Thomas GRAHAM was born in 1813 at Sowerby, Cumberland, England.
Ann CUMSTEY was born in 1811

The 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census has the family at Back Lane, Lancashire, England.
Thomas GRAHAM 23yrs
Ann GRAHAM 31yrs
Jane GRAHAM 3yrs
Richard CUMPSTY 67yrs (possibly Anne's father).
This census has Ann 8 years older than Thomas, but I think that Thomas was born in 1813, and only 2 years younger than Ann.

The 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census has the family living at Upper King Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, England.
Thomas GRAHAM 38yrs
Ann GRAHAM 40yrs
Jane GRAHAM 13yrs
Richard GRAHAM 6yrs
Priscilla GRAHAM 4yrs
Ann GRAHAM 2yrs.
In this census his occupation was journeyman joiner and he was born at Sowerby, Cumberland, England.

While I have not been able to locate passenger lists to verify when they came to Australia, a newspaper article in the 'Naracoorte Herald' on Friday 14th October 1921 refers to the death of Richard GRAHAM (son of Thomas Graham and Ann Cumstey). It mentions that he came to Australia on the 'Carleton' with his parents in 1857, landing at Geelong, Victoria. The 'Carleton' left Liverpool, England on 3 Apr 1857 and arrived at Geelong, Victoria, on 9 July 1857. We think that with Thomas and Ann was Richard 12 yrs, Priscilla 11yrs and Ann 7yrs. According to the Public Record Office, Melbourne, they were all natives of Cumberland, C. of E. religion, and able to read and write.

Thomas was a very tall man and Ann was reasonably short. He was a Cabinet maker, she was a Mantua maker (a specialized dressmaker). According to family lore, there was a strike on in Melbourne, so the family went to Mount Talbot Station in Western Victoria (about 45km sth-west of Horesham), where Thomas was employed by Mr. Charles OFFICER to help build the new homestead. Thomas was engaged in his trade at 12 shillings per day. It is believed that Richard was also working as a carpenter. Priscilla (daughter of Thomas and Ann) married John ADAM at the new homestead on 2nd December 1862. She would have been 16 years old, and he would have been around 30 years old. Like Thomas GRAHAM, John ADAM was also a carpenter and it is believed that he built the staircase at Mount Talbot Station (and others later elsewhere), possibly the staircase at Straun House near Penola.

We know that Richard GRAHAM arrived in Naracoorte in 1868 (from his obit). Priscilla was married in Victoria in 1862 and had had her daughter Priscilla Annie at Ballarat in 1867 and her son John Roderick in Penola in 1869. It is a fair assumption that the GRAHAM family and Priscilla and her husband John ADAM all arrived in the Naracoorte area around 1868.

Thomas GRAHAM died 20th January 1886 (73yrs) at Naracoorte (formerly of Penola), Naracoorte Cemetery.
Ann GRAHAM died 5th April 1887 (74yrs) at Naracoorte, Naracoorte Cemetery.

Children of Thomas GRAHAM & Ann CUMSTEY
1. Jane GRAHAM b. 1838 at Lancaster, Lancashire, England possibly d. in Lancaster in 1860 (22yrs).
2. Richard GRAHAM b. 1845 at Lancaster, Lancashire, England m. Lavinia CHAPMAN
3. Priscilla GRAHAM b.1847 at Lancaster, Lancashire, England m. John ADAM
4. Ann GRAHAM b. 1849 at Lancaster, Lancashire, England possibly m. J. JOHNS (Gillambra N.S.W.)