Historical information

George Box, of Sussex England, his wife Mary Cripps Box and 3 three of their 4 four sons and 3 three of their 4 four daughters left Liverpool in the Sailing Ship 'Atlanta' in March 1856 to begin a new life in Melbourne, Victoria , Australia
Their baby daughter Cecilia Lydia died a few days later.
Caroline Box, the eldest daughter, remained in England . working as a cook until she joined the family in Australia in 1863

Significance

Box Cottage Museum, a reconstruction of an early settler hut, is named after the Box family who resided there 1865 -1913 . George Box was the father of William Box who with his wife Elizabeth Avis Box and 13 children lived and farmed on the block of land in Jasper Road, East Brighton ( now McKinnon / Ormond) that was part of the Henry Dendy Special Survey 1841

Physical description

Black and white photograph of Caroline Box taken in Tunbridge Wells England c 1855

Inscriptions & markings

Album inside cover ; Donated to / Moorabbin / Historical Society / by / Avis Box Leigh