Charles Simpson Esq – Hunter District

Charles Simpson Esquire – Scone Magistrate, Singleton, Brinkburn on the Hunter, Waratah House, Warden of District of Newcastle

Charles Simpson Esquire

Magistrate – Justice of the Peace – Warden of Newcastle One question that appears to have never been explored is: Who was Charles Simpson? In relation to the story of Waratah House and the building of that important first significant property, and one could also correlate to the an importance in the white settlement at…

Charles Simpson – Scone, NSW

Marriage, Magistrate and Justice of the Peace Charles Simpson – Scone, New South Wales The arrival of ‘Mr Simpson’ on the ‘Frankfield’ on 3 July 1841 taken alongside the advertisement of a property just outside Scone where we know Charles Simpson was living in 1842 with the addition of C Simpson living at the residence…

Charles Simpson – Brinkburn Farm on the Hunter

Magistrate and Justice of the Peace Charles Simpson 1845 – 1846 – Patrick’s Plains and Singleton On 16 September 1844, Charles Simpson was appointed a Church Warden at the Scone Parish of the Church of England: ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF NEWCASTLE – SCONE PARISH: [See also A5252 (i)] + GRAY, NANCY: A6083 (i) Agreement to appoint…

Charles Simpson – Waratah and Warden of Newcastle

Brinkburn Farm to the Folly, Waratah In order to trace Charles Simpson’s story we need to find where he was employed. He appeared to be a judicious man not prone like some others to rush out and buy extravagant large land or property portions nor to seek advancement politically. He appears to plan the leasing…

Charles Simpson Land Purchases – The Folly, Waratah

Charles Simpson 1848 – 1854 – Land Purchase at ‘The Folly’ The link between the Charles Simpson of Black Creek (Brinkburn Farm) is established when Charles Simpson purchased the land known as ‘The Folly’ in 1848 he was recorded on the Title Deeds as ‘Charles Simpson of Black Creek’. Charles Simpson – ‘The Folly’ and…

Charles Simpson Esq – Home to England

Return to life in England There are no references to Charles Simpson living in New South Wales or the colony after 1854 except in 1857 in reference to road works that had occurred on 7 March 1853 ‘To C Simpson, warden, Newcastle, for repairs to Ironbark Bridge, £50’ 1 The final records in New South…