William MILBURN was born c 1838 in Durham, England, son of John MILBURN and Jane GARDINER and he married in 1863 in Victoria to Mary COXON, b. 1845, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, daughter of George COXON & Mary DODGSON.

William Milburn, Farmer of Bruk Bruk, 4 school-aged children, living 1 mile N of Carapook was one of the signatures to the 1875 petition aimed at establishing a new school at Carapook.

William MILBURN had a brother Thomas MILBURN who settled at Wycheproof in Northern Victoria and another brother Joseph MILBURN who settled near Ballarat, Victoria.

Nurse N. MILBURN is listed on the Carapook WW1 Honour Roll. Who was she and where does she fit in the MILBURN family?

William MILBURN and Mary COXON had the following known family:

1. John MILBURN b. 1865, Happy Valley, Vic, d. 1953, m. Maria Annina Catherine SCHMIDT 1859-1945;

2. George MILBURN b. 1866, Wando Vale, Vic, ..................?;

3. William MILBURN b. 1868, Casterton, Vic, ................?;

4. Jane Elizabeth MILBURN b. 1869, Casterton, d. 1876, Sandford, Victoria;

5. Mary Wilhelmina MILBURN b. 1872, Casterton, Vic, ...............?;

6. Emily MILBURN b. 1874, Casterton, Victoria, d. 1898, Casterton;

7. Charles MILBURN b. 1875, Casterton, Victoria, d. 1965, m1. Emmiline Frances SOMERVILLE 1884-1915, m2. Eileen Elizabeth COX 1889-1977;

8. Elizabeth Jane MILBURN b. 1877, Casterton, Vic, .............?;

9. Grace MILBURN b. 1879, Casterton, Vic, .................?;

10. Frederick MILBURN b. 1882, Casterton, Vic, ..................?;

11. Alice MILBURN b. 1884 ................?;

12. Walter Coxon MILBURN b. 1886, Casterton, d. 1942, m. Alice Maud NICHOLLS 1891-1981.