Smith, John M.L.C.

1811 - 1895  (83 years)

• Name	Smith, John
  Suffix	M.L.C.
  Birth	19 May 1811	Trelanvean,Saint Keverne,Cornwall,United Kingdom
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Jan 1895	Sydney,Australia
  Person ID	I6477	Wilkinson
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2016

  
  

  Family	Tom, Mary,   b. 9 Oct 1818, Blisland,Cornwall,UK d. 16 Jul 1912, Llanarth,Bathurst,NSW (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	12 Sep 1842	Kelso,Church of England.
  Notes	Note in Sam Crow's site gives Byng, NSW too for the marriage - may have been living there at the time.
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F2708	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Source: https://www.myheritage.com/person-1500025_375029081_375029081/john-smith-mlc#biography Occupation: Grazier. BIOGRAPHY: Married in 1842 at Kelso C of E No v1842433 26C Owned Gamboola, Boree Cabonne, Boree Nyrang, Toogong, all in county Ashburnham, Narroogal in countries Gordon and Wellington, Dovedale Park and Rosedale in country Wellington. In 1891 was shearing 50,000 sheep. BIOGRAPHY: Foundation member of the Union Club in Sydney. BIOGRAPHY: John Smith arrived in Australia in April 1836 and in 1839 bacame Superintendent to Mrs. John Betts, one of the daughters of (Rev.) Samuel Marsden. She was the Crwon grantee of the Molog run. John Smith first lived at Rose Cottage, which was the first house built at what is now Molog. In 1843 he leased and afterwards bought part of he Molong run, and in 1847 he built Gamboola, just outside Molog, on the main road from Orange, and settled there. In 1851 he took possesion of Boree Cabonne, where his g-g-son still lives and he subsequently lived at Llanarth, Bathurst. He was an M.L.C. from 1880 till his death. His marriage to Mary Tom was possibly the first celebrated at the little church built at Byng in August 1842. A monument now marke the spot where the church was.