Waratah House George Gray ‘Builder & Stonemason’ – Edmund Bull ‘Labourer & Gardener’ – Ben Baker ‘Carpenter & Timber Merchant’ There are multiple references both from family as well as newspaper articles, and early historians that give the source of the name of the builder of Waratah House as being George Gray along with aContinue reading “George Gray ‘Builder’ – Edmund Bull – Benjamin Baker & Waratah House”
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Building Waratah House
Building a house & estate at ‘the folly’ 1850 -1853 A thesis submitted in 1971 by Ross M. Deamer – Houses Erected on Original Land Grants in the Lower Hunter, Paterson and Williams River Valleys Between 1800 – 1850 2 encompasses aspects of building some of the original houses in the Hunter Rover regions. Including inContinue reading “Building Waratah House”
Waratah House – Myths, Legends and Facts
‘The Folly’ 1849 – 1854 As a starting point for the time frames for George Gray, Edmund Bull and Benjamin Baker arriving as the first settlers on Charles Simpson’s land at ‘the folly’, it can noted that Charles Simpson Title Deeds for allotment 50 are dated 22 October 1849 and for allotment 50 are dated 11Continue reading “Waratah House – Myths, Legends and Facts”
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 SouthContinue reading “Charles Simpson Esq – Home to England”
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’ andContinue reading “Charles Simpson Land Purchases – The Folly, Waratah”
George Gray - Stonemason & Builder 