John STOCK b. 1826 London, son of Willey STOCK and Elizabeth Esther BAYLES was married at Digby in 1856 to Christina McLENNAN b. 1830 Ross & Cromarty, Scotland, daughter of Alexander McLENNAN and Christina 'Kirtsy' McKAY. The family lived in the Hotspur - Digby area where many of their children were born and in the 1860s moved north to the Carapook area where the remainder of the family was born.

John STOCK with 5 school-aged children and living 2 1/2 miles South of Carapook was shown on the map accompanying the 1875 petition aimed at establishing a new school at Carapook. John was born in London to Willey STOCK and Elizabeth BAYLES and his brother Joseph also came to Victoria, married and moved to New Zealand. More information on Joseph and his family below.

John STOCK & Christina McLENNAN had the following children:

1. Elizabeth Esther STOCK b. 1858 Hotspur, Vic, m. Edward RICHARDS, b. 1862, Ballarat, Vic, son of Edward RICHARDS and Mary PORTLOCK. Edward and Elizabeth had the following known family:
   1. Esther Mary RICHARDS, b. 1884, Tyrendarra, Vic, m. Charles John TODD
   2. Edward John 'Jack' RICHARDS, b. 1885, Tyrendarra, Vic,
   • WW1, 1st AIF, 11th Battalion, Gallipoli
   • WW1 Lt 4th Sqaudron, AFC, France
   • Journalist
   3. Reginald Ernest RICHARDS, b. 1887, Barkstead, Vic, m. Margaret Elizabeth McCORMACK
   4. Christina RICHARDS, b. 1888, Barkstead, Vic, m. Alexander David HOLLYHOKE
   5. Adrian Thomas RICHARDS, b. 1890, d, 1891, Barkstead, Vic.
   6. Leslie James RICHARDS, b. 1892, Sandford, Vic, d. 1969, Armadale, Vic.
   • WW1, 1st AIF, Sgt 83, 10th Light Horse Regiment
   • enlisted 20-Oct 1914
   • RTA 6 Jul 1919
   • Carapook WW1 Honour Roll
   7. Carol Florence RICHARDS, b. 1895, Ballarat, Vic, d. 1950, WA, Aus
   8. Gladys RICHARDS, b. 1899, d. 1899, Haddon, Vic.

2. Christina STOCK b. 1859 Digby, Vic, d. 1869;

3. John Alexander STOCK b. 1860 Hotspur, Vic, d. 1947;

4. William STOCK b. 1862 Digby, Vic, m. Florence Lilian MORRIS and had the following family:
   1. Esther Christina STOCK, b. 1906, Casterton, Vic
   2. Eleanor Morris STOCK, b. 1907, Casterton, Vic, m. ___ CAMERON
   3. Athol McLennan STOCK, b. 1908, Casterton, Vic
   4. Florence May STOCK, b. 1910, Casterton, Vic
   5. Willy Ann STOCK, b. 1911, Casterton, Vic, d. 1912, Sandford, Vic
   6. William Harold STOCK, b. 1914, Casterton, Vic

5. Margaret Ann STOCK b. 1863 Digby, Vic, d. 1930
   • WW1 1st AIF, Nurse
   • Carapook Honour Roll
   • Sandford War Memorial

6. Duncan STOCK b. 1865 Hotspur, Vic, mar. Mary Jane RICHARDS, sister of Edward RICHARDS (above)
   • Boer War, Cpl 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles
   • WW1 1st AIF, Tpr 2842, 8th Light Horse Regiment
   • enlisted 11-12-1917
   • wounded in Palestine
   • RTA 3-07-1919
   • Carapook Honour Roll
   • Sandford War Memorial

7. Ellen STOCK b. 1866 Casterton, Vic, m. George Read MURPHY;

8. James STOCK b. 1868 Casterton, Vic, m. Constance Ruth McLELLAN;

9. Alexander STOCK b. 1870 Casterton, Vic, d. 1947;

10. Christina STOCK b. 1871 Sandford, Vic, d. 1938;

11. Fanny STOCK b. 1873 Sandford, Vic, d. 1952;

12. Thomas STOCK b. 1876 Sandford, Vic d. 1900 Boer War, Rensberg, South Africa
    • Boer War Memorial, Casterton

Joseph STOCK b. 1835 London was a younger brother of John and married at Portland in 1857 to Marion Helen CAMERON b. 1838 NSW. Joseph & Marion had two children and emigrated to New Zealand where Marion died and Joseph remarried.

Joseph & Marion STOCK had the following children:

1. Arthur Willy STOCK b. 1858, Portland, Vic, mar Mary McWilliam MEHAFFEY
2. Florence Amy Mary STOCK b. 1861, Horsham, Vic

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