FAMILY REUNION

150 years ago, on June 23, 1856, the first members of the BRENTNALL family arrived in Port Melbourne aboard the 'Shalimar' from England.

To celebrate this significant event, a reunion of any members of the Brentnall family who can be present are invited to meet at 11.00 am on Sunday 25th June, 2006, at Station Pier, Port Melbourne. In the likely event of bad weather, since it is the winter solstice, we will gather at a venue close by, still to be decided.

We are hoping that many descendants of JOHN BRENTNALL and HANNAH HICKTON, their son ELIJAH and his son HIRAM BRENTNALL and his wife ELIZABETH ANN BATEMAN, the original settlers, will be present.

The children of Hiram and Elizabeth were:

Hiram Walter m. Annetta DAWSON

Elijah Edwin m. Louisa PECK

Ernest Edwin m. Florence MEEHAN

Frederick H. m. Ethel

Aldred Alfred m. Fran WALKER

Albert Bateman m. Eliza DOEG


For further information, suggestions and offers of assistance with the organisation of this please contact: (I am in Queensland and the reunion is to be held in Melbourne, Victoria, so any Victorians interested in this please volunteer)

Jeanette Brentnall,

phone (Australia) 0740 985290 or email:

junglebooks01@bigpond.com