight years.
During a part of this time he was also editor of the "Watchman".
He was then appointed Chaplain to Pentridge, and continued in this work to the end.
He fulfilled his duties with satisfaction to the authorities and with profit to the prisoners, whose affection he won. He was a man with aremarkablememory and gift of expression. His preaching was of good quality. In disposition he was kindly, in friendship stable, and in all thingssincere.

Henry married Edith Retchford in 1896 in Victoria, Australia. Edith was born in 1877 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia; died in 1953. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Catherine Jane Park in 1887 in Victoria, Australia. Catherine died in 1952. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Charles died at age 5 months from brain effusion in the Ballarat Hospital. There was an inquest into his death.

Family/Spouse: Mabel Cox. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sydney married Isabella Mills in 1900. Isabella died in 1942. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Hannah Francis in 1901. Hannah died in 1931 in Footscray, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"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.

Emma married Thomas Crooke Park in 1882 in Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Emily Louisa Walter in 1886 in Victoria, Australia. Emily (daughter of Fanny Ann Walter and John Walter) was born in 1861 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 26 Aug 1861, Wesleyan Circuit, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Walter married Annie Anderson in 1892. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 15 Sep 1868, Wesleyan Circuit, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 15 Sep 1868, Wesleyan Circuit, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Notes:

Roll of Victorian Voters at the Federal Referendum 1899:
Ham, Edmund L., Pannoomilloo, farmer.

"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.

Edmund married Elizabeth Raper in 1897 in Victoria, Australia. Elizabeth was born in Pannoomilloo, Victoria, Australia; died in 1949 in Rochester, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 22 Sep 1874, Wesleyan Circuit, Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Edgar married Isabella Oliver in 1908. Isabella died in 1958 in Rochester, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Early Pioneers of Rochester Area":
HAM BROS., Richard, Henry and William , selected separate blocks at Diggora in 1872. Ex-xouncillor W.S.C. Ham, M.B.E., R.P. Ham and Mrs Bodger,whostill live in the district, are children of the original settlers.

William [Cliff] was on the Rochester Shire Council from which he retired in 1951.

"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.

William married Jessie Susan Oliver in 1908. Jessie died in 1954 in Rochester, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Grace married Stephen Henry Mitchell Parnall in 1927. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edgar married Catherine Quinn in 1922 in Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"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.
[the article has more information about their lives]

Alice married Roger Shotton on 9 Apr 1896. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Roll of Victorian Voters at the Federal Referendum 1899:
Ham, Edwin H., Rochester, farmer.

"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.
[the article has more information about their lives]

Edwin married Jane McMaster Reid on 25 Mar 1896. Jane died on 28 May 1956 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Roll of Victorian Voters at the Federal Referendum 1899:
Ham, George W., Pannoomilloo, farmer.

"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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George married Flora East in 1901. Flora died in 1957 in Echuca, Victoria, Australia; was buried in 1957 in Echuca Cemetery, Echuca, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Roll of Victorian Voters at the Federal Referendum 1899:
Ham, Richard P., Diggora, farmer.

"Early Pioneers of Rochester Area":
HAM BROS., Richard, Henry and William , selected separate blocks at Diggora in 1872. Ex-xouncillor W.S.C. Ham, M.B.E., R.P. Ham and Mrs Bodger,whostill live in the district, are children of the original settlers.

"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.
[the article has more information about their lives]

"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.

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Note
Roll of Victorian Voters at the Federal Referendum 1899:
Ham, Richard P., Diggora, farmer.

"Early Pioneers of Rochester Area":
HAM BROS., Richard, Henry and William , selected separate blocks at Diggora in 1872. Ex-xouncillor W.S.C. Ham, M.B.E., R.P. Ham and Mrs Bodger, whostill live in the district, are children of the original settlers.

"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]

"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.

Richard married Alice Louise Grace Trezise in 1910. Alice died in 1942 in Camberwell, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"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.
[the article has more information about their lives]

Margaret married Robert Docherty in 1907. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"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.
[the article has more information about their lives]

Frank married Gertrude Mary Cable in 1912. Gertrude died in 1950; was buried in 1950 in Echuca Cemetery, Echuca, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"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.

"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.
[the article has more information about their lives]

"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.

Event Memos from GEDCOM Import...

Note
"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.

"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]

"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.

Jessie married George William Bodger in 1918. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"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.
[the article has more information about their lives]

Norman married Olive Mary Deed in 1916. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Albert married Doris Cynthia Kinna in 1918. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John was in the Army in World War 2. He enlisted at Caulfield on 27 June 1940. He lived at Hawthorn east at the the time of enlistment. He wasastaff sergeant in the 7 General Hospital when he was discharged (date unknown).

John married Ada Elizabeth Craig in 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Lila Irene Rogers in 1925 in Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Chrissley married Gilbert Graham Miller in 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gladys married Charles Spencer in 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Reginald married Emily Leigh in 1921 in Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lily married John Thomas Bromell Heard in 1924 in Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Walter married Margaret Elizabeth Parker in 1926 in Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hector was in the Army in World War 2. He enlisted in Yeronga, Queensland, on 19th October 1943. He lived at Moorooka, Queensland, at the the timeofenlistment. He was a private in the 3 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps when he was discharged on 21st October 1945.

Hector married Ann Irene Ross in 1924. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Walter was in the Army in World War 2. He enlisted in Trawool on 31 December 1942. He lived at Ceres at the the time of enlistment. He was alancecorporal in the 3 Transport Company when he was discharged on 11th December 1945.

Walter married Elsie Isobel Leigh in 1938. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Clifford was in the Army in World War 2. He enlisted in Western Australia on 16 April 1943. He lived at Lockington at the the time of enlistment.Hewas a bombardier in the Sydney Coast Artillery when he was discharged on 15 March 1946.

Clifford married Mabel Smith in 1935. Mabel died in 1987; was buried in 1987 in Echuca Cemetery, Echuca, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Clifford was in the Army in World War 2. He enlisted in Tamworth on 15th July 1942. He lived at Lockington at the the time of enlistment. He wasasapper in the 2/1 Dock Operations Company when he was discharged on 6th July 1944.

Isabella married George Goldie Harrison in 1935. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown Woodfield. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Charles was in the Army in World War 2. He enlisted in Rochester on 29 November 1942. He lived at Diggora at the the time of enlistment. He wasaprivate in the 15 Battalion, VDC, Bendigo when he was discharged on 14th September 1945.

Charles married Louisa Anne Earnshaw Judge in 1924 in Victoria, Australia. Louisa died on 9 Jul 1984. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Grace married William Stanley Anderson in 1920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Helen married Percy George Coulton Smith in 1925 in Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jessie married James Hugh Hands in 1929 in Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Edwin was in the Army in World War 2. He enlisted in Echuca on 29 January 1942. He lived at Bonnie Brae at the the time of enlistment. He wasaprivate in the 21 Battalion Volunteer Force when he was discharged on 17th September 1945.

Edwin married Frances Jean Cooper in 1936. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Robert was in the Army in World War 2. He enlisted in Echuca on 31 January 1942. He lived at Moama at the the time of enlistment. He was a privateinthe 21 Battalion Volunteer DefenceCorps when he was discharged on 17th September 1945.

Robert married Elsie Maude Bradford on 25 Jun 1938 in Echuca, Victoria, Australia. Elsie was born on 15 Apr 1912 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia; died on 9 Oct 1991 in Echuca, Victoria, Australia; was buried after 9 Oct 1991 in Echuca Cemetery, Echuca, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elsie married Hugh Nisbett in 1934. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hazel married Frederick Albert Beer in 1927 in Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alice married Arthur John Broad in 1935 in Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ivo was in the Army in World War 2. He enlisted in Moama on 31 January 1942. He lived at Moama at the the time of enlistment. He was a private inthe21 Battalion Volunteer Dedence Corps when he was discharged on 17th September 1945.

Ivo married Nancy Albina Cobb in 1935. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Walter married Gwendoline May Hams in 1934. Gwendoline died in 2002; was buried in 2002 in Echuca Cemetery, Echuca, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]