Marshall Mount House

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NameMarshall Mount HouseTypeFarmResidenceDescriptionHenry Osborne was born in Northern Ireland in 1803. He left for Australia on the ship 'Pyramus'. The ship became delayed in Belfast and Henry returned to Liverpool where he married Sarah Marshall and continued his journey with his bride, and 1000 pounds cash which he converted to linen and bolts of cloth.

On his arrival in the colony, Henry applied for a land grant, and in July 1829 he received 2560 acres which he named ‘Marshall Mount’, after Sarah’s family.

The Osborne’s built their first home; a slab hut called ‘Pumpkin Cottage’, and later built a stone house ‘Marshall Mount House’, with the assistance of the convicts who worked on the Osborne Estate. At night, the convicts slept in the basement of the house. The two storey stone and brick home was fitted with cedar and still occupies the site today.

Henry was an able cattleman and contributed significantly to the dairy industry in the Illawarra. He took a prominent part in all public affairs in the district. Henry eventually acquired more land so that his Osborne Estate extended from Lake Illawarra to the mountains.

Henry died on 26 March 1859 aged 56, leaving ‘property estimated at nearly half a million of money, with collieries, the prospective value of which is almost impossible to compute’.

George and Elizabeth McDonald, and Elizabeth’s brother, John Russell purchased 'Marshall Mount House' in 1896.

Generations of the McDonald family have lived at 'Marshall Mount House' and still do to this day. The glass panels on the front door of the house are inscribed with the names of the McDonald family descendants.

External LinkReminiscences of Illawarra No 58 1924House of Hampton 1939An Old House 1952An Old Landmark Disappears 1926Reminiscences of Illawarra No 54 1924Marshall Mount House 1938

'Marshall Mount House', Marshall Mount, c.1966.

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CollectionPlacesFamilyOsborneMcDonaldLocalityMarshall MountRelated ItemGeorge and Margaret McDonald Wedding

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