John Hill Munday

“ Aunts remember some story in connection with a certain Munday, a craftman in the family of a Madam Bowles, who was reputed to have run away with & married at Shrewton a a daughter of the Bowles family. Here they lived & some little relics of the Bowles' were handed down, amongst others a small necklace with some silver ornaments, this was given to Kati Thorpe, and a delf dish in possession of Uncle William. This daughter was believed to have been heir to the Bowles' estates, but when the above event occurred, or what became of the children of this union is not known. ”

“ He married a woman of low birth.
Thomas, the 3rd son, died at Cheltenham in the employ of this brother Francis.
The daughter called Patty, but real name uncertain, probably Elizabeth, married a man named Salter Strickland. He became bedridden for years, through sleeping in a damp bed, and his wife supported him, as a straw bonnet maker at Warminster. She had one son Philip.
Our father's 4th sister's name was Catherine, who married Wm Stone (? a tailor) and lived at Shrewton at the family house. They had one son Joseph, who turned out badly. ”

“ K.B.J. Thorpe went over to Hobart Town in 1861, he made enquiries on the subject, but no light was thrown on it; probably the colony was in so unsettled a condition that no regular government existed at that time. ”