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Grandfather Topper was a Londoner, a Cabinet Maker, or and a French Polisher. He would be away from home for months at a time decorating the interiors of the houses of rich country folks. He married a widow Mrs Bowen with one son (Philip). He went to America later (Tom Topper asked me one time, about the "rich Uncle in America" But I know nothing more of him. Grandmother must have died while the family were young by what I know from Mother and Aunt Thomas.
As I said "George came out to Australia first in 1852, then Mother, and Grandfather Topper, then Aunt Ann in 1862.
(I gave their shipping documents to the Ship Lovers Society. C/- Mr Davis, Wighton and Mr Donald, Geelong.)
George married Anne Whitehand. One or more of their children died in infancy. George and Tom did not marry, Anne was also single, Bessie married George Binns, a first cousin, Susan also married a first  cousin, Charles Haywood. Bessie, three daughters, Susie, Son and Daughter.
Grandfather Topper lived with my mother for sometime. Father alive then and when I was about eight, he took me with him, when taking grandfather to Beaufort in a covered wagonette. We visited the Taylor's and Francis' on the return journey. I think Aunt Ann not out long before she married Thomas Thomas a welshman. He came out of a good family and had a brother , Rector of St. Asaph's and a Canon. Aunt and Uncle Thomas had a dairy at Warrenheip at the time my father died. I remember being there for sometime and seeing snow for the first time. The went to Morton Plains later where Uncle died and Aunt Anne bought the house in Saffron Street, and died there July 13th, 1918.