Individual Details

Edward PENNY

(Abt 1840 - 3 Feb 1925)

Events

Birth	Abt 1840	Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Emigration	1858	(we think) arriving on board the "Mary Pleasants" 17 Nov 1858 after 110 days at sea. He was 19 years old & could not read or write
Marriage	14 Aug 1865	and after the marriage went to live at Gerringong, later moving to Nowra with their family - Terara, New South Wales, Australian Colonies - Juliette Louise SMITH
Note	1924	Edward's Obituary in the Shoalhaven Telegraph 11 Feb 1925 related his early history as "On landing in Sydney, employment was the first thing to find. The class of emigrants arriving at this time were eagerly sought, and work was early obtained. The late Mr. Penny was engaged by Mr. John McClintock (then of Kiama, but later of Cootamundra), at a remuneration of 10/- per week, payable every 3 months. Leaving Sydney and arriving at Kiama, he was met by his employer with a dray drawn by four bullocks, and then proceeded to Rose Valley, just out from the present site of Omega station, the country being almost wild bush. Arriving home at dusk, tea and bed was all that was thought of that day. Burning off and planting maize with a hoe was the mode of cultivation at that time. Having completed his engagement with Mr. McClintock, he was then engaged by Mr. Hindmarsh (late of Kiama). The people then taking up land at Robertson, he and Hindmarsh brothers set out to clear this land. To print the experiences the party had while clearing this land would fill a large book. On one occasion Mr. Tom Hindmarsh, after ceasing work, ' set out to shoot pheasants. A native dog put him up a tree and kept him there all night, as it was impossible to find him in the darkness and fog. Lights could not be seen at a distance of 50 yards'. Having leased a farm from the late Mr. R. V. Boyd, of Berry (then Broughton Creek) and the late Mr. H. Boyd, of Terara, this sturdy pioneer, was up against very obstinate obstacles which compelled him to relinquish the property. Not to be beaten, he then took a farm off the late Mr. John Graham, of Bellawongarah, of literally standing bush, to which he removed with his family. The wife and children felled and worked the dense scrub while he worked as maintenance man on the roads to help keep provisions in the home, as there was nothing produced on the farm. With determination by father, wife and children, fortune seemed to be turning the right way, and a few cows were bought; the wife being a good manager of poultry, there were plenty of eggs and young fowls for market to help pay household bills. The children being now able to leave school were a great help, and a brighter side of life seemed to be in store for the family, which had seen some very lean times, only known to tha father and mother themselves"
Death	3 Feb 1925	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia

Families

Spouse

Juliette Louise SMITH (1844 - 1903)

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