| Father |
William Walter, b. 23 Nov 1790, Blatchborough Bradbury Devon  d. 27 Jan 1858, Barrabool Hills Victoria Australia (Age 67 years) |
| Mother |
Grace Vinson, b. May 1796 d. 6 May 1867, Mt Morat Victoria Australia at age 70 (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage |
30 Jan 1817 |
St James Church Kilkhampton Cornwell. |
- William Walter ( brothers William, Henry, Richard) was born in Blatchborough, Bradbury, Devon. William died 27th January 1858 in Barrabool Hills, Victoria Australia.
William married Grace VINSON in St James Church, Kilkhampton, Cornwell, January 30 1817.
Grace died May 6th 1867 in Mt Moriat Victoria Australia at 70 years of age. She was baptized in Stanbury, Morwenstow, CORNWELL May 16th 1796. She emigrated December 23rd 1854. Point of origin Plymouth, Devon. Grace and William with their family emigrated to Australia on the sailing bark " George Marshall" ( 136 tons) from Plymouth on the 23rd December 1854 and arrived at Port Phillip Australia on the 9th April 1855.
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| Family ID |
F157 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Thomas Bromell, b. 23 Feb 1834, Devonshire England d. 9 Oct 1887, Union Club Hotel Fitzroy: Aged 53 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage |
8 Jan 1852 |
Bradworthy Devonshire, England |
| Notes |
- Thomas Bromell & Emma Walter-
BROMELL-The Hon Thomas Bromell of Hensleigh Park Hamilton, formerly of Co. decon, Ens JP, MLC, died in 1887 , married in 1851 at Bradworthy, Devonshire, England, a Emma Walter b.1828. They migrated to Australia aboard the “marchioness of Londonderry” arriving at Geelong-Victoria in 1852, where they lived for a short while. They spent a year at the diggings at Ballarat, Victoria where they were successful, however they decided to leave when trouble started over the licenses which culminated in the Eureka stockade. They went onto to Avoca diggings for a short while and then returned to Geelong where they lived on a farm in the Barrabool Hills.
In 1860 they set out to the Western District of Victoria in bullock wagons and decided to settle at the Grange ( later Hamilton ) and acquired 500 acres of the Grange Estate, living in a tent till the house was built. When the government opened up the district for selection , they selected 640 acres which was the beginning of Hensleigh Park Estate and eventually covered 4,000 acres. Thomas Bromell was President of the Dundas Shire Council from its inception in 1874 and was in the legislative Council for the Western Province. Their children
1/Sara –Married -JT Heard with 5 sons and 5 daughters.
2/Tryphena-Married a Joseph A’Hearn and had 3 daughters- 1/ Marguerite Ahearn 1888-1963 (m Hallam) & -Edith Kathleen Ahearn abt 1892-1875-& Ellen Josephine Ahearn abt 1894-1970.
3/Emma M James Scholfield - 4/Carrie- d.s.p. unmarried- 5/Emily M a H. Craft . 6/Edith DSP unmarried.. 7/Maud. dsp-Unmarried. 8/Winifred dsp unmarried & 9/John Thomas of Illira Hamilton died 1919-M Rose Blanche Slater -1 son and 1 daughter.
- BROMELL-The Hon Thomas Bromell of Hensleigh Park Hamilton, formerly of Co. decon, Ens JP, MLC, died in 1887, married in 1851 at Bradworthy, Devonshire, England, a Emma Walter b.1828. They migrated to Australia aboard the “marchioness of Londonderry” arriving at Geelong-Victoria in 1852, where they lived for a short while. They spent a year at the diggings at Ballarat, Victoria where they were successful, however they decided to leave when trouble started over the licenses which culminated in the Eureka stockade. They went onto to Avoca diggings for a short while and then returned to Geelong where they lived on a farm in the Barrabool Hills.
In 1860 they set out to the Western District of Victoria in bullock wagons and decided to settle at the Grange (later Hamilton) and acquired 500 acres of the Grange Estate, living in a tent till the house was built. When the government opened up the district for selection , they selected 640 acres which was the beginning of Hensleigh Park Estate and eventually covered 4,000 acres. Thomas Bromell was President of the Dundas Shire Council from its inception in 1874 and was in the legislative Council for the Western Province. Their children
1/Sara –Married -JT Heard with 5 sons and 5 daughters.
2/Tryphena-Married a Joseph A’Hearn and had 3 daughters- Marguerita A’Hearn 1888-1963 (m Hallam) & -Edith Kathleen A’hearn abt 1892-1875-& Ellen Josephine A’Hearn abt 1894-1970.
3/Emma M James Scholfield - Carrie- d.s.p. unmarried-
Emily Married H. Craft . Edith DSP unmarried. Maud. d.s.p-Unmarried. Winifred dsp unmarried & John Thomas of Illira Hamilton died 1919-M Rose Blanche Slater -1 son and 1 daughter.
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| Children |
| | 1. Sara Ann Bromell, b. 10 May 1852, Devonshire England d. 24 Aug 1853, Noble St Chilwell. Aged 1 year.Died 2 weeks after emigrating. (Vic Cert 676) (Age 1 year) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| + | 2. Sarah Ann Carpenter Bromell, b. Abt 1854, Geelong d. 30 Nov 1905, "Lake Banks" Tooran East Victoria Australia (Age 51 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| + | 3. Tryphena Elizabeth (nee Bromell) Ahearn, b. 22 Jun 1856, Geelong ( Vic Cert 2045 d. 4 Oct 1916, Aged 61: Hamilton (Vic Cert 14495); Aged 61 (Age 60 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| | 4. Carolina Helena ( Aunt Kit) Bromell |
| | 5. Emily Louise Bromell, b. 1862, Hamilton (Cert 14876) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| + | 6. John Thomas Bromell, b. 1864, Illira Hamilton Victoria (Cert 8885) d. 1919, Cavendish(Cert 5913) (Age 55 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| | 7. Edith Amelia Bromell, b. ca. 1866 d. 1881, Aged 20years: Hamilton (Cert 1689) (Age 15 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| | 8. Maud Mary Walter Bromell, b. ca.1869, Hamilton (Cert 16629) d. 1902, Aged 33: Essendon (Cert 9436) (Age 33 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| | 9. Winifred Bromell, c. unmarried [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| | 10. Bertha Olinda Bromell, b. ca.1870 d. 1898, Aged 28: Hamilton(Cert 7745) (Age 28 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
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| Photos |
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The Bromell Family |
| Family ID |
F162 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
16 Dec 2025 |
1828 - 1916 (88 years)