Web Cards April 2016 - Person Sheet
NameLavinia FEATHERSTONE 
Birthabt 1830, Of Wiveliscombe Somerset ENG.
Death1888, Mulwala Nsw
FatherJohn FEATHERSTONE
MotherElizabeth
Spouses
Birth29 Mar 1829
Death1911, Mulwala Nsw
FatherThomas GIBSON (1795-1840)
MotherAnnabella HAMILTON (~1795-1836)
Marriage4 Dec 1855, All Saints St Kilda
Notes for Hugh Hamilton (Spouse 1)
Hugh GIBSON lived at Glenample and featured in the rescue of the survivors of the LOCH ARD disaster.
From Sue Reid August 2002
Three of Annabellaís brothers, James Gibson, Hugh Hamilton Gibson and Thomas Gibson came to Victoria between 1847 and 1852.
Hugh aged 28 took up 3,030 acres east of mortlake. he named it Myrnong which subsequenntly became Shadwell Park Estate.
He left the Mortlake district in 1862 and eventually took up land near Port campbell in partnership with Peter McArthur. Here in 1869 he built Glenample Homestead.
(From the book “Women of the Mount” property of Patsy Littlejohn.)
Hugh travelled to Scotland to visit the Gemmell family and whilst there met Alexander Sloane who had arrived from Victoria. Hugh persuaded Alexander travelled to Taunton with him. Alexander and Annabella were attracted to each other and shortly afterwards became engaged. Annabella was just 17 years old. Hugh Gibson became engaged to Lavinia Featherstone of Wiveliscombe about the same time.
In 1854, Hugh Gibson and Alexander Sloane returned to Victoria.
From Sue Reid August 2002
Three of Annabellaís brothers, James Gibson, Hugh Hamilton Gibson and Thomas Gibson came to Victoria between 1847 and 1852.
Hugh aged 28 took up 3,030 acres east of mortlake. he named it Myrnong which subsequenntly became Shadwell Park Estate.
He left the Mortlake district in 1862 and eventually took up land near Port campbell in partnership with Peter McArthur. Here in 1869 he built Glenample Homestead.
(From the book “Women of the Mount” property of Patsy Littlejohn.)
Hugh travelled to Scotland to visit the Gemmell family and whilst there met Alexander Sloane who had arrived from Victoria. Hugh persuaded Alexander travelled to Taunton with him. Alexander and Annabella were attracted to each other and shortly afterwards became engaged. Annabella was just 17 years old. Hugh Gibson became engaged to Lavinia Featherstone of Wiveliscombe about the same time.
In 1854, Hugh Gibson and Alexander Sloane returned to Victoria.