Christopher COULSON, b.1817, Scarborough, Yorkshire, d. 1904, Merino, Vic., son of Francis COULSON and Ann COATES was married in 1841 at St Mary's Church, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England to Mary STUBBS b. 1818, Snaiton, Yorkshire, daughter of George STUBBS and Amy OLIVER. Mary d. 1887 at Merino, Victoria. Christopher worked from 1842 to 1856 as a groom at The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace, London.

In 1856 Christopher, Mary and their four children sailed from Plymouth on the "General Hewitt" and landed at Portland, Victoria on 9 Oct 1856. Christopher spent a number of years at "Rifle Downs" and "Ardachy" stations near Digby as Stud Groom where their last child Georgiana was born and died aged 5 years.

Christopher selected land at Dwyer's Creek, near Merino where they built a house "Rosebank" and grew wool for a number of years.

Christopher COULSON & Mary STUBBS had the following children:

1. Francis Stubbs COULSON b. 1842, Yorkshire, Eng, d. 1916, Hamilton, Vic, m. Harriet Martha DIWELL b. 1855, d. 1906 and they had the following family:
   1. James Richard Stubbs COULSON b. 1874 Merino, Vic, m. Helena OPPERMANN
   2. William Ralph Francis COULSON b. 1875 Merino, Vic, m. Margaret Ley HUMPHRIES
   3. Margaret Ann Turner COULSON b. 1877 Merino, Vic, m. James MILLER
   4. Frank Christopher Thomas COULSON b. Merino, Vic, m. Florence Victoria SEMMLER [Daryl's gr Aunt]
   5. Mary Jane COULSON b. 1880, d. 1907 Merino, Vic
   6. Theodora 'Dora' COULSON b. 1882 Merino, Vic, m. Ewen McEachern CAMERON
   7. George COULSON b. 1884 Merino, Vic, m. Myrtle Margaret McCALLUM
   8. Harriett COULSON b. 1885 Merino, Vic, m. Clarence Sawyer GULL
   9. John COULSON b. 1887 Merino, Vic, m. Mabel Mary COLEMAN
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   10. Albert Oliver COULSON b. 1889 Casterton, Vic, m. Gladys Nellie CROSS
   11. Ernest COULSON b. 1891, d. 1891 Merino, Vic
   12. Henry Coets COULSON b. 1893 Merino, Vic, m. Jessie Lillian SPURRELL
   13. Martha COULSON b. 1897 ..........?

2. Betsy Ann COULSON b. 1845 London, Eng d. 1896, Casterton, Vic, m. Joseph WOMBWELL b. 1835, d. 1918 and they had a family of 6 children.

3. Christopher COULSON b. 1847, London, Eng, d. 1893 Merino, Vic, m. Lorina Ann EASTICK b. 1852 d. 1891 and they had the following family:
   1. Frances Eastick Mary COULSON b. 1872, d. 1878 Merino, Vic
   2. George Elijah James COULSON b. 1874 Merino, Vic, m. Rosalie Pearl BLACKBURN
   3. Celina Betsy Jane COULSON b. 1876, d. 1905 Merino, Vic
   4. male COULSON b. 1878, d. 1878 Merino, Vic
   5. Amy Ann Maria COULSON b. 1880 Merino, Vic, m. Thomas CRAWLEY
   6. Christopher COULSON b. 1882 Merino, Vic, m. Lily Jane BEATY
   7. Lorina Eastick COULSON b. 1884 Merino, Vic, d. 1965, Burnie, Tas
   8. Rebecca Elizabeth COULSON b. 1887 Merino, Vic, m. Francis Thomas Martin BROWN
   9. Arthur Harold COULSON b. 1889 Merino, Vic, m. Letitia SPIERS

4. Amy Oliver COULSON b. 1852, London, Eng, d. 1926, Casterton, Vic, m. Alexander CAMERON b. 1836, d. 1908 and they had a family of 3 children.

5. Georgiana COULSON b. 1860, "Rifle Downs" Station, Digby, Vic, d. 1865, Digby, Vic

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