INDUSTRY & PERSEVERANCE

 

 

A  History

 

of

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Brown

(1750 – 1836)

 

 

and

 

Family

 

The story of David Brown (1750-1836) and his descendants and their connections reflect the story of free European settlement of Australia. The Browns arrived in the colony of New South Wales (N.S.W.) on the C. T. 'Earl Cornwallis' in 1801. David junior (c1783-1857) and his wife, Elizabeth McMahon (1799-1837), and their descendants, feature prominently in this history. Elizabeth’s mother, Catherine Mooney (c1778-1857) and the children that she raised from her marriages with Terence McMahon (c1767- 1801) and Patrick Humphries (1767- 1846), are an integral part of this history. Likewise, David senior’s son-in-law, James Chisholm (1772–1837), and his family, form a significant part of the Brown story.

 

The origins of David Brown are a mystery. Family legend has proved to be a tantalising challenge to all those who have attempted to research David and his family. Finding anything of substance that will corroborate or disprove the hints of Jacobite connections and lost lands in Scotland has so far been to no avail.

 

David’s family were very much part of major events in the expansion of European settlement from Sydney to the Hawkesbury River, and then north to the Hunter River and Liverpool Plains. The Browns are particularly associated with the Cattai region, Jerry’s Plains, and Millie. To the south, through David's son-in-law, and grandson, the Chisholm's became a significant part of the history of the Camden and Goulburn regions. Through the Humphries there is a long association with Watson's Bay and Brisbane Waters.

 

The significance of the development of the colony up to the Hunter, and then the push to the north-west and north from there, has been very much under appreciated. This appears to be due to the fact that most of this was achieved (under very difficult circumstances) through the efforts of ordinary folk, rather than ‘establishment’ people.

 

Notable are some of the women of this history, such as Catherine Mooney, Elizabeth McMahon, Mary Brown, Ann Shepherd, and Ann Emma Brown - They stand out as people of particularly strong and independent character.

 

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The Manuscript

The manuscript of the history of David Brown & family and their times has long been nearing publication. A considerable number of people, one way and another, have contributed to its production.   The manuscript has been put on the net primarily to make the information available for family researchers. Secondly, it is to ascertain expressions of interest in its publication in hard copy form.

 

The manuscript has of late been the subject of numerous minor changes, amendments, corrections, and additions - Some being more significant than others. This is especially so thanks to various comments received since going on the net. Updating is likely to be an ongoing process until the work is published.

 

During 2010, hard copies of the 'Industry and Perseverance' manuscript were lodged with both the National Library of Australia and the NSW State Library.   The National Library of Australia has archived this web site and all associated manuscript files as it was on 19 February 2010 and 31 March 2011 through its 'PANDORA' service.

 

Most of the manuscript can be downloaded in PDF format as: cover pages (12 pages 365kb), and chapters, with appendixes, bibliography, and index combined, and individual chapters.  All together, the work comprises approximately 282 x A4 pages. The date range covered by each chapter is indicated in brackets adjacent to the chapter title.   

 

John Griffiths

 

Cover Pages

Cover, Acknowledgements, Cont nts, Preface, List of Descendents (Brown, McMahon Humphries)e

 

12 pages

 

 

 

Chapter
Heading - (date range of Chapter)
 

1

Creation of a Colony

 

1

 

2

Sydney Bound - ‘By Government Order’ - (1750 - 1804)

David Brown senior, and children James, David, Thomas, and Mary, refitting and sailing C T Earl Cornwallis,

3

 

3

The Troubles of 1798 - (1767 - 1801)

Rebellion in Ireland, Terence McMahon, Catherine Mooney, Elizabeth McMahon. Migration to Sydney on C T Minerva.

9

 

4

The Settling of the Browns  (1801-1804)

Arrival C.T..Earl Cornwallis; David Brown snr, Mary Brown, James Brown,  David Brown, Thomas Brown; John Macarthur, 100 acres granted to David Snr at Ryde. 

20

5

A Prudent Man - (1772 - 1810)

James Chisholm, David Brown, Mary Chisholm nee Brown, Spring Row

30

 

6

The Hawkesbury Connection - (1801 -1813)

James Brown granted land at Cattai. Includes Henry Kable, Cattai, Brig.. Elizabeth, Lachlan Macquarie, George Hall, William Bligh, Ebenezer, Rum Corps, Brig. Favorite, Tahiti, David Brown snr.

39

 

7

Wicklow at the Bay - (1801 - 1815)

Catherine (nee Mooney) McMahon & Patrick Humphries

51

 

8

Transition - (1810 - 1822)

Erskine Street, David Brown snr, Thomas Humphries, David Brown jnr & Elizabeth McMahon, William Spears, James Chisholm, James Chisholm Jnr (Jas), Dr Halloran's school. Mary Chisholm nee Brown.

 

56

 

9

The Push North - (1813 - 1824)

Overland Route to the Hunter, John Howe, Land grants on the Hunter

72

 

10

Settling the Hunter - (1820 – 1832)

Henry Dangar, Steamship Service, Dr Allan Cunningham, Bushrangers, Elizabeth Brown nee McMahon, Brown's land grants Jerry's Plains

81

 

11

Only a Working Carpenter - (1820 - 1837)

Thomas (I) Brown, Thomas O’Neal, Bridget O’Neil, Rev. Father John Joseph Therry, James Chisholm, Sarah, Amelia, and Rosanne Brown.

96

 

12

Attraction of the Liverpool Plains - (1831-1833)

Sir Thomas Mitchell , Australian Agricultural Company, bushrangers, Richard Alcorn, The Green Gate Inn

105

 

13

The Tattooed Glass Grinder - (1815 - 1836)

Women Convicts, Marriage Ann Shepherd & Thomas (II) Brown, Elizabeth (McMahone) Brown, Great North Road, David Brown snr, Rev. John McGarvie.

109

 

14

Landowner, Merchant and Banker - (1819 - 1837)

James Chisholm, Alexander Kinghorne, Gledswood, Alexander Chisholm, Elizabeth M. Kinghorne, Bold Jack Donohoe, Newtown Farm, Brown and Company – Wine and Spirit Merchants.

118

 

15

Challenging Times - (1836 - 1841)

Squatting 100 square mile run beyond the 19 Counties, Economic Depression, Numerous 'Millie' and 'John Brown', Death of Elizabeth.1837

134

 

16

More of the Humphrey's - (1815 - 1837)

Wicklow, Watson's Bay, Thomas Humphries, Brisbane Water

140

 

17

Formation of a Township - (1838 - 1844)

Jerry's Plains, Thomas Brown II

147

 

18

Of Violent Events and Drought - (1844 - 1847)

Drought on the Hunter,

158

 

19

Affairs of Consequence - (1847 - 1849)

David (II) Brown, Harriet D'Arcy, John Brown, Sarah Jane Alcorn

165

 

20

Spirit of the Scots - (1850 - 1856)

Birth of Twins, Horse Races

171

 

21

Difficult Last Years - (1855 - 1857)

Death of Harriet Brown (nee Davis), William Wallace Brown

179

174

22

Inheritance - (1857 - 1918)

Alfred Brown, Robert Bruce, John Andrew Brown, Morlancourt (France) WW I, Henry Brown, John James Brown, David Brown, Thomas Edward Brown,

184

1

23

Catherine & Family - (1838 -1857)

Watson's Bay less remote,

195

190

24

Connections and Obligations - (1835 - 1888)

Jas Chisholm & Sarah, Amelia, and Rosanne Brown, Kippilaw,  Father John Joseph Therry

199

25

Midwife & Shopkeeper - (1848 - 1922)

Anne Brown nee Shepherd, (Anne Brown nee Stanley?) John James Brown, Thomas Edward Brown, Malcolm Brown, Anne Emma Brown, Alfred Edward Haddock, Mary Elizabeth Midgely, James Midgley, Luke Funnell, Louis Fennell, Thomas Fennell, Thomas Funnell, Thomas Charles Darrelle, Ann Stanley

207

 

26

Millie Men - (1841 - 1909)

James, John, & David (III) Brown, David Humphries, George Humphries, Ellerslie, Ada Cottage

219

 

27

David’s Daughters - (1842 - 1910)

Mary & Kate, Charles Solomon Capp, Robert Bruce Hobden, David Humphries

235

228

28

Elizabeth's Other Sons - (1855 - 1932)

Alick & George, Bushrangers, Millie

237

 

29

Jerry’s Plains, Ironbark and Beyond - (1848-1962)

Ann Emma Brown, Alfred Edward Haddock, Ironbarks, Mary Ann Searle Haddock, Wallalong Public School, Hexam, Mabel Alice Haddock, David Haddock, Wallsend, Tremarton Public School, Stockton, Kograh, Ruby Alfreda Haddock, Elsie Victoria Haddock, John Griffiths I, Milton T. Griffiths, Great Depression

 

244

 

30

Reflections

  N.B.  All 30 Chapters are available together as a single PDF file

260

 

Appendixes, Bibliography, and Index listed below are available for download as a single PDF file.

Appendix A

Signatures and Other Things

262

Appendix B

David Brown Senior's Letter

266

Appendix C

Brown Legend - per Blanche E. Jenkins

268

Appendix D

Humphries Legend/ History

270

Appendix E

Brown Legend - O’Neil Perspective

272

Appendix F

William Brown - A re-occurring figure

274

Appendix G

Various Offspring (McMahan, Humphries)

275

Appendix H

The Authors Connection

278

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

279

INDEX

 

281

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL

David Browns Jnr's Will of 1856

Typed Transcript

See Chapter 22

David Brown’s Lion Seal

 

 

Questions To Be Resolved

Some Leads to Follow

 

St Clair, James St, New Farm

Miss Annie Midgley’s Educational Establishment

Sequel to Chapter 25

The Mystery of THOMAS CHARLES DARRELLE – Solved thanks to DNA Science!

 

Thomas  Funnell

Sequel to Chapter 25

N.B. Comments concerning such things as inconsistencies, glaring typo's with dates, PDF files not downloading, and expressions of interest in a published copy of the work are welcome.

 

Internet correspondence to SEARCHER can be addressed to:

db1801nsw at gmail.com

 

   SEARCHER

 

Queanbeyan, NSW 2620 

Portion Manuscript last updated    Annex B 

 

Gratefully acknowledged is the research contributions, suggested corrections,  and other assistance provided by:

 

A Alarcon, Greg Ball, Elizabeth Baxter, Philip Booker, Roslyn Brooks, Carolyn Chown, Helen Dickenson, Shirley Downs, Valma Gee, Betty Griffiths, Bruce Griffiths, Judith Griffiths, Janice Groves, Leigh Harkness, Christine Hodge, Merryll Hope, Liz McPherson, Chis Maxwell, Peter Mayberry, Annie Midgley, Mitchell Library, Michelle Nichols, NLA, Les Newton, Dr. Pennie Pemberton, Alex Pugh, Peter Roderick, George Simpson, Anna Skurowski (NLA), Pat Smith, Marie Tattam, Marcus Testoni, James Tolson, Fay Turner.

 

8 January  2020

 

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Websites of Interest:

James Chisholm - Merchant 

Inscriptions List for Jerrys Plains Old Anglican Cemetery

Hawkesbury Cemetery and Grave Register  

The Sydney Dead Persons Society

Cemetery Records - Australia

Australian Cemeteries

Ryde District Historical Society

Hawkesbury Historical Society

Hunter Valley History Connection

Singleton Family History Society

Maitland & District Genealogical Society Inc

NEWCASTLE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY INC

CAMDEN HISTORY

Free Settler or Felon

National Library of Australia (NLA)

NLA's Trove of Australian Newspapers - 1803 to 1954

National Archives of Australia

State Library of New South Wales

New South Wales State Archives

Ethel May ('Ciss') Dadswell*

New South Wales Department of Lands - Parish and Historical Records

Historical Births, Deaths, & Marriage Records NSW

Australian War memorial - Family History Site

Transcription Service for BDM's - Joy Murrin

Society of Australian Genealogists

United Kingdom Census Records

Hawkesbury Pioneer Registers

Convicts to Australia - Guide for researching Convict Ancestors

List of Sources to NSW Records

Family History and Historical Societies in Australia

Australian Heritage Online

Midgley Family in Australia

 

* In regard to “Lest We Forget”, Chapter 21-Inheritance.

Worship, Praise, Thanks & Honour     (Anbetung, Lob, Dank, und Ehre)

 

Blessed Encounters   A description by a sinner of three blessed events that he experienced, each a year apart; in 2017Wall of Fire vision, 2018The Spider’ vision and 2019The Lord’s Favour’ encounter.  It explains their association with the scriptures; and the messages they convey, individually and collectively. 

 

Preparing for Jesus' departure  -  A series of talks presented at St Helens  Bishopsgate London UK on  John 13 through to John 17.

 

The Living Word  -  Examines evidence for the hand of God in the original text of the Bible  – in the 66 books that comprise the Old and New Testaments.

 

Bible Society  -  Projects  

 

I've been to the mountain top - An excerpt from the last speech given by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee the next day on April 4, 1968.

 

The Shroud of Turin  -  Presentation by Tim Rogers   -  While displaying a near perfect life-sized replica, Tim Rogers gives a summary presentation of the Shroud of Turin history, research, the arguments for and against, and the lasting effects of this most ever researched historical antiquity as the concrete evidence of the Gospel account of Christ death and explosive power of his resurrection.

 

FLOOD LEGENDS    -  The Bible is not the only record of an account of a global flood. Many cultures around the world have stories similar to the biblical account. This reinforces that it was a real event.

 

Eternity News  - Home and Abroad.

 

The Great Contribution to Australia’s national income by its export industries  -   Provides an insight to the reality of the independent monetary system on Export and Domestic industries since 1983.

 

Mouth breathing > Craniofacial changes and Crooked teeth -Patrick McKeown


HOME in Queanbeyan - A community-based response to provide a home for people with chronic mental illness - A place where people can live with the dignity and love they deserve.

 

CIA World Fact Book

 

SPIEGEL ONLINE

 

T a n g o

 

Queanbeyan Public School African Drumming Group - Performance of young primary school pupils at the Sydney Town Hall in September 2010 with their teacher, Kate Gascoyne from Drum Effect.

 

Australia’s  Export  Success  &  Domestic  Industries  Lost  -  Provides an insight to the impact that Australia’s independent monetary system has had on its export and domestic industries since 1983.

 

Food Court Flash Mob, Hallelujah Chorus - Christmas 2010 in New York. Very special and joyous celebration.

 

Max Raabe & Das Palaster Orchester  -  Küssen Kann Man Nicht Alleine

 

Whale Watching at Eden – 19 September 2012'.

 

LIZZY  -  Broadband and Telephone Services

 

coolJargon  - Specialised language checker for students & professionals.  It offers software that makes sense of legal, medical (especially on Cancer), academic and other professional terms and jargon  - Demystifies business buzzwords.   Access to the Academic Wordlist is free.

 

Lecture - N.T. Wright - How Paul Invented Christian Theology

 

In Question  -  Australia’s Independent Monetary System & Industries Lost -  A puzzling arrangement that has been in place since 1983???   Points to the need for a national body that ensures a Better, More Equitable, Impartial, and Trustworthy Monetary System.

 

Flashmob  Nürnberg 2014  -  Ode  an  die  Freude

 

Who gets into heaven?  -  The invitation of a lifetime  -  Luke 4 : 15-24    David Cook present message at St Helens Bishopsgate.

 

 

 

http://www.davidbrown1801nsw.info/Fuhrmann%20Family%20in%20Australia.pdf

 

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Geography, Sydney, colony, Industry, Perseverance, settlement, history, convicts, Hawkesbury, Cattai, Liverpool, Plains, Industry  James, Goulburn, Minerva, Ironbark, Hunter Valley, Pyrmont, River  Transport, Port Jackson, port, Jackson ,Wicklow, Wicklow at the Bay, Ireland, Cork, Wicklow Rebellion 1798, Rebellion, Waterloo Creek, bush rangers, Earl Cornwallis, Brisbane Water, HMS Buffalo, Buffalo HMS, N.S.W. Corps, New South Wales Corps,  Balmain, Windsor, Australian Agricultural Company (AAC), AAC, Camden, Great North Road, Cockle Bay, Darling, Harbour, Westpac, Bank of New South Wales, Thunderbolt (Captain), Captain Thunderbolt, Captain, thunderbolt, Aboriginals, Massacre, Edinburgh, Wiseman’s Ferry, Squatters, Elizabeth McMahon, John Andrew Brown, Ethel May Dadswell, Erskine St, Erskine Street,  Sydney, Erskine Street, Alfred Haddock, Alfred Edward Haddock, Patrick Humphries, Buoyant Economics, John Brown, Ellerslie, Bulga Road, Bulga Track, John Andrew Brown, John Andrew Brown, Pioniere, pioniere, Malcolm, Sailly Laurette, Ethel May (‘Ciss’) Dadswell,  Ethel May Dadswell,13 June,1918, Beacon, Cemetery,  25th Battalion Australian Imperial Forces,  25th,  Battalion, Cunnamulla,10 June 1918,stockman, jackeroo, By Government Order, HMAT Wilshire, Historische, Baisse, carpenter, carpentry, Bray-Corbie Road, Stadt, New South Wales, N.S.W., New, South, Wales, new south wales, n.s.w., nsw,, corps, jerrys, plains, jerry’s  Chisholm, James, Chisholm, james

 

Monetary System,  Independent Monetary system,  Monetary independence, RBA, Reserve Bank of Australia,  monetary policy

 

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