Grace Vinson

1796 - 1867  (71 years)

• Name	Grace Vinson
  Birth	May 1796
  	Grace Vinson married William Walter in St James Church, Kilkhampton, Cornwell, January 30 1817. Grace was born before 16th may 1796. Grace was the daughter of Joseph Vinson and Elizabeth Ashton. Grace died 6th May 1867 in Mt Moriat, Victoria, Australia at 70 years of age.She was baptized in Stanbury, Morwenstow,Cornwall, May 16 1796. religion unknown. Grace emigrated December 23rd 1854. Point of origin- Plymouth, Devon. Grace and William with their families emigrated to Australia in 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.
  Christening	Stanbury Morwenstow Cornwell
  Gender	Female
  Death	6 May 1867	Mt Morat Victoria Australia at age 70
  Burial	10 May 1867	Eastern Cemetery Geelong
  Person ID	I61	David Hallam
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Vinson
  Mother	Elizabeth Ashton
  Family ID	F158	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Walter,   b. 23 Nov 1790, Blatchborough Bradbury Devon d. 27 Jan 1858, Barrabool Hills Victoria Australia (Age 67 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.
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Ann Walter,   b. 1876, North Blatchborough. d. 10 Jan 1876, Blackstock Ontario Canada. (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Joseph Vinson Walter  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Charlotte Walter,   b. North Blatchborough. d. 3 Oct 1861, Geelong Victoria Australia  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   4. Sophia Walter,   b. North Blatchborough. d. 8 Oct 1906, Bellevue Blentourpson Victoria  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   5. William Walter,   b. 1826, North Blatchborough. d. 23 May 1856, Barrabool Hills Victoria Australia (Age 30 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 6. Emma Grace Bromell (mn Walter),   b. 1828, Geelong (Vic Cert 15561) d. 16 Jul 1916, Edgecombe, Milton St Hamilton Australia. (Age 88 years)   7. Tryphena Walter,   c. 21 Feb 1831   d. 8 Jan 1853, North Blatchborough. (Age ~ 21 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   8. Alinda Grace Walter,   b. North Blatchborough. d. 23 Mar 1870, Sebastopol Victoria Australia  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 9. Edward Walter,   b. North Blatchborough.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   10. Jane Walter,   b. 22 Sep 1824  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   11. Ambrose Walter,   b. 11 Apr 1833  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   12. Caroline Walter,   b. 31 Jan 1841  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Grace (Mn Vinson) was the daughter of Joseph VINSON and Elizabeth ASHTON Was baptised at Stabbury Morwenstow, Cornwell, May 16 1796. Grace and William Walter married in St James Church, Kilkhampton, Cornwell January 30, 1817. Their family emigrated to Australia on the sailing bark "George Marshall" (136 tons) on the 23rd December 1854, point of Origin from Plymouth Devon and arrived in Australia Port Phillip Australia on the 09.04.1855. -Grace and William had eight children – Elizabeth Ann Walter Joseph Vinson Walter, Charlotte Walter, Sophia Walter, William Walter, Emma Walter, Tryphena Walter, Alinda Grace Walter, Emma Walter was their 6th child born (1829-1916 ) in North Blatchborough UK.Emma married Thomas Bromell b 23 Feb 1834-d, October 9, 1887 at 53 years of age, in Bradbury Devon England, January 8, 1852. They had 10 children and the second was Tryphena Elizabeth B. 1856. The death of Emma Bromell pre-deceased her husband Hon Thomas Bromell MLC who as stated passed away in 1887. Mrs Bromell was active up to the last few months of her life and passed away at her residence “Edgecombe “ Milton St Hamilton. They stayed a short time in Geelong and then to Ballarat in the gold rush days. During this short time of a year in Ballarat in the gold days all commodities were at boom prices, with flour selling at twenty pound a ag and butter imported from Cork six/a pound. From there they went to Avoca foreseeing the approach of trouble which culminated in the Eureka riot. They returned to Geelong where they had a farm in the Boorabil Hills . In 1860 Emma and Thomas came to Hamilton and purchased a small property of 400 acres part of the Grange Estate. In 1862 he purchased his late Estate Hensleigh Park station of 14,000 acres with no improvements or cultivation.he had at the time of his death,600 acres of English grass and 250 acres of cultivation- a comfortable dwelling house of 17 rooms, wool shed and about 18,000 sheep, 300 head of cattle, 100 horses and 6- to 70 Timor ponies depasturing on the property. * *Source- Victoria and it’s Metropolis Past and Present - The Colony and It’s people in 1888 by Alexander Sutherland . -Tryphena Elizabeth Bromell b. 1856-d 04.10.1916 was the third daughter of Thomas and Emma Walter. Tryphena married Frank Hallam in 1917 and they had children -Marguerita b.1888 Hamilton-d.1963 Portland -Edith Kathleen b.ca 1892 d.d.1974 Portland -Ellen b.1894 Hamilton d.1970 Portland.-Daughter of Michael Joseph and Tryphena Bromell.