Origins of Bulli Mountain - Sherbrooke Families – their Ancestors & Connections

1. Ballentyne/Ballantynea. Mr (David) Ballantyne – Land Grantee - mentioned as landowner on

Bulli Mountain in 1857 – father of Teamster Frederick Wood’s wife Teresa Jane born 1858

2. Bishopa. Samuel Bishop born Tipton Princes End, Tipton, Staffordshire –arrived

on the “Merlin” in Melbourne in 1855 b. Wife Mary McGann born Innes County Clare Ireland

3. Blinkcoa. George Blinkco born Swaffam Prior Cambridgeshire England – arrived

on the Morayshire in 1856b. Wife Sarah Reeve born Stow Cum Quy Cambridgeshire England –

arrived on the Alfred with her parents & siblings in 18574. Bouren – Bourne

a. William Ottaway Bouren/Bourne from Otterden, Kent England – arrived 1853 on “Herefordshire”

b. Wife - Mary Taylor born Cupar Fifeshire Scotland – arrived with father John Forbes Taylor (later he robbed a Mail Coach) & mother Rachel Christie on the “Ticonderaga”, a “plague ship” - of 843 aboard, there were 170 deaths – led to establishment of Melbourne Quarantine Station

5. Braishera. John Braisher born Leeds Yorkshire & later lived at Dewsbury,

Yorkshire – arrived on “Royal Saxon” in 1848b. Wife Maria Purser/Percher/Purcell Dewsbury Yorkshire – arrived on

“Royal Saxon” in 1848i. Louisa Braisher married Lewis Loveday – see Loveday

ii. Harriett Braisher married John Charles Chin6. Brodie

a. Greener Brodie – of Northumberland England - arrived on the “Northbrook” in 1878

b. Wife Ellen Smith – of Northumberland England - arrived on the “Northbrook” in 1878 – after Greener’s death in the 1887 Bulli Mine Disaster, Ellen remarried some years later to John Barnes Nicholson

c. Brother William Brodie – of Northumberland England possibly also at Sherbrooke ? – arrived on the “Ellora” in 1879

d. Wife Hannah Smith – of Northumberland England possibly also at Sherbrooke ? – arrived on the “Ellora” in 1879

7. Brown a. Henry Foss aka Powell of Devon, convict, held on the Prison Hulk

“Retribution”, and who arrived in the Colony on the “Fortune” in 1806b. His wife Ann Gilbert aka Haynes of London, convict, who arrived on the

“William Pitt” in 1806c. Thomas Williamson of Warrington, Lancashire, convict, arrived on the

“Prince Regent” in 1820d. William Brown, of Norwich, Norfolk, convict, held on Prison Hulk

“Justitia”, who arrived on the “Elizabeth I” in 1820e. His wife Elizabeth Weston nee Crouch of West Horsley, Surrey, arrived

on “HMS Larkin” in 1817, with her first husband, Lieutenant William Francis Weston, a remittance man formerly, with the East India Company

8. Burnsa. W Burns was a Mining Engineer with Sherbrooke Iron & Coalworks

Company 9. Campbell

a. See Murray10.Candie/Candy

a. George Irwin Candie/Candy of Wilton Wiltshire arrived on the “Beejapore” in 1857

b. Wife Sarah Jane Gilmore of Dromore County Tyrone Ireland arrived on the “Kate” in 1855 with her sister Catherine and their parents followed in 1856 on the “Conway”

11. Carpentera. Benjamin Carpenter – father Robert Carpenter & mother Anne Maslen

of All Cannings Wiltshire arrived in 1849 on the “Tory”12.Charlesworth

a. David Charlesworth – convict of Holmsfirth near Huddersfield in Yorkshire England and arrived in 1827 on the “Marquis of Hastings”.

b. Wife Johanna Rose Mullins of Limerick, Ireland and arrived in 1836 on the “Duchess of Northumberland” – Johanna was one of the “Colonial Duchesses”.

13. China. John Charles Chin – son of John Chin of Newington, Surrey (who

arrived with his parents about 1828) and of Emma Crooks of Mount

Sorrell, Leicestershire – who arrived on the “Bermondsey” in 1848 with her parents John Crooks and Betsy Hiam – this was the voyage that brought some of the Lacemakers of Calais to Australia

b. Wife Harriet Braisher – see Braisher 14. Cram

a. James Cram from Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle – arrived in late 1850’s

b. Wife Sarah Headley of Tynemouth Northumberland – arrived in late 1850’s

i. William Anthony Cram of Tynemouth Northumberland – arrived in late 1850’s

ii. His Sydney born wife Margaret Rea’s parents were from Scotland

15. Mr Cumming was a Teacher at Sherbrooke in 1902, also in 1906, when his home was robbed. This time frame suggests he was teaching at Sherbrooke during the Cataract Dam construction activities.

16.De La Motte / De La Mottaa. Charles Peter Adolphe De L Motte/De La Motta of Denmarkb. Wife Ada Lavorel de Pagny – her father Jules Lavorel / Francis de Pagny

was from Lyons Rhone France and her mother Caroline Winn was from Sussex

17. Dinninga. Christopher Dinning – his parents James Dinning and Elizabeth

Hetherington were from County Tyrone Irelandb. Wife Gertrude Fletcher – her father Peter Percival Fletcher was from

Unsworth St George, Lancashire, and her mother Anna Louisa Lush was from Basingstoke Hampshire and arrived on the “Sir Charles Forbes” in 1841

18. Dumbrella. William Dumbrell from Lewes Sussex England arrived in 1844 on the

“Neptune”His future wife Harriett Dearling of Watton Dorking Surrey arrived in 1844 on the “Neptune”

19.Eales a. Joseph Eales of Bristol Gloucester arrived by 1849b. Wife Harriett Holden of Hellingly Wealden East Sussex arrived with her

parents James Holden and Martha Akehurst in 1839 on the “Alfred” 20.Fletcher

a. Abraham Fletcher born North Bierley, County York, Bradford, England – arrived in Sydney on 28 September 1871 on “Dunbar Castle” where his station on the ship was ‘Engine Driver’.

b. Wife Jessie E McDonald born in Mt Keira to William McDonald and Isabella Kynoch from Aberdeen, Scotland – arrived on the ”Empire”’ in 1853.

21. Flynn a. Garrett Flynn was a selector

22.Ford a. Bernard Ford of County Monahan b. Wife Mary Dundon daughter of convict Thomas Dundon of Ireland

who arrived on the “Pilot” in 1817 and of convict Mary Lynch (?) of Ireland who arrived on the “John Bull” in 1821

23.Fritza. Johann John Fritz from Volkersheim, Hildesheim (near Hanover),

Niedersachsen Germany - arrived in Moreton Bay in 1856 as an assisted immigrant on the “Isherbrook”

b. Wife Elizabeth Mary Shafer Schmidt from Baden Wuerttemburg Germany – arrived with her parents in Moreton Bay c. 1849 - 1857

24. Gormana. Miss Mary A Gorman was a Teacher at Bulli Mountain School for 4 ½

years : 1875 - 187925. Green

a. William Boland/Bolam Green – of Northumberland arrived in 1862 with his parents John Green and Ann Alice Bolam/Boland on the “Shackamaxon”

b. Wife Mary Hunter of Haswell Durham arrived with her parents Joseph Hunter of Hetton Le Spring Durham and Ann Summerson of Houghton Le Spring Durham on the “Vocalist” in 1857

26.Haberleya. Henry Christopher Haberley born Baden Wurtemberg Germany, son of

John Gottlieb Haberley and Christina Fredericka Brandt of Baden Wurtemberg Germany – arrived in 1857 on the “Gottorpe”

b. Wife Julia Mary Parkinson – her father Henry William Parkinson was from London and her mother Ann McDonald was from Inverness Scotland

c. Garrett Haberley born at sea on voyage from Baden Wurtemberg Germany son of John Gottlieb Haberley and Christina Fredericka Brandt of Baden Wurtemberg Germany – arrived in 1857 on the “Gottorpe”

d. Wife Eliza Jane Blinkco - see Blinkcoe. John Jacob Haberley born in Bulli – son of John Gottlieb Haberley and

Christina Fredericka Brandt of Baden Wurtemberg Germany – arrived in 1857 on the “Gottorpe”

f. Wife Mary Ann Reeve – see Reevei. Ella Beatrice Sarah Haberley – husband Alexander Rankin

Howson, son of Richard Howson and Rachel Ramsey Rankin, both of Bellshill, Lanarkshire, who arrived at Maryborough Queensland on the “Maulsden” in 1883

ii. Ruby Christina Haberley – husband Richard Howson, son of Richard Howson and Rachel Ramsey Rankin, both of Bellshill, Lanarkshire, who arrived at Maryborough Queensland on the “Maulsden” in 1883

27. Halea. Thomas Hale – from Kent England who possibly arrived on the

“Sterling” in 1847b. Wife Eliza Holt – granddaughter of Irish Protestant Rebel convict

“General” Joseph Holt from Ballydaniel County Wicklow, Ireland - transported on the “Minerva” arriving in Sydney in 1800 & wife Hester Long who came “free” to Sydney with their son, Eliza’s father, Joshua Holt. Her maternal grandfather was from County Galway, Ireland, John Bray, in the NSW Corps and his wife Mary Downes/Dwan Bray Llewellyn may have been of County Tipperary Ireland – they arrived in Sydney on the “Neptune” in the Second Fleet in 1790.

28. Hapgooda. Westbury “Westie” Hapgood’s paternal grandfather Richard Hapgood

was from Burnett, Compton Dando, Somerset and arrived on the “Lady Ann” in 1854. His maternal grandfather Heinrich Myers / Meirs was from Hamburg Germany and arrived on the “Blackbird” in 1870. His maternal grandmother Mary Ann Alma Spriggs came from Middlesex in 1858 on the “Telegraph” with her parents Thomas Spriggs and Eliza Ann Bowman

29. Harpera. Mr Harper was a teacher at Sherbrooke School

30. Henning

a. Biddulph Henning of Bristol arrived in 1853 on the “Great Britain”b. Sister Rachel Biddulph Henning of Bristol arrived in 1854 on the

“Calcutta”31. Hicks

a. James Hicks, son of convict Richard Hicks of Kent who arrived on the “Canada” and of convict Margaret Howe of Surrey – arrived on the “Experiment” in 1804.

b. Wife Margaret Brain Daley, daughter of convict Thomas Brain, believed to be of Gloucestershire, who arrived on the “Coromandel” in 1802 and of convict Ann Daley of Dublin who arrived on the “Elizabeth” in 1818

32. Hildebranda. Thomas Hildebrand was born in Westport County Mayo Ireland,

however his grandparents, Johannes John Heinrich Hildebrand Elsobina Sievers, were originally from Westphalia Saxony Germany and moved to Ireland in the 18th Century where they lived for the rest of their lives

b. Wife Eliza/Elizabeth Kennedy born in Ireland33. Hunt

a. John Thomas Hunt originally of Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, arrived on the “Samuel Boddington” in 1846 with his mother Anne Hunt nee Sutton

i. Thomas Hunt of Deptford Kent, arrived on the “Waterlily” in Sydney from Van Dieman’s Land, though he had previously sailed from his previous residence in South Africa to either Van Dieman’s Land or Sydney

ii. His wife Anne Hunt nee Sutton, of Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, arrived on the “Samuel Boddington” in 1846, although it appears that she had travelled on the “Sir Charles Napier” to Van Dieman’s Land in 1843, where they had lived in Van Dieman’s Land during 1843 – 1844 at least

b. His wife Mary Ann Hunt nee Brown’s ancestors i. Henry Foss aka Powell of Devon, held on the Prison Hulk

“Retribution”, and who arrived in the Colony on the “Fortune” in 1806

ii. His wife Ann Gilbert aka Haynes of London, who arrived on the “William Pitt” in 1806

iii. Thomas Williamson of Warrington, Lancashire, arrived on the “Prince Regent” in 1820

iv. William Brown, of Norwich, Norfolk, held on Prison Hulk “Justitia”, who arrived on the “Elizabeth I” in 1820

v. His wife Elizabeth Weston nee Crouch of West Horsley, Surrey, arrived on “HMS Larkin” in 1817, with her first husband, William Francis Weston, a remittance man from West Horsley, Surrey,

34. Irvinga. John Irving had been a teacher at Sherbrooke in the early 1880’s

35. Jarretta. Thomas Jarrett of Brede Sussex arrived with his parents Henry Jarrett

and Jane Barnes on the “Roxburgh Castle” in 1839b. Wife Katherine Knight – see Knight

36.Jerseya. F W Jersey ? – a mystery – is recorded on 1891 Census return for

Sherbrooke – was he a tenant farmer there for a time ?37. Jones

a. Charles Edward Jones – son of Charles Edward Jones born in Hableville Seine Maritime Haute Normandie France, believed to have arrived in 1855 on the “Mary Catherine” & Anne Barbara Davis

b. Wife Elizabeth Margaret Spinks – see Spink/Spinks 38. Keegan

a. John Keegan son of convict Thomas James Keegan (King) of Burnley Lancashire who arrived on the “Portsea” in 1838 and of Ann Thackster Texter of Cargagh, County Down, Ireland who arrived Free in 1842 on the “Ann Milne” with her sister Margaret Thackster Texter

b. Isabella Dorothy Wales – see Wales39. Keen/Keene

a. Matthew John Keene – son of Francis Robert Keen of Staffordshire and Sarah Hall of Birmingham, Warwickshire – both arrived on the “Emperor” in 1848 – some Lacemakers of Calais travelled on this voyage

b. Evangeline Ralph – daughter of Thomas Ralph and Caroline Howard40.Kimbrey

a. Mary Ann Kimbrey Reeve nee Cleveland – of Gloucester, Gloucestershire – arrived on the “Forest Monarch” in 1858 with her 1st husband Thomas Kimbrey & lived at Sherbrooke with her 2nd husband Henry Reeve and her children

41. Kinnane

a. John Kinnane was a selector on Bulli Mountain in 1872 and was in the Bulli area 1866 – 1888 – father of Michael Kinnane

42.Kinga. Eleazer King of Sydenham Oxfordshire arrived in 1845 on the

“Elizabeth” in 1845 with his parents Edmund and Mary King b. Partner Elizabeth Spink – see Spink/Spinks

43. Kirkwooda. G Kirkwood prosecuted in 1899 for hurting a horse at Sherbrooke

44.Knighta. George Knight of Peckam Surrey arrived in 1844 on the “Neptune” –

his 1st wife Mary Ann Bassett had died in Englandb. His 2nd wife Rebecca Dearling of Watton Dorking Surrey arrived in 1844

on the “Neptune” – she had been previously married to William Gregory of Surrey

45. Lorda. George A Lord – was a teacher at Bulli Mountain in 1872

46.Loveday - Bucklanda. John Loveday from Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire England - arrived

on “Royal Saxon” in 1848b. Wife Elizabeth Buckland from Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire - arrived

on “Royal Saxon” in 1848i. William Loveday - wife Dinah Hill of Somerset - arrived with her

parents in 1857 on the “Tartar”ii. Thomas Loveday – Unknown Wife

iii. Lewis Loveday – Wife Louisa Braisher – see Braisher 47.Mant

a. Henry Mant of Bognor Sussex – arrived in 1907 on the “Salamis”b. Wife Edith Eliza Millington of Lavant Sussex – arrived in 1907 on the

“Salamis”48. Martin

a. Joseph Martin’s parents Joseph Martin and Sarah Wood of Salehurst Sussex - arrived on “Washington Irving” in 1857

b. Wife Mary Louise Kimbrey – see Kimbrey49. McKay

a. See Murray50. McKinnon

a. Charles McKinnon – arrived in 1837 on “William Nicol” with his parents Lachlan McKinnon and Isabel McPhie as well as his siblings, all of the family were from the Isle of Skye Inverness

51.Middletona. Mr (Harry ?) Middleton was a teacher at Sherbrooke Bulli Mountain

School52. Molloy

a. Molloy of Irish ancestry via New Lambtoni. James Molloy - wife Rose Eleanor Casley

ii. Lewis Molloyiii. Arthur Molloy

53. Murraya. William Murray – lived in the Bulli area in 1881 & was listed on

enrolment of Sherbrooke School in 1880 for the following pupils Amelia, Martha & John Campbell, John McKay, Annie, James & Jessie Murray. There was a colliery blacksmith at Old Bulli named William Murray whose son William Murray was also a miner.

54. Organa. George Organ arrived in 1839 on “Bussorah Merchant” with his

parents Elias Organ and Elizabeth Fisher, as well as – all were from Dursley Gloucestershire. They joined George’s brothers William and Thomas Organ who had arrived in 1835 with the 28th Regiment on the “Lady McNaughton”. The later 1837 voyage of this ship led to the first use of North Head as a Quarantine Station.

b. Wife Maria Morgan of Dursley Gloucestershire arrived in 1839 on “Bussorah Merchant”

55. Parmentera. B.J. Parmenter listed as Sherbrooke landowner at time of Sherbrooke

resumption in 1902 – note Bertie James Parmenter was not born until 1907. He was a son of Daniel Richard Parmenter – grandson of convict James Serjeant Parmenter of Lavenham, Suffolk who arrived on the “Lady Feversham” in 1830, of convict Mary Ann McAvoy of Dunshaugin Meath Ireland, who arrived on the Forth in 1830, of convict Samuel Ward of County Cork Ireland who arrived on the “Forth” in 1829. Daniel was also a great grandson of Daniel Clarke of Bristol Gloucestershire who arrived Free on the “Spring Grove” in 1809 and of convict Hannah Stanley of Deptford, Kent, who arrived on the “Canada” in 1810.

b. Wife Bertha Herrington grand daughter of Edward and Sarah Steadmans of Surrey, who arrived on the “Asiatic” in 1855 and of James Herrington of Soham Cambridge, Cambridgeshire or of Suffolk, who also arrived on the “Asiatic” in 1855

56.Parsonsa. William Parsons of Bisley Gloucestershire who arrived on the “Layton”

in 1838 with his parents Matthew Parsons & Puah Gardiner nee Parsons, and his uncle Reuben Parsons

b. Wife Margaret J Elliott57. Phillips

a. H Phillips - coalminer ? involved in Bulli activities from 1878 & active in Sherbrooke Progress Committee, Debating and Cricket activities 1894 – 1895

58. Reevea. Henry Reeve born Stow Cum Quy Cambridgeshire England – arrived on

the Alfred with wife & children in 1857b. Wife Margaret Morgan born Stow Cum Quy Cambridgeshire England –

arrived on the Alfred with wife & children in 1857i. Sarah Reeve – husband George Blinkco - see Blinkco

ii. Mary Ann Reeve – husband John Jacob Haberley - see Haberleyiii. John Reeve – wife Grace Johnson of Lincolnshire arrived in 1859

on the “Queen of England” with her parents Samuel & Grace & Ann Brown

iv. Henry Reeve – wife Mary Ann Cleveland Kimbrey – see Kimbrey59. Slocombe

a. Samuel Slocombe – selector on Bulli Mountain in 1872 – was resident in the Illawarra from 1857 – involved in timber sales in 1850’s – his land was subsequently held by William Reeve

60. Smithersa. Albert Smithers – son of Samuel Smithers of East Stonehouse Devon

England and Martha Halliday of Nevis, West Indies (later East Stonehouse Devon England) who both arrived in 1853 on the “Malvina Vida”

b. Wife Emily Loveday – daughter of Thomas Loveday of Little Bardfield Essex and of Jane Bessell – who was the daughter of English 57th Regiment soldier Mowbray Bessell of Mitcham Surrey who arrived on the “Countess of Harcourt” and convict Mary Ann Brown of London who arrived on the “Sovereign” in 1829

61. Spinksa. Edward Spinks – son of convict John Spink from Suffolk who arrived in

1814 on the “General Hewitt” and of convict Ann Riley nee Carne of Stoke Dameral, Devon, who arrived in 1810 on the “Canada”

b. Wife Agnes Henry/Hendry of Castle Douglas Kirkcudbright Scotland arrived on the “William Rodger” in 1838 with her parents John and Margaret Hendry

i. Agnes Spinks married Thomas Chilby, son of convict Thomas Chidley/Childerley/Chilby of Childerley Cambridgeshire who arrived on the “Baring” in 1819, and of convict Janet Stewart of Kinclaven Perthshire who arrived on the “Buffalo” in 1833

c. Edward Spink’s sister Elizabeth Spink(s) - partner to Eleazer King – see King

62. Staffa. Mr Staff was a teacher at Sherbrooke School

63. Stafforda. Mr Stafford was a teacher at Sherbrooke School

64. Swana. Mr Swan was a teacher at Sherbrooke School

65. Turnbulla. George Simpson Turnbull of Shoreham, Sussex, had arrived in NSW by

the 1860’s – his brother Andrew came to NSW as a ships carpenter on the “Prince Arthur” in 1861 and on the “Amhurst” in 1862.

b. Wife Hannah Armstrong daughter of John Edward Armstrong of Tullamore Offaly Ireland and Marion Louise Pike of Rothangan Ireland – both arrived on the “Earl Grey” in 1840

66.Vidlera. Samuel Charles Vidler whose father William Vidler of Maidstone, Kent

arrived as a bounty immigrant in 1838 on the “Maitland” a “plague ship and whose mother Elizabeth Neathery was from Fermanagh Ireland

67. Wales a. Isaac Wales of Eggleston County Durham arrived between 1860 &

1866 b. Wife Mary Coulthard of County Durham arrived between 1860 & 1866

68. Williamsa. Thomas Lyons Williams was a School Teacher at Sherbrooke

69. Wilsona. Barbara Wilson of Dalmellington Ayrshire Scotland arrived about 1874

i. James Wilson of Ayrshire Scotland – wife Elizabeth Letitia Stevenson of Monkton Ayrshire who arrived on the “Glen Isla” in 1857 with her parents James Stephenson & Margaret Patrick

70. Winleya. George Winley – grandson of convict John Nichols of Worcester, who

arrived in 1788 on the “Scarborough” and of convict Ann Pugh of Lyonshall, Herefordshire who arrived on the “Earl Cornwallis ” in 1801. He was the son of convict William Windley of Good Easter Essex, who arrived on the “General Hewitt” in 1818

b. Wife Sarah Knight – see Knight71. Woods

a. Frederick Woods was a teamster bullocky on Bulli Mountain, a son of Teresa Jane Ballentyne, of Scottish ancestry, and of John Woods whose father was convict Charles Henry Woods of Essex who arrived on the “Hashemy” in 1849 (Ship had a cholera outbreak on the 1849 voyage and was the subject of anti- convict transportation protests in the Colonies). John Woods’ mother was “Irish Famine Orphan Girl” Ann Sullivan Athlone County Westmeath Ireland who arrived in 1850 on the “Tippoo Saib”

Other People with Bulli Mountain Sherbrooke Property interests :

J (John) Armstrong – received a land grant in Cataract River behind Brokers Nose – possibly the Appin Postmaster father in law of George Simpson Turnbull?

Thomas Ayling – bought land at Cataract from Robert Longmore who had selected it from the Crown

T (Thomas ?) Black – provided land for Sherbrooke School in 1870 – also owned large landholdings around North Bulli (Austinmer) and possibly Woonona – Russell Vale

J (John) Crowe – had land in the Cataract River adjoining Angel’s land J (John) Gaunt/Caunt – Land Grantee - his land adjoined Robert Longmore’s

selection at Cataract and was above Rixons Pass I Hacket - listed as landowner T (Thomas) Hale – Colliery Proprietor & Land Grantee R (Robert) Longmore – selected land from the Crown at Cataract west of

Cataract Creek – adjoined John Caunt’s land– was in partnership with Taylor and Walker who operated the Osborne Bellambi Mine – possibly also built the coal jetties at Bulli and Port Kembla ?

(Dr) B (artholomew ?) O’Brien – purchased land below Woonona Mountain from Thomas Hale in 1853 – which adjoined Robert Longmore’s & John Caunt’s behind Broker’s Nose. Lived in Wollongong area before moving to Sydney. He had business interests in coal mining.

J Roberts A (rthur) Robinson – held land previously owned by George Knight –north of

Edmund Biddulph Henning’s 150 acres JW (James William) Shanahan – held land at Cataract River in 1871 & sought

to sell it – and also in 1884 intended to sell it to Mr Brady but deal fell through – it may have been previously owned by Thomas Hildebrand – was known as Fernbrook

J Smith G(eorge) Whitten – his land adjoined B Bartholomew’s and Robert

Longmore’s properties ie behind Broker’s Nose L (Leonard) Wynn (son of John & Elizabeth Wynn of Staffordshire &

Ladymoor Bilston, West Midlands) & PVM (Princess Vera May?) Wynn nee Masters – daughter of William & Emma Masters