Publication type
non-fiction
Summary
The story of the Thomas Proctor and his family of 'Ulverstone'. Thomas migrated to Australia in 1852 as a young boy. After time on the goldfields, Thomas took to the land, marrying the daughter of Charles Cross, a landowner at Kooreh in the North Grampians district of Victoria. Over the following decades he amassed much more land. Thomas was an astute businessman and entrepreneur - married twice and fathered 17 children. Through his benevolence towards the local community as well as his financial success Thomas became known as 'The Grand Old Man of Kooreh'.
References
- Shadwell Genealogical Services ISBN/ISSN: http://www.shadwellgs.net/14/my-own-stories-a-work-in-progess The Genealogical site of Craige Proctor, author and great-grandson of Thomas Proctor
