William who was known as 'Billy' and his wife Ann lived a short distance from London Bridge in an area known as Stepney Green. Stepney, where Billy who was a highly skilled 'locksmith' had his workshop at the rear of his house. During the harsh winters of 1826/27 Billy approached Ann with the thought of emigrating to a warmer climate, with the Swan River Colony in mind. At that time a gentleman called Robert Lyon came on the scene. He talked the Nairns into emigrating as his servants and in turn he would look after them, on the understanding that he would live with them. They left Plymouth on the 14 May 1829 on the Marquis of Anglesea, and arrived in the Swan River Colony on the 23 August 1829. In Fremantle Billy built a small humpy with a workshop attached. Another move was in 1830 to Perth Lot (G7) in King Street near Hay Street and a frontage onto St George's Terrace where another workshop was built onto their humpy. In 1840 Lot S31 a large block fronting onto Adelaide Terrace and stretching down to the Swan River was given as a free grant. By this time James had joined his Father in the workshop to learn the trade. Robert Lyon was a difficult man who had become rather unpopular in the Colony. William and Robert fell out and there was a rather unpleasant parting of their ways. There was no shortage of work for Billy and James in their Blacksmith workshop, and the family progressed. William Nairn died on November 28 1855. Mary Ann died on December 16 1870. They were buried together in the Pioneers Cemetery in East Perth where their grave can still be identified. Their eldest son James was a pioneer farmer on the Irwin River and also established 'Byro Station' in the Upper Murchison Region in 1874. Eldest daughter Margaret married Thomas Grigson and they farmed in the York region. Charlotte married Walter Padbury in April 1844. Walter and Charlotte Padbury were the wealthiest couple in the Colony and were noted for their philanthropy. Emma married James Ogden a Hotelier in 1858. Both William (Jnr) and Jane Nairn eventually settled in South Australia. Charles Nairn pioneered the first station on the De Grey River in July 1863. He was lost at sea in March 1867 on the ship 'Emma' which went down somewhere off the north west coast. Ellen married twice, first to James Grieves until his death in 1866 and then to Richard Meares whose family were pioneer farmers in the York region.