Who was on the Chyebassa, September-October 1885? Lilly Avon

So who were the people that travelled with the Drew family when they set out on their journey to the Colonies? From the Autograph books of Great-aunts Ella and Jen, we can glean several names; Avon, Juster, Smalley, Crago, Mrs. Stafford, and Matron.

Let's take "Lilly Avon" as the first for this little series of stories.

From Jen's autograph book, a message that Jen appeared not to heed.

From the transcriptions of the passenger list of the Chyebassa, we find that there were two AVON girls travelling:AVON, Emma (17) and AVON, Lydia (15). We can assume that Lydia is "Lilly".

From their ages, it is reasonable to assume that they can be found in the 1881 Census records. Sure enough, there they are:

Name:	Lidia Avon
Age:	13
Estimated birth year:	abt 1868
Relation:	Daughter
Father's name:	Francis
Mother's name:	Ann
Gender:	Female
Where born:	Middlesbro, Yorkshire, England
Civil parish:	Linthorpe
County/Island:	Yorkshire
Country:	England
Street address:	No 39 Carter Street

The age is wrongly transcribed as the image shows:
Lidia AVON, Daughter, unmarried, 11, Scholar, Yorks. Born Middlesbro
and

Name:	Emma Avon
Age:	13
Estimated birth year:	abt 1868
Relation:	Daughter
Father's name:	Francis
Mother's name:	Ann
Gender:	Female
Where born:	Middlesbro, Yorkshire, England
Civil parish:	Linthorpe
County/Island:	Yorkshire
Country:	England
Street address:	No 39 Carter Street

Census image shows:
Emma AVON, Daughter, unmarried, 13, Servant, Born Yorks. Middlesbro.

The rest of the family residing at 39 Carter Street were:
Francis AVON, Head, married, 39, Puddler - Iron, Born Somersetshire Frome.
Ann AVON, Wife, married, 35, Born Somersetshire Frome.
Jane Ann AVON, daughter, unmarried, 9, Scholar, Born Yorks. Middlesbro.
Albert AVON, son, unmarried, 5, Scholar, Born Yorks. Middlesbro.

So, what sent these young ladies off on a trip across the world to Brisbane? Did Jen and Ella stay in touch with them? What happened to them after they arrived? I suppose, one day, I will dig into the local marriage and death records to find out.