Researching early settlers of the Yarra Valley
Mont De Lancey houses a significant collection of Genealogy records and original documents to assist researchers of the demographic shifts occurring in and around the region since European settlement in the 1850's.
Genealogy Records
Pioneer Families 1866 to 1876:
Aitken - William & Margaret
Baker - James & Hannah
Briggs - Christopher & Maria
Britton - Jabez & Margaret
Burgi - Johann & Mary
Downham - Anthony & Jane
Gaudion - Nicholas & Mary
Henderson - William & Charlotte
Hunter - Edward & Jane
Hogg - Thomas & Mary
Howell - Isaac & Ann
Johnston - George & Eliza
Johnson - Joseph & Alice
Le Page - John & Elizabeth
Mitchell - William & Mary
Payne - Thomas & Maria
Quayle - Thomas & Margaret
Rouget - John & Susan
Sebire - Henry & Martha
Thompson - Jonas & Elizabeth
Early Settler Families 1876 - 1900
Bailey - William & Mary
Chapman - Francis & Emma
Cornell - Charles & Ellen
Gowling - Henry & Elizabeth
Haag - John & Emma
Holden - Charles & Caroline
Jacob - Elie & Elia
Lewis - John & Mary
Other known names 1866 - 1900 (No family records)
Binding, Blanksby, Carter, Cashin, Clegg, Gray, Hand, Holmes, Holter, Overton, Mann, Massina, Mattingley, Orenshaw, Parkyn, Rouse, Simpson, Small, Tobin, Webb.
The Slab Kitchen at Mont De Lancey
The Gardens
View across Yarra Valley from the homestead
Mont De Lancey
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