William DIWELL b. 1825, Tunbridge Wells, Sussex, England, son of Richard DIWELL and Elizabeth SINNOCK, was married in 1847 in London to Margaret Ann TURNER, daughter of Thomas TURNER & Maria ___.

William & Margaret DIWELL along with 3 young children arrived at Portland Bay, S-W Victoria in 1852 on the "Duke of Richmond".

Three more children were born at Portland before they appear to be located in Merino in 1858.

William DIWELL was a bricklayer in Merino and he died in an accidental fall (inquest finding) at the Merino Flour Mill in 1871.

Harriett DIWELL b. ca 1832, Sussex, England, sister of William DIWELL arrived in Victoria in 1854 on the ship "Indian Ocean". She married Henry ELPHICK in 1855 and they had 3 children at Portland before 1860.

William DIWELL & Margaret Ann TURNER had the following known family:

  1. Elizabeth Maria DIWELL b. 1847, Tunbridge Wells, SSX, Eng, d. 1918, Sea Lake , Victoria, m. James PATERSON (abt 1845-?) and they had the following known family...;
    1. Margaret Jane PATTERSON, b. 1880, Merino, Vic, m. James William MALCOLM
    2. Harriet Emily PATTERSON, b. 1882, Merino, Vic, Michah Edmund DENT
    3. William James PATTERSON, b. 1883, Merino, Vic, ................?
    4. Mary Elizabeth PATTERSON, b. 1885, d. 1885, Merino, Vic
    5. Mary Elizabeth PATTERSON, b. 1886, d. 1887, Mount Gambier, South Australia
    6. Mary Ann Teresa PATTERSON, b. 1887, Mount Gambier, South Australia, m. John Hodgetts DENT

  2. Margaret Ann DIWELL b. 1849, England. d. 1850, England;

  3. Sarah Ann DIWELL b. 1851, Walworth, Surrey, England, d. 1882, Digby, Victoria, m. John McCLINTOCK;

  4. Richard DIWELL b. 1853, Portland, Vic, d. 1920, Hamilton, Vic, m. Elizabeth Ann JELLY 1856-1900 and had the following known family;
    1. Ada Jane DIWELL, b. 1878, d. 1879, Casterton, Vic.
    2. Margaret Ann DIWELL, b. 1880, Casterton, Vic, d. 1949, m. Frank COUSTLEY
    3. William DIWELL, b. 1883, Casterton, Vic, d. 1950, m. Vita GLEESON
    4. Jane DIWELL, b. 1885, Casterton, Vic, d. 1960, m. William Edward BOSTOCK
    5. Ralph DIWELL, b. 1886, Casterton, Vic, d. 1892, Hamilton, Vic.
    6. Edith DIWELL, b. 1888, Casterton, Vic, d. 1973, Sandford, Vic, m. Joseph Henry GAMBLE
    7. Ernest Richard DIWELL, b. 1890, Casterton, Vic, d. 1939, m. Louisa SPENDER
    8. Ethel Mary DIWELL, b. 1893, Hamilton, Vic, d. 1961, m. Ernest Johannes SWENSER
    9. Rebecca DIWELL, b. 1895, d. 1896, Hamilton, Vic.
    10. George DIWELL, b. 1896, Hamilton, Vic, d. 1975, m. ______
    11. Martha DIWELL, b. 1898, Hamilton, Vic, d. 1959, m. ___ WATSON
    12. female DIWELL, b. 1900, d. 1900, Hamilton, Vic.

  5. Harriet Martha DIWELL b. 1855, Portland, Vic, d. 1906, Merino, Vic. m. Francis Stubbs COULSON;

  6. Margaret DIWELL b. 1857, Portland, Vic, d. 1932, Hamilton, Vic. m. John McCLINTOCK after the death of her sister Sarah Ann DIWELL, the 1st wife of John McCLINTOCK.;

  7. Jane DIWELL b. 1858, Merino, Vic, d. 1909, Murtoa, Vic, m. Samuel HAZELDINE 1859-1946, and they had the following known family...;
    1. Clara Priscilla HAZELDINE, b. 1882, Casterton, Vic, d. ___, m. William Gavin HAMILTON
    2. Martha Jane HAZELDINE, b. 1884, Casterton, Vic, d. 1932, Murtoa, Vic.
    3. Ernest Samuel HAZELDINE, b. 1887, Casterton, Vic, d. 1960, Melbourne, m. Rita Olive McVEAN [he served as Capt.in the 1st AIF].
    4. Albert William HAZELDINE, b. 1890, Murtoa, Vic, d. 1965, Brighton, Vic.
    5. Arthur Richard HAZELDINE, b. 1893, d. 1898, Murtoa, Vic.
    6. Frederick Percy HAZELDINE, b. 1900, Murtoa, Vic, d. 1982, Geelong, Vic.
    7. Elsie May HAZELDINE, b. 1902, Murtoa, Vic, d. .........?

  8. Emily DIWELL b. 1861, d. 1862, Merino, Vic.;

  9. William DIWELL b. 1862, Merino, Vic, d. 1939, Jeparit, Vic, m. Frances WEBB;
    1. John William DIWELL, b. 1885, Casterton, Vic. d. 1964, Jeparit, Vic., m. Grace SMITH 1886-1970, b, Casterton, S-W Vic.
    2. Frances Victoria DIWELL, b. 1889, Merino, Vic. d. 1963, Portland, S-W Vic., m. James Murdoch McDONALD 1881-1954, b. Hamilton, S-W Vic.
    3. Margaret Smith DIWELL, b. 1892, Merino, Vic. d. ......, m. Robert THOMPSON
    4. Edith May DIWELL, b. 1894, Merino, Vic. d. 1953, Ballarat, Vic., m. William Robin HANCOCK 1900-1987.
    5. Richard Thomas DIWELL, b. 1897, Merino, Vic. d. .............?
    6. Bertha Emily DIWELL, b. 1899, Merino, Vic. d. 1955, Stawell, Vic., m. James Patrick HURLEY 1896-1960.
    7. Nellie Elizabeth DIWELL, b. 1905, Merino, Vic. d. .............?
    8. Benjamin Webb DIWELL, b. 1908, Merino, Vic. d. .............?
    9. Gilbert DIWELL, b. 1910, d. 1910, Merino, Vic.

  10. Thomas Edward DIWELL b. 1864, Casterton, Vic, d. 1932, Fitzroy, m. Mary Jane PRETLOVE;

  11. John DIWELL b. 1865, d. 1866, Merino, Vic.;