er ▁Family ▁Dies ▁In ▁Sydney . ▁Mr ▁James ▁Qu ested , ▁third ▁generation ▁of ▁a ▁Tas man ian ▁pione er ▁family , ▁died ▁in ▁Sydney ▁on ▁Saturday . ▁Born ▁on ▁Jan . ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Capt ▁James ▁Qu ested , ▁who ▁owned ▁and ▁trad ed ▁the ▁ship ▁Bo omer ang ▁between ▁Tas mania , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁and ▁Australia . ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁Mr ▁Qu ested ▁conducted ▁a ▁but ch ering ▁business ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁Capt ▁Qu ested ' s ▁father , ▁the ▁late ▁Mr ▁James ▁Qu ested , ▁was ▁a ▁pione er ▁sett ler ▁at ▁Br ush y ▁Pla ins ▁( new ▁Run ny - med e ). ▁M igr ating ▁from ▁England ▁in ▁May , ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁in ▁the ▁sail ing ▁ship ▁M ell ish ▁( 4 2 4 ▁tons , ▁Capt ▁Ross ), ▁the ▁Qu ested ▁family ▁land ed ▁at ▁Hob art ▁Town ▁after ▁having ▁trans hi pped ▁in ▁Sydney ▁on ▁Sept . ▁ 5 . ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁They ▁res ided ▁at ▁M ud dy ▁Pla ins ▁( now ▁Sand ford ) ▁and ▁the ▁Oak ▁Tree , ▁Cher ry ▁Tree ▁Open ing , ▁near ▁Sor ell , ▁before ▁sett ling ▁at ▁Guinea ▁P ig ▁farm , ▁Br ush y ▁Pla ins , ▁about ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁Des c end ants ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁are ▁leg ion ▁in ▁Tas mania . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category :