Migration in 1858
After William MYLREA died on 13 Nov 1856 in England, his widow Isabella, her single son Edward and her married daughter Jane and her son set sail for Australia.
Passengers on the Albion departed Liverpool 21 Jun 1858 bound for Melbourne, 1315/1248 tons, 4480 superfeet, Master Richard C Williams, arrived 13 Sep 1858 [Unassisted Immigration to Victoria fiche 150 page 001]
All four listed together as 2254
MYLREA Edward age 22, Single, English (b abt 1836)
MYLREA Isabella age 65, Widow, English (b abt 1793)
WILLIAMS Jane age 24, Married, English (b abt 1834) (dau of Isabella, sister of Edward)
WILLIAMS John, age 3, English (b abt 1855) (Also on this ship was Owen JONES age 23)

Isabella MYLREA (b abt 1790, mother of Edward) d 1863 aged 73 yrs bp Isle (of Man) d/o William CORKHILL/Isabella Unknown [Vic 198] Informant was Edward Mylrea, machinist, of Ballarat West. (AW)
Isabella MYLREA age 73 Armstrong Street, Ballarat bur 29 Jan 1863 Ballarat Old Cemetery AN 8 5. Also in this grave is Robert Turner CUMMINS, a clergyman and members of his family.
Memorial: CUMMINS
Here lieth waiting for the coming of / the Lord the body of Margaret 8.10.1862, 39 yrs. / Come Lord Jesus Rev. XXII.20 / her husband Revd. Robert Turner, 27 yrs / incumbent of St Paul's Ballarat East / 13.3.1892, 72 yrs. / Blessed are the dead who lie in the Lord / for they shall rest from their labour. / their youngest son John Stevenson 27.6.1885, 31 yrs. / their child Selina Clara 26.3.1859, 19 mths. / Them that sleep in Jesus shall God bring with him. / Margaret Hill, wife of R.T. Cummins / died Whitsunday 16.5.1880. / My helper in Christ Jesus Rom. XVI.3. / Not dead but sleepeth. Matt. IX.24. / Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. iCor. XV57.
[Transcription from Ballarat Cemeteries Index, BDGS & GSV, 2007]

Ballarat Directories
1862 Birtchnell's Ballarat Directory (no Mylrea or like, not a resident of Eureka Street)
1865-66 Dicker Ballarat Directory: MYLIER Edward, Carter, Eureka Street, Ballarat East (p103) In the Street Index (p31) Edward MYBREA (MYLREA) is shown as living two doors from Charles JONES. This connection as neighbours seems to be the only explanation for Edward MYLREA to be the Guardian of Alice Jane JONES in 1879.
1875 Niven Ballarat Directory: MYLREA Edward, Laborer, Eureka Street, Ballarat (p51)
1878 Ballarat Rate Roll (no Mylrea)
1894 Webb's Ballarat Directory: MYLREA J, Doveton Street North, Ballarat, MYLREA J, Loch Avenue, Ballarat (p145)
1896-97 Sands & McDougall's Ballarat Directory: MYLREA John, Coal and wood merchant, Railway siding, Doveton Street North, Ballarat, private residence Loch Avenue (p57)

1881 to Williamstown
The family moved from Ballarat to Williamstown in 1881 for 'reasons of employment'. (AW)

In a letter drafted on 18 January 1897 by Belle for her father, it states he had been apprenticed for 7 years to Pooleys & Son of Manchester Street Liverpool as a weighing machinist. Edward's elder brother Thomas had also worked as an iron moulder and foreman for the same company.
Following his death on 26 September 1905, his death certificate records him as "scalemaker" and an obituary in The Chronicle describes him as "a colonist of 50 years ... a resident of Williamstown for 24 years and was in the employ of the Town Council for 15 years ... a member of 43 years standing of the M.U.I.O.O.F." (Could the connection with the Jones family be Masonic?) (Andree Wright)

Children of Edward MYLREA and Isabella WALKER