9	2nd Fleet
						Isaac Munford

There are no known references to the family in the first fleet. However the National Archives of Ireland make reference to a James Munford aged 18 years who went to trial in County Armagh for Larceny on 07/08/1841 and was sentenced to seven years Transportation to Australia. As yet we have been unable to confirm on which ship he travelled and whether or not he survived the journey.

The notorious Second Fleet did contain two felons surnamed Mumford for details of their story click here.
 
 The Schooner Munford

MUNFORD   schooner 168 om Southtown, Yarmouth 1835   William Cleveland
Arrived  6/7 Jan from Mauritius (22 Nov); sugar, 1 P D 22/23 Jan to Launceston; part orig c
also
MUNFORD  schooner 168 om,  81'7"x 21'8"x 14'4",  Southtown, Yarmouth 1835, 1838, 1839 & 1840

(om = old measurement; P = passenger; c = cargo)

From Migrant Ships for South Australia by Ronald Parsons

First Settlers

Official Registry Records indicate that the first Munford born in Australia was a girl, MARY A, in 1834. Her parents were Thomas & Mary and she was born in Sydney. Nine years later on 7th June 1843 we have the first marriage between William MUNFORD, 22 years and Susan SHANNON, 23 years recorded in HOBART. The first record of a death was in 1855 for Matilda J MUNFORD, 25 years of age on the Burnett River, Wide Bay Queensland. Other early Birth, Deaths and Marriage records are available to researchers on request.

The Public Record Office Victoria lists seven Munford's as early self funded migrants namely

1. J F Munford DOB 1822 arriving Nov 1852 on SS Isabella from Britain

2. William Munford DOB 1834 arriving Dec 1852 on SS Covenanter from Britain

3. Cast Munford DOB 1849 arriving Sep 1878 on SS Hampshire from Britain

4. G Munford male DOB 1877 arriving Mar 1909 on SS Manuka from New Zealand

5. Munford male age unk arriving Feb 1878 on SS Ringarooma from New Zealand

6. Munford male DOB 1861 arriving Aug 1881 on SS Te Anau from New Zealand

7. Munford male DOB 1876 arriving May 1906 on SS Runic from Britain

Information Courtesy of PRO Vic

Heroes

The following persons surnamed  Munford are on record as having fought for the country in WWW1
 
 

Serial No	Rank	Given Names	Surname	Unit	Enlisted
605	Private	Alfred Charles	Munford	2nd ALRGC	30.12.1916
797	Private	Charles Gilbert	Munford	4th Battalion	12.10.1916
2241	Private	Frederick	Munford	3rd ALROC	19.10.1917
4737	Corporal	Harry	Munford	23rd Battalion	14.2.1916
18096	Private	Herbert	Munford	9th Field Ambulance	26.1.1917
2313	Gunner	Isaac	Munford	2nd ATMB	2.6.1915
3154	Private	Sidney	Munford	20th Battalion	13.7.1916

The National Archives of Australia contain thirty-two references to the family name with the oldest dated back to 1914 in Crows Nest Queensland.

Current References

Dr Blair J Munford, of the NRMA CareFlight/NSW Medical Retrieval Service, PO Box 159, Westmead, NSW 2145 is the co-author of a report on “Air medical scene response to blunt trauma: It's effect on early survival”

Associate Professor Robyn Munford School of Social Policy and Social Work, Massey University NZ jointly presented a paper at the 6th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference Melbourne 25-27 November 1998 entitled "Playing Ball on Running Water: Studying Family Well-being" Whilst more recently she tabled a study paper on  Youth Identity and Mental health in a New South Wales Aboriginal community.

Simon Munford Technical Officer of the Tasmanian Department of  Primary Industries, Water and Environment is on loan to Southern Farming Systems as part of the department's on going support for this program. Some of his recent work on Production of legume forage Crops in frost prone Areas of Tasmania and The Agronomic and  Economic Potential of grain legumes in Tasmania was recently hailed at the 10th Australian Agronomy Conference, Hobart, 2001.