Arabella had 7 children with John when he arrived in Australia alone. The reasons for his arrival alone in Australia are open to conjecture, however it is possible that as a miner he arrived either due to his expertise in extracting gold from quartz or as a lonesome prospector, looking for a better future. Arabella arrived at Victoria June 1856 with 7 children on the 'Earl Grey' age given 37. She had two more children in Yackandandah.
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