see also:

• my ancestors
• my ancestors and Australia

• James LANE of Wreningham (my GGGG grandfather), Norfolk, England, married Sarah BATTLEDORE (b. 1754, d. 19/2/1800)
• It seems that following the death of his wife, James LANE then remarried on 29th July 1800 to a Elizabeth ATKINS.
• his grandson, my great, great grandfather, Robert LANE (1826-1904), his wife Susannah and his 6 children arrived in Australia in 1855 on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the luxurious ”Shomberg” which was shipwrecked en route near Petersborough, Victoria, resulting in loss of all their furniture.
• They were taken to Melbourne and to Tasmania on the ”Ladybird” early 1856. 
• Robert settled in Longford, where he and Susannah reared 11 children. 
• interestingly, 2 descendants of Richard George AYTON (1823-86) of Longford married Lanes in Melbourne - could there be a link:
  • Edwin AYTON (1871-1963) d. in Preston, Vic.
    • m. Mary Louisa LANE in 1897 - who are her parents?
  • Oliver AYTON (1874-)
    • m. Eliza LANE in 1903  - who are her parents?

Richard LANE (1788-1874) of Wreningham

• m. Lydia GOOCH (1788-1853) on 11th March 1806 in Wreningham
• Ruth LANE (1806-)
• Sarah LANE (1807-)
• James LANE (1813-) - baptised Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich see ref
• Samuel LANE (1816-1906)
  • James LANE (1860-1937)
    • Samuel LANE (1888-1959)
• John LANE (1821-)
• Eliza LANE (1821-)
• William LANE (c1825-)
• Robert LANE (10/12/1826-14/8/1904) born in Wreningham, died in Longford, Tasmania, Australia (my great, great grandfather)
  • m. Susannah BLACKWOOD (1825-1908) on 29th June 1845 in Lower Westwick, Norfolk, England
  • Samuel LANE (1842)
  • Maryanne Blackwood LANE (1843-1919)
    • m. Robert AYTON on 6/8/1868 see under AYTON for descendants including me.
  • Elizabeth Jane LANE (1848-1930)
    • m. John ROOTES
  • James Blackwood LANE (1850-)
    • m. Margaret Ann CRONOLLY
  • Rachel Alice LANE (1854-1932)
    • m. George William AYRES (1856-1896 of Hockham, Norfolk) in 1880 in Longford see here
  • Suzannah LANE (1856-1886)
    • m. Charles WILLIAMS
  • Ruth Helena LANE (1858-)
    • m. Alfred FERRALL
  • Jabez Jethro LANE (1858-1952)
    • in the late 1870s, he planted the avenue of trees fronting the property “Bowthorpe” in Longford which became the first racing club in Tasmania. he played on the wing in Longford's first football team known as the Longford Club.
  • Naomi Almira LANE (1866-70)
  • Priscilla Winifred LANE (1868-)
    • m. Charles BLACKWOOD Mary LANE (1832-)

• as convicts on the first fleet in 1788:
  • Richard LANE of Winchester
  • William LANE of Chelmsford
• as convicts on the second fleet in 1790:
  • Thomas LANE of Devon
  • George LANE of Middlesex
• as convicts on the third fleet in 1791:
  • none.
• others:
  • Ann LANE of Surrey in 1808
  • Ann LANE of Middlesex in 1814
  • Charles LANE of Somerset in 1829
  • David LANE of Cork in 1791
  • Elijah LANE of Hereford in 1808
  • Henry LANE of Bristol in 1802
  • John LANE of Cork City in 1820
  • George LANE of Surrey in 1801
  • James LANE of Kingston in 1791
  • James LANE of Middlesex in 1806
  • James LANE of Torrington in 1827
  • Robert LANE of Norfolk in 1813
  • Samuel LANE of Exeter in 1845
  • Thomas LANE of Worcester in 1811
  • William LANE of Middlesex in 1804
  • William LANE of Cork Co in 1819
  • see http://users.bigpond.net.au/convicts/page49.html 
• Lanes from Ireland arrived in Victoria in the 1840's:
  • http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lanehistory/arrivals.htm

• thanks to Richard LANE for descendants of Samuel LANE (1816-1906) who appears to be a brother of Robert Lane and for details of the other siblings.