Early settlers

This is a list of earlier free settlers in Australia.  For more information do a search, or look under the list of topics.

1. Robert and Sarah Moxon from Stewkley, Buckinghamshire and their family, 1849 on the Sophia. They settled around Bathurst, NSW and have many descendants (Tree MX11, The Moxon Society)
2. Joshua Middleton Moxon, his wife Louisa Mary (nee Wilkinson) and their one year old son George Joshua migrated on the Samarang, arriving in Moreton Bay in 1867.  They established themselves in Sydney and have many descendants in Sydney, Central Coast and Orange (Tree MX26, The Moxon Society)
3. Eliza Moxon - single girl (amongst many others), 1871 to Sydney on Hawkesbury from London.
4. John Walter Moxon (1850-1914) and his wife Sarah Ann (nee Pearson) arrived in Melbourne in 1875 on the Lincolnshire from Gravesend.  His ancestors had migrated to London from Cawthorne, Yorkshire 100 years earlier.
5. Robert Julius Moxon, arrived 1883.  Anglican archdeacon at Grafton, NSW (Tree MX05, The Moxon Society)
6. William Ernest Moxon (brother of above) 1887 - State manager of Adelaide Steamship Company (Queensland and WA) (Tree MX05, The Moxon Society)
7. Thomas Frank Moxon (also brother of two above), arrived 1887 - highly successful businessman, coastal shipping and timber industry.  Incorporated Moxon and Co Pty Ltd in 1903 (Tree MX05, The Moxon Society)