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Hunter River - Windermere - Paterson River - Lambs Valley
Hunter Valley Settlers on this Map Edward Collison Close (Green Hills) George Cobb (Anambah) William Cummings (Beresfield) Robert Coram Dillon Leslie Duguid (Lochinvar) Lieut. William Hicks (Melville) Beresford Hudson (Hillsborough) William Innes Richard Jones (Bolwarra) James Kelly (Brisbanefield) Robert Lethbridge (Oakhampton) Alexander Livingstone James McClymont (Bowthorne) Thomas McDougall (Lorn) George Muir Timothy Nowlan (Hunter's Hill) Henry Dixon Owen (Aberglasslyn) Richard Pritchett James Reid (Rosebank) Walter Scott (Wallalong) John Smith William Charles Wentworth (Windermere) John Wighton (Brandon) Caleb & Felix Wilson (Tocal)
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property (called Markham in 1828) James Webber had arrived in Sydney on the Minstrel in 1822 with 2000 pounds capital. He was granted 2020 acres and later 720 acres were added to it. The Tocal estate in 1834 was advertised for lease. It consisted of a total of 3320 acres of land, several acres of grape vines and orchards and a banana plantation. The land was sown with wheat, corn and tobacco and the fields stocked with cattle and sheep. 20 There was a brick cottage and stable attached. A magnificent two story Georgian house was built on the land. In 1835 buildings recently added by Caleb Wilson were destroyed by fire. Two convicts were seriously injured trying to extinguish the flames. Later the property was leased to Charles Reynolds whose family after many years purchased the property and it became famous for Hereford cattle and thoroughbred horses.Felix Wilson resided at 'Leitrim' in Camperdown, Sydney in the 1840's. Two of his daughters Alice aged 2 and four days later Esther Sarah aged 11 years died in an outbreak of scarlatina in 1848. 36
James Read (Reid) James Reid arrived in Australia in 1823, a Lieutenant on half-pay. He was given a grant of 2000 acres of land by Governor Brisbane and agreed to take 20 convicts off the stores and maintain them for ten years. 13 He named his estate Rosebank. Rosebank adjoined the estates of Timothy Nowlan and William Hicks and was situated 5 miles from Wallis Plains. James Reid was also allotted land in the town of Newcastle in 1823.By October of 1823 he and his wife, six children and convict servants were being supplied from the Stores at Newcastle although his wife gave birth to a daughter in October 1824 at Vicars Jacob's residence in Sydney. In 1826 a daughter was born at Rosebank. Convicts assigned to him at this time included Denis Horne who had arrived on the Earl St. Vincent and Richard England a carpenter who had arrived on the Atlas in 1819. In 1824 Reid was involved in a dispute with Captain Gillman of Newcastle when Gillman issued a warrant to search the house of settler Vicars Jacob. The much publicised case divided the settlement with many taking up the side of Captain Gillman who they felt was justified in his actions. In 1825 Reid was requesting from the Government an advance of flour. This followed the burning of his house by bushrangers 'Jacob's Mob' who had destroyed the house in August of 1825 supposedly in revenge for Reid's treatment of convicts. Benjamin and John Burrell, convicts for life, who had arrived in 1825 on the Norfolk were assigned to Reid around this time. They were both executed for burglary at Hunter River in 1830. 39James Bradfern was employed as an overseer by Reid in 1831. In 1827 'Rosebrook' estate was offered for sale and Reid was said to be returning to Europe. On the estate was a seven room house with veranda 62ft in front; kitchen, store, barn and stockyards. James Reid was residing in the township of Newcastle in the 1830's and 1840's. He attended many public meetings and functions in these years including in 1847 holding a ball at his premises in honour of Sir Charles Fitzroy's visit to Newcastle.
Lieutenant William Hicks Melville'William Hicks was a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. He arrived in Australia in 1822 aboard the Admiral Cockburn. Hicks travelled to Newcastle accompanied by Mr. Thomas White Melville Winder and assigned servants Thomas Smith and Bartholomew Duffy in 1823 on the Fame. He had received a land grant of 1000 acres on the Hunter River and was to be to be supplied from the stores at Newcastle for six months. He received a town allotment in Newcastle in 1823/182. 13Soon after he arrived at the Hunter River property in April 1823, he was refusing to allow cedar gangs to remove cut timber from his land, threatening to shoot them if they attempted it. Later that year in August he was in dispute with neighbour James Reid over land. 13Hicks returned to Sydney and on 18 November 1823 at St. Phillips in Sydney married Sophia Hickey, a daughter of John Hickey of Bent Street Sydney. In 1824 he was once again in opposition to his neighbour Magistrate James Reid when he supported Captain Gillman in his dispute with Reid and Vicars Jacob. His property was robbed by marauding bushrangers Jacob's Mob on 8th July 1825. He was more fortunate than neighbour Reid whose house Rosebrook was burned down by the bushrangers.
George Cobb George Cobb arrived in the early 1820's on the ship Minstrel and in 1822
was granted over 2,000 acres of land. Six
convict servants were assigned to him. Late in
1822 he gained permission to proceed to Newcastle
with his brother James and they travelled on the
Government sloop 'Sally'. James Cobb had arrived in
the Colony in 1820. In
1824 George's brother James applied on his behalf
for George and his six servants to be placed on
government stores. This request was denied. Later in
1824 James requested permission to go to Newcastle
with his brother and sister on the 'Mars'. They
requested a hasty decision as they were departing
for Van Diemen's Land in 10 days time.
13 James
later set up a store in Sydney and a branch at Launceston.
Select here to read more about Anambah at Heritage Branch Website William Charles Wentworth Thomas White Melville Winder 'Windermere' William
Charles Wentworth purchased the Windermere Estate
from Thomas White Melville Winder in 1836. Winder
was born in London and
had been a captain in the Merchant Navy. He arrived
in Sydney in 1817 on the Frederick. He was a
merchant, however abandoned trading after sustaining
financial losses in a deal with a Captain Ritchie,
who failed to bring a promised cargo from Calcutta.
Winder then established a water mill for grinding
flour at Botany Bay
Winder built a
sandstock brick house with the labour of his assigned convicts in the
1820's. Read about the 'Roses of the
Hunter" Maitland Mercury 26
April 1881 Winder's friend and
business associate, Wentworth purchased Windermere and Luskintyre estates in
1836. They were soon leased back to Winder, however
Wentworth lived at the estate for several months
each year. Wentworth later extended the homestead
into a thirty room house. There were cellars,
stables, coach house and a vineyard. A few of the many
convicts who were assigned to work at the estate
when it was owned by Winder were: Joseph Branch
arrived on the Malabar assigned in 1824 Richard Beal
arrived on the Sesostris assigned in 1828. William Way
arrived on the Norfolk assigned in 1828. John Sheehan
arrived on the Baring assigned in 1828. William Ashton
arrived on the Sesostris assigned in 1828 Between 1832 and
1833 the following convicts were assigned: George
Ruddle , John Woodfield, Henry Smith, James
Kirkwood, John Cookham, William Graham, James
Boland, John Connolly and Joseph Quarman Francis Carding
who arrived on the Surry in 1828 was employed
on the estate in 1828 as was William Belcher who
arrived on the Isabella
Winder and
Wentworth in partnership with Charles Nott
established a boiling down facility for the
manufacture of tallow at Windermere in the
depression of the 1840's, and advertised their
establishment in the Maitland Mercury by
August of 1844. Their wealth allowed them to survive
the crippling depression that caused the demise of
other estates in the area. By 1847 Wentworth had
established extensive vineyards at Windermere. He entered
samples of Burgundy wine, sweet water wine, brandy,
vinegar in the Hunter River Agricultural Society
show in April of 1847.
By 1848 the
estates of Windermere were being advertised to
be let in small lots, with or without the
magnificent Windermere House. Beresford
Beresford
Hudson arrived in Hobart on the Andromeda in 1823. Other
passengers included Rev. John Dunmore Lang, Henry Hewitt, John Larnach
and James and Nancy McClymont. He boarded the Brixton bound for
Sydney soon afterwards. Hudson
was granted 2000 acres of land in the Hunter Valley which he later named 'Hillsborough'. He was also given an allotment of
land in the newly surveyed town of Newcastle. The Hillsborough
land had been visited many years before when Colonel
Paterson, Dr. Harris, Mr. Barreillier and Lieutenant
James Grant penetrated 30 miles up river from
Schanks Forest (Maitland). They traversed rapids
which 'obliged them to get out and drag boats up',
observed natives, and the shell fish they had eaten
and then climbed two peaks where they could view the
surrounding areas. They observed 'perfectly level
land for many miles covered with trees, underwood
and swamp'. They could see the coast of Port
Stephens in the distance towards the north east. One
of the peaks they climbed was situated on land later
to be granted to Hudson. Colonel Paterson named it
'Elizabeth's Mountain' after his wife. In March 1844
'Hillsborough' was advertised to be let for five or
seven years. It was said to consist of 2000
acres of good pasture land, well adapted for sheep
or cattle eight miles from Maitland; bounded on the
south by Hunter river, on the east by Rosebrook, and
on the west by the land of W.C. Wentworth. A square
piece of land, well watered by the river and creek,
it was thought to be suitable for an industrious
man. Thirty acres of alluvial land had been cleared.
Also to let were 470 acres of land enclosed by a
strong fence, well watered by the river, creek and
never failing spring and another 60 acres of rich
alluvial land, Hudson to provide bullocks, farming
implements and use of a large barn; the tenant to
deliver one half the crops.
Hudson resided in Newcastle in the 1840's. He
assisted in making arrangements for the reception of
Governor Sir Charles Fitzroy for his visit to the
Hunter in January of 1847 and by March was
advertising for a cook in Newcastle. By December of
that year he was advertising for a man without a
family to take charge of his homestead at the
Hillsborough property. In
October 1849 John McLean advertised to sell by
auction 380 acres, part of the Hillsborough Estate
prior to departing the district. Also for sale were
growing crops, cows, heifers, steers, bullocks,
farming implements, pigs, furniture, carts, plough
and saddle. There was a commodious cottage (almost
finished), stockyards and outbuildings on the
property. 80 acres were considered to be first rate
agricultural land with wheat, barley and corn
growing. Leslie Duguid
Leslie Duguid was twenty years old when he arrived in Australia in October 1822 on board the William Shand. He had been recommended as a free settler and was made a grant of 2,000 acres of land, the first of several grants. He gained permission to visit Newcastle and the Hunter river area and proceeded there in the Minerva . He was also one of the first landholders to take up an allotment in the town of Newcastle. 13After returning to England for a brief time Duguid settled in New South Wales in 1825, being employed at the Bank of Australia. Although he did not live permanently at his country estate, he regularly visited and was involved in local social events and donated to worthy causes, such as the building of a new Church. In 1824 he was in dispute with his western neighbour William Harper, and in July 1825 his property was attacked by bushrangers. A cottage was built on Duguid's Lochinvar estate and maintained by an overseer. In 1828 John Burke was employed as overseer at the estate. 5 The Lochinvar estate was later sold in two lots.Duguid married the 'amiable and accomplished' Miss Ann Scargill, 2nd daughter of the late Captain Scargill of 22nd Regiment at St. James Church, Sydney in July 1830. Ann Scargill had arrived on the ship Asia in 1822, a fellow passenger of James Reid and his daughters. Later, in 1834, Duguid became the Managing Director of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney. In 1847 the profits for the half year amounting to thousands of pounds were lost. Duguid was suspended from the position of Managing director and involved in insolvency proceedings at his estate at Cook's River 46
McClymens (James McClymont) James McClymont arrived in Australia on the Andromeda in 1823 with his wife Nancy. He soon visited Newcastle and travelled up the Hunter river to select land. He was granted 2000 acres in September of that year. 13 This land later became known as Bowthorne and was divided into smaller farms.James McClymont was also granted an allotment of land at Newcastle. James and Nancy were innkeepers at the Ship Inn in 1823. 15 There were many men travelling to Newcastle at this time. They would arrive by ship and be obliged to wait in Newcastle until the tide was right before they boarded a boat to be rowed and/or sailed up river to select their land on the Hunter River.In 1825 the McClymont's farm was one of those on the Hunter robbed by bushrangers from Jacob's Mob. James McClymont died in 1829 aged 30. His youngest child William being only about a year old. He was buried in the Christ church burial ground at Newcastle 15James' wife Nancy re-married six years later to the Reverend Henry Carmichael. Reverend Carmichael established a school on the Williams River - the 'Lyceum'. He and Nancy later had four children together.
Walter Scott
Walter Scott arrived in Van Diemens Land Australia on the ship Regalia in 1823. Born on 15 October 1787, Scott had attended Edinburgh University as a medical student after completing his apprenticeship as surgeon. On the Regalia he was employed as Ship's surgeon. He moved to Sydney where he was employed in the commissariat department and soon after applied for a land grant. Perhaps he had heard of the Hunter River land from George Lang who was also employed at the Commissariat department and had received a grant at the Hunter. By May of 1823 Scott had been granted 600 acres of land by Governor Brisbane ,13 and after travelling to the area, selected 600 acres on the Paterson Plains across the river from the grant of George Lang. He named the grant Wallalong (Wollalaghn) and built a cottage on the land.Scott may not have spent a great deal of time at Wallalong at this time. He may have used assigned servants (convicts) to clear and fence the land and grow crops as he was employed at Newcastle as Commissariat clerk and storeman. He probably worked in the government cottage set aside for the Commissariat clerk. This cottage was situated nearby the Parsonage not very far from the hospital. In 1824 Scott accompanied Lieutenant Henry Miller, Allan Cunningham, John Oxley, together with convicts and soldiers to Moreton Bay to establish a new penal settlement there. The first settlement, established near Redcliffe, was soon abandoned and the site where Brisbane now stands was selected due to the reliable source of water. Here barracks for soldiers and convicts, huts, sawpit, kiln and blacksmith's forge were established. There was also an army store which Scott probably controlled. Scott worked as surgeon until Henry Cowper who had been formerly appointed surgeon, arrived in 1826. By 1828, Scott had returned to the the Hunter district and he was once more working at Newcastle as Commissary Clerk. He purchased more land - 720 acres in 1836 and 640 acres at Seaham in 1839. He had the usual problems with convicts as two of his assigned servants William Amos and Thomas Cartwright absconded from service (at Paterson) in the winter of 1834. 19His nephew - also Walter - emigrated from Scotland in the 1840's and settled on the Seaham land (Eskdale). He managed his uncle's estates for him, acting as agent. 15Dr. Scott returned to Britain and died in London in 1854 aged 67 .
Alexander Livingstone Captain Livingstone arrived in Australia in 1821 as Chief Officer on the Jessie. Also on board were Henry Dangar and Robert Coram Dillon. Livingstone proceeded to Newcastle in 1822 and like many others arriving in these years, after alighting at the wharf at Newcastle probably boarded a ketch or rowing boat to travel up River to select his land. Livingstone received a grant in 1823 of 1075 acres situated near Hinton. His property adjoined that of McClymont, Smith and Lang. He later increased this holding to 2000 acres by purchase. Here he built Bowthorne House. Captain Livingstone commanded several coastal cutters such as the Sally and Eclipse and then became the Master of the packet Lord Liverpool which had been purchased by T.W.M. Winder and George Williams in partnership. The Lord Liverpool carried mail, cargo such as wool and coal from Newcastle, and passengers to and from Sydney. The Lord Liverpool was captained by William Powditch in 1830 and Captain Livingstone retired to 'the comforts of shore, with unanimous good wishes of a large circle of friends'. He married Mary Dillon, sister of Robert Coram Dillon in 1826 and probably resided in Sydney at this time. As can be seen on the map the main road between the upper and lower Hunter passed through Bowthorne Estate after crossing the Paterson River. Livingstone had built Bowthorne with extensive gardens and vineyards facing the River. The house itself was built of stone and consisted of ten rooms. There were servants quarters, stone dairy, wheat silos, coach house, overseer's house, provisions stores, stables, stock yards and men's huts. The estate was auctioned in 14 lots in 1843 after Livingstone ran into financial difficulties in the drought and depression 14 Bowthorne House was situated on lot 1 and consisted of about 140 acres.Livingstone remained in the area. He donated three allotments of land for a Church at Hinton in 1845, and in 1846 he was involved in Regattas at Hinton and Stockton. He was appointed Harbour Master and Pilot at the port of Newcastle arriving there in August 1846. It was stated that his thorough acquaintance with the harbour and his long connection with the Hunter district were an ample guarantee that he would discharge his duties efficiently and faithfully. In 1847 he was involved in organising a reception for the Governor Sir Charles Fitzroy on his Excellency's visit to Newcastle. 14Alexander Livingstone died in 1867
Richard Charles Pritchett Richard Charles Pritchett arrived from India on the Nimrod in 1822. He became an auctioneer and agent in the firm of MacQueen & Atkinson in Sydney after being granted a license in 1823. In 1824 he was tendering to convey prisoners to Van Diemen's Land on the whaler Caroline. By 1848 Pritchett had passed away and his land, 4560 acres called St. Petrox, was advertised for lease for two years. St Petrox adjoined the property of J.C. Reid's 2560 acres part of which was called 'Lamb's Valley'. This station was considered one of the most prolific grazing stations in the locality. 48
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