EARLY SETTLERS

  

Photos
Ferdinand MEURANT
who was born in 1765 in Champaigne France
and transported from Ireland for forgery.
He died in 1844.
The picture was found on a Blacktown Council website

 
Benjamin and Emma Baker photo
Henry & Fanny Jarvis and grandson George Spraggs photo
Benjamin BAKER and daughter Emma.
Henry Benjamin JARVIS and wife Fanny Rebecca (SIMPSON) and eldest grandson George SPRAGGS

  

This is the house that Benjamin BAKER built.

6 Union St,
Pyrmont, Sydney,
N.S.W., Australia.

Still standing in 2000.

It is a sandstone cottage. This photo was taken before the white paint was removed to reveal the sandstone blocks.

The headstone of Benjamin BAKER and his wife Elizabeth.

Rookwood Cemetery Sydney NSW Australia.

The headstone has fallen but been turned over and is lying on top of the grave.
Photo taken 1995
The headstone of Ann GIBBONS

buried as Ann VERNAL in 1844

at St Peter's Cambelltown,
New South Wales, Australia.

photo from Jenny Hodges

 Britcher family photo

Henry Samuel Britcher photo

Elizabeth Selina JARVIS sister to Henry Benjamin JARVIS(above)
Back Row L-R Emily (WALTON), Harry BRITCHER, Priscilla (FRANCE),
Alf BRITCHER
Front Row L-R Rebecca BRITCHER, Elizabeth Selina BRITCHER (nee JARVIS) know as Granny BRITCHER, Selina BRITCHER, George BRITCHER
On Ground left - Charlotte (SOMMERFIELD) Right - Alice (BARBER).  
Henry Samuel BRITCHER husband of Elizabeth Selina JARVIS

 

In December 1999 some of the living descendants of Ann Gibbons met each other for the first time.

Left to right
Bryan Trethewey, Gregor Nicolson, Judy Bowles,
Sue Brown, Michelle and Meg Nicolson.

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