CLIFFORD

Matthew Clifford born 1819 Cricklade, Wiltshire, ENG and baptised 6 Aug 1819 at Highway near Calne, Wiltshire, ENG married in June 1843 at Cricklade, Wiltshire to Anne Franklin. Anne was born in 1818 and baptised at All Cannings, Wiltshire on 29 Sept 1822, the daughter of George Franklin & Sarah Hamlyn. Matthew's parents were William Clifford & Deborah Williams. Matthew & Anne migrated to South Australia in 1850 aboard Lysander. Their embarkation order states "Matthew Clifford, his wife & 2 children have gone to friends" - I have no idea who the friends were.

A sister of Matthew's - Tryphenia Clifford married George Beer and also migrated, but was already in South Australia when Matthew & Anne arrived - perhaps they were the friends referred to on Matthew's embarkation order.

The family lived at Langhorne Creek and Mt Barker, and after Matthew's death, Anne moved to Hatherleigh in the south east of the state to her son Thomas's home. Matthew died on 22 August 1863 at Mt Barker and was buried at Langhorne Creek. Anne died on 20 September 1906 at Hatherleigh and was buried at Penola cemetery.

Matthew & Anne Clifford had seven children -

George 1844-1845 - buried in Calne, Wiltshire.
Sarah Anne 1848-1896 married Frederick Joseph Stokes and lived at Wistow & Mt Barker and had 4 children.
Thomas 1849-1920 married Ann Veal and moved to Bellum Bellum near Penola - 7 children.
Ellen Harriet 1851-1915 lived/had a long term relationship with George Powell Rumbellow (who was already married) and had 13 children by him - some carry his name, but most were known as Cliffords. She also had a relationship with a John Locke and had a child by him as well.
Jane 1856-1901 married William Jennings and moved to Pt Adelaide where she had 11 children.
unnamed daughter 1857-1857
George 1858-1865 buried at Mt Barker Springs.

SKINNER

John Skinner born c 1836 in England, married in Adelaide on 29 May 1861 to Ann Saunders (daughter of Richard Saunders & Rebecca Jones). They had 7 children. John died 23 May 1896 at Hope Valley and Ann died at some time after 1896.

Their children were:-

Lydia Ann Skinner 1862-1935, married Joseph Henry Stow and had 8 chidldren - Lydia May, Edgar Joseph, Eva Alice, Henry James, Ivy Maud, Walter Gordon, Leonard Edward & Violet Maud.

Emily Elizabeth 1863-1952, married to John Duffy in 1912. They had no children. both are burried at Curramulka on York Peninsula.

William Henry 1866-1939, married to Selina Jane Coleman in 1890 and had 7 children - William Henry Thomas, Hurtle Edward Horace, Harrold Ethelbert James, Dorothy Irene Blackwell, Miriam Hessie, Arthur Lindsay Claremont and Hazel Lavinia Pearl.

Harriet Maria 1868-1869.

Edward Thomas 1870-1938, never married.

Eliza Jane 1872-? nothing more known.

Alice May 1875-1956, married in 1894 to William Thomas Whiting and had 2 children Albion William and Alick Leslie.

COCK Family

William Cock baptised 26 Nov 1808 St Agnes near Truro, Cornwall, married to Mary George on 27 May 1833 also at St Agnes.

I don't know if they came to South Australia or not, but certianly their two daughters Susan and Elizabeth did.

Susan was born in 1835 and baptised at St Agnes near Truro on 3 May 1835. She married Leonard Hillman on 6 March 1866 at St James' Church, Blakiston, SA. Susan died on 15 October 1934 at Callington and was buried there as well. Susan & Leonard Hillman had 7 children:-

Charlotte Victoria 1867 (twin); Elizabeth Jane 1867 (twin); Selina 1868-1949; Alice Maude 1875-1950; William Leonard 1877-1878; Walter John 1884-1968; and a still born son in 1888.

Charlotte never married and died at home as a young woman.
Elizabeth Jane married William James Hunt and had two children Leonard Henry & Elfrieda Jane.
Selina Jane married Thomas Stevens and had no children.
Alice Maude married Phillip Clonan and had 10 children - Gladys; Kathleen; Doris Veronica; Christopher John; James; Phillip Leonard; William Lawrence; Walter Aubrey; Norah & Frank.
Walter John married Hannah Elizabeth Morley and had children Kenneth Horace; Kathleen Millicent & Marjorie Lorraine.

Elizabeth was baptised at the same place as her sister on 7 March 1838.

I have found no record of the parents migrating to SA, but the two girls Susan & Elizabeth came out in 1850 on the Emma Sherratt.