
Alfred Langhorne grave inscription

Grave of Alfred Langhorne (Fawkner)
Alfred Langhorne (1817-1874) had ventured west beyond Willimastown to unoccupied territory. By the foreshores of Port Phillip Bay he squatted on land which was eleven miles south-west of Melbourne. Abiding with regulations he paced out a rectangular block of at least half an acre, marked it and then set about having a homestead built on the property. This was in 1841 and the Homestead was to become Laverton Homestead/Estate facing the sea. It was to be the home for himself and his new wife Sarah Marianne Langhorne nee August (1825 – 1871) and their family. It was a working estate and a focal point within the district for many miles and for years to come.

Sarah Langhorne grave (Williamstown)
