Whitty

Captain John Charles & H Whitty.,(Now J C Whitty)

(John Charles & Louisa WHITTY)

Name of Run No.176

"BLOWERING",

Area - 25,600 acres, Estimated Grazing Capabilities 640 cattle.

Ownership from about 1840 to ---- Sold to E G Brown.

MARRIAGE

1843 John Charles Whitty married Miss Louisa BROWN at (NM) Church of England, Houghton, NSW - (Ref NSW BDM No.V1843560 27C/1843), sister of Edward George Brown who was to become very involved with the Blowering, Tumut area and later enter Politics and represent the local area at a Local and state level.

(Children born to John C and Louisa Whitty in NSW from 1788 to 1906) No town mentioned in the BDM Records where these births took place.

V18432109 28/1843 WHITTY, ELLEN parents JOHN C & LOUISA

V18471943 33A/1847 WHITTY, HENRY T parents JOHN C & LOUISA - "later owned High Country Leases"

V18491788 35/1849 WHITTY, FLORENCE parents JOHN C & LOUISA

V18523628 40/1852 WHITTY, MARY E parents JOHN C & LOUISA

V18543626 40/1854 WHITTY, MARY E parents JOHN C & LOUISA

1855 Edith WHITTY, whose parents were John Charles & Louisa was born in Tumut and baptised in the C/E River Road, Tumut, NSW by Rev. Samuel Fox - Parish of Tumut and Diocese of Canberra on the 17th JUne, 1855. - (Ref NSW BDM V18557427 121C and Extract from the C/E Church Records.)

No record of Birth found WHITTY, CHARLES D parents JOHN C & LOUISA - However records show that in 1920 WHITTY, Charles D parents JOHN C & LOUISA died in MOSMAN, Sydney. NSW - (Ref :- NSW BDM No.11651)

PROPERTY Lease PURCHASE AND SALE.

John Charles Whitty purchased "Blowering Station" from Dr Clayton in ----

1846 saw the arrival of Mr Edward George BROWN on "Blowering" from the "Tumut Plains Run" to work for his brother-in-law Mr John C Whitty.

BLOWERING RUN No. 176 - BOUNDRIES

North side bounded by Mr Shelley's grant of land (originally taken up by Mr James Hannibel Rose, Run No. --- "Tumut Plains") and the McAlister's ("Wereboldera" marked line by Commissioner: south by Mr Wilkinson's Mr Wilkinson's marked line and Tumut River: east high chain of mountains: west dividing chain of mountains.N.B. - This run has been transferred, with the sanction of the Government, to J C Whitty in whose name the Lease will accordingly be prepared.

John Charles Whitty appears to be a man of great vision, strength and fore sight. Not only did he hold the Blowering lease on the same page (1376) he is accredited with the leases & owner ship of other large tracts of land.

Namely:

Run 177, "Lacmalac"

- (Lacmalack), estimated Area 12,800 acres, Estimated Grazing Capabilities of 5,500 sheep. The run was situated; North of the Estate of the late William Shelly, marked line by Commissioner: south Goberagundera River: east of the Estae of the late William Shelly and marked line lines of Commissioner: west small range leading from J Terry's Creek to junction of the Tumut and Gobergundera Rivers. N.B. - This run has been transferred, with the sanction of the Government, to J A Whitty, in whose name the lease will accordingly be prepared.

Namly:

Run 178, "Billybong"

- estimated Area 62,000 acres, Estimated Grazing Capabilities of 1,000 cattle and 6,000 sheep.

Run situated; North Mr McLay's sheep stations and a marked line south Ten Mile Creek and high ranges dividing from the Reverend Mr Therry's run; east Reverend Mr Therry;s run and highranges; west Mr Harriott's run and marked line. N.B. - This run has been transferred, with the sanction of the Government, to J C Whitty, in whose name the lease will accordingly be prepared

These three entries to Mr Whitty make a grand total of approximately: Land - 100,400 acres - Cattle 2,000 - Sheep 8,500.

There are three entries in the Gocup area:

Portion 178 = 52 acres

Portion 183 = 87 acres

Portion 184 = 86 acres all fronting onto the Tumut River.

EMPLOYEES

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178. J.C. & H. WHITTY, now J.C. WHITTY - Billibong - George MACLEAY.

[NSW-C] 1850 Caveats against claimants for Runs. by Rusheen Craig