John Harker was the second child of Leonard and Mary Harker and was 8 years old when he accompanied his family to Australia in 1852.

In the June of 1852, his dad Leonard (44) his mum Mary (35) his four siblings Margaret 10,Elizabeth 6,Mary 4 and 11 month old Thomas sailed to Australia on the ship Merlin. They departed from Liverpool and arrived 3 months later in September 1852 at Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Leonard was the 4th child of Simon and Margaret Harker (nee Mudd)

John Harker married Margaret Shade and they had twelve children.

Mary Jane Harker

William Harker

Margaret Harker who married Albert Feldtmann they had a son Leonard who married Thelma Burrows.

Mary Jane Harker

Thomas Leonard Harker who married Eleanor Charlotte Ludeman and they had five children.

John Henry Harker

Alfred Harker who married Florence Hall and they had four children.

George Harker

Emily Harker who married James Ratcliffe and had four children.

Louisa Harker who married William Hall and had three children.

Charles

Arthur

As was a usual practice in the old days, if a child died at a young age, sometimes when the next child of the same gender was born the parents would call it the same name as the one they lost.

In this family there are two girls who have been called Mary Jane, I have no details or dates at this stage.

I have a large family tree chart showing the descendants of Leonard and Mary Harker nee Sharp. If anyone wants any information from me then just drop me a line. Unfortunately the big chart has no dates on it apart from the first generation. I have a smaller chart of the Harker/Corboy clan which is our side of the family (Simon and Margaret nee Beattie). This shows dates and locations.

Contact me if I can be of any assistance with your research on any of these families.

Cheers

Meredith