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On her father’s side Ms Oakford traced her ancestry to
Grace Brown who she claims was the daughter of Thomas
Thompson Brown, a son of Wottecowidyer and James
Thompson. Justice Merkel discussed this claim in some detail
and explained that neither the historical records nor the
material Ms Oakford produced in Court supported her
descent claim. Of particular significance to Justice Merkel
were the records indicating that Wottecowidyer’s son
Thomas Thompson travelled to Port Philip with George
Augustus Robinson and did not return with Robinson to Van
Diemen’s Land (or that if he returned at some later date,
he was not the father of Grace Brown). This version of the
historical records was supported by the testimony of both
Ms Robyn Eastley from the Archives Office of Tasmania and
by the historian Dr Cassandra Pybus. Justice Merkel found
that the petitioners had established that Thomas Thompson,
son of Wottecowidyer, was not Ms Oakford’s ancestor
and, accordingly, that Ms Oakford did not have Aboriginal
ancestry on her father’s side
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