Hey Aussie, when did your ancestors settle down in Australia? What did they do b

Question: Hey Aussie, when did your ancestors settle down in Australia!? What did they do before they came here from UK!?
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to my knowledge !.!.!. the earliest arrival of an ancestor of mine was in 1838 !.!. he arrived as an 18 yr old convict and was apparently a *gentleman*( because he could read and write)!.!.!. he lived to be old age passing away in 1904!.

many of my other ancestors ( on both my parent's side ) came out in 1852 ( was an influx of immigration) !.!.!. some were highland cattle people, some were labourers!.!.!. but they were all free settlers!.

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Ummm lol yeah I must concur with others who have answered !.!. there are a great many aussies who do not have UK heritage!.!. infact I may be one of the rare ones these days that ONLY have UK heritage ( damn it!! lol !.!.!.!. even my husband and therefore daughter have germanic heritage)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Wish I knew - very hard to find out genealogy here in Tassie, as they had a big fire some years ago which burnt a lot of the records!. I do know that some of them came out mid 1800's and owned land as free settlers but would love to find a convict in my past!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

And what makes you think my ancestors are from the UK!?
I think you'd btter go and learn about Australia's history before you make those ill-informed generalisations!.

My ancestry is Chinese, Thai and Portugeuse!.

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My relatives came in about 1800!. They weren't convicts - they actually came from England as teachers to work in the schools here!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I am indigenous so my relos didn't come from the UK!. You left out a whole group there without even knowing it, have a good one!.Www@QuestionHome@Com