Charles Lucas (1801–1862)
Charles Lucas married Ellenor Murphy in 1820. He worked as both a carpenter and farmer throughout his life.
In 1836 Charles moved with his family to the Queanbeyan district of New South Wales. In November 1845 the family set off on a four-month overland journey to Gippsland in Victoria. By 1856 he was running 6 horses, 300 cattle and 5000 sheep at his property, Lowlands.
*further information: Peter McKay, A Nation Within a Nation: The Lucas Clan in Australia (2004), pp 1382-83
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Lucas, Ellenor (wife)
- Lucas, Ellen (daughter)
- Morgan, Jane (daughter)
- Lucas, Susannah (daughter)
- Baylis, Caroline (daughter)
- Lucas, Elizabeth (daughter)
- Collins, Mary Ann (daughter)
- Lucas, Sarah (daughter)
- Rennard, Emma Olivia (daughter)
- Lucas, Robert Samuel (daughter)
- Lucas, Charles Thomas (son)
- Lucas, Nathaniel (son)
- Lucas, John (son)
- Lucas, George (son)
- Lucas, James (son)
- Lucas, William Valentine (son)
- Lucas, Joseph (son)
- Lucas, Alice Sarah (daughter-in-law)
- Lucas, Sarah Ann (daughter-in-law)
- Lucas, Lucy Jane (daughter-in-law)
- Lucas, Elizabeth (daughter-in-law)
- Lucas, Fanny Down (daughter-in-law)
- Morgan, Robert John (son-in-law)
- Rennard, Louis James (son-in-law)
- Collins, Patrick (son-in-law)
- Lucas, Olivia (mother)
- Lucas, Nathaniel (father)
- Murphy, Hannah (mother-in-law)
- Murphy, Michael (father-in-law)
- Faro, Ann (sister)
- Lucas, Mary (sister)
- Lucas, Sarah (sister)
- Hodgetts, Olivia (sister)
- Hortle, Sarah (sister)
- Cox, Mary Ann (sister)
- Lucas, William (brother)
- Lucas, Nathaniel (brother)
- Lucas, John (brother)
- Lucas, James (brother)
- Lucas, George (brother)
- Lucas, Thomas (brother)
- Turtle, Sarah (sister-in-law)
- Lucas, Ann Jane (sister-in-law)
- Lucas, Mary (sister-in-law)
- Lucas, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Lucas, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Lucas, Margaret (sister-in-law)
- Williams, Charles (brother-in-law)
- Faro, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Hodgetts, John (brother-in-law)
- Hortle, James (brother-in-law)
- Cox, Samuel (brother-in-law)
- Keating, Hannah (niece)
- Reading, Ann (niece)
- Lucas, Sarah (niece)
- Summers, Mary Ann (niece)
- Mills, Olivia (niece)
- Lucas, Mary Ann (niece)
- Shard, Elizabeth (niece)
- Goodin, Martha (niece)
- Anderton, Sarah (niece)
- Reed, Olivia (niece)
- Cox, Elizabeth (niece)
- Archer, Ann (niece)
- Parfitt, Jane (niece)
- Wise, Mary Ann (niece)
- Saltmarsh, Elizabeth (niece)
- Lee, Eliza Jane (niece)
- Hammant, Anne (niece)
- King, Mary Ann (niece)
- Lucas, Charlotte Isabella (niece)
- Partington, Caroline Isabella (niece)
- Miller, Sarah (niece)
- McRostie, Mary Ann (niece)
- Arch, Sarah (niece)
- Buchanan, Maria (niece)
- Pettit, Margaret (niece)
- Smith, Henrietta (niece)
- Flood, Susannah (niece)
- Lee, Mary Ann (niece)
- Hanley, Margaret (niece)
- Stoneham, Elizabeth (niece)
- Hodgetts, Hester (niece)
- Symmons, Caroline (niece)
- Matthews, Sarah (niece)
- Manson, Frances (niece)
- Lawson, Adelaide (niece)
- Long, Olivia (niece)
- Hovey, Caroline (niece)
- Lucas, Martha (niece)
- Nunn, Emma (niece)
- Hall, Emily (niece)
- Wilson, Amelia (niece)
- Cox, Olivia Ambrosine (niece)
- Walls, Mary Ann (niece)
- Cooper, Alice Ada (niece)
- Williams, Charles (nephew)
- Williams, William (nephew)
- Hodgetts, Thomas (nephew)
- Lucas, George (nephew)
- Williams, George Pyrmont (nephew)
- Hodgetts, Nathaniel (nephew)
- Hodgetts, James (nephew)
- Williams, John (nephew)
- Lucas, William (nephew)
- Lucas, James Bradford (nephew)
- Lucas, James (nephew)
- Hortle, Thomas (nephew)
- Hodgetts, John (nephew)
- Lucas, William Henry (nephew)
- Hortle, John (nephew)
- Hodgetts, Richard (nephew)
- Cox, John (nephew)
- Williams, Nathaniel George (nephew)
- Lucas, Nathaniel Thomas (nephew)
- Cox, George (nephew)
- Lucas, George (nephew)
- Hortle, James (nephew)
- Cox, Samuel (nephew)
- Lucas, Nathaniel (nephew)
- Lucas, Thomas (nephew)
- Lucas, William (nephew)
- Lucas, Charles (nephew)
- Lucas, John (nephew)
- Hortle, Henry (nephew)
- Cox, William (nephew)
- Hortle, William (nephew)
- Lucas, William (nephew)
- Williams, Thomas (nephew)
- Lucas, Richard (nephew)
- Hortle, Charles (nephew)
- Lucas, Daniel (nephew)
- Lucas, Thomas (nephew)
- Lucas, Charles (nephew)
- Lucas, John (nephew)
- Lucas, George Burwood (nephew)
- Lucas, William (nephew)
- Lucas, Charles (nephew)
- Hodgetts, Charles (nephew)
- Lucas, Edwin Charles (nephew)
- Cox, Charles (nephew)
- Cox, Philip (nephew)
- Lucas, Edward (nephew)
- Lucas, Thomas Abraham (nephew)
- Lucas, George Frederick (nephew)
- Cox, Nathaniel (nephew)
- Cox, Francis (nephew)
- Lucas, Nathaniel John (nephew)
- Lucas, Henry (nephew)
- Lucas, Nathaniel (nephew)
- Cox, Alfred James (nephew)
- Lucas, Charles Edward (nephew)
Citation details
'Lucas, Charles (1801–1862)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/lucas-charles-25632/text33938, accessed 29 May 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
18 December,
1801
Norfolk Island,
Australia
Death
20 February,
1862
(aged 60)
Bruthen,
Victoria,
Australia
Cause of Death
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