This page is primarily about John Hancock (b 1840, Islington, South Australia), his 
wife Emma Baker (b 1840, England), and their descendants, including me!

John Hancock was probably born on board ship while his parents were on their way to 
Australia. His birth occured too early to be in official South Australian records. I 
have not been able to find any record in South Australia for his parents, but suspect 
he lived in New South Wales, perhaps Broken Hill or there abouts, moving from Burra 
South Australia, where Emma died aged 32, while he was taking a Bullock Dray from 
Burra to Broken Hill. After Emma died their 5 boys were brought up by Arthur and Mary 
Ann Pratt (Emma's sister) in Two Wells, South Australia. The one girl they had was 
brought up by William (I think he might have been John's brother) and Elizabeth 
Hancock at Tea Tree Gully.

Emma's parents came to South Australia on board the Ramillies, arriving here on 25 
March 1849 and have a headstone in the Zoar Bible Christian Chapel 
(Reformed/Primitive Methodist)Cemetery in Argent Road, Penfield, South Australia.

The Hancock's and their associated families were mainly farmers on the Adelaide 
Plains around Two Wells, Mallala, Balaklave, Gawler, Penfield and Port Gawler.

I have also included results of research for my wife, Evelyn Nixon's Forebears as 
well as our extended family.

Inevitably I have found plenty of information about wider family connections and 
these results are included too.