Samman LUMMIS, who was the son of John LUMMIS of Wickham Skeith, Suffolk, England, set out from London on 25th June 1853 on the ship "Ballarat" and arrived in Victoria on 25th September1853. According to the immigration records his name was recorded as Tauman LUMMIS, occupation Porter, and his age was given as 25 years although accourding to parish records in England the baptism date was 1826 making him at least two years older. In 1859 Samman married Julia HOWARD from Norfolk, England. Their children, which were all born at Dunolly, Victorian goldfields, were :-

1. Fanny Elizabeth b.19 Aug 1860 married John BOUCHER  1888 2. Arthur Robert b.11 Jun 1862 married Elizabeth AHERN  1888 3. Agnes Emma b.1864 married James HUGHES  1884 4. John Samman b.1 Oct 1866 twin married Elizabeth CLARK  1890 5. James Cowley b.1 Oct 1866 twin died 14 Nov 1866 6. James Cowley b.1869 died 8 Feb 1874 7. Julia Mary b.2 Aug 1871 married James Alexander  1897 8. Albert Valentine b. 1874 died 22 Jan 1874 9. Herbert Thomas b.8 Dec 1874 married Fran BRITTEN  1900

Win McDonell published a book in Australia titled "A Scottish Blend of Alexander and Lummis" in 1998 giving fuller details of the Lummis family connection in that country.

The Australian connection was passed on to me by Carol Ahern and Lorraine Nicholson who discovered my interest in the LUMMIS name during the latter part of 1999 and I would be pleased to hear from any other Aussie rellies if they would like themselves or their ancestors included on this page.