David King, his wife Harriet Sophia (nee Newman) their son Henry and daughter Mary Ann, arrived at Fremantle on 5 August 1829. They came from the town of Downton, Wiltshire, England where they were married on 11 May 1823. David came to the Swan River Colony as an indentured servant to Wells and Latour. Had land at Fremantle Lot 244 in 1830. A second daughter Sophia May, was born to the couple on 17 September 1829. Tragedy struck the King family when Henry was drowned on 15 April 1830 on Colonel Latour's property. Later in the same year a double tragedy, David King himself drowned 7 February 1830. Harriet left to fend for herself and the two little girls, turned to sewing and meshing (mending fishing nets) for a living. But she was not left a widow for long. Harriet re-married John Stanton (Staunton) 14 March 1831, he was a private in the 63rd Regiment, and had three daughters by him. Catherine born October 1832, Annette born 1835 and Emma born February 1837. Harriet seems to have had trouble managing money, for on 30 March 1842, and again on 22 January 1845, John Stanton announced publicly that he would not be responsible for this wife Harriet's debts. Harriet died in Perth, 19 June 1866. Sophia's marriage registration records her as May Sophia King - she married James McNamara on 14 November 1849. But again tragedy struck - James died in February 1867, and Sophia not long afterwards, leaving their eight children to fend for themselves. Mary Ann married Louis Langoulant and lived until 1886, when she was killed on a railway crossing on 31 July at the age of 60 years.