The Debenham Family Global Communication Portal
Welcome to Debenham Australia.
This website has been established to bring together like minded genealogy persons researching Debenhams in Australia.
You could be looking for a contact from your family line example Frederickton, Forbes, Adelaide, Sydney or other lines that arrived in Australia.
You could be planning a family get together and want to spread the word, looking for a book or photo that someone may have access to or can point you in the right direction.
Perhaps you are new to genealogy and want to ask for advice.
We also have a forum for questions and answers, links to various line contacts, places of interest for researching and much more.
If you have suggestions or comments, please get in contact
John Willmott Debenham was born 1852 in Ixworth, Thorpe, Suffolk, England and came to Tasmania on the ship "Sorata" where he married Edith Cleveland in 1880.
They settled in Bowral NSW 1882 where their 5 children were born between 1882 - 1889
Edmund sailed from London to Sydney on the HMS..., then on to Macleay River
George Padley Debenham age 19 departed 20th November 1858.
After a voyage of 140 days arrived Williamtown, Melbourne on 1st February 1859.
There was a total of 70 adults on board.
On board the Sea Park in 1855 was Henry Debenham, carpenter, age 24, with his wife Susannah Debenham, age 26, nee Arnold / Armald aka as Susan and their son Henry Edward Debenham, infant.
