The Journal of The Barbados Museum & Historical Society Vol. LXIX, 2023 Abstract While Barbados and Australia are geographically distant, they share significant historical connections through their former status as colonies of the British Empire. Movements of individuals and families within imperial networks led to the settlement of Barbadians in Australia during the nineteenth century. Figures such as members of the Gibbes, Montefiore, Alleyne, Buhôt, and Dowridge families p