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John Cunyngham

Biography

Birth	before 1651	John Cunyngham was born before 1651 in Scotland.1
Marriage	1 July 1669	He and Margaret Alexander were married on 1 July 1669 in Abercorn, Scotland.2

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on marriage date
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, Name: Margaret Alexander - Gender: Female - Marriage Date: 1 Jul 1669 - Marriage Place: Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland - Spouse: Johne Cunyngham

Anne Elizabeth Huelin

Biography

Birth	March 1836	Anne Elizabeth Huelin was born in March 1836 in Jersey, Channel Islands.1,2
Marriage	24 June 1868	Joseph Newington and she were married on 24 June 1868 in Jersey, Channel Islands.3
Death	8 November 1869	She died on 8 November 1869 at age 33 in Jersey, Channel Islands.4

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, She ws aged 33 years 8 months at her death in November 1869
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Jersey, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915, Name: Anne Elizabeth Huelin - Baptism Date: 10 Apr 1836 - Baptism Place: St Peter, Jersey - Father: Amice Huelin - Mother: Anne Le Goyt Huelin
3. [S25] Ancestry.com, Jersey, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1940, Name: Joseph Newington - Gender: Male - Age: 25 - Birth Year: abt 1843 - Marriage Date: 24 Jun 1868 - Marriage Place: St Saviour, Jersey - Father: William Peat Newington - Spouse: Ann Elizabeth Fauvel (she was a widow - maiden name Huelin)
4. [S25] Ancestry.com, Jersey, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1940, Cause: Hydrofusion - wife of Joseph Newington

William Walker

Biography

Birth	before 1713	William Walker was born before 1713 in England.1
Marriage	26 September 1731	He and Ann Elvin were married on 26 September 1731 in Hedingham-Sible, Essex, England.2

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on marriage date
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960, Name: William Walker - Gender: Male - Marital Status: Married - Marriage Date: 26 Sep 1731 - Marriage Place: Hedingham-Sible, Essex, England - Spouse: Ann Elvin - FHL Film Number: 1472365
3. [S88] Essex Parish Registers, He is referred to in the baptism record of his son John

Ann Elvin

Biography

Birth	before 1713	Ann Elvin was born before 1713 in England.1
Marriage	26 September 1731	William Walker and she were married on 26 September 1731 in Hedingham-Sible, Essex, England.2

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on marriage date
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960, Name: William Walker - Gender: Male - Marital Status: Married - Marriage Date: 26 Sep 1731 - Marriage Place: Hedingham-Sible, Essex, England - Spouse: Ann Elvin - FHL Film Number: 1472365
3. [S88] Essex Parish Registers, She is referred to in the baptism record of her son John

Karl Johan Hedlund

Biography

Birth	1890	Karl Johan Hedlund was born in 1890 in Australia.1
Marriage	4 February 1922	He and Bertha Alice Grace Fisher were married on 4 February 1922 in Redfern, NSW, Australia.2,3
Death	29 March 1961	He died on 29 March 1961 at age ~71 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.4

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on death notice
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950, Name: Bertha A G Fisher - Marriage Date: 1922 - Marriage Place: Redfern, New South Wales - Registration Date: 1922 - Registration Place: Redfern, New South Wales, Australia - Spouse: Karl J Hedlund - Registration Number: 870
3. [S3] NSW Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Certificate, At the Methodist Church Parsonage - Husband: a Labourer, aged 32, born Wasa Finland, Parents: Johan Gustav Hedlund, a Baker & Mary Sophia Unknown - Wife: aged 22, born Marulan NSW, Parents: Michael Fisher, a Labourer & Martha Holland [sic]
4. [S87] Newspapers.com, The Sydney Morning Herald 29 Mar 1961, Wed, Hedlund, Karl Johan - March 28 1961, at hospital of 90 Vega Street, Revesby, dearly loved husband of Bertha Hedlund, loved father of Winsome, Charles (deceased), Leslie, Norma, Stanley and Joyce, fond father-in-law of Stanley, Shirley and Grace, loved grandfather of Barry, Gail, Alan, Linda, Stanley and Kathleen, aged 71 years. At rest.

Thomas Parker Kofod

Biography

Birth	28 February 1909	Thomas Parker Kofod was born on 28 February 1909 in New South Wales, Australia.1,2
Marriage	15 August 1931	He and Doris Lillian Ann Fisher were married on 15 August 1931 in Goulburn, NSW, Australia.3,4
Death	1987	He died in 1987 at age ~78 in New South Wales, Australia.5

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Name: Thomas P Kofod - Birth Date: 1909 - Birth Place: New South Wales - Registration Year: 1909 - Registration Place: Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia - Father: Thomas E Kofod - Mother: Blanche M Kofod - Registration Number: 2185
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945, Name: Thomas Parker Kofod - Birth Date: 28 Feb 1909 - Birth Place: Burrinjuck, New South Wales - Year Range: 1939-1948 - Enlistment Place: Goulburn, New South Wales - Service Number: N472703 - Next of Kin: Doris Kofod - Series Description: B884: Army Citizen Military Forces
3. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950, Name: Doris L Fisher - Marriage Date: 1931 - Marriage Place: Goulburn, New South Wales - Registration Date: 1931 - Registration Place: Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia - Spouse: Thomas P Kofod - Registration Number: 10620
4. [S3] NSW Registry of B, D & M, Marriage Certificate, At St. Nicholas Church - Husband: a labourer, age 22, living in Marulan, born in Burrinjuck, parents: Thomas Egin Kofod and Blanche Mary Parker - Wife: age 27, living in Marulan, born in Marulan, parents: Michael Fisher (deceased) and Martha Holland [sic] - Witnesses: John W. S. Fisher and Fredeick A. Fisher [brothers]
5. [S3] NSW Registry of B, D & M, Death Summary, Name: KOFOD THOMAS PARKER - Ref: 201809/1987 - Father's Given Name(s): THOMAS ENGIN - Mother's Given Name(s): BLANCHE

Daniel Blackburn Abbott

Biography

Citations

1. [S23] TROVE, He was aged 78 at his death in 1876
2. [S23] TROVE, South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) Mon 4 Dec 1876, ABBOTT.— On the 28th November, at Magill, Mr. Daniel Abbott, aged 78 years. A colonist of 38 years.

Maria Grandel

Biography

Citations

1. [S23] TROVE, She was aged 68 at her death in 1879
2. [S23] TROVE, The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922) Thu 24 Jul 1879, ABBOTT.—On the 17th July, at the Adelaide Hospital, Mrs. Maria Abbott, relict of the late Daniel Abbott, aged 68 years; a colonist of 42 years, having arrived by the ship Eden.

Charlotte Augusta Pearce

Parents

Biography

Birth	2 April 1802	Charlotte Augusta Pearce was born on 2 April 1802 in New South Wales, Australia.1,2
Marriage	4 July 1833	James Smith and she were married on 4 July 1833 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.3
Death	1 November 1854	She died on 1 November 1854 at age 52 in New South Wales, Australia.4

Witness	1824	Charlotte Augusta Pearce appeared in the household of Matthew Pearce in the census in 1824 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.5
Witness	November 1828	She appeared in the household of Matthew Pearce in the census in November 1828 in New South Wales, Australia.6

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Name: Charlotte A Pearce - Birth Date: 1802 - Birth Place: New South Wales - Registration Year: 1802 - Registration Place: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia - Father: Mathew Pearce - Mother: Martha Pearce - Volume Number: V18021684 1A
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Baptisms, 1790-1916, Name: Charlotte Agusta Pearce - Gender: Female - Baptism Date:1 Jan 1807 - Baptism Place: New South Wales, Australia - Parish: St. John's Anglican Church Parramatta - Father: Mathew [sic] Pearce - Mother: Matrha Pearce
3. [S25] Ancestry.com, Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011, Name: Charlotte Augusta Pearce - Gender: Female - Record Type: Marriage - Marriage Date: 4 Jul 1833 - Marriage Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Parish as it Appears: Sutton Forest - Spouse: James Smith [TOL Convict]
4. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: Charlotte Augusta Smith - Birth Date: 1802 - Death Date: 1 Nov 1854 - Cemetery: St. John's Cemetery - Spouse: James Smith - Children: Charlotte Pearce Payne, George Pearce Smith, Eliza Maria Smith, James Pearce Smith, Matthew Smith - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188737333/charlotte-augusta-smith
5. [S68] NSW Government Records, 1824 Muster, Shows:
   Matthew as CF [came free] a landholder at 7 Hills - came on the Surprise in 1794
   Martha as CF [came free] Wife of above - came on the Surprise in 1794
   Martha, Matthew, Charlotte and William as sons & daughters of above.
   Where is Eliza?
6. [S25] Ancestry.com, 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (Australian Copy), Shows Matthew age 64, a Settler at Seven Hills, came free on the Surprise in 1795 - Martha age 59 ditto - Charlotte age 24 born in the colony, Matthew age 21 born in the colony, William age 19 born in the colony - Matthew senior had 1100 acres, 150 acres cleared, 100 acres cultivated - he had 9 horses, 220 cattle and 300 sheep.

Eliza Sophia Pearce

Parents

Pearce, Eliza GGGGGA from Ancestry

Biography

Birth	7 December 1797	Eliza Sophia Pearce was born on 7 December 1797 in New South Wales, Australia.1
Marriage	24 May 1820	George Bowman and she were married on 24 May 1820 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.2
Death	17 April 1884	She died on 17 April 1884 at age 86 in Richmond, NSW, Australia.3,4,5

Baptism

1 January 1807

Eliza Sophia Pearce was baptized on 1 January 1807 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.6

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on baptism record
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Marriages, 1790-1966, Name: Eliza Sophia Pearce - Gender: Female - Marriage Date: 24 May 1820 - Marriage Place: Parramatta, Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia - Spouse: George Bowman
3. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: Eliza Sophia Bowman - Gender: Female - Birth Date: 7 Dec 1798 [sic] - Birth Place: Parramatta, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia - Death Date: 17 Apr 1884 - Death Place: Richmond, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia - Cemetery: Richmond Presbyterian Cemetery - Spouse: George Bowman - Children: James Bowman, George Pearce Bowman, Matthew Bowman, Alexander Bowman, Robert Bowman, William Bowman, Mary Ann Cameron, Eliza Sophia Cameron - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162439283/eliza-sophia-bowman
4. [S23] TROVE, Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931) Thu 17 Apr 1884, BOWMAN.— April 17, at her residence, Richmond, E. S. Bowman, widow of the late George Bowman, in her 87th year.
5. [S3] NSW Registry of B, D & M, Death Certificate, At Richmond - Age: 86 - Cause: Decay of nature - Parents: Matthew Pearce, a Settler and Martha Pearce (Parker) - Informant: James Bowman, Son, Jerry's Plains - Married age 22 to George Bowman at Parramatta - Issue: 5 males, 1 female living; 4 males, 1 female dead
6. [S25] Ancestry.com, New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Baptisms, 1790-1916, Name: Eliza Sophia Pearce - Gender: Female - Birth Date: 7 Dec 1797 - Baptism Date:1 Jan 1807 - Baptism Place: New South Wales, Australia - Parish: St. John's Anglican Church Parramatta - Father: Mathew [sic] Pearce - Mother: Matrha Pearce

Martha Pearce

Parents

Biography

Birth	7 June 1804	Martha Pearce was born on 7 June 1804 in New South Wales, Australia.1
Marriage	2 October 1826	John Hillas and she were married on 2 October 1826 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.2
Death	28 September 1854	She died on 28 September 1854 at age 50 in Bannaby, NSW, Australia.3

Baptism	1 January 1807	Martha Pearce was baptized on 1 January 1807 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.4
Witness	1824	She appeared in the household of Matthew Pearce in the census in 1824 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.5

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on baptism record
2. [S23] TROVE, The Monitor (Sydney, NSW : 1826 - 1828) Fri 20 Oct 1826, On Monday the 2nd Instant at St. John's Church, Parramatta, by the Principal Chaplain of the Colony, by special license, Mr.John Hillas Junior, to Miss Martha Pearce, youngest Daughter of Mr. Matthew Pearce, one of the oldest Emigrant Settlers in the Colony.
3. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: Martha Hillas - Death Date: 28 Sep 1854 - Cemetery: Saint Saviours Anglican Cemetery - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152820672/martha-hillas
4. [S25] Ancestry.com, New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Baptisms, 1790-1916, Name: Martha Pearce - Gender: Female - Birth Date: 7 Jun 1804 - Baptism Date:1 Jan 1807 - Baptism Place: New South Wales, Australia - Parish: St. John's Anglican Church Parramatta - Father: Mathew [sic] Pearce - Mother: Matrha Pearce
5. [S68] NSW Government Records, 1824 Muster, Shows:
   Matthew as CF [came free] a landholder at 7 Hills - came on the Surprise in 1794
   Martha as CF [came free] Wife of above - came on the Surprise in 1794
   Martha, Matthew, Charlotte and William as sons & daughters of above.
   Where is Eliza?

Mathew Woodward Pearce

Parents

Biography

Birth	11 September 1806	Mathew Woodward Pearce was born on 11 September 1806 in New South Wales, Australia.1
Marriage	29 May 1834	He and Mary Ann Brien were married on 29 May 1834 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.2
Death	12 May 1878	He died on 12 May 1878 at age 71 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.3,4,5

Baptism	1 January 1807	Mathew Woodward Pearce was baptized on 1 January 1807 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.6
Witness	1824	He appeared in the household of Matthew Pearce in the census in 1824 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.7
Witness	November 1828	Mathew Woodward Pearce appeared in the household of Matthew Pearce in the census in November 1828 in New South Wales, Australia.8

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on baptism record
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Marriages, 1790-1966, Name: Matthew Woodward Pearce - Gender: Male - Age: 27 - Birth Year: abt 1807 - Marriage Date: 29 May 1834 - Marriage Place: Parramatta, Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia - Spouse: Mary Ann Price [actually Brien] - Spouse Age: 19
3. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: Matthew Woodward Pearce - Birth Date: 11 Sep 1806 - Birth Place: Seven Hills, Blacktown City, New South Wales, Australia - Death Date: 12 May 1878 - Death Place: Parramatta, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia - Cemetery: Pearce Family Cemetery, Bella Vista, The Hills Shire, New South Wales, Australia - Spouse: Mary Ann Pearce - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190901128/matthew-woodward-pearce
4. [S23] TROVE, The Cumberland Mercury (Parramatta, NSW : 1875 - 1895) Sat 25 May 1878, THE LATE MR. MATHEW [sic] PEARCE:- The life of the late Mr. Matthew Pearce, who died at his residence, Seven Hills, last week, affords a striking example of the real home-love which characterises many of the old residents of this district Mr Pearce was born in the house in which he passed his last moments, and he lived there during the whole of his life of seventy-two years. We are also informed that the same house was occupied for some years by Mr Pearce's parents. The deceased gentleman was very widely respected. His loss indeed will be severely felt, for although of late years he had become somewhat feeble in health, he lost no opportunity of substantially aiding any movement calculated to advance the interests of his district, and the welfare of its people. And his practical benevolence was not the less praiseworthy because it was unostentatious.
5. [S3] NSW Registry of B, D & M, Death Certificate, At Seven Hills near Parramatta - Age: 71 - Cause: Chronic disease of liver, dropsy - Parent: Matthew Pearce, a Farmer and Martha Parker - Informant: George W Pearce, Son, Seven Hills - Married to Mary Ann Brien in Parramatta at an unknown age - Issue: Matthew 43, Robert 42, William 38, James 34, George Woodward 25, Mary Ann Elizabeth 22, living; George Henry, George henry, John Henry, Martha Susannah, Mary Ann deceased
6. [S25] Ancestry.com, New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Baptisms, 1790-1916, Name: Mathew Woodward Pearce - Gender: Male - Birth Date: 11 Sep 1806 - Baptism Date:1 Jan 1807 - Baptism Place: New South Wales, Australia - Parish: St. John's Anglican Church Parramatta - Father: Mathew [sic] Pearce - Mother: Matrha Pearce
7. [S68] NSW Government Records, 1824 Muster, Shows:
   Matthew as CF [came free] a landholder at 7 Hills - came on the Surprise in 1794
   Martha as CF [came free] Wife of above - came on the Surprise in 1794
   Martha, Matthew, Charlotte and William as sons & daughters of above.
   Where is Eliza?
8. [S25] Ancestry.com, 1828 New South Wales, Australia Census (Australian Copy), Shows Matthew age 64, a Settler at Seven Hills, came free on the Surprise in 1795 - Martha age 59 ditto - Charlotte age 24 born in the colony, Matthew age 21 born in the colony, William age 19 born in the colony - Matthew senior had 1100 acres, 150 acres cleared, 100 acres cultivated - he had 9 horses, 220 cattle and 300 sheep.

John Hillas

Hillas, John husband of Martha Pearce GGGGGA from Ancestry

Biography

Birth	1797	John Hillas was born in 1797 in Yorkshire, England.1
Marriage	2 October 1826	He and Martha Pearce were married on 2 October 1826 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.2
Death	21 January 1847	He died on 21 January 1847 at age ~50 in Goulburn, NSW, Australia.3

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Name: John Hillas - Gender: Male - Baptism Date: 18 Mar 1797 - Baptism Place: All Saints,Wakefield,York,England - Father: John Hillas - Mother: Rebecca - FHL Film Number: 98549
2. [S23] TROVE, The Monitor (Sydney, NSW : 1826 - 1828) Fri 20 Oct 1826, On Monday the 2nd Instant at St. John's Church, Parramatta, by the Principal Chaplain of the Colony, by special license, Mr.John Hillas Junior, to Miss Martha Pearce, youngest Daughter of Mr. Matthew Pearce, one of the oldest Emigrant Settlers in the Colony.
3. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: John Hillas - Death Date: 21 Jan 1847 - Cemetery: Saint Saviours Anglican Cemetery, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152820579/john-hillas

George Bowman

Biography

Birth	26 May 1795	George Bowman was born on 26 May 1795 in London, England.1,2
Marriage	24 May 1820	He and Eliza Sophia Pearce were married on 24 May 1820 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.3
Death	26 August 1878	He died on 26 August 1878 at age 83 in Richmond, NSW, Australia.4,5

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on burial record
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Name: George Bowman - Gender: Male - Birth Date: 26 May 1795 - Baptism Date: 23 Aug 1795 - Baptism Place: Saint Mary-St Marylebone Road,St Marylebone,London,England - Father: John Bowman - Mother: Honour - FHL Film Number: 580906, 580907
3. [S25] Ancestry.com, New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Marriages, 1790-1966, Name: Eliza Sophia Pearce - Gender: Female - Marriage Date: 24 May 1820 - Marriage Place: Parramatta, Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia - Spouse: George Bowman
4. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: George Bowman - Gender: Male - Birth Date: 26 May 1795 - Birth Place: Harrow, London Borough of Harrow, Greater London, England - Death Date: 26 Aug 1878 - Death Place: Richmond, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia - Cemetery: Richmond Presbyterian Cemetery - Father: John Bowman - Mother: Honor Bowman - Spouse: Eliza Sophia Bowman - Children: James Bowman, George Pearce Bowman, Matthew Bowman, Alexander Bowman, Robert Bowman, William Bowman, Mary Ann Cameron, Eliza Sophia Cameron - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162439280/george-bowman
5. [S23] TROVE, Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1919) Sat 7 Sep 1878, The late Mr. George Bowman, J.P. - As a pillar that long stood firm against the ravages of time, a worthy representative of one of the oldest families in the country, and a noble example of integrity and generosity for the generations that have risen up around him, Mr. George Bowman, of Richmond, was such a one as cannot be "forgot as soon as cold." And now that he is gone to his long home many will look for some notice of his career. Mr. George Bowman was born in Scotland in 1795. His father, Mr. John Bowman, lived in Fifeshire; his mother was a native of Cornwall, in England. In 1798 Mr. John Bowman and his family came out to New South Wales. He was one of the earliest free settlers in Australia. Of his three sons, John, the eldest, went to India, where he died many years ago. William, the third, died at Richmond about 4 years ago. Their sister, Mrs. Chisholm, died in May last. George, the subject of this sketch, the second son, survived all the rest. When he grew up he devoted his attention to pastoral pursuits ; and as he combined cool daring with caution and perseverance he found in this field of enterprise the opportunity for acquiring wealth. When the Hunter River was discovered he went over the mountains from the Hawkesbury to settle in the new country, and took up his abode as a squatter, where now his sons possess very valuable freehold estates. He prospered in business and by his sterling character won the esteem of his fellow colonists and the confidence of those who were entrusted with, the maintenance of law and order. While still a young man he was appointed a magistrate of the territory. He was afterwards elected as a representative of part of the Hunter River District in the Legislative Council, when that body was partly nominated and partly elected. In politics he was a consistent Liberal. He was attached to the church of his fathers, the Church of Scotland. And taking a lively interest in the current history of that church, he approved of the position taken hy Dr. Chalmers and those associated with him in the proceedings which led to the formation of the Free Church. For in religion as well as in politics he was a firm friend of liberty and the rights of the people. And he not only held decided opinions, he was generous in devoting his wealth to the extension of what he believed to be important truth. At his own expense he built a church in Richmond, on which he had inscribed the title " Free Presbyterian Church," He was a representative elder in the church; and although he defended the position taken by the Free Church in 1843, in opposition to those who would have subjected the spiritual management of the church to State control ; he was among the foremost to welcome and to forward the work of union in the colony, where the fetters against which the Free Church protested do not exist. He was also a liberal promoter of education. He was one of the largest contributors to the Australian College, established by Dr. Lang, At that institution the eldest of his sons were educated; the youngest went to the University of Sydney. Two of his sons, Matthew and Robert, were sent to Scotland for their University education. Matthew completed, at the New College, Edinburgh, his course of preparation for the ministry of the Presbyterian Church and his father hoped that he might preach the gospel in the church which he built at Richmond. But the young man sickened and died before he entered on the work of the pulpit. It was in the hearts of the father and the son thus to unite in rendering honour to their God and Saviour. And when the son was taken the father pursued in other ways the same great end. He bore a large part of the expense of building churches at Penrith and elsewhere. Robert Bowman studied medicine, and took the degree of M.D. in Edinburgh University. He practised his profession for some years at Richmond. But his health failed and he died at about the age of forty. Mr. Bowman had two daughters, one of whom is the wife of the Bev. James Cameron, M.A., minister of the Presbyterian Church at Richmond, the church built by his father-in-law, and recently enlarged and beautified. The other daughter was married to the late Dr. Andrew Cameron,
   brother of the Rev. James Cameron, who for a few years practised medicine with great success at Richmond, and won so strong a hold on the esteem of his fellow townsmen that they have erected a handsome monument to his honour. Dr. Cameron and his wife both passed away after a few years ; but their memory is perpetuated in the endowment of the Bowman-Cameron Scholarship in the University of Sydney. Mr. Bowman's youngest sons (twins) went to London to study for the Bar. They were admitted as barristers, and took the degree of LL.B. in the University of London; but on returning to the colony preferred pastoral pursuits to tbe exercise of the legal profession. The seventh son, Mr. Alexander Bowman, was elected, at the last general election, as one of the representatives of the Hawkesbury. The family hus prospered and extendel. Mr. Bowman had thirty grandchildren. He had been gradually becoming more and more infirm ; and, worn out with age. He departed this life at his residence at Richmond on the 26th August. It is a remarkable circumstance, as indicative of the generous desire ojf Mr. Bowman to advance the welfare of the town in which he spent most of his days, that a town clock, which he ordered in London for the use of Richmond, is now, as is believed, on the way out. He had in many ways contributed liberally to promote the good of the town, the district, and the colony. And his memory will long be cherished with respect.

James Smith

Biography

Birth	1801	James Smith was born in 1801 in England.1
Marriage	4 July 1833	He and Charlotte Augusta Pearce were married on 4 July 1833 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.2
Death	9 July 1863	He died on 9 July 1863 at age ~62 in Baulkham Hills, NSW, Australia.3

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Based on burial record
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, 1814-2011, Name: Charlotte Augusta Pearce - Gender: Female - Record Type: Marriage - Marriage Date: 4 Jul 1833 - Marriage Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Parish as it Appears: Sutton Forest - Spouse: James Smith [TOL Convict]
3. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: James Smith - Birth Date: 1801 - Birth Place: England - Death Date: 9 Jul 1863 - Death Place: Baulkham Hills, The Hills Shire, New South Wales, Australia - Cemetery: St. John's Cemetery, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia - URL:
   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188737348/james-smith

Mary Ann Brien

Biography

Birth	1815	Mary Ann Brien was born in 1815 in New South Wales, Australia.1,2
Marriage	29 May 1834	Mathew Woodward Pearce and she were married on 29 May 1834 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia.3
Death	19 November 1876	She died on 19 November 1876 at age ~61 in Seven Hills, NSW, Australia.4

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, She was aged 19 at her marriage in 1834, native born
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Name: Mary A Brien - Birth Date: 1815 - Birth Place: New South Wales - Registration Year: 1815 - Registration Place: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia - Father: Daniel Brien - Mother: Mary A Brien - Volume Number: V1815965 148
3. [S25] Ancestry.com, New South Wales, Australia, St. John's Parramatta, Marriages, 1790-1966, Name: Matthew Woodward Pearce - Gender: Male - Age: 27 - Birth Year: abt 1807 - Marriage Date: 29 May 1834 - Marriage Place: Parramatta, Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia - Spouse: Mary Ann Price [actually Brien] - Spouse Age: 19
4. [S23] TROVE, Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931) Wed 22 Nov 1876, PEARCE.—November 19, at her late residence, Seven Hills, Mary Ann, the beloved wife of Matthew Pearce, aged 61 years.

Eliza Sophia Bowman

Parents

Biography

Citations

1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, Name: Eliza Sophia Bowman - Gender: Female - Baptism Age: 0 - Birth Date: 26 Feb 1832 - Baptism Date: 1 Apr 1832 - Baptism Place: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia - Residence Date: 1832 - Residence Place: New South Wales, Australia - Father: George Bowman - Mother: Eliza Sophia - FHL Film Number: 993950
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: Eliza Sophia Cameron [she married James Cameron in 1857] - Gender: Female - Birth Date: 25 Feb 1832 - Birth Place: Richmond, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia - Death Date: 27 Jan 1896 - Death Place: Richmond, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia - Cemetery: Richmond Presbyterian Cemetery, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia - Father: George Bowman - Mother: Eliza Sophia Bowman - Spouse: James Cameron - Children: Annie Eliza Waugh, Colin Bowman Cameron, Septima Stewart, Clarissa Bowman Cameron, Margaret Taylor Fergusson, Mary Bowman Lamrock, Gertrude Bowman Geikie - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162439299/eliza-sophia-cameron

George Pearce Bowman

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1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Name: George Pierce [sic] Bowman - Birth Date: 1821 - Birth Place: New South Wales - Registration Year: 1821 - Registration Place: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia - Father: George Bowman - Mother: Eliza S Bowman - Volume Number: V1821303 156
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: George Pearce Bowman - Gender: Male - Birth Date: 18 Mar 1821 - Birth Place: Richmond, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia - Death Date: 15 Jan 1870 - Death Place: Singleton, Singleton Council, New South Wales, Australia - Cemetery: Glenridding Uniting Church Cemetery, Singleton, New South Wales, Australia - Father: George Bowman - Mother: Eliza Sophia Bowman - Spouse: Elizabeth Jane Bowman - Children: Arthur Bowman, George McDougall Bowman - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53499077/george-pearce-bowman

Mary Ann Bowman

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1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, Name: Mary Ann Bowman - Gender: Female - Baptism Age: 0 - Birth Date: 1 Nov 1833 - Baptism Date: 5 Nov 1833 - Baptism Place: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia - Residence Date: 1833 - Residence Place: New South Wales, Australia - Father: George Bowman - Mother: Eliza Sophia - FHL Film Number: 993951
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: Mary Ann Cameron [she married Andrew Cameron in 1871]- Birth Date: 1 Nov 1833 - Birth Place: Richmond, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia - Death Date: 11 Jun 1876 - Death Place: New South Wales, Australia - Cemetery: Richmond Presbyterian Cemetery, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia - Father: George Bowman - Mother: Eliza Sophia Bowman - Spouse: Andrew Robertson Cameron - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162439295/mary-ann-cameron

Robert Bowman

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1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, Name: Robert Bowman - Gender: Male - Baptism Age: 0 - Birth Date: 2 Feb 1830 - Baptism Date: 14 Mar 1830 - Baptism Place: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia - Residence Date: 1830 - Residence Place: New South Wales, Australia - Father: George Bowman - Mother: Eliza Sophia - FHL Film Number: 993950
2. [S23] TROVE, Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875) Mon 27 May 1872, On the 23rd May, at the residence of his father, Robert Bowman, M.D., fifth son of George Bowman, of Richmond, in the 43rd year of his age.

William Bowman

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1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Name: William Bowman - Birth Date: 1823 - Birth Place: New South Wales - Registration Year: 1823 - Registration Place: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia - Father: George Bowman - Mother: Eliza S Bowman - Volume Number: V1823346 156
2. [S23] TROVE, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wed 29 Apr 1874, BOWMAN—PEARCE. —April 23, at the residence of the bride's mother, Seven Hills, by the Rev. James Cameron, M.A., William Bowman, J.P., of Balmoral, Muswellbrook, third son of George Bowman, J.P., Richmond, to Charlotte A. Pearce, fourth daughter of the late William T. Pearce. [They were cousins]
3. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: William Bowman - Gender: Male - Birth Date: 20 Oct 1823 - Birth Place: Richmond, Hawkesbury City, New South Wales, Australia - Death Date: 27 Apr 1898 - Death Place: Muswellbrook, Muswellbrook Shire, New South Wales, Australia - Cemetery: Richmond Presbyterian Cemetery, Richmond, New South Wales, Australia - Father: George Bowman - Mother: Eliza Sophia Bowman - Children: Frederick William Bowman, Leslie Edgar Bowman, Mathew Hobart Bowman, William Pearce Bowman - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162439288/william-bowman

James Pearce Smith

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1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, Name: James Pearce Smith - Gender: Male - Baptism Age: 0 - Birth Date: 21 Apr 1838 - Baptism Date: 21 May 1838 - Baptism Place: St. Johns, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia - Residence Date: 1838 - Residence Place: New South Wales, Australia - Father: James Smith - Mother: Charlotte Augusta - FHL Film Number: 993952
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: James Pearce Smith - Birth Date: 21 Apr 1838 - Birth Place: Baulkham Hills, The Hills Shire, New South Wales, Australia - Death Date: 27 Feb 1921 - Death Place: Parramatta, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia - Cemetery: St. John's Cemetery, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia - Father: James Smith - Mother: Charlotte Augusta Smith - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188737347/james-pearce-smith

George Pearce Smith

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1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, Name: George Pearce Smith - Gender: Male - Baptism Age: 0 - Birth Date: 8 Mar 1845 - Baptism Date: 12 May 1845 - Baptism Place: St.John Parramatta New South Wales, Australia - Residence Date: 1845 - Residence Place: New South Wales, Australia - Father: James Smith - Mother: Charlotte Augusta - FHL Film Number: 993955
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Name: George Pearce Smith - Birth Date: 8 Mar 1845 - Birth Place: Parramatta, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia - Death Date: 4 Apr 1934 - Death Place: Corowa, Federation Council, New South Wales, Australia - Cemetery: Howlong Cemetery, Howlong, New South Wales, Australia - Father: James Smith - Mother: Charlotte Augusta Smith - Spouse: - Annie Maria Smith - Children: George Alfred Smith, Annie May Smith, Walter E Smith, Frank Oscar Smith - URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182824527/george-pearce-smith

Eliza Maria Smith

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1. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Name: Eliza M Smith - Birth Date: 1843 - Birth Place: New South Wales - Registration Year: 1843 - Registration Place: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia - Father: James Smith - Mother: Charlotte A Smith - Volume Number: V1843664 27A
2. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, Name: Eliza Maria Smith - Gender: Female - Baptism Age: 0 - Birth Date: 19 Mar 1843 - Baptism Date: 19 Apr 1843 - Baptism Place: St. John, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia - Residence Date: 1843 - Residence Place: New South Wales, Australia - Father: James Smith - Mother: Charlotte Augusta - FHL Film Number: 993954
3. [S25] Ancestry.com, Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Name: Eliza M Smith - Death Date: 1932 - Death Place: Parramatta, New South Wales - Registration Date: 1932 - Registration Place: Parramatta, Australia - Father: James - Mother: Charlotte A - Registration Number: 15030
4. [S23] TROVE, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Tue 23 Aug 1932, SMITH.— August 22, 1932, at Bellevue, Baulkham Hills, Eliza Maria, sister of the late Matthew Smith.