STEPHEN KING
[c1812-1859]
b: 1812, Canterbury, England - d:
01.10.1859. (49yrs) Ballina - Buried Ballina Pioneer
Cemetery�
Occupation: Brass Caster in England - m: c
1848 Sarah PUTTOCK - p: Robert Puttock & Mary Smith-b: c1816 London,
England - Arrived in Australia 13.09.1829 - d: 13.12.1858 (42 yrs) - Buried
Ballina Pioneer Cemetery�
Occupation in Australia: explorer, cedar
cutter.
Stephen King was tried for shop-breaking when
17 years of age at Warwick, England on 14 Jul 1828. Duly convicted, with no
previous convictions, he was transported to New South Wales on the Ship
"John (2)" for a period of 7years penal service. By good behaviour and good
fortune he was assigned to James Devlin and worked in the timberyard at
Kissing Point, Parramatta. He also worked on Thomas Small's schooners
(Thomas Small being Devlin's stepfather) until be became one of their
trusted men. Steve King was only a short man being 5 feet 2 inches, with
brown hair,blue eyes, and ruddy freckled complexion with a scar on left side
of forehead, perpendicular scar at left side of mouth, SK and scar on right
arm, 1 K anchor and HN on left, small scar at right temple, circular scar
over right eye, left arm broken and crooked. (This description is from
ship's records). He received his ticket of leave on 26 May 1834, No 34/427
and was allowed to reside at Pennant Hills. Lived in Sydney at time of
Marriage.[C.KINGSTON,QLD]
Travelled to the Clarence River area possibly
on the �Susan� c1838. Son James (Jimmy) was the first white child born
Clarence River area. During Spring 1842 Steve King with Joe McGuire and his
bullock dray to transport a whaleboat and a party of timber getters treked
overland to Codrington to look at the Richmond River area. Investigation of
the River system proved fruitful. King returned to Grafton for the ship
�Sally� for the journey to the �Big River� for cedar cutting. Work was
carried out at Pelican Creek (Codrington) but later he moved to Whyralla.
The area in which Stephen King chose to camp is called Steve Kings Plain.
Steve King was living at East Ballina in 1847/8.
He explored and logged up to the Brunswick
River with Johnny Boyd, Tom Boyd, Tom Ainsworth and Joe White. c1851,
Stephen King & friend Johnny Boyd went down to the beach for a break and
came across an upturned ship. It was the wreck of the �George�. When Johnny
Boyd knocked on it with a stick they were amazed to hear knocking from
inside. They smashed the hull and found two men (Brown & Green). The men
had spent two days and two nights in the upturned boat. [M.KENNEDY
research]
RICHARD KING [1818-1903 ]
Cedar cutter living on Emigrant Creek (near
Ballina Northern New South Wales Australia). Richard King
Selected on Thursday 19.11.1863 40 acres Emigrant Creek area. Richard was
the brother of Stephen King and one of the first selectors of land at Teven.
He was listed as a farmer at Emigrant Creek in the Greville's 1875/77 Post
Office Directory for Ballina .
Stephen & Richard King Stories Information by Yvonne Szwedyc, Eildon Victoria 3713 - email: [email protected]
McGUIRE/MAGUIRE
FAMILY
The Patriarch of the McGuire Family was Thomas
McGuire an Irish convict who settled in the Campbelltown, NSW Australia
area. Further information possibly available: Contact :
Campbelltown District FHS Inc. PO Box 57
Campbelltown NSW 2560 - email:
[email protected]
website: http://www.cdfhs-aus.com/
DESCENDANTS:
JOSEPH McGUIRE/MAGUIRE
[1822-1885]
(parents:Thomas McGuire (wheelwright) &
Maria Love - Pioneers of Campbelltown NSW Australia) - b:c1822,Campbelltown
NSW, Australia. Died 31.07.1885 (63) Ballina Northern NSW. Married at 44 in Sydney c1842 Elizabeth
MARIA JOHNSON born c1819 London, England
(parent: Captain John Johnson) - d: 17.04.1892 (73) (Elizabeth Maria
McGuire). Buried Pioneers cemetery, Ballina �
Occupation: explorer, cedar cutter,
farmer.
Joe McGuire (Maguire) was one of the first
cedar cutters to venture to Ballina with Steve King in 1842. He drove a
bullock dray with a whale boat onboard, which was used on an exploratory
journey up river from Codrington to look at the Richmond River area during
Spring 1842. He was living at East Ballina when Thomas Ainsworth and family
arrived in 1847.Ainsworth information A href="http://www.ancestors.ballina.net/ainsworth".
Joe McGuire (sometimes Maguire) built the first hut at Tintenbar.
Issue:1.Margaret McGuire [1843-]
m:Charles O'Neill - 2.
Joseph McGuire II [1844-1910] 
First white child born in
Ballina area. Married Mary Ann King daughter of Stephen King -
3. Robert McGuire [1845-] - 4. James
(Jim) McGuire [1848-1910] - 5. Thomas McGuire [1850- ] - 6. Henry McGuire
[1853-1882] - 7. John McGuire [1854-] - 8. Georgina McGuire [1860-] - 9.
Mary McGuire - 10. Jane Elizabeth McGuire married William Campbell -11.
McGuire (F) became Mrs.McKee - 12. McGuire (F) became Mrs.Boot - Descendants
live in the Ballina Shire in the year 2001 AND Descendant Ross Burkhart has McGuire Family Tree Charts
ENQUIRY - THOMAS McGUIRE,
Researching for
Campbelltown settlers - Has anyone info. on Thomas McGuire and his
properties. Please send info to Marion Starr. Email: [email protected]
PEARSON SIMPSON II
[1818-1901]
In 1841 Pearson Simpson II (now 23 years old)
joined a party of men on the schooner �Bertha� to try their luck in the
cedar industry on the Clarence. When they arrived on the Clarence they were
told that the schooner �Sally� had gone to the Richmond River, so they
decided to follow. SIMPSON
GENEALOGY and FAMILY HISTORY by Colin Simpson,Uralba
Arriving at �Bullinah� (Ballina) (which means
plenty of fish and oysters) just about Christmas time, 1841. Three days
later the �Sally� arrived. The Sally had sailed up the river to a place
known as Coraki.
Previously the aborigines on the Clarence had
told the whites of good �wudgie wudgie� (cedar trees) that grew further
north. This they found to be true. The crew on the �Bertha� with Simpson and
Service landed at a place in Ballina, which was later named Shaws Bay, by an
early cedar cutter, James Shaw. The party tried to find a more suitable
spot, and it was on the banks of what became known as North Creek, that they
landed and commenced cutting cedar timber. This was in front of where the
Soldiers Memorial Home was built.
After the trees had been felled, cut into
lengths and branded, they were put into skids with the aid of levers to the
water edge and �Dogged�. The timber was then rafted (with a suitable tide)
down to where the schooner was anchored. They built a hut and saw pit
closeby.
Towards the end of 1842, Pearson returned to
Sydney and purchased a rowing boat. Returned to the Richmond and was able to
row from place to place along North Creek.
In 1848, Pearson now decided to follow up
stream and eventually entered a small stream called �Towalbyn� - aboriginal,
which means creek of ducks. Simpson named it Duck Creek at Uralba. Simpson
and Service pushed their way up stream and built a little camp just opposite
where the Church was built. The Simpsons were the first settlers at
Uralba.
Just up stream (above where the Duck Creek
bridge stands) is where the aborigines used to gather for their
corroboree.
It was Pearson Simpson who named Duck Creek
Mountain and about twenty years later the name was changed to Alstonville in honour of
Mr.John Perry's wife Susan ALSTON. John Perry had opened the first Duck Creek store and post office c1870.
In 1855 the village of Uralba was surveyed by
F.S.Peppercorn and named the village of Towalbyn. This can be verified by
the original maps that are held in Grafton Lands department.
The Simpson family planted the first banana
suckers and cane in the district.[BY COLIN SIMPSON, URALBA, 2001
descendant]
"
..."Frank Morrish
and Mark Hancock were to two who erected dwellings there. They were of slabs
and shingle roof structure". (The Hancocks apparently attended school
at intervals at the school Mr.Morrish had set up in his barn - teachers
Wm.Currie and Robert Chatfield. MK 2001) ..."Mr.Charles Hancock Junior was the last resident there, whose residence was facing the
water with some rose bushes growing in front of the verandah. We visited
there once when I was six years old by going across in a rowing boat on
a Sunday from Capt.Walker's place on this side. [Mrs. V.Hancock gave my
mother some rose cuttings which were brought to Uralba from Emigrant Point].
Mrs.Hancock, mother of Charles Hancock, and others, lost her life through
being exposed to weather in an early gale one night at Mobbs bay at South
Ballina while Mrs.Tom Mobbs survived. She was the first white woman to be buried in the
old Ballina cemetery from the south side, while Mrs.Tom Chilcott was the first woman interred there on the north
side"...
GEORGE COOPER SNR [c1806-1884]
b: c.1806,County of Kent, England. George came
to Australia as a convict c1829. - Died: 19.12.1884 aged 78. Buried
Gundurimba�. Married 1838,Jane
MILLER. (Sarah Jane) - died:
c1854. 2nd sp Sarah A
Minns.
Occupation: cedar cutter,
sawyer
George Cooper and his wife went to the
Williams River area in 1838 with Jimmy Pearce, Mr Woodward, Mr Smith and Steve King [ Cedar
Cutters who ventured to the Richmond River area in
1842]. Because of problems they
encountered there they then decided to emigrate to New Zealand. By this time
the young George Cooper had been born. Whilst in New Zealand George Junior
was taken by the natives. After his release the family made their way back
to Australia. They left Sydney in c1841 on board the �Sally� accompanied by
the �Northumberland� and sailed to the Richmond River area. George Cooper
and his family finally made their way to the Gundurimba cedar camp. When the
cedar was cut out, George Snr decided to move on. In 1855 he made his way
back to Sydney where he established himself at Surrey Hills. He started
building a home for his family. From Surrey Hills, Sydney, he moved onto
Picton. and settled there for some time. The family again returned to
Gundurimba, Richmond River area. In 1884 George had an attack of the
shingles and passed away.
Issue: 1.COOPER George II [1837-1923] parents: George Cooper & Sarah Jane Miller - b: c1837 Sydney -
d: 09.09.1923� - married 17.08.1854, Bullenah (sic) (Ballina)
1st spouse: Mary Ann Wood
, parents: Thomas Wood & Margaret
Blaney - b: 13.09.1836 - d: 13.09.1879, Buried Gundurimba �.
2nd marriage Ann Saul nee
Wood (sister of Mary) - Occupation:
timber feller, carpenter, store keeper.George Cooper was listed at North
Creek on the 1875/77 Greville�s Post Office Directory for Ballina.
George Cooper II camped at Gundurimba while he
and his sons built a home. He was a good worker and felled timber for Henry
Brown at Bald Hill (Bexhill). George was a cedar cutter. He had a saw pit
and he used his two sons to work the saw.
Issue: 10 children: 1.Jane Cooper [1855-1864]
Buried Wollongbar cemetery.B� 2. George
Cooper [1856-1864] - 3. Ann
Cooper [1858-1862] - 4. James Jarrett Cooper
[1861-1960] married Mary Sarah Lofts
[1864-1909] - James worked with the Cooper family as a tree feller in
Coopers Shoot area, settled in Fairy Hill, Kyogle 1901.
5. Mary Ann Cooper [1863-1940] married 1884, Luke Lofts [1846-1918]
6. William Cooper [1864-1957] married Sarah Ann Jordan [1874-1919]
7. Henry Cooper [1867-1950] married: 1st.spouse: .Mary A Loadsman (divorced) Farmers in
Alstonville 1890-1891. - Issue: 5 children. 2nd marriage: Alice Falls nee
Young.Issue.1 Henry Cooper Listed as elector 1046, 1890-91 Richmond River
Electorate as having a residence in Alstonville.
8. Alfred Cooper m Maria
Haines -
9. Charles Matthew Cooper
[1873-1899] fatal tree felling
accident
10. Josuah Jeremiah Cooper
[1876-1956] married Mary Taylor
Littlechild [1878-1925] - Horseshoe Creek, Kyogle pioneers. [GLENDA
MANWARING. Reference book �At the Crossroads� by G.Manwaring]
George Cooper
pages mentioned about Memoirs of John J. Cooper (From
the "Richmond River Herald", Undated) Copied from the Scrap book of Bella
McKinnon Mitchell - Information complied by Valerie
Mawhinney nee McGregor , Ulmarra NSW - Email:[email protected]
JARRETT BROTHERS
The patriach of the Jarrett family was
Abraham Jarrett I born:1795, Kent.England. 57th Regiment of Foot Guard.
Arrived Australia 1825 on the �Norfolk� . On discharge from Army moved to
Queanbeyan, NSW. Died 1858 Queanbeyan. Ann Jarrett nee Wilbore (sic)
(Mother) - b: c1792 - d: 09.02.1878 (85yrs) (from burns)Ballina. �. Issue: 6
children.
Sons: No.2/3/4 and 5
ventured North to the Richmond River area.
No 2
son: .JARRETT
JOHN [1824-1900] born:
1824,Chatham,Kent,England parents: Abraham Jarrett & Ann nee Willnrow
(sic) - d: 1900, Ballina.NSW.� m arried: Catherine CLARKIN b: Lurgan, Cavan,
Ireland. d:29.09.1879.(Catherine Jarrett)
Occupation: Sawyer, overseer, farmer.
John emigrated with parents from England
as a child on the �Norfolk� 1825. Arrived Richmond River area 1858. Selected
Gundurimba. A George and John Jarrett selected 40 acres on the left bank of
the North Arm of the Richmond River, opposite Bernard Clerkin�s sic
(Clarkin) conditional purchase.R2/1.He worked on Fenwick tugs and brought
rafts of wood from Boatharbour. His wife and babies lived on the rafts with
him.[RRHS]
Issue: 6 children. Anne
Jarrett[1858-1887]p: John Jarrett & Catherine Clarkin.married:
Christopher Cooper - Cooper - see Cooper -
John Patrick Jarrett
[1850-1930]
born: c1850, Brickfield Hill, Sydney p:
John Jarrett & Catherine nee Clarkin - d: c1930 married: 6.9.1877 Ellen
COLEMAN parents: John
Coleman Senior from Sussex England
& Irish Catherine Moran - d: 1937, Ballina.�
John Patrick Jarrett came to Ballina
c1868. He was the nephew of Charles Jarrett who was already in the district.
Employed by Tom
Fenwick of Ballina as a tugboat
worker. Issue: 11 children :1. Annie Jarrett (Mrs.Arthurson) - 2. William
Jarrett - 3. Harriet Jarrett (Mrs.Graham) - 4. Theresa Jarrett (Mrs.Smith) -
5. John George Jarrett [2001 descendant John G. Jarrett II - Moon Street,
Ballina resident - informant : daughter of John G Jarrett II - Mrs.JOAN
RANSOM. Balmain, Sydney. email:
[email protected]] - 6. Clara
Jarrett (Mrs.Fort) - 7. Alfred Jarrett - 8. James Jarrett - 9. Kate Jarrett
(Mrs.Ellem) - 10. Nellie Jarrett (Mrs.Glandville)
___________________________________________________
'CEDAR KING' OF
BALLINA'
NO:4 SON:JARRETT
Charles Snr [1829-1908]
born: 30.08.1829, Parramatta,NSW
parent:Abraham Jarrett I [1795-1858] 57th Regiment of Foot Guard.
Occupations : Cedar Buyer,Alderman and
Author.
died: 7.7.1908 (79) - Pioneer Cemetery
Wall,Ballina .� - Married: 14.12.1852 Lismore Elizabeth KING [1837-1913] 
[photo: courtesy
Mrs.S.Griffiths nee Freeland, Lisarow.NSW] parents: Stephen King Senior & Elizabeth nee Puttock
-born:06.07.1837,Kissing Point,Sydney - died: 24.01.1913,Ballina.�
Charles Jarrett Senior selected on the
Thursday 05.10.1863, 40 acres, County of Rous, situate on the left bank or
east bank of Emigrant Creek and bounded on the north by the Government road
to Ballina reserved from selection.R2/2Free Selectors listed in the Clarence
and Richmond Examiner newspaper of the 5th March, 1867.
Charles was listed as a cedar dealer at
West Ballina in the Greville�s 1875/77 P.O. Directory. He first worked for
Billy Wright. Later he was known as the �Cedar King�. He was a member of the
Local Public School Board in 1865, an alderman in 1883 and mayor of Ballina
in 1888. Listed on 1884 Chief Inspector of stock report, Dept.of Mines,
tabled in Parliament 1885 - 520 acres, �Cedar Vale�, Ballina.
Charles Jarrett employed an Aboriginal
chief by the name of Kabra, later known as Kabra �Charlie� a very colourful
native who wore military clothing. [Pearson Simpson Letters RRHS]
Issue: 13 children: also reared two
orphaned grandchildren.
1/4. Harriett Jarrett married 1873 Thomas
McCabe -
2/4. Charles Stephen Jarrett married
Amelia Esther Jarrett, daughter of another cedar cutter William Jarrett (no
relation?) from Kent England & wife Margaret nee Blaney .Issue: 6
children. [GLENDA MANWARING]
Publican Licence 24.06.1882 issued to
Charles Stephen Jarrett and a Billiards Licence 10.10.1885 also granted a
booth licence 1885 for sports day in Ballina. Charles S. Jarrett built the
�Marine View Hotel� -Licensee 19.06.1886.R1/3 (Northern Star newspapers.
Book by Jean McNaught, Richmond-Tweed Regional Library, Genealogy library,
Goonellabah) -
3/4. Sarah Jane Jarrett p: Charles 1
& Elizabeth nee King - married Donald Wells. Started a coach service for
Ballina.
4/4. *Mary Jane Jarrett [1861-1936] p:
Charles & Elizabeth Jane nee King - b: 02.11.1861,Ballina - d:
02.11.1936. C of E. Ballina � - married: John James Cambridge - p: John
Cambridge & Sarah Boyle -
5/4. George Jarrett - parents: Charles I
& Elizabeth nee King - married M.H. Latham. Mr. George Jarrett was the
music teacher who travelled to his students homes to teach violin. The Gould
family children of Empire Vale were taught by Mr. Jarrett. Bill Gould
excelled in playing the violin.George Jarrett moved to Sydney in later
years. Issue: Son: Edgar Jarrett
6/4. Elizabeth Jane Jarrett parents:
Charles I & Elizabeth nee King - married William Burless - 7/4. Jessie
Jarrett parents: Charles I & Elizabeth nee King married William Mobbs -
8/4.Matilda Jarrett p: Charles I & Elizabeth nee King - married John
Ryan - 9/4 Eleanor Dec.4 mths.old died -10/4. Rachel Jarrett p: Charles I
& Elizabeth nee King married John Perry Jnr. son of Member of Parliament
for Richmond Electorate in 1894 - Mr.John Perry of Alstonville. - 11/4.
Thomas William dec.7 yrs.old - 12/4. Robert Jarrett married Jenny Byrnes-
13/4. Clara Louise Jarrett married Michael Daley ( Irish - Daly) - South
Coast family who settled in Alstonville name changed due to Irish Rebellions
- A.PRATT). [Informants/descendants: Mrs.Pam Rudgley,Alstonville and
Mrs.Jean Buttenshaw, Qld.Year 2001 descendants through * Mary Jane
Jarrett/Cambridge]
Cedar
Getters:
Alphabetically.
BOYD
Brothers:
Boyd Family: The
patriach of the Boyd family was Thomas Boyd, a soldier, posted to Australia
in 1826 from Cork county, Ireland. Stationed in Windsor NSW and granted land
in Lane Cove NSW. Sons travelled North to the Richmond River and Tweed River
area. Descendants:
BOYD John (Johnny)
[1826-1896?] b: 1826,
Windsor, NSW.
m: Hannah Murphy [ -1859]
Issue: Thomas Boyd died 1859 in the wreck of the
"Ebenezer" with mother Hannah nee
Murphy on the Tweed River at Point Danger.
In c1850 John Boyd, a cedar cutter
explored and logged up to the Brunswick River with his brother Thomas aand
the King brothers, Tom Ainsworth and Joe White. While he was in the
Brunswick in about 1851 or 1852 Johnny Boyd & Stephen King went down to
the beach for a break. They came across an upturned ship. It was the wreck
of the �George�. When Johnny Boyd knocked on it with a stick they were
amazed to hear knocking from inside. When they smashed the hull they found
two men (Brown & Green). The men had spent two days and two nights in
the upturned boat.[ref.Ainsworths Reminiscenses 1847]
BOYD
Thomas : A cedar cutter
who explored and logged up to the Brunswick River with his brother Johnny,
the Kings, Tom Ainsworth and Joe White. Listed on Casino & District
Pioneer pre 1900 register. R�7 [M.KENNEDY RESEARCH]
More research needed on these families
OTHER POSSIBLE BOYD FAMILY
CONNECTIONS
Boyd Margaret ? m: 1.? Oloughlan -
Margaret Boyd O�Loughlan? p:Edward Wells & Isabella McEarly
(McCurdy) [Death certifcate info.on John & Margaret Eyles - Informant: G
& M EVANS.SA} m: 2: 1886 in Lismore John Eyles [1848-1915] p:John
& Caroline Smith b:19.10.1848 Parramatta. d: 14.07.1915.Buried Ballina.�
- see Eyles
Isabella McCurdy (maternal name Boyd) married
Edmund/Edward Wells - - Thus the
Boyd name in McCurdy family. see McCurdy info.also connected to Lewis family
below.
THOMAS CHILCOTT
[c1810-1888]
born: c1810, England
- died: 26.08.1888, Ballina.. Buried Pioneer Cemetery Wall, Ballina. B� -
Occupations: cedar cutter, sawyer, farmer. married: 18.08.1854, Clarence
River area.Janetta Holt. (Reg.V1854,1156418) [1823-1901] b:c1823, Scotland -
died: 14.03.1901(73) (Jennetta Eaton Chilcott) Pioneer Cemetery Wall,
Ballina. B� Thomas and family settled in the Cumbalum area of Ballina, ....
JOHN COLEMAN [1819-1871] and CHARLES (Jordan)
COLEMAN - North Creek near Ballina
William Crawford, Duck Creek Mountain
-
Crawford branches www.ancestors.ballina.net/crawford
Davies/Davis family -
Cedar Cutters
DAVIES Emanuel (Manny) [c1812-1855]
b:c1812, Staffordshire,Eng.Occupations: Stone cutter/ cedar/timber cutter
d: 31.12.1855 (42) Buried Pioneer Cemetery Ballina. m: 29.03.1841, Brisbane
Waters - Mary Ann Campbell [1818-1879] - Marys Occupation: Dressmaker. p:
Hugh & Mary nee Graham b: 09.06.1818, Glasgow,Scotland. Arrived with
parents and Uncle Duncan Campbelle & wife Susan as unassisted migrants
18.12.1838. d: 18.06.1879,Grafton. Issue: 6 children. [Clarence River
Pioneers - Mrs.M.Marsh South Grafton informant for Clarence River
Register]
'Manny' Davies/Davis was a member of the first cedar cutters party to the
Richmond River area in 1842 [M.KENNEDY, Ballina 2001
RESEARCH]
JOSEPH & JOHN EYLES - Cedar
Cutters
RICHARD DONAVAN GLASCOTT
[1833-1888] - CEDAR CUTTER
parents: John Glascott & Mary Dunnan
born: 12.9.1833 County Wexford Ireland died: 09.04.1888 pioneer
cemetery,Ballina Married: c1863 Maria King in Tintenbar parents: Richard
King & Ellen born: c1847 - died: c1939 (90) (Maria Glasscott) -
Occupations: cedar cutters, farmer
Richard Glascott was one of the early
cedar cutters at Emigrant Creek. He was listed there as a farmer in the
Greville�s 1875/77 Post Office Directory for Ballina. He also had a dairy
farm. He married Maria a daughter of Richard King. He was active in all
social activities and was friends with Wal McGuire, B Gray, Constable John
Henderson, Francis Morrish, Charles O�Neil and others. Richard Glasscott
kept a diary from 01.07.1864 to 23.11.1867 and is kept by the family of
great grandson, Mr. F. Pickup, Ballina. [M.KENNEDY RESEARCH]. Marlene
Lester, East Ballina has published her book on the Glascott Diaries and
Accounts of her great great grandfather.
SANDY
GOLDING- to be
researched
PETER & BERNARD GREY/GRAY FAMILIES
"GRANNY" GREENHALGH nee
Paton
MARK HANCOCK - In South Ballina area c1854
MATTHIAS ISAAC LEWIS
- [1816-1885] -
[with thanks to Mrs.A.B.K.LEWIS, Sydney
descendant]
born:c1816, London.UK, died:
03.08.1885(69) drowned .Buried Pioneer cemetery, Ballina.B� 1st marriage:
c1842, Brisbane Waters,Mary Ann (Jane) Tate (17, born c1828 parents: George
Tate (occupation:publican) & Eliza Manning - died: 24.07.1876 (51)(Mary
Ann Lewis)at Lane Cove. Occupation: cedar getter, storekeeper
Matthias Isaac Lewis arrived in
Australia c1835 from United Kingdom.Selected in 1863 South Ballina area.
Owned a store in South Ballina which was washed out in floods. Moved to
Norton St, Ballina. Matthias was listed in the Greville�s 1875/77 Post
Office Directory for Ballina as a storekeeper at West. His wife, Mary,
started a small private school for own children and those of the neighbours.
Matthias Lewis was a witness at the funeral of;-Thomas William Jarrett,
23.10.1881 and Thomas Walter Cambridge 20.01.1881.
Issue: 1st sp. Mary Ann nee
Tate.1. Mathias Lewis[1841-1856]
Mathias Boyd Lewis[1843-1911]- Hester Lewis[1844-]
GEORGE ALFRED LEWIS married
Isabella McCURDY,parents Boyd McCURDY (CEDAR GETTER/SETTLER) & Esther
WILLIAMS,parents *Henry & Sarah Williams..."George and Isabella Lewis
had a fine home in River Street,Ballina. The family were church going
people,attending St.Marys Anglican church Ballina having donated the cedar
fittings and marble christening font. George Lewis donated the first bible
to St.Johns, The Evangelist Church North Creek. working in Sunday schools,
Masonic Lodges and the Ambulance Service. Gran Lewis had her Ambulance
Certificate (which I have) and her son George William Lewis drove the first
horse-drawn ambulance in Ballina. He was also the youngest Master for a
Masonic Lodge during his time.George William Lewis died and buried
27.02.1908 pioneer cemetery, Ballina. George Alfred Lewis served as Alderman
of the Ballina Council 1904-1908. Built a 2 storey building for the
Australian Joint Stock Bank and established a cordial factory. President of
the Turf Club.Moved from Ballina and was presented with an illuminated
address before he left which bore the signatures of many Ballina
dignitaries.Son Alfred Joseph Lewis joined the Light Horse brigade WW1. was
gassed and injured in France which affected his health. He died 44 years of
age when his son Alfred Boyd Kenneth Lewis was just 18 years old.Died
Randwick Military Hospital and buried Woronora Cemetery.
THE MATTHIAS ISAAC LEWIS, BOYD
McCURDY, HENRY WILLIAMS,THOMAS GRAY, WILLIAM BRYANT, JOHN THURGATE and
HERBERT POWELL families were some of the first pioneer families of the
Ballina area.
"BOYD McCURDY built his house at
7 Fox Street, Ballina and many a memorable holiday had been spent with
Grandma Isabella Lewis and her sister MARGARET McCURDY daughters of BOYD
McCURDY at the Fox Street, home.Now Gone, Alas!" [EUG�NE VENESE
LEWIS-MRS.A.B.K.LEWIS, St.Ives, Sydney. 2001]
LEWIS FAMILY
- Lewis/Nichols family connections needed by Coralie
McDonald, Lithgow
Francis
MORRISH [1819-1881]
[1853-1918] married
Emma Johanna Bryce (Frances & Henry Morrish registered as Morris p50/51
-Morrish Family history) - 
[1855-1927] married
Martha
