The Hassall Family

The Hassall Book, also known as "the black book", is the story of the Hassall Family in Australia.
When Rowland and Elizabeth Hassall arrived in Sydney Cove in 1798, there were only 21 non-military free settlers in Australia according to the 'Pioneer Register' published in 1981. Even allowing for omissions, they were clearly in exclusive company and it was inevitable that they socialised and intermarried with the other prominent families of Australia's pioneering years.
This book tells the story of their lives, including their journey from Coventry England, their year in Tahiti, and their eventual arrival in Australia, where they had nine children, eight of whom grew to adulthood and had families of their own.