RUSSELL

Hi I am new to this site.Is anyone researching or know anything about RUSSELL family came out from Gloucestershire England on the "Ward Chapman" in1841 to Port Phillip. Benjamin & Esther (parents) William & George (sons) . Benjamin & Esther had 4 more children after arriving in Australia;Elizabeth b 1843 St James Melbourne,Charlotte b 1845 Sarah b 1848 & Benjamin b 1849 all christened at St james Melbourne. Can not seem to find whereabouts after arrival of Benjamin,Esther or any of the children born over here. George married a Elizabeth MOREY in Beechworth. William who I believe(?) is my gggrandfather married an Anne Ray in Wagga Wagga they had 2 children Sarah Ann b 1864 & William James b 1866. William & Anne moved to Eldorado in Victoria and had 4 more children Thomas b 1868,Walter b 1871 Mary b 1872 d 1872 & Ann b 1875. William was a carter and must have travelled between Eldorado and Wagga Wagga frequently as my ggrandfather was conceived by a woman other than his wife her name was Frances Elizabeth MUMFORD nee SKEGGS. George Benjamin RUSSELL b 1878 in Wagga Wagga. George later married in Euroa Victoria to a Mary Elizabeth HANLEY nee ECCLES. William and Frances also married in 1899 in Melbourne. Frances died in 1914 in Euroa,William died in 1922 in Narrandera where most of his children from his 1st marriage were living at the time.

My problem is that I can't find where the rest of the RUSSELL family went after they arrived in Australia. None of Williams certificates indicate that he even had anything to do with his family after arrival. I feel he may have been sent to work not long after arrival he could not write so I don't think he was educated. All I know is that his fathers occupation was a sawyer-carpenter and mothers was housekeeper. I have no living relatives that know anything about the RUSSELLS as no-one even knew George Benjamin RUSSELL my ggrandfather even had siblings. Can anyone come up with a suggestion or know of anyone researching this family or connection there of?

Desperate for ideas! Deb