(1821 - 22/7/1866)
He arrived in Bunbury on 20/4/1841 on the Henry. He married Mercy Crampton (1829-31/05/1919) in 12/1848 in Bunbury. Mercy remarried to Francis Louis Von Bibra. In Bunbury, he was a grocer and draper in the 1860s. He owned a Town Lot in 1854. He came from South Australia on the 23/1/1856 on the Daphne. He employed five ticket of leave men at Bunbury between 1860 and 1865.
She lived in Bunbury. She departed the 09/09/1887 from Albany for South Australia. She arrived 11/11/1887 per Albany from South Australia to Bunbury.
The couple arrived in 1848. They had a child born in January and died in February 1848 in Bunbury.
He was listed as a passenger from Fremantle to Bunbury on 17/08/1883 on the Otway.
John lived in Bunbury and was a chemist. In 1883 he went into partnership with R. Birch, then in 1884 on his own. He worked in Bridgetown from 1897 to 1901 and in Busselton in 1905. John was formerly from London and an examiner to the Pharmaceutical Society.
(1816-)
Benjamin was born in London and arrived on 10/12/1840 on the Island Queen. In Picton in 1843, he married Hannah Crampton (1826-), daughter of William and Ann. Benjamin was a blacksmith and bought town lots in 1854. In 1856 he was a farmer. He travelled to Mauritius with a servant on 19/04/1855 on the Swan. Benjamin lived in Bunbury and was a pound keeper from 1865 to 1870.
(16/02/1860-10/02/1882)
Agnes died from being poisoned, possibly suicide. Her parents were Thomas and Ann. She was in the service of Mrs Clifton and lived in Bunbury and Fremantle.
(1841-15/05/1902)
Thomas was born in Ireland and died in Greenbushes. He was married on 21/09/1870 in Busselton to Hannah Harriet Hilton Creaves (1846-19/04/1920). She arrived on 12/06/1864 by Strathmore. Thomas and Hannah's children were Rachel (1869-1910), born in Bunbury, Hannah, Thomas, George, Emma, Rose and May. Thomas opened a sawpit in Busselton. He was then a tin miner in Greenbushes. He was a part of the Roman Catholic Church.
(1829-)
Thomas was an ex-convict and arrived on 17/05/1851 on the Mermaid. He employed seven ticket of leave men at Blackwood. He or his wife were boarding housekeepers in 1877 in Bunbury. He worked at Collie at a sawmill from 1879 to 1884 and was a Busselton storeman from 1886 to 1887. He had a de-facto relationship with Caroline Lipschitz by 1870. She died by suicide on 28/09/1887.
(29/06/1855-12/01/1911)
Clifton was born in Bunbury. His parents were George and Louisa (maiden name Clifton). Clifton was unmarried. He worked as the Clerk of Courts in Greenough in 1872, Geraldton in 1875 (1872-1885 AIm). He was a farmer and grazier in the Champion Bay district. Clifton employed two ticket of leave men at "Minnanooka" and "Wanernooka" from 1879 to 1880.
(26/11/1845-22/02/1922)
Stirling was born in Bunbury and died in Belmont. His parents were George and Louisa (maiden name Clifton). He married Elizabeth Ernestine von Bibra (-24/10/1899), daughter of Francis Louis and Mercy on 18/05/1871. Stirling and Elizabeth's children were George Francis (1872-1872), Laurence Leopold (1875-1913), Louisa Ernestine (1878-), Percy Louis (1879-) and Geoffrey William (1881-). Stirling worked as the Under Treasurer of W.A., and in 1876 he was Registrar General Acting Chief Clerk in the Colonial Secretary's Office, compiler of the 1881 Census. He became the Chief Clerk and Accountant in Treasury and Assistant. He was the Colonial Secretary from 1889 to 1890. Stirling was a Justice of the Peace, magistrate and awarded the Imperial Service Order and Order of St. Michael and St. John. He employed six ticket of leave men from 1869 to 1874. Stirling was educated at Bunbury and Bishop's College. He was the first boy to be enrolled in 1858. His residences were "Green Place", "Buck-land", and "Hambledon" in Belmont. His family visited Eastern Australia in 1883 and 1884, and returned on 15/01/1885. He was a conservative, part of the Congregational Church and Church of England.
(20/11/1816-16/10/1895)
George's parents were Reverend Laurence William and Matilda Elizabeth (maiden name Halsey). He arrived on 01/06/1829 on the Parmelia. He was said to have family connections with Governor Stirling and accompanied him to England in 1832. George was married on 01/06/1842 in Australind to Louisa Clifton (1814-13/10/1880), daughter of Marshall WaIler and Elinor Bell. George and Louisa's children were premature twins (died 1842), Elinor Haude Catherine (1844-1915), Laurence Stirling (1845-1922), Anna (1847-1940), Mary Gertrude (1848-1933), Geoffrey (1850-1902), John Raymond (1853-1929), William Pearce (1855-1911) and Priscilla Richenda (1856-1940). George selected 2560 acres in the Plantagenet district and bought 4000 acres in Avon. He also accompanied Stirling on his overland expedition to Albany in 1835. George was listed in the 1837 Census as owning a farm. At an early age, he held civil appointments, Clerk to Stirling, and revisited England in 1839-1840. George lived in Bunbury, where he was Resident Magistrate with his home at "Bury Hill". He transferred to Geraldton in the 1870s, "very dreary town, no trees, no flowers, no society, all sand and bottle" according to Prinsep, on 12/1871. He also served at Albany. Church services at Bunbury were conducted at "Bury Hill" until the church was built in 1842.
(15/01/1850-20/05/1902)
Francis was born in Bunbury and his parents were George and Louisa (maiden name Clifton). Francis was married to Mary Matilda Rose, whose parents were Samuel and Mary Rose (maiden name Hallen). Francis and Mary's children were George Frederick Halsey (1867-1945), Mary Louise (1878-1945), Cora Gwendoline (1881-) and Edgar (1882), who died in infancy. Francis was the Chief Clerk and Registrar in the Colonial Secretary's Department, working for a Government Gazette from 1872 to 1884. He lived in Bunbury in 1872, Champion Bay in 1876, Fremantle in 1883 and Perth in 1886. He employed four ticket of leave men from 1868 to 1872.
(02/03/1847-01/01/1940)
Anna was born in Bunbury and died in Perth. She and Mary Gertrude (22/07/1848-01/08/1933) were daughters of George and Louisa (maiden name Clifton) and owned property in Outram Street, West Perth.
(1841-1887)
Emily was born in England on 20 January 1841 to David Eedle (1814-1894) and Ann Eedle nee Gibbs (1812-1877) (reference; reference). The family came to the South West from England on the Simon Taylor and settled in Australind where her siblings Ephriam (1843-1844), Fanny (1847-1909) and Maria (1849-1896) were born (reference). The family were early settlers of the area, naming their land Frogmore in Brunswick and Crendoo in Donnybrook (reference). David was a farmer in the 1860s and owned 60 acres in the Wellington District in 1857, which he drastically increased to 500 by 1867 (reference). From 1867 to 1870, he was the Town Trust Chairman and in 1874 was the Honourable Secretary of the Wellington, Nelson, Murray Agricultural Society and a Justice of the Peace (reference). He was responsible for about 50 employees between 1864 and 1874 (reference).
Emily was a teacher at the first school in Brunswick, the Brunswick Church School, between 1867 and 1870 (reference; reference). In 1867 a large tea meeting was held at David Eedle’s house to fundraise for the school (reference). Over 80 people attended the fundraiser (reference). The school was first established through a public subscription but was supported by the government in 1867 (reference). The report on this event praised Emily’s excellence as a teacher and as the schoolmistress (reference).
She became the first headmistress of the Bunbury Girls’ School in 1871 (reference). Emily was paid £60 for the year, whereas her male counterpart George R Teede, headmaster of the Bunbury Boys’ School, received £100 (reference). The girls’ school was located in the first government hospital (reference; reference). In 1879 in a Government Schools report, Emily was praised for having good moral control over her pupils (reference).
Emily Eedle’s School in 1870
Courtesy of the book Early History of Bunbury by G E Clarke 1946
Emily Eedle
Photo courtesy of Julie Baynes
In 1884 she was part of a Bazaar in aid of Church funds in Bunbury in November 1884 (reference). The Bazaar received praise in The Daily Newspaper and the stalls, one of which was run by Emily, were very good and filled with talent (reference).
In 1885 Emily was no longer working as she was sick (reference). She was granted six months of sick leave before retiring in 1886 due to her illness (reference; reference; reference). Upon her retirement, she had been awarded the highest pension possible under regulations (reference). Emily moved back to her old home in Brunswick, presumably with her parents, to convalesce, and was reported to be getting better in October 1886 (reference). However, Emily never recovered and passed away on 19 December 1887 at Benger after a long and painful illness at 46 years old (reference). She never married, so she was able to pursue her career as a government schoolmistress (reference). Her old furniture was sold a year later (reference). She is buried in the Bunbury Pioneer Park Cemetery (reference).
(1814-20/11/1894)
David was born in England and died in Bunbury. His parents were John and Margaret, who were from England. He arrived on 20/08/1842 on the Simon Taylor with his wife and child. David married on the 25/12/1839 in England to Ann Gibbs (1812-14/12/1877). Ann was born in England and died in Brunswick. She was the daughter of William. David and Ann's children were Emily (1841-1887), born in England and died in Bunbury, schoolteacher Ephraim (1843-1844) died in "Jim Jam" Pinjarra, Fanny (1847-1909) and Maria (1849-). David was an Australind settler at "Frogmore" Brunswick and "Crendon" Donnybrook. He was a Bunbury farmer in the 1860s. He built in Wellington 60 acres in 1857 and 500 acres by 1867, and held large pastoral leases from 1858 to the 1870s. David was a Town Trust Chairman from 1867 to 1670, and the honorary secretary of the Wellington, Nelson, Murray Agricultural Society in 1874. He was also a Justice of the Peace. David employed about 50 ticket of leave men from 1864 and 1874.
(1810-13/04/1895)
He died in Boyanup. He arrived on 31/08/1853 on the Phoebe Dunbar as an Enrolled Pensioner Guard. William's wife, Mary Parsons (1826-26/11/1911), was from England. Their children were Elizabeth Ann (1853-) born at sea, William James (1854-1924) born in Fremantle, Ellen (1857-1944), John Thomas (1859-1863), Mary Ellen (1864-), James Henry (1862-1935) died in Boyanup, Charles Henry (1868-) and Sarah Ann (1870-) born in Perth. William was formerly a private of the 67th Regiment. He enlisted in 1828 and was discharged in 1850. William worked as a Fremantle guard and police constable in 1856, then as a farmer in the 1870s in Boyanup. He employed three ticket leave men from 1872 to 1873.
(12.7.1868-)
Henry was the son of William and Mary. He married Harriet Hall on 28/08/1891 at Bunbury.
He was married to Mary and had a child, Harriet (1854-). In Bunbury, he was a settler and owner of land in the district when he applied for a Bunbury Town Lot on 30/11/1852.
(1838-)
Henry was an ex-convict. He arrived on 29/05/1863 on the Clyde. Henry employed a ticket of leave man at Perth. He departed Bunbury on the Pet on 30/05/1877.