EEDLE, David

(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.

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