James Dickson Stodart (1824-1867), accountant, migrated to Melbourne, Australia, from Edinburgh, Scotland, around 1854. Soon after he was joined by his wife, Maria Louisa Margaretha (née Meincke), and their children. At least two of their seven children survived into adulthood: James Stodart (1849-1922) and Elizabeth Gray Stodart (1851-1908).

James, the son, became a merchant and a politician in Brisbane, Queensland, and married Elizabeth Henrietta Noble Gair. They had a son, Robert Mackay Stodart (1879-1956), and a pair of twins named Louise Georgina Stodart (1886-1972) and Charles Cecil Stodart (1886-1961).

Elizabeth, the daughter, first married Robert Smith Dods (1837-1876), wholesale grocer. They had three sons: Robert Smith "Robin" Dods (1868-1920), James Stodart Dods (1872-1902) and Joseph Espie Dods (1874-1930). The eldest son, Robert Smith "Robin" Dods, became an accomplished architect. The youngest son, Joseph Espie Dods, became the Government Medical Officer for the City of Brisbane. In 1879, several years after she was widowed, Elizabeth married Charles Ferdinand Marks, physician and politician. They had four children: Alexander Hammett Marks (1880-1954), Edward Oliver "Ted" Marks (1882-1971), Charles Hubert Marks (1885-1951) and Edris Marie Marks (1891-1977). The eldest son, Alexander, became a physician and military officer, while second son, Edward or "Ted", became a geologist then ophthalmologist. Ted's only child, a daughter named Elizabeth Nesta Marks (1918-2002), sometimes known as "Pat", became an eminent Queensland entomologist and expert in the study of mosquitoes and malaria.

The Victorian branch of the Stodart family occupied Mooramong Station near Skipton, Victoria. Grazier David Edmund Stodart (1846-1916) and his wife, Flora Matilda (née Willis), purchased Mooramong in 1889.