William and Hannah Lowing brought six children to Australia in 1853. The eldest, Mary Louise, was nine years old.  Shortly after their arrival, Hannah, and then the ten month old baby Albert, died of dysentery. The baby died on Christmas Eve.  William did not re-marry and apparently raised his children alone, possibly on farms in northern Victoria.

He eventually went to Parkes, New South Wales, probably following his eldest son, William Alfred. William Reeves died in Parkes and was buried at a small country cemetary at Goobung.

William Alfred began work as a butcher. He began to buy cattle for himself and eventually became a wealthy landowner.  He served two terms as Mayor of Parkes in the 1890s. He had unfortunately borrowed large amounts of money from the banks to finance his properties and lost much of his wealth in the financial 'crash' of the 1890s.
 

 
William Alfred Lowing           Helen Clara Lowing
 

William Alfred and his wife, Helen, had eight children. The youngest, Alan, was Marion's father.
 

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